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Population in Indonesia compared to Mexico: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 285,721,236 in 2025 vs 131,946,900 people in Mexico in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 289,027,659 people compared to 133,551,566 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 2.16 times bigger than Mexico's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 5.09% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.9% per year vs +0.88% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.5% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 134M (24.5% growth).

Indonesia vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Mexico
2100 297,217,412 131,158,772
2099 298,340,219 131,919,278
2098 299,449,882 132,676,226
2097 300,549,857 133,430,730
2096 301,634,112 134,179,811
2095 302,698,798 134,924,667
2094 303,751,488 135,662,399
2093 304,790,169 136,390,414
2092 305,809,796 137,102,695
2091 306,805,664 137,808,909
2090 307,780,044 138,501,995
2089 308,727,665 139,183,536
2088 309,652,467 139,849,476
2087 310,557,120 140,504,916
2086 311,434,804 141,148,688
2085 312,284,488 141,779,696
2084 313,107,329 142,390,038
2083 313,904,231 142,983,168
2082 314,670,881 143,553,646
2081 315,404,888 144,112,618
2080 316,109,402 144,651,130
2079 316,790,074 145,168,756
2078 317,438,140 145,664,735
2077 318,056,534 146,138,472
2076 318,635,038 146,589,999
2075 319,190,402 147,020,176
2074 319,709,426 147,428,934
2073 320,201,444 147,814,398
2072 320,659,562 148,174,180
2071 321,086,184 148,507,034
2070 321,485,042 148,821,087
2069 321,858,064 149,107,578
2068 322,201,979 149,368,537
2067 322,516,545 149,603,163
2066 322,798,892 149,814,864
2065 323,048,550 150,001,973
2064 323,268,759 150,160,667
2063 323,456,004 150,292,498
2062 323,612,644 150,396,857
2061 323,734,699 150,474,868
2060 323,814,746 150,528,257
2059 323,854,683 150,549,825
2058 323,844,015 150,541,650
2057 323,786,943 150,507,950
2056 323,671,172 150,447,865
2055 323,502,155 150,356,976
2054 323,274,189 150,235,899
2053 322,982,358 150,083,305
2052 322,627,695 149,896,641
2051 322,202,850 149,677,830
2050 321,699,802 149,423,583
2049 321,119,283 149,138,900
2048 320,457,830 148,809,771
2047 319,728,668 148,451,951
2046 318,921,027 148,054,747
2045 318,028,206 147,620,456
2044 317,051,440 147,146,325
2043 315,992,168 146,641,077
2042 314,856,940 146,096,981
2041 313,643,892 145,517,171
2040 312,358,800 144,905,265
2039 311,001,176 144,260,027
2038 309,578,763 143,575,746
2037 308,089,917 142,857,009
2036 306,544,452 142,113,069
2035 304,940,852 141,334,167
2034 303,275,782 140,529,082
2033 301,552,643 139,687,630
2032 299,781,696 138,818,384
2031 297,956,985 137,922,237
2030 296,081,262 136,998,375
2029 294,145,245 136,046,964
2028 292,143,454 135,066,178
2027 290,069,053 134,056,943
2026 287,927,760 133,017,798
2025 285,721,236 131,946,900
2024 283,487,931 130,861,007
2023 281,190,067 129,739,759
2022 278,830,529 128,613,117
2021 276,758,053 127,648,148
2020 274,814,866 126,799,054
2019 272,489,381 125,762,982
2018 269,951,846 124,573,711
2017 267,346,658 123,400,057
2016 264,627,418 122,251,351
2015 261,799,249 121,072,306
2014 258,877,399 119,784,261
2013 255,852,467 118,343,573
2012 252,698,525 116,818,208
2011 249,470,032 115,243,504
2010 246,305,322 113,623,895
2009 243,220,028 111,999,721
2008 240,157,903 110,374,288
2007 237,062,337 108,774,360
2006 233,951,652 107,253,666
2005 230,871,650 105,811,504
2004 227,926,649 104,394,131
2003 225,048,008 102,978,515
2002 222,088,495 101,548,624
2001 219,097,902 100,099,099
2000 216,077,790 98,625,552
1999 213,004,668 97,115,707
1998 209,826,788 95,575,245
1997 206,536,095 94,021,207
1996 203,204,348 92,452,702
1995 199,888,057 90,862,455
1994 196,591,828 89,259,205
1993 193,305,168 87,653,807
1992 190,043,744 86,044,809
1991 186,778,238 84,430,572
1990 183,501,098 82,820,170
1989 180,201,630 81,247,182
1988 176,855,065 79,695,531
1987 173,511,154 78,136,651
1986 170,175,065 76,585,637
1985 166,776,185 75,043,414
1984 163,251,124 73,506,846
1983 159,651,381 71,971,240
1982 156,052,152 70,433,260
1981 152,485,035 68,892,108
1980 148,950,540 67,300,334
1979 145,434,834 65,648,865
1978 141,953,163 63,979,046
1977 138,533,541 62,308,493
1976 135,173,655 60,645,512
1975 131,843,848 58,982,400
1974 128,555,045 57,320,149
1973 125,288,515 55,667,284
1972 122,039,841 54,030,168
1971 118,833,702 52,412,558
1970 115,657,495 50,814,953
1969 112,517,639 49,233,194
1968 109,450,006 47,668,303
1967 106,526,393 46,129,608
1966 103,792,754 44,629,106
1965 101,365,130 43,174,477
1964 98,833,749 41,772,049
1963 96,051,424 40,424,065
1962 93,375,850 39,129,200
1961 90,791,249 37,890,118
1960 88,296,070 36,724,615

