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Population in Indonesia compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 17,993,485 people in the Netherlands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 18,252,623 in the Netherlands.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 15.8 times bigger than the Netherlands'.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while the Netherlands is the 72nd.
  • The countries together account for 3.7% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.22% for the Netherlands.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.62% in the Netherlands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.3M (11.7% growth).

Indonesia vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Netherlands
2100 297,263,579 17,359,081
2099 298,386,561 17,392,412
2098 299,496,396 17,425,508
2097 300,596,542 17,459,827
2096 301,680,965 17,495,124
2095 302,745,817 17,532,593
2094 303,798,670 17,571,051
2093 304,837,512 17,610,792
2092 305,857,297 17,649,611
2091 306,853,321 17,688,532
2090 307,827,852 17,730,570
2089 308,775,620 17,770,380
2088 309,700,566 17,809,825
2087 310,605,359 17,845,820
2086 311,483,180 17,885,001
2085 312,332,996 17,921,302
2084 313,155,965 17,957,639
2083 313,952,990 17,994,232
2082 314,719,759 18,029,404
2081 315,453,880 18,063,233
2080 316,158,503 18,093,703
2079 316,839,281 18,124,294
2078 317,487,448 18,152,738
2077 318,105,938 18,181,372
2076 318,684,532 18,206,864
2075 319,239,982 18,227,791
2074 319,759,087 18,245,652
2073 320,251,181 18,263,765
2072 320,709,370 18,280,443
2071 321,136,059 18,295,700
2070 321,534,979 18,311,141
2069 321,908,058 18,326,509
2068 322,252,027 18,341,711
2067 322,566,642 18,356,770
2066 322,849,032 18,374,904
2065 323,098,730 18,396,018
2064 323,318,973 18,417,894
2063 323,506,247 18,441,434
2062 323,662,911 18,464,922
2061 323,784,985 18,492,436
2060 323,865,045 18,520,315
2059 323,904,988 18,548,786
2058 323,894,318 18,577,700
2057 323,837,237 18,608,370
2056 323,721,448 18,638,918
2055 323,552,405 18,666,514
2054 323,324,404 18,692,598
2053 323,032,528 18,718,268
2052 322,677,809 18,741,740
2051 322,252,898 18,768,309
2050 321,749,772 18,789,481
2049 321,169,163 18,809,886
2048 320,507,607 18,827,655
2047 319,778,332 18,844,635
2046 318,970,565 18,855,920
2045 318,077,606 18,867,286
2044 317,100,688 18,877,101
2043 316,041,251 18,882,735
2042 314,905,847 18,885,839
2041 313,692,611 18,885,255
2040 312,407,319 18,879,571
2039 311,049,484 18,870,248
2038 309,626,850 18,855,512
2037 308,137,773 18,837,172
2036 306,592,068 18,811,873
2035 304,988,219 18,783,312
2034 303,322,890 18,750,125
2033 301,599,483 18,708,101
2032 299,828,261 18,662,054
2031 298,003,267 18,609,452
2030 296,127,253 18,549,634
2029 294,190,935 18,481,269
2028 292,188,833 18,404,195
2027 290,114,110 18,320,644
2026 287,972,484 18,227,403
2025 285,765,617 18,118,662
2024 283,487,931 17,993,485
2023 281,190,067 17,877,117
2022 278,830,529 17,700,982
2021 276,758,053 17,533,044
2020 274,814,866 17,441,500
2019 272,489,381 17,344,874
2018 269,951,846 17,231,624
2017 267,346,658 17,131,296
2016 264,627,418 17,030,314
2015 261,799,249 16,939,923
2014 258,877,399 16,865,008
2013 255,852,467 16,804,432
2012 252,698,525 16,754,962
2011 249,470,032 16,693,074
2010 246,305,322 16,615,394
2009 243,220,028 16,530,388
2008 240,157,903 16,445,593
2007 237,062,337 16,381,696
2006 233,951,652 16,346,101
2005 230,871,650 16,319,868
2004 227,926,649 16,281,779
2003 225,048,008 16,225,302
2002 222,088,495 16,148,929
2001 219,097,902 16,046,180
2000 216,077,790 15,925,513
1999 213,004,668 15,812,088
1998 209,826,788 15,707,209
1997 206,536,095 15,610,650
1996 203,204,348 15,530,498
1995 199,888,057 15,459,006
1994 196,591,828 15,382,838
1993 193,305,168 15,290,368
1992 190,043,744 15,184,166
1991 186,778,238 15,069,798
1990 183,501,098 14,951,510
1989 180,201,630 14,848,907
1988 176,855,065 14,760,094
1987 173,511,154 14,665,037
1986 170,175,065 14,572,278
1985 166,776,185 14,491,632
1984 163,251,124 14,424,211
1983 159,651,381 14,367,070
1982 156,052,152 14,312,690
1981 152,485,035 14,247,208
1980 148,950,540 14,149,800
1979 145,434,834 14,038,270
1978 141,953,163 13,941,700
1977 138,533,541 13,856,185
1976 135,173,655 13,774,037
1975 131,843,848 13,666,335
1974 128,555,045 13,545,056
1973 125,288,515 13,439,322
1972 122,039,841 13,328,593
1971 118,833,702 13,194,497
1970 115,657,495 13,038,526
1969 112,517,639 12,877,984
1968 109,450,006 12,729,721
1967 106,526,393 12,598,201
1966 103,792,754 12,456,251
1965 101,365,130 12,294,732
1964 98,833,749 12,127,120
1963 96,051,424 11,965,966
1962 93,375,850 11,805,689
1961 90,791,249 11,638,712
1960 88,296,070 11,486,631

