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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 3,030,131 people in Namibia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 3,173,089 in Namibia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 90.9 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Namibia is the 134th.
  • The countries together account for 3.52% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.04% for Namibia.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.73% in Namibia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Namibia has grown from 1.99M to 3.17M (59.3% growth).

Indonesia vs Namibia: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Namibia
2100 297,263,579 5,958,153
2099 298,386,561 5,952,623
2098 299,496,396 5,947,142
2097 300,596,542 5,942,285
2096 301,680,965 5,938,162
2095 302,745,817 5,930,395
2094 303,798,670 5,922,248
2093 304,837,512 5,911,235
2092 305,857,297 5,899,026
2091 306,853,321 5,886,490
2090 307,827,852 5,871,938
2089 308,775,620 5,858,234
2088 309,700,566 5,842,720
2087 310,605,359 5,825,856
2086 311,483,180 5,806,643
2085 312,332,996 5,789,246
2084 313,155,965 5,771,050
2083 313,952,990 5,751,610
2082 314,719,759 5,730,648
2081 315,453,880 5,707,476
2080 316,158,503 5,682,842
2079 316,839,281 5,659,698
2078 317,487,448 5,634,313
2077 318,105,938 5,608,096
2076 318,684,532 5,580,829
2075 319,239,982 5,551,107
2074 319,759,087 5,522,025
2073 320,251,181 5,494,180
2072 320,709,370 5,464,749
2071 321,136,059 5,434,461
2070 321,534,979 5,403,822
2069 321,908,058 5,371,517
2068 322,252,027 5,336,950
2067 322,566,642 5,300,707
2066 322,849,032 5,263,191
2065 323,098,730 5,227,346
2064 323,318,973 5,190,323
2063 323,506,247 5,150,579
2062 323,662,911 5,109,760
2061 323,784,985 5,068,478
2060 323,865,045 5,023,587
2059 323,904,988 4,979,591
2058 323,894,318 4,933,964
2057 323,837,237 4,887,985
2056 323,721,448 4,840,537
2055 323,552,405 4,790,848
2054 323,324,404 4,741,942
2053 323,032,528 4,691,180
2052 322,677,809 4,639,835
2051 322,252,898 4,587,353
2050 321,749,772 4,533,502
2049 321,169,163 4,482,650
2048 320,507,607 4,430,309
2047 319,778,332 4,373,597
2046 318,970,565 4,318,050
2045 318,077,606 4,259,166
2044 317,100,688 4,202,338
2043 316,041,251 4,144,892
2042 314,905,847 4,088,713
2041 313,692,611 4,032,347
2040 312,407,319 3,976,987
2039 311,049,484 3,920,720
2038 309,626,850 3,862,015
2037 308,137,773 3,804,482
2036 306,592,068 3,747,072
2035 304,988,219 3,689,163
2034 303,322,890 3,631,737
2033 301,599,483 3,575,000
2032 299,828,261 3,516,310
2031 298,003,267 3,456,265
2030 296,127,253 3,395,964
2029 294,190,935 3,336,698
2028 292,188,833 3,277,428
2027 290,114,110 3,216,917
2026 287,972,484 3,156,839
2025 285,765,617 3,094,769
2024 283,487,931 3,030,131
2023 281,190,067 2,963,095
2022 278,830,529 2,889,662
2021 276,758,053 2,810,548
2020 274,814,866 2,728,762
2019 272,489,381 2,650,494
2018 269,951,846 2,577,327
2017 267,346,658 2,506,853
2016 264,627,418 2,439,213
2015 261,799,249 2,374,300
2014 258,877,399 2,312,139
2013 255,852,467 2,252,508
2012 252,698,525 2,194,654
2011 249,470,032 2,146,325
2010 246,305,322 2,109,811
2009 243,220,028 2,077,394
2008 240,157,903 2,047,056
2007 237,062,337 2,018,600
2006 233,951,652 1,991,888
2005 230,871,650 1,966,582
2004 227,926,649 1,942,082
2003 225,048,008 1,917,464
2002 222,088,495 1,889,970
2001 219,097,902 1,857,048
2000 216,077,790 1,818,647
1999 213,004,668 1,776,368
1998 209,826,788 1,732,745
1997 206,536,095 1,689,264
1996 203,204,348 1,646,103
1995 199,888,057 1,602,170
1994 196,591,828 1,556,304
1993 193,305,168 1,508,697
1992 190,043,744 1,461,322
1991 186,778,238 1,415,684
1990 183,501,098 1,369,303
1989 180,201,630 1,288,947
1988 176,855,065 1,209,696
1987 173,511,154 1,167,889
1986 170,175,065 1,131,081
1985 166,776,185 1,096,890
1984 163,251,124 1,065,989
1983 159,651,381 1,037,511
1982 156,052,152 1,010,308
1981 152,485,035 992,500
1980 148,950,540 981,434
1979 145,434,834 962,825
1978 141,953,163 947,269
1977 138,533,541 931,104
1976 135,173,655 906,566
1975 131,843,848 881,032
1974 128,555,045 854,320
1973 125,288,515 828,928
1972 122,039,841 804,399
1971 118,833,702 780,584
1970 115,657,495 757,868
1969 112,517,639 736,120
1968 109,450,006 715,542
1967 106,526,393 696,045
1966 103,792,754 677,655
1965 101,365,130 660,558
1964 98,833,749 644,530
1963 96,051,424 629,589
1962 93,375,850 615,759
1961 90,791,249 603,067
1960 88,296,070 591,465