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Indonesia increased by 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Indonesia's population will grow by 11.3% to 321,699,802 people with a rank change from 4th to 6th. The population of Mexico will increase by 11.9% to 149,423,583 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Mexico
2100 -0.38% -0.58%
2099 -0.37% -0.57%
2098 -0.37% -0.57%
2097 -0.36% -0.56%
2096 -0.35% -0.55%
2095 -0.35% -0.54%
2094 -0.34% -0.53%
2093 -0.33% -0.52%
2092 -0.32% -0.51%
2091 -0.32% -0.5%
2090 -0.31% -0.49%
2089 -0.3% -0.48%
2088 -0.29% -0.47%
2087 -0.28% -0.46%
2086 -0.27% -0.45%
2085 -0.26% -0.43%
2084 -0.25% -0.41%
2083 -0.24% -0.4%
2082 -0.23% -0.39%
2081 -0.22% -0.37%
2080 -0.21% -0.36%
2079 -0.2% -0.34%
2078 -0.19% -0.32%
2077 -0.18% -0.31%
2076 -0.17% -0.29%
2075 -0.16% -0.28%
2074 -0.15% -0.26%
2073 -0.14% -0.24%
2072 -0.13% -0.22%
2071 -0.12% -0.21%
2070 -0.12% -0.19%
2069 -0.11% -0.17%
2068 -0.1% -0.16%
2067 -0.09% -0.14%
2066 -0.08% -0.12%
2065 -0.07% -0.11%
2064 -0.06% -0.09%
2063 -0.05% -0.07%
2062 -0.04% -0.05%
2061 -0.02% -0.04%
2060 -0.01% -0.01%
2059 0.003% 0.005%
2058 0.02% 0.02%
2057 0.04% 0.04%
2056 0.05% 0.06%
2055 0.07% 0.08%
2054 0.09% 0.1%
2053 0.11% 0.12%
2052 0.13% 0.15%
2051 0.16% 0.17%
2050 0.18% 0.19%
2049 0.21% 0.22%
2048 0.23% 0.24%
2047 0.25% 0.27%
2046 0.28% 0.29%
2045 0.31% 0.32%
2044 0.34% 0.34%
2043 0.36% 0.37%
2042 0.39% 0.4%
2041 0.41% 0.42%
2040 0.44% 0.45%
2039 0.46% 0.48%
2038 0.48% 0.5%
2037 0.5% 0.52%
2036 0.53% 0.55%
2035 0.55% 0.57%
2034 0.57% 0.6%
2033 0.59% 0.63%
2032 0.61% 0.65%
2031 0.63% 0.67%
2030 0.66% 0.7%
2029 0.69% 0.73%
2028 0.72% 0.75%
2027 0.74% 0.78%
2026 0.77% 0.81%
2025 0.79% 0.83%
2024 0.82% 0.86%
2023 0.85% 0.88%
2022 0.75% 0.76%
2021 0.71% 0.67%
2020 0.85% 0.82%
2019 0.94% 0.95%
2018 0.97% 0.95%
2017 1.03% 0.94%
2016 1.08% 0.97%
2015 1.13% 1.08%
2014 1.18% 1.22%
2013 1.25% 1.31%
2012 1.29% 1.37%
2011 1.28% 1.43%
2010 1.27% 1.45%
2009 1.28% 1.47%
2008 1.31% 1.47%
2007 1.33% 1.42%
2006 1.33% 1.36%
2005 1.29% 1.36%
2004 1.28% 1.37%
2003 1.33% 1.41%
2002 1.36% 1.45%
2001 1.4% 1.49%
2000 1.44% 1.55%
1999 1.51% 1.61%
1998 1.59% 1.65%
1997 1.64% 1.7%
1996 1.66% 1.75%
1995 1.68% 1.8%
1994 1.7% 1.83%
1993 1.72% 1.87%
1992 1.75% 1.91%
1991 1.79% 1.94%
1990 1.83% 1.94%
1989 1.89% 1.95%
1988 1.93% 2%
1987 1.96% 2.03%
1986 2.04% 2.06%
1985 2.16% 2.09%
1984 2.25% 2.13%
1983 2.31% 2.18%
1982 2.34% 2.24%
1981 2.37% 2.37%
1980 2.42% 2.52%
1979 2.45% 2.61%
1978 2.47% 2.68%
1977 2.49% 2.74%
1976 2.53% 2.82%
1975 2.56% 2.9%
1974 2.61% 2.97%
1973 2.66% 3.03%
1972 2.7% 3.09%
1971 2.75% 3.14%
1970 2.79% 3.21%
1969 2.8% 3.28%
1968 2.74% 3.34%
1967 2.63% 3.36%
1966 2.39% 3.37%
1965 2.56% 3.36%
1964 2.9% 3.33%
1963 2.87% 3.31%
1962 2.85% 3.27%
1961 2.83% 3.17%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Indonesia grew by 0.79%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Mexico
Current population
289027659
133551566
Population rank 4/197 11/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 1.61%
One net population change
14.2 seconds
29.1 seconds
One birth every
7.06 seconds
15.6 seconds
One death every
14.6 seconds