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 the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,222,309 people (a 7.18% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd 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 the Netherlands will increase by 2.94% to 18,789,481 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 18.9M people in 2042 for the Netherlands.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Netherlands
2100 -0.38% -0.19%
2099 -0.37% -0.19%
2098 -0.37% -0.2%
2097 -0.36% -0.2%
2096 -0.35% -0.21%
2095 -0.35% -0.22%
2094 -0.34% -0.23%
2093 -0.33% -0.22%
2092 -0.32% -0.22%
2091 -0.32% -0.24%
2090 -0.31% -0.22%
2089 -0.3% -0.22%
2088 -0.29% -0.2%
2087 -0.28% -0.22%
2086 -0.27% -0.2%
2085 -0.26% -0.2%
2084 -0.25% -0.2%
2083 -0.24% -0.2%
2082 -0.23% -0.19%
2081 -0.22% -0.17%
2080 -0.21% -0.17%
2079 -0.2% -0.16%
2078 -0.19% -0.16%
2077 -0.18% -0.14%
2076 -0.17% -0.11%
2075 -0.16% -0.1%
2074 -0.15% -0.1%
2073 -0.14% -0.09%
2072 -0.13% -0.08%
2071 -0.12% -0.08%
2070 -0.12% -0.08%
2069 -0.11% -0.08%
2068 -0.1% -0.08%
2067 -0.09% -0.1%
2066 -0.08% -0.11%
2065 -0.07% -0.12%
2064 -0.06% -0.13%
2063 -0.05% -0.13%
2062 -0.04% -0.15%
2061 -0.02% -0.15%
2060 -0.01% -0.15%
2059 0.003% -0.16%
2058 0.02% -0.16%
2057 0.04% -0.16%
2056 0.05% -0.15%
2055 0.07% -0.14%
2054 0.09% -0.14%
2053 0.11% -0.13%
2052 0.13% -0.14%
2051 0.16% -0.11%
2050 0.18% -0.11%
2049 0.21% -0.09%
2048 0.23% -0.09%
2047 0.25% -0.06%
2046 0.28% -0.06%
2045 0.31% -0.05%
2044 0.34% -0.03%
2043 0.36% -0.02%
2042 0.39% 0.003%
2041 0.41% 0.03%
2040 0.44% 0.05%
2039 0.46% 0.08%
2038 0.48% 0.1%
2037 0.5% 0.13%
2036 0.53% 0.15%
2035 0.55% 0.18%
2034 0.57% 0.22%
2033 0.59% 0.25%
2032 0.61% 0.28%
2031 0.63% 0.32%
2030 0.66% 0.37%
2029 0.69% 0.42%
2028 0.72% 0.46%
2027 0.74% 0.51%
2026 0.77% 0.6%
2025 0.8% 0.7%
2024 0.82% 0.65%
2023 0.85% 1%
2022 0.75% 0.96%
2021 0.71% 0.52%
2020 0.85% 0.56%
2019 0.94% 0.66%
2018 0.97% 0.59%
2017 1.03% 0.59%
2016 1.08% 0.53%
2015 1.13% 0.44%
2014 1.18% 0.36%
2013 1.25% 0.3%
2012 1.29% 0.37%
2011 1.28% 0.47%
2010 1.27% 0.51%
2009 1.28% 0.52%
2008 1.31% 0.39%
2007 1.33% 0.22%
2006 1.33% 0.16%
2005 1.29% 0.23%
2004 1.28% 0.35%
2003 1.33% 0.47%
2002 1.36% 0.64%
2001 1.4% 0.76%
2000 1.44% 0.72%
1999 1.51% 0.67%
1998 1.59% 0.62%
1997 1.64% 0.52%
1996 1.66% 0.46%
1995 1.68% 0.5%
1994 1.7% 0.6%
1993 1.72% 0.7%
1992 1.75% 0.76%
1991 1.79% 0.79%
1990 1.83% 0.69%
1989 1.89% 0.6%
1988 1.93% 0.65%
1987 1.96% 0.64%
1986 2.04% 0.56%
1985 2.16% 0.47%
1984 2.25% 0.4%
1983 2.31% 0.38%
1982 2.34% 0.46%
1981 2.37% 0.69%
1980 2.42% 0.79%
1979 2.45% 0.69%
1978 2.47% 0.62%
1977 2.49% 0.6%
1976 2.53% 0.79%
1975 2.56% 0.9%
1974 2.61% 0.79%
1973 2.66% 0.83%
1972 2.7% 1.02%
1971 2.75% 1.2%
1970 2.79% 1.25%
1969 2.8% 1.16%
1968 2.74% 1.04%
1967 2.63% 1.14%
1966 2.39% 1.31%
1965 2.56% 1.38%
1964 2.9% 1.35%
1963 2.87% 1.36%
1962 2.85% 1.43%
1961 2.83% 1.32%

