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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 1.18 times bigger than Nigeria's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 6.42% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Indonesia vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Nigeria
2100 297,263,579 481,678,166
2099 298,386,561 481,494,914
2098 299,496,396 481,219,866
2097 300,596,542 480,876,108
2096 301,680,965 480,460,381
2095 302,745,817 479,976,454
2094 303,798,670 479,432,855
2093 304,837,512 478,807,152
2092 305,857,297 478,097,591
2091 306,853,321 477,274,569
2090 307,827,852 476,367,086
2089 308,775,620 475,363,859
2088 309,700,566 474,268,867
2087 310,605,359 473,072,894
2086 311,483,180 471,769,229
2085 312,332,996 470,365,292
2084 313,155,965 468,843,169
2083 313,952,990 467,224,322
2082 314,719,759 465,509,151
2081 315,453,880 463,679,779
2080 316,158,503 461,741,930
2079 316,839,281 459,680,797
2078 317,487,448 457,513,367
2077 318,105,938 455,254,796
2076 318,684,532 452,885,729
2075 319,239,982 450,402,898
2074 319,759,087 447,825,224
2073 320,251,181 445,152,156
2072 320,709,370 442,375,349
2071 321,136,059 439,499,004
2070 321,534,979 436,539,777
2069 321,908,058 433,472,204
2068 322,252,027 430,320,190
2067 322,566,642 427,066,199
2066 322,849,032 423,736,078
2065 323,098,730 420,318,527
2064 323,318,973 416,811,285
2063 323,506,247 413,231,409
2062 323,662,911 409,583,480
2061 323,784,985 405,859,509
2060 323,865,045 402,073,494
2059 323,904,988 398,228,736
2058 323,894,318 394,315,883
2057 323,837,237 390,341,867
2056 323,721,448 386,298,064
2055 323,552,405 382,193,151
2054 323,324,404 378,030,342
2053 323,032,528 373,799,276
2052 322,677,809 369,501,634
2051 322,252,898 365,149,555
2050 321,749,772 360,734,783
2049 321,169,163 356,271,401
2048 320,507,607 351,752,501
2047 319,778,332 347,169,674
2046 318,970,565 342,532,578
2045 318,077,606 337,834,528
2044 317,100,688 333,076,416
2043 316,041,251 328,256,555
2042 314,905,847 323,388,886
2041 313,692,611 318,469,120
2040 312,407,319 313,492,800
2039 311,049,484 308,474,350
2038 309,626,850 303,423,786
2037 308,137,773 298,351,344
2036 306,592,068 293,250,795
2035 304,988,219 288,138,368
2034 303,322,890 283,018,151
2033 301,599,483 277,897,810
2032 299,828,261 272,769,123
2031 298,003,267 267,666,779
2030 296,127,253 262,583,487
2029 294,190,935 257,504,936
2028 292,188,833 252,465,743
2027 290,114,110 247,457,208
2026 287,972,484 242,477,499
2025 285,765,617 237,546,527
2024 283,487,931 232,679,478
2023 281,190,067 227,882,945
2022 278,830,529 223,150,896
2021 276,758,053 218,529,286
2020 274,814,866 213,996,181
2019 272,489,381 209,485,641
2018 269,951,846 204,938,755
2017 267,346,658 200,254,579
2016 264,627,418 195,443,700
2015 261,799,249 190,671,878
2014 258,877,399 185,896,915
2013 255,852,467 181,049,443
2012 252,698,525 176,200,625
2011 249,470,032 171,379,598
2010 246,305,322 166,642,886
2009 243,220,028 162,049,464
2008 240,157,903 157,595,014
2007 237,062,337 153,267,261
2006 233,951,652 149,077,334
2005 230,871,650 145,017,253
2004 227,926,649 141,057,045
2003 225,048,008 137,202,644
2002 222,088,495 133,471,989
2001 219,097,902 129,862,595
2000 216,077,790 126,382,494
1999 213,004,668 123,047,320
1998 209,826,788 119,846,254
1997 206,536,095 116,754,792
1996 203,204,348 113,754,779
1995 199,888,057 110,819,428
1994 196,591,828 107,935,714
1993 193,305,168 105,122,069
1992 190,043,744 102,372,770
1991 186,778,238 99,720,162