38.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +6,119 +2,975
Annual growth/decline +2,233,305 +1,085,893
Annual growth/decline rate +0.79% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 112/197 109/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 -108,037
Net migration rank 171/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -108,037
2024 2,307,025 -38,469 1,209,810 -104,581
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 936,682 -122,791
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 3,288,791 3,096 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 3,250,906 11,539 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 3,316,792 19,905 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 3,331,242 25,383 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 3,304,520 26,705 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 3,309,905 30,988 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 3,419,412 37,451 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 3,549,570 43,693 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 3,558,949 47,375 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 3,545,504 46,792 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 3,497,244 44,710 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 3,484,846 42,254 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 3,460,621 43,900 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 3,412,980 45,911 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 3,334,779 45,610 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 3,291,479 48,010 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 3,263,794 56,386 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 3,196,136 61,188 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 3,210,643 64,991 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 3,149,726 72,007 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 3,111,304 79,264 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 3,080,421 81,368 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 3,034,825 82,955 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 2,961,608 55,731 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 2,700,138 144,819 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 2,609,526 110,166 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 2,525,163 106,264 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 2,434,113 103,628 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 2,350,971 101,631 1,206,955 -85,591

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 98.8% of the population change in Indonesia is from natural causes (a gain of 24,548,978 people) and 1.17% is from migration (a loss of 290,739 people). In Mexico 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,702,326 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,752,309 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

Biggest cities by population

Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Veracruz 8.06M
San Luis Potosi 2.82M
Tijuana 1.96M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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