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 the Netherlands' population grew by 0.65%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Netherlands
Current population
288551776
18252623
Population rank 4/197 72/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.22%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
4.52 minutes
One birth every
7.04 seconds
3.2 minutes
One death every
14.9 seconds
3.09 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,296 +319
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 +116,368
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +0.65%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 121/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
5.03 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 +104,681
Net migration rank 171/196 16/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 2,956,518
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 23/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 16.2%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 40/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Netherlands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Netherlands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - 104,681
2024 - -38,469 - 121,628
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 -5,363 144,558
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 -1,770 224,472
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 7,014 106,416
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 0 67,598
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 17,345 109,003
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 15,508 87,197
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 18,844 86,332
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 23,843 88,743
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 23,716 55,585
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 35,417 36,591
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 30,248 19,973
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 35,186 14,861
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 45,072 31,224
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 48,184 33,703
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 51,244 39,832
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 49,337 32,406
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 49,145 -304
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 49,038 -25,401
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 50,592 -22,496
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 56,987 -9,230
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 58,411 7,937
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 59,751 28,824
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 62,580 56,096
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 66,887 59,308
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 60,086 47,179
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 61,258 52,058
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 56,198 31,302
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 51,251 21,792
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 54,106 15,056
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 61,532 20,193
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 58,103 44,514
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 66,811 50,148
1991 3,288,791 3,096 69,321 51,670
1990 3,250,906 11,539 68,777 53,564
1989 3,316,792 19,905 59,396 31,165
1988 3,331,242 25,383 61,993 31,026
1987 3,304,520 26,705 64,526 39,559
1986 3,309,905 30,988 59,746 30,380
1985 3,419,412 37,451 55,069 27,356
1984 3,549,570 43,693 54,812 12,902
1983 3,558,949 47,375 51,722 11,007
1982 3,545,504 46,792 54,388 7,644
1981 3,497,244 44,710 62,688 17,643
1980 3,484,846 42,254 66,504 54,010
1979 3,460,621 43,900 63,172 42,772
1978 3,412,980 45,911 61,344 26,639
1977 3,334,779 45,610 63,739 19,809
1976 3,291,479 48,010 63,361 18,774
1975 3,263,794 56,386 64,232 68,569
1974 3,196,136 61,188 75,853 31,645
1973 3,210,643 64,991 84,668 18,705
1972 3,149,726 72,007 101,297 17,470
1971 3,111,304 79,264 116,112 32,756
1970 3,080,421 81,368 129,082 32,438
1969 3,034,825 82,955 139,082 21,850
1968 2,961,608 55,731 132,389 7,243
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 138,580 -10,673
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 138,265 20,740
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 146,308 19,444
1964 2,700,138 144,819 157,653 15,014
1963 2,609,526 110,166 154,361 -21
1962 2,525,163 106,264 153,474 18,024
1961 2,434,113 103,628 159,450 8,258
1960 2,350,971 101,631 151,623 -13,235

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 the Netherlands 11.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 134,554 people) and 88.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,006,495 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 2,956,518 people or 16.2% in the Netherlands.

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
Netherlands
City Population
Amsterdam 921K
Rotterdam 664K
The Hague 548K
Utrecht 359K
Eindhoven 244K
Groningen 238K
Tilburg 228K
Almere 215K
Breda 188K
Nijmegen 177K

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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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