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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 11,947 people in Nauru in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 12,125 in Nauru.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 23,798 times bigger than Nauru's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Nauru is the 195th.
  • The countries together account for 3.48% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.0001% for Nauru.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.17% in Nauru.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Nauru has grown from 10K to 12.1K (20.8% growth).

Indonesia vs Nauru: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Nauru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Nauru
2100 297,263,579 20,717
2099 298,386,561 20,686
2098 299,496,396 20,645
2097 300,596,542 20,605
2096 301,680,965 20,570
2095 302,745,817 20,535
2094 303,798,670 20,488
2093 304,837,512 20,432
2092 305,857,297 20,386
2091 306,853,321 20,341
2090 307,827,852 20,285
2089 308,775,620 20,219
2088 309,700,566 20,152
2087 310,605,359 20,096
2086 311,483,180 20,028
2085 312,332,996 19,959
2084 313,155,965 19,880
2083 313,952,990 19,796
2082 314,719,759 19,709
2081 315,453,880 19,611
2080 316,158,503 19,525
2079 316,839,281 19,420
2078 317,487,448 19,312
2077 318,105,938 19,206
2076 318,684,532 19,098
2075 319,239,982 18,986
2074 319,759,087 18,874
2073 320,251,181 18,758
2072 320,709,370 18,638
2071 321,136,059 18,535
2070 321,534,979 18,396
2069 321,908,058 18,289
2068 322,252,027 18,168
2067 322,566,642 18,025
2066 322,849,032 17,903
2065 323,098,730 17,777
2064 323,318,973 17,649
2063 323,506,247 17,524
2062 323,662,911 17,402
2061 323,784,985 17,267
2060 323,865,045 17,137
2059 323,904,988 17,013
2058 323,894,318 16,882
2057 323,837,237 16,752
2056 323,721,448 16,612
2055 323,552,405 16,472
2054 323,324,404 16,335
2053 323,032,528 16,193
2052 322,677,809 16,049
2051 322,252,898 15,888
2050 321,749,772 15,738
2049 321,169,163 15,572
2048 320,507,607 15,412
2047 319,778,332 15,241
2046 318,970,565 15,064
2045 318,077,606 14,895
2044 317,100,688 14,718
2043 316,041,251 14,546
2042 314,905,847 14,363
2041 313,692,611 14,180
2040 312,407,319 13,996
2039 311,049,484 13,827
2038 309,626,850 13,672
2037 308,137,773 13,513
2036 306,592,068 13,363
2035 304,988,219 13,196
2034 303,322,890 13,040
2033 301,599,483 12,894
2032 299,828,261 12,758
2031 298,003,267 12,625
2030 296,127,253 12,504
2029 294,190,935 12,386
2028 292,188,833 12,292
2027 290,114,110 12,182
2026 287,972,484 12,105
2025 285,765,617 12,030
2024 283,487,931 11,947
2023 281,190,067 11,875
2022 278,830,529 11,801
2021 276,758,053 11,709
2020 274,814,866 11,643
2019 272,489,381 11,587
2018 269,951,846 11,477
2017 267,346,658 11,324
2016 264,627,418 11,150
2015 261,799,249 10,954
2014 258,877,399 10,742
2013 255,852,467 10,517
2012 252,698,525 10,267
2011 249,470,032 10,098
2010 246,305,322 10,043
2009 243,220,028 10,016
2008 240,157,903 10,009
2007 237,062,337 10,020
2006 233,951,652 10,034
2005 230,871,650 10,049
2004 227,926,649 10,060
2003 225,048,008 10,059
2002 222,088,495 10,082
2001 219,097,902 10,130
2000 216,077,790 10,168
1999 213,004,668 10,187
1998 209,826,788 10,198
1997 206,536,095 10,197
1996 203,204,348 10,183
1995 199,888,057 10,165
1994 196,591,828 10,137
1993 193,305,168 10,102
1992 190,043,744 10,021
1991 186,778,238 9,850
1990 183,501,098 9,622
1989 180,201,630 9,390
1988 176,855,065 9,165
1987 173,511,154 8,946
1986 170,175,065 8,742
1985 166,776,185 8,551
1984 163,251,124 8,377
1983 159,651,381 8,216
1982 156,052,152 8,040
1981 152,485,035 7,839
1980 148,950,540 7,649
1979 145,434,834 7,468
1978 141,953,163 7,298
1977 138,533,541 7,163
1976 135,173,655 7,064
1975 131,843,848 6,987
1974 128,555,045 6,923
1973 125,288,515 6,866
1972 122,039,841 6,812
1971 118,833,702 6,762
1970 115,657,495 6,710
1969 112,517,639 6,581
1968 109,450,006 6,328
1967 106,526,393 6,135
1966 103,792,754 6,043
1965 101,365,130 5,832
1964 98,833,749 5,515
1963 96,051,424 5,226
1962 93,375,850 4,979
1961 90,791,249 4,774
1960 88,296,070 4,607

