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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 2,402,306 people in Moldova in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 2,341,166 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 123.3 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
  • The countries together account for 3.51% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.03% for Moldova.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs -1.57% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.34M (18.7% decline).

Indonesia vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Moldova
2100 297,263,579 1,175,882
2099 298,386,561 1,186,641
2098 299,496,396 1,197,541
2097 300,596,542 1,208,458
2096 301,680,965 1,219,478
2095 302,745,817 1,230,573
2094 303,798,670 1,241,540
2093 304,837,512 1,252,531
2092 305,857,297 1,263,471
2091 306,853,321 1,274,372
2090 307,827,852 1,285,020
2089 308,775,620 1,295,696
2088 309,700,566 1,306,424
2087 310,605,359 1,317,064
2086 311,483,180 1,327,799
2085 312,332,996 1,338,702
2084 313,155,965 1,349,432
2083 313,952,990 1,360,333
2082 314,719,759 1,371,322
2081 315,453,880 1,382,447
2080 316,158,503 1,393,733
2079 316,839,281 1,405,298
2078 317,487,448 1,417,062
2077 318,105,938 1,429,240
2076 318,684,532 1,441,240
2075 319,239,982 1,453,677
2074 319,759,087 1,466,568
2073 320,251,181 1,479,672
2072 320,709,370 1,493,311
2071 321,136,059 1,507,315
2070 321,534,979 1,522,149
2069 321,908,058 1,537,091
2068 322,252,027 1,552,724
2067 322,566,642 1,568,676
2066 322,849,032 1,584,782
2065 323,098,730 1,601,356
2064 323,318,973 1,618,317
2063 323,506,247 1,635,288
2062 323,662,911 1,652,720
2061 323,784,985 1,670,255
2060 323,865,045 1,688,120
2059 323,904,988 1,705,595
2058 323,894,318 1,722,942
2057 323,837,237 1,740,252
2056 323,721,448 1,757,829
2055 323,552,405 1,775,082
2054 323,324,404 1,792,262
2053 323,032,528 1,809,221
2052 322,677,809 1,825,831
2051 322,252,898 1,842,337
2050 321,749,772 1,858,281
2049 321,169,163 1,874,666
2048 320,507,607 1,890,586
2047 319,778,332 1,906,615
2046 318,970,565 1,922,962
2045 318,077,606 1,939,938
2044 317,100,688 1,956,858
2043 316,041,251 1,974,616
2042 314,905,847 1,992,765
2041 313,692,611 2,011,342
2040 312,407,319 2,030,732
2039 311,049,484 2,051,163
2038 309,626,850 2,071,871
2037 308,137,773 2,093,068
2036 306,592,068 2,114,669
2035 304,988,219 2,136,998
2034 303,322,890 2,159,450
2033 301,599,483 2,182,023
2032 299,828,261 2,204,431
2031 298,003,267 2,227,006
2030 296,127,253 2,250,038
2029 294,190,935 2,272,963
2028 292,188,833 2,295,739
2027 290,114,110 2,318,425
2026 287,972,484 2,341,166
2025 285,765,617 2,373,265
2024 283,487,931 2,402,306
2023 281,190,067 2,457,783
2022 278,830,529 2,528,654
2021 276,758,053 2,595,809
2020 274,814,866 2,635,130
2019 272,489,381 2,664,224
2018 269,951,846 2,707,203
2017 267,346,658 2,755,189
2016 264,627,418 2,803,186
2015 261,799,249 2,835,978
2014 258,877,399 2,857,815
2013 255,852,467 2,859,558
2012 252,698,525 2,860,324
2011 249,470,032 2,860,699
2010 246,305,322 2,862,354
2009 243,220,028 2,865,213
2008 240,157,903 2,868,833
2007 237,062,337 2,874,299
2006 233,951,652 2,880,967
2005 230,871,650 2,888,985
2004 227,926,649 2,896,023
2003 225,048,008 2,903,198
2002 222,088,495 2,911,385
2001 219,097,902 2,918,135
2000 216,077,790 2,924,668
1999 213,004,668 2,930,622
1998 209,826,788 2,935,227
1997 206,536,095 2,936,413
1996 203,204,348 2,947,293
1995 199,888,057 2,953,200
1994 196,591,828 2,966,745
1993 193,305,168 2,975,966
1992 190,043,744 2,980,965
1991 186,778,238 2,981,566
1990 183,501,098 2,977,912
1989 180,201,630 2,970,039
1988 176,855,065 2,948,891
1987 173,511,154 2,916,306
1986 170,175,065 2,883,057
1985 166,776,185 2,850,787
1984 163,251,124 2,820,518
1983 159,651,381 2,791,207
1982 156,052,152 2,763,101
1981 152,485,035 2,735,987
1980 148,950,540 2,708,675
1979 145,434,834 2,683,035
1978 141,953,163 2,656,211
1977 138,533,541 2,626,298
1976 135,173,655 2,596,491
1975 131,843,848 2,566,998
1974 128,555,045 2,538,164
1973 125,288,515 2,510,584
1972 122,039,841 2,484,742
1971 118,833,702 2,460,611
1970 115,657,495 2,437,590
1969 112,517,639 2,408,469
1968 109,450,006 2,373,073
1967 106,526,393 2,337,695