1990 183,501,098 97,120,925
1989 180,201,630 94,531,014
1988 176,855,065 92,020,090
1987 173,511,154 89,591,716
1986 170,175,065 87,235,953
1985 166,776,185 84,897,973
1984 163,251,124 82,526,443
1983 159,651,381 80,438,260
1982 156,052,152 78,378,701
1981 152,485,035 76,068,103
1980 148,950,540 73,764,641
1979 145,434,834 71,498,242
1978 141,953,163 69,326,532
1977 138,533,541 67,234,590
1976 135,173,655 65,258,009
1975 131,843,848 63,410,815
1974 128,555,045 61,679,144
1973 125,288,515 60,082,139
1972 122,039,841 58,601,748
1971 118,833,702 57,214,684
1970 115,657,495 55,893,838
1969 112,517,639 54,631,914
1968 109,450,006 53,432,783
1967 106,526,393 52,293,065
1966 103,792,754 51,188,234
1965 101,365,130 50,086,764
1964 98,833,749 49,012,016
1963 96,051,424 47,973,575
1962 93,375,850 46,965,292
1961 90,791,249 45,989,310
1960 88,296,070 45,053,782

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 Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Nigeria
2100 -0.38% 0.04%
2099 -0.37% 0.06%
2098 -0.37% 0.07%
2097 -0.36% 0.09%
2096 -0.35% 0.1%
2095 -0.35% 0.11%
2094 -0.34% 0.13%
2093 -0.33% 0.15%
2092 -0.32% 0.17%
2091 -0.32% 0.19%
2090 -0.31% 0.21%
2089 -0.3% 0.23%
2088 -0.29% 0.25%
2087 -0.28% 0.28%
2086 -0.27% 0.3%
2085 -0.26% 0.32%
2084 -0.25% 0.35%
2083 -0.24% 0.37%
2082 -0.23% 0.39%
2081 -0.22% 0.42%
2080 -0.21% 0.45%
2079 -0.2% 0.47%
2078 -0.19% 0.5%
2077 -0.18% 0.52%
2076 -0.17% 0.55%
2075 -0.16% 0.58%
2074 -0.15% 0.6%
2073 -0.14% 0.63%
2072 -0.13% 0.65%
2071 -0.12% 0.68%
2070 -0.12% 0.71%
2069 -0.11% 0.73%
2068 -0.1% 0.76%
2067 -0.09% 0.79%
2066 -0.08% 0.81%
2065 -0.07% 0.84%
2064 -0.06% 0.87%
2063 -0.05% 0.89%
2062 -0.04% 0.92%
2061 -0.02% 0.94%
2060 -0.01% 0.97%
2059 0.003% 0.99%
2058 0.02% 1.02%
2057 0.04% 1.05%
2056 0.05% 1.07%
2055 0.07% 1.1%
2054 0.09% 1.13%
2053 0.11% 1.16%
2052 0.13% 1.19%
2051 0.16% 1.22%
2050 0.18% 1.25%
2049 0.21% 1.28%
2048 0.23% 1.32%
2047 0.25% 1.35%
2046 0.28% 1.39%
2045 0.31% 1.43%
2044 0.34% 1.47%
2043 0.36% 1.51%
2042 0.39% 1.54%
2041 0.41% 1.59%
2040 0.44% 1.63%
2039 0.46% 1.66%
2038 0.48% 1.7%
2037 0.5% 1.74%
2036 0.53% 1.77%
2035 0.55% 1.81%
2034 0.57% 1.84%
2033 0.59% 1.88%
2032 0.61% 1.91%
2031 0.63% 1.94%
2030 0.66% 1.97%
2029 0.69% 2%
2028 0.72% 2.02%
2027 0.74% 2.05%
2026 0.77% 2.08%
2025 0.8% 2.09%
2024 0.82% 2.1%
2023 0.85% 2.12%
2022 0.75% 2.11%
2021 0.71% 2.12%
2020 0.85% 2.15%
2019 0.94% 2.22%
2018 0.97% 2.34%
2017 1.03% 2.46%
2016 1.08% 2.5%
2015 1.13% 2.57%
2014 1.18% 2.68%
2013 1.25% 2.75%
2012 1.29% 2.81%
2011 1.28% 2.84%
2010 1.27% 2.83%
2009 1.28% 2.83%
2008 1.31% 2.82%
2007 1.33% 2.81%
2006 1.33% 2.8%
2005 1.29% 2.81%
2004 1.28% 2.81%
2003 1.33% 2.8%
2002 1.36% 2.78%
2001 1.4% 2.75%
2000 1.44% 2.71%
1999 1.51% 2.67%
1998 1.59% 2.65%
1997 1.64% 2.64%
1996 1.66% 2.65%
1995 1.68% 2.67%
1994 1.7% 2.68%
1993 1.72% 2.69%
1992 1.75% 2.66%
1991 1.79% 2.68%
1990 1.83% 2.74%
1989 1.89% 2.73%
1988 1.93% 2.71%
1987 1.96% 2.7%
1986 2.04% 2.75%
1985 2.16% 2.87%
1984 2.25% 2.6%
1983 2.31% 2.63%
1982 2.34% 3.04%
1981 2.37% 3.12%
1980 2.42% 3.17%
1979 2.45% 3.13%
1978 2.47% 3.11%
1977 2.49% 3.03%
1976 2.53% 2.91%
1975 2.56% 2.81%
1974 2.61% 2.66%
1973 2.66% 2.53%
1972 2.7% 2.42%
1971 2.75% 2.36%
1970 2.79% 2.31%
1969 2.8% 2.24%
1968 2.74% 2.18%
1967 2.63% 2.16%
1966 2.39% 2.2%
1965 2.56% 2.19%
1964 2.9% 2.16%
1963 2.87% 2.15%
1962 2.85% 2.12%
1961 2.83% 2.08%

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 Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Nigeria