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 Nauru gained 1,116 people (a 11.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 975 people (a 8.74% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Nauru was ranked 196th in 2006 and ranked 195th 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 Nauru will increase by 29.8% to 15,738 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 20.7K people in 2100 for Nauru.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Nauru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Nauru
2100 -0.38% 0.15%
2099 -0.37% 0.2%
2098 -0.37% 0.19%
2097 -0.36% 0.17%
2096 -0.35% 0.17%
2095 -0.35% 0.23%
2094 -0.34% 0.27%
2093 -0.33% 0.23%
2092 -0.32% 0.22%
2091 -0.32% 0.28%
2090 -0.31% 0.33%
2089 -0.3% 0.33%
2088 -0.29% 0.28%
2087 -0.28% 0.34%
2086 -0.27% 0.35%
2085 -0.26% 0.39%
2084 -0.25% 0.43%
2083 -0.24% 0.44%
2082 -0.23% 0.5%
2081 -0.22% 0.44%
2080 -0.21% 0.54%
2079 -0.2% 0.56%
2078 -0.19% 0.55%
2077 -0.18% 0.57%
2076 -0.17% 0.59%
2075 -0.16% 0.6%
2074 -0.15% 0.62%
2073 -0.14% 0.65%
2072 -0.13% 0.56%
2071 -0.12% 0.75%
2070 -0.12% 0.59%
2069 -0.11% 0.66%
2068 -0.1% 0.8%
2067 -0.09% 0.68%
2066 -0.08% 0.71%
2065 -0.07% 0.73%
2064 -0.06% 0.71%
2063 -0.05% 0.7%
2062 -0.04% 0.78%
2061 -0.02% 0.76%
2060 -0.01% 0.73%
2059 0.003% 0.78%
2058 0.02% 0.77%
2057 0.04% 0.85%
2056 0.05% 0.85%
2055 0.07% 0.84%
2054 0.09% 0.87%
2053 0.11% 0.9%
2052 0.13% 1.01%
2051 0.16% 0.96%
2050 0.18% 1.06%
2049 0.21% 1.04%
2048 0.23% 1.12%
2047 0.25% 1.17%
2046 0.28% 1.14%
2045 0.31% 1.2%
2044 0.34% 1.19%
2043 0.36% 1.27%
2042 0.39% 1.29%
2041 0.41% 1.32%
2040 0.44% 1.22%
2039 0.46% 1.14%
2038 0.48% 1.17%
2037 0.5% 1.12%
2036 0.53% 1.27%
2035 0.55% 1.19%
2034 0.57% 1.14%
2033 0.59% 1.06%
2032 0.61% 1.06%
2031 0.63% 0.96%
2030 0.66% 0.96%
2029 0.69% 0.77%
2028 0.72% 0.9%
2027 0.74% 0.64%
2026 0.77% 0.63%
2025 0.8% 0.7%
2024 0.82% 0.61%
2023 0.85% 0.63%
2022 0.75% 0.79%
2021 0.71% 0.57%
2020 0.85% 0.48%
2019 0.94% 0.96%
2018 0.97% 1.35%
2017 1.03% 1.56%
2016 1.08% 1.79%
2015 1.13% 1.97%
2014 1.18% 2.14%
2013 1.25% 2.43%
2012 1.29% 1.67%
2011 1.28% 0.55%
2010 1.27% 0.27%
2009 1.28% 0.07%
2008 1.31% -0.11%
2007 1.33% -0.14%
2006 1.33% -0.15%
2005 1.29% -0.11%
2004 1.28% 0.01%
2003 1.33% -0.23%
2002 1.36% -0.47%
2001 1.4% -0.37%
2000 1.44% -0.19%
1999 1.51% -0.11%
1998 1.59% 0.01%
1997 1.64% 0.14%
1996 1.66% 0.18%
1995 1.68% 0.28%
1994 1.7% 0.35%
1993 1.72% 0.81%
1992 1.75% 1.74%
1991 1.79% 2.37%
1990 1.83% 2.47%
1989 1.89% 2.45%
1988 1.93% 2.45%
1987 1.96% 2.33%
1986 2.04% 2.23%
1985 2.16% 2.08%
1984 2.25% 1.96%
1983 2.31% 2.19%
1982 2.34% 2.56%
1981 2.37% 2.48%
1980 2.42% 2.42%
1979 2.45% 2.33%
1978 2.47% 1.88%
1977 2.49% 1.4%
1976 2.53% 1.1%
1975 2.56% 0.92%
1974 2.61% 0.83%
1973 2.66% 0.79%
1972 2.7% 0.74%
1971 2.75% 0.77%
1970 2.79% 1.96%
1969 2.8% 4%
1968 2.74% 3.15%
1967 2.63% 1.52%
1966 2.39% 3.62%
1965 2.56% 5.75%
1964 2.9% 5.53%
1963 2.87% 4.96%
1962 2.85% 4.29%
1961 2.83% 3.62%