1966 103,792,754 2,301,871
1965 101,365,130 2,265,287
1964 98,833,749 2,228,000
1963 96,051,424 2,188,895
1962 93,375,850 2,147,227
1961 90,791,249 2,103,327
1960 88,296,070 2,058,020

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Indonesia increased by 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth), while Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2006 and ranked 145th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Indonesia's population will grow by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people with a rank change from 4th to 6th. The population of Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,858,281 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people, while Moldova's population already peaked in 1991 at 2.98M people and is projected to decrease to 1.18M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Moldova
2100 -0.38% -0.91%
2099 -0.37% -0.91%
2098 -0.37% -0.9%
2097 -0.36% -0.9%
2096 -0.35% -0.9%
2095 -0.35% -0.88%
2094 -0.34% -0.88%
2093 -0.33% -0.87%
2092 -0.32% -0.86%
2091 -0.32% -0.83%
2090 -0.31% -0.82%
2089 -0.3% -0.82%
2088 -0.29% -0.81%
2087 -0.28% -0.81%
2086 -0.27% -0.81%
2085 -0.26% -0.8%
2084 -0.25% -0.8%
2083 -0.24% -0.8%
2082 -0.23% -0.8%
2081 -0.22% -0.81%
2080 -0.21% -0.82%
2079 -0.2% -0.83%
2078 -0.19% -0.85%
2077 -0.18% -0.83%
2076 -0.17% -0.86%
2075 -0.16% -0.88%
2074 -0.15% -0.89%
2073 -0.14% -0.91%
2072 -0.13% -0.93%
2071 -0.12% -0.97%
2070 -0.12% -0.97%
2069 -0.11% -1.01%
2068 -0.1% -1.02%
2067 -0.09% -1.02%
2066 -0.08% -1.03%
2065 -0.07% -1.05%
2064 -0.06% -1.04%
2063 -0.05% -1.05%
2062 -0.04% -1.05%
2061 -0.02% -1.06%
2060 -0.01% -1.02%
2059 0.003% -1.01%
2058 0.02% -0.99%
2057 0.04% -1%
2056 0.05% -0.97%
2055 0.07% -0.96%
2054 0.09% -0.94%
2053 0.11% -0.91%
2052 0.13% -0.9%
2051 0.16% -0.86%
2050 0.18% -0.87%
2049 0.21% -0.84%
2048 0.23% -0.84%
2047 0.25% -0.85%
2046 0.28% -0.88%
2045 0.31% -0.86%
2044 0.34% -0.9%
2043 0.36% -0.91%
2042 0.39% -0.92%
2041 0.41% -0.95%
2040 0.44% -1%
2039 0.46% -1%
2038 0.48% -1.01%
2037 0.5% -1.02%
2036 0.53% -1.04%
2035 0.55% -1.04%
2034 0.57% -1.03%
2033 0.59% -1.02%
2032 0.61% -1.01%
2031 0.63% -1.02%
2030 0.66% -1.01%
2029 0.69% -0.99%
2028 0.72% -0.98%
2027 0.74% -0.97%
2026 0.77% -1.35%
2025 0.8% -1.21%
2024 0.82% -2.26%
2023 0.85% -2.8%
2022 0.75% -2.59%
2021 0.71% -1.49%
2020 0.85% -1.09%
2019 0.94% -1.59%
2018 0.97% -1.74%
2017 1.03% -1.71%
2016 1.08% -1.16%
2015 1.13% -0.76%
2014 1.18% -0.06%
2013 1.25% -0.03%
2012 1.29% -0.01%
2011 1.28% -0.06%
2010 1.27% -0.1%
2009 1.28% -0.13%
2008 1.31% -0.19%
2007 1.33% -0.23%
2006 1.33% -0.28%
2005 1.29% -0.24%
2004 1.28% -0.25%
2003 1.33% -0.28%
2002 1.36% -0.23%
2001 1.4% -0.22%
2000 1.44% -0.2%
1999 1.51% -0.16%
1998 1.59% -0.04%
1997 1.64% -0.37%
1996 1.66% -0.2%
1995 1.68% -0.46%
1994 1.7% -0.31%
1993 1.72% -0.17%
1992 1.75% -0.02%
1991 1.79% 0.12%
1990 1.83% 0.27%
1989 1.89% 0.72%
1988 1.93% 1.12%
1987 1.96% 1.15%
1986 2.04% 1.13%
1985 2.16% 1.07%
1984 2.25% 1.05%
1983 2.31% 1.02%
1982 2.34% 0.99%
1981 2.37% 1.01%
1980 2.42% 0.96%
1979 2.45% 1.01%
1978 2.47% 1.14%
1977 2.49% 1.15%
1976 2.53% 1.15%
1975 2.56% 1.14%
1974 2.61% 1.1%
1973 2.66% 1.04%
1972 2.7% 0.98%
1971 2.75% 0.94%
1970 2.79% 1.21%
1969 2.8% 1.49%
1968 2.74% 1.51%
1967 2.63% 1.56%
1966 2.39% 1.61%
1965 2.56% 1.67%
1964 2.9% 1.79%
1963 2.87% 1.94%
1962 2.85% 2.09%
1961 2.83% 2.2%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Indonesia grew by 0.82%, while Moldova's population declined by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Moldova
Current population
288551776
2341166
Population rank 4/197 145/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.03%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
9.47 minutes
One birth every
7.04 seconds
19.9 minutes
One death every
14.9 seconds
15.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,296 -152
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 -55,477
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% -2.26%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 196/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 -29,766
Net migration rank 171/196 164/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 188,207