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

GeoRank.org/population/indonesia/namibia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Indonesia increased by 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Namibia's population increased by 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th 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 Namibia will increase by 42.9% to 4,533,502 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 5.96M people in 2100 for Namibia.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Namibia
2100 -0.38% 0.09%
2099 -0.37% 0.09%
2098 -0.37% 0.08%
2097 -0.36% 0.07%
2096 -0.35% 0.13%
2095 -0.35% 0.14%
2094 -0.34% 0.19%
2093 -0.33% 0.21%
2092 -0.32% 0.21%
2091 -0.32% 0.25%
2090 -0.31% 0.23%
2089 -0.3% 0.27%
2088 -0.29% 0.29%
2087 -0.28% 0.33%
2086 -0.27% 0.3%
2085 -0.26% 0.32%
2084 -0.25% 0.34%
2083 -0.24% 0.37%
2082 -0.23% 0.41%
2081 -0.22% 0.43%
2080 -0.21% 0.41%
2079 -0.2% 0.45%
2078 -0.19% 0.47%
2077 -0.18% 0.49%
2076 -0.17% 0.54%
2075 -0.16% 0.53%
2074 -0.15% 0.51%
2073 -0.14% 0.54%
2072 -0.13% 0.56%
2071 -0.12% 0.57%
2070 -0.12% 0.6%
2069 -0.11% 0.65%
2068 -0.1% 0.68%
2067 -0.09% 0.71%
2066 -0.08% 0.69%
2065 -0.07% 0.71%
2064 -0.06% 0.77%
2063 -0.05% 0.8%
2062 -0.04% 0.81%
2061 -0.02% 0.89%
2060 -0.01% 0.88%
2059 0.003% 0.92%
2058 0.02% 0.94%
2057 0.04% 0.98%
2056 0.05% 1.04%
2055 0.07% 1.03%
2054 0.09% 1.08%
2053 0.11% 1.11%
2052 0.13% 1.14%
2051 0.16% 1.19%
2050 0.18% 1.13%
2049 0.21% 1.18%
2048 0.23% 1.3%
2047 0.25% 1.29%
2046 0.28% 1.38%
2045 0.31% 1.35%
2044 0.34% 1.39%
2043 0.36% 1.37%
2042 0.39% 1.4%
2041 0.41% 1.39%
2040 0.44% 1.44%
2039 0.46% 1.52%
2038 0.48% 1.51%
2037 0.5% 1.53%
2036 0.53% 1.57%
2035 0.55% 1.58%
2034 0.57% 1.59%
2033 0.59% 1.67%
2032 0.61% 1.74%
2031 0.63% 1.78%
2030 0.66% 1.78%
2029 0.69% 1.81%
2028 0.72% 1.88%
2027 0.74% 1.9%
2026 0.77% 2.01%
2025 0.8% 2.13%
2024 0.82% 2.26%
2023 0.85% 2.54%
2022 0.75% 2.81%
2021 0.71% 3%
2020 0.85% 2.95%
2019 0.94% 2.84%
2018 0.97% 2.81%
2017 1.03% 2.77%
2016 1.08% 2.73%
2015 1.13% 2.69%
2014 1.18% 2.65%
2013 1.25% 2.64%
2012 1.29% 2.25%
2011 1.28% 1.73%
2010 1.27% 1.56%
2009 1.28% 1.48%
2008 1.31% 1.41%
2007 1.33% 1.34%
2006 1.33% 1.29%
2005 1.29% 1.26%
2004 1.28% 1.28%
2003 1.33% 1.45%
2002 1.36% 1.77%
2001 1.4% 2.11%
2000 1.44% 2.38%
1999 1.51% 2.52%
1998 1.59% 2.57%
1997 1.64% 2.62%
1996 1.66% 2.74%
1995 1.68% 2.95%
1994 1.7% 3.16%
1993 1.72% 3.24%
1992 1.75% 3.22%
1991 1.79% 3.39%
1990 1.83% 6.23%
1989 1.89% 6.55%
1988 1.93% 3.58%
1987 1.96% 3.25%
1986 2.04% 3.12%
1985 2.16% 2.9%
1984 2.25% 2.74%
1983 2.31% 2.69%
1982 2.34% 1.79%
1981 2.37% 1.13%
1980 2.42% 1.93%
1979 2.45% 1.64%
1978 2.47% 1.74%
1977 2.49% 2.71%
1976 2.53% 2.9%
1975 2.56% 3.13%
1974 2.61% 3.06%
1973 2.66% 3.05%
1972 2.7% 3.05%
1971 2.75% 3%
1970 2.79% 2.95%
1969 2.8% 2.88%
1968 2.74% 2.8%
1967 2.63% 2.71%
1966 2.39% 2.59%
1965 2.56% 2.49%
1964 2.9% 2.37%
1963 2.87% 2.25%
1962 2.85% 2.1%
1961 2.83% 1.96%