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 Nauru's population grew by 0.61%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Nauru
Current population
288551776
12125
Population rank 4/197 195/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.0001%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
5.07 days
One birth every
7.04 seconds
1.21 days
One death every
14.9 seconds
4.1 days
Daily growth/decline +6,296 +0
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 +72
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +0.61%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 126/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
3 days
Annual migration change -39,509 -122
Net migration rank 171/196 82/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 2,548
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 191/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 21.3%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 29/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Nauru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Nauru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -122
2024 - -38,469 - -121
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 213 -148
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 226 -144
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 236 -137
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 246 -214
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 255 -171
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 265 -131
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 279 -115
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 289 -105
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 291 -86
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 290 -69
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 291 -53
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 292 -38
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 291 -206
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 281 -246
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 261 -249
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 240 -243
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 222 -235
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 209 -224
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 204 -217
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 202 -210
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 201 -199
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 200 -247
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 203 -252
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 207 -236
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 212 -227
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 214 -217
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 218 -209
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 221 -204
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 225 -201
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 229 -196
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 235 -194
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 237 -121
1991 3,288,791 3,096 225 0
1990 3,250,906 11,539 214 20
1989 3,316,792 19,905 204 24
1988 3,331,242 25,383 195 29
1987 3,304,520 26,705 186 27
1986 3,309,905 30,988 178 21
1985 3,419,412 37,451 171 8
1984 3,549,570 43,693 166 -2
1983 3,558,949 47,375 163 -5
1982 3,545,504 46,792 162 30
1981 3,497,244 44,710 157 44
1980 3,484,846 42,254 145 44
1979 3,460,621 43,900 130 48
1978 3,412,980 45,911 111 40
1977 3,334,779 45,610 89 32
1976 3,291,479 48,010 79 0
1975 3,263,794 56,386 70 0
1974 3,196,136 61,188 63 0
1973 3,210,643 64,991 57 0
1972 3,149,726 72,007 53 0
1971 3,111,304 79,264 50 0
1970 3,080,421 81,368 49 0
1969 3,034,825 82,955 71 132
1968 2,961,608 55,731 116 180
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 117 -28
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 123 -32
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 113 218
1964 2,700,138 144,819 100 203
1963 2,609,526 110,166 88 181
1962 2,525,163 106,264 75 158
1961 2,434,113 103,628 70 120
1960 2,350,971 101,631 72 76

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

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

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 Nauru 66.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,590 people) and 33.8% is from migration (a loss of 1,320 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 2,548 people or 21.3% in Nauru.

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
Nauru
City Population
Yaren 747

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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