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 6.2%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Moldova
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Moldova
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -29,766
2024 - -38,469 - -27,088
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 -7,007 -18,570
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 -6,385 89,154
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 -13,444 -33,405
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 -7,067 -33,405
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 -3,416 -41,233
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 -961 -36,085
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 1,402 -43,871
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 4,580 -51,642
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 6,049 -59,399
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 7,248 -67,175
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 3,537 -77,571
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 5,581 -81,215
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 5,948 -82,271
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 7,456 -84,039
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 7,492 -83,546
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 5,210 -79,593
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 3,490 -75,734
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 2,406 -72,061
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 2,005 -68,681
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 1,714 -52,491
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 -322 -46,947
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 -1,249 -45,833
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 -718 -45,043
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 -324 -43,854
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 642 -43,111
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 2,140 -41,975
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 4,669 -41,743
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 2,655 -33,369
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 5,534 -31,975
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 9,921 -31,616
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 13,886 -31,526
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 17,373 -30,136
1991 3,288,791 3,096 21,127 -29,204
1990 3,250,906 11,539 25,824 -30,053
1989 3,316,792 19,905 29,638 -29,307
1988 3,331,242 25,383 35,608 -4,989
1987 3,304,520 26,705 40,122 -10,796
1986 3,309,905 30,988 39,463 -8,769
1985 3,419,412 37,451 38,060 -10,627
1984 3,549,570 43,693 38,108 -12,732
1983 3,558,949 47,375 36,076 -10,543
1982 3,545,504 46,792 32,814 -8,412
1981 3,497,244 44,710 31,360 -6,452
1980 3,484,846 42,254 30,053 -3,693
1979 3,460,621 43,900 28,322 -6,912
1978 3,412,980 45,911 27,622 3,483
1977 3,334,779 45,610 27,707 3,245
1976 3,291,479 48,010 27,801 2,885
1975 3,263,794 56,386 27,677 2,355
1974 3,196,136 61,188 27,219 1,785
1973 3,210,643 64,991 25,967 1,156
1972 3,149,726 72,007 24,626 481
1971 3,111,304 79,264 23,359 -61
1970 3,080,421 81,368 22,314 606
1969 3,034,825 82,955 21,768 20,561
1968 2,961,608 55,731 22,005 19,830
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 22,654 19,175
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 23,720 18,601
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 24,916 18,066
1964 2,700,138 144,819 25,860 17,509
1963 2,609,526 110,166 29,382 16,816
1962 2,525,163 106,264 32,082 15,884
1961 2,434,113 103,628 35,180 14,818
1960 2,350,971 101,631 36,352 13,697

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 98.9% of the population change in Indonesia is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people). In Moldova 6.04% is from natural causes (a loss of 19,001 people) and 94% is from migration (a loss of 295,631 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 188,207 people or 6.2% in Moldova.

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
Moldova
City Population
Chisinau 567K
Tiraspol 134K
Balti 91K
Bender 76.2K
Dubasari 28.5K
Ungheni 26.5K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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