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 Namibia's population grew by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Namibia
Current population
288551776
3173089
Population rank 4/197 134/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.04%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
7.84 minutes
One birth every
7.04 seconds
6.85 minutes
One death every
14.9 seconds
28.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,296 +184
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 +67,036
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +2.26%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 41/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
4.71 hours
Annual migration change -39,509 +1,866
Net migration rank 171/196 57/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 116,035
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 127/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 108/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Namibia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Namibia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - 1,866
2024 - -38,469 - 4,211
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 58,435 11,675
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 54,534 22,212
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 50,160 31,327
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 55,034 27,056
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 54,769 19,676
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 53,970 17,920
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 52,975 16,080
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 52,228 14,002
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 50,846 12,755
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 49,581 11,134
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 47,801 10,748
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 46,204 10,957
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 43,557 -4,067
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 42,046 -8,518
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 39,942 -8,626
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 38,147 -8,775
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 36,430 -8,905
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 34,690 -8,792
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 32,909 -8,195
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 31,478 -7,192
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 31,115 -6,153
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 31,947 -1,913
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 32,942 2,869
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 35,280 5,709
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 37,233 6,333
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 37,500 6,180
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 37,256 6,023
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 37,177 5,866
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 39,119 5,712
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 41,316 5,578
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 42,861 5,464
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 43,945 2,487
1991 3,288,791 3,096 44,523 309
1990 3,250,906 11,539 43,956 3,969
1989 3,316,792 19,905 37,715 75,072
1988 3,331,242 25,383 34,798 10,916
1987 3,304,520 26,705 33,340 4,559
1986 3,309,905 30,988 31,764 3,953
1985 3,419,412 37,451 30,575 2,090
1984 3,549,570 43,693 29,395 -267
1983 3,558,949 47,375 28,307 -481
1982 3,545,504 46,792 27,474 -889
1981 3,497,244 44,710 27,938 -18,901
1980 3,484,846 42,254 28,142 -15,041
1979 3,460,621 43,900 28,930 -4,818
1978 3,412,980 45,911 29,821 -22,827
1977 3,334,779 45,610 29,241 -3,907
1976 3,291,479 48,010 28,785 -5,048
1975 3,263,794 56,386 27,882 -553
1974 3,196,136 61,188 26,844 -744
1973 3,210,643 64,991 25,754 -1,066
1972 3,149,726 72,007 24,606 -236
1971 3,111,304 79,264 23,467 -208
1970 3,080,421 81,368 22,414 -244
1969 3,034,825 82,955 21,387 -57
1968 2,961,608 55,731 20,470 -636
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 19,498 -339
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 18,635 -1,023
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 17,902 -1,327
1964 2,700,138 144,819 17,134 -1,660
1963 2,609,526 110,166 16,430 -2,016
1962 2,525,163 106,264 15,656 -2,403
1961 2,434,113 103,628 14,936 -2,807
1960 2,350,971 101,631 14,307 -3,227

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 Namibia 74.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 532,532 people) and 25.7% is from migration (a gain of 183,837 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 116,035 people or 3.8% in Namibia.

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
Namibia
City Population
Windhoek 431K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
Oshikango 12.4K
Omaruru 10.8K

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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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