Current population
288551776
243824469
Population rank 4/197 6/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 2.94%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
6.58 seconds
One birth every
7.04 seconds
4.2 seconds
One death every
14.9 seconds
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +6,296 +13,141
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 48/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 -15,258
Net migration rank 171/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -15,258
2024 - -38,469 - -35,202
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 4,706,183 78,685
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 4,761,594 75,265
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 4,811,751 40,201
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 4,774,508 71,138
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 4,728,363 67,808
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 4,629,173 47,966
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 3,877,376 46,370
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 3,751,120 33,857
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 3,606,814 69,594
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 3,478,370 64,163
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 3,343,196 74,535
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 3,155,425 97,195
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 3,003,946 145,575
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 2,936,500 96,885
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 2,882,205 84,448
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 2,830,771 73,243
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 2,735,198 128,134
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 2,673,675 90,200
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 2,596,173 138,412
1991 3,288,791 3,096 2,527,807 42,760
1990 3,250,906 11,539 2,491,928 135,959
1989 3,316,792 19,905 2,452,324 99,588
1988 3,331,242 25,383 2,376,419 93,510
1987 3,304,520 26,705 2,322,397 64,418
1986 3,309,905 30,988 2,295,003 29,682
1985 3,419,412 37,451 2,289,784 61,514
1984 3,549,570 43,693 2,278,060 113,758
1983 3,558,949 47,375 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 3,545,504 46,792 2,233,401 101,116
1981 3,497,244 44,710 2,179,884 106,723
1980 3,484,846 42,254 2,121,618 198,672
1979 3,460,621 43,900 2,074,807 137,721
1978 3,412,980 45,911 2,019,621 111,258
1977 3,334,779 45,610 1,923,917 129,075
1976 3,291,479 48,010 1,827,289 72,889
1975 3,263,794 56,386 1,718,623 75,603
1974 3,196,136 61,188 1,624,813 44,281
1973 3,210,643 64,991 1,525,485 -618
1972 3,149,726 72,007 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 3,111,304 79,264 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 3,080,421 81,368 1,295,507 7,953
1969 3,034,825 82,955 1,213,484 6,912
1968 2,961,608 55,731 1,168,254 9,615
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 1,082,884 18,683
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 1,095,582 12,513
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 1,061,840 32,988
1964 2,700,138 144,819 1,028,272 26,411
1963 2,609,526 110,166 995,116 27,115
1962 2,525,163 106,264 966,452 27,906
1961 2,434,113 103,628 932,111 25,515
1960 2,350,971 101,631 901,301 12,131

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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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