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Population in Indonesia compared to North Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 285,721,236 in 2025 vs 26,571,036 people in North Korea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 289,027,659 people compared to 26,668,308 in North Korea.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 10.8 times bigger than North Korea's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while North Korea is the 57th.
  • The countries together account for 3.8% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.32% for North Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.9% per year vs +0.39% in North Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.5% growth), while North Korea has grown from 24.5M to 26.7M (8.74% growth).

Indonesia vs North Korea: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
North Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia North Korea
2100 297,217,412 19,601,003
2099 298,340,219 19,729,897
2098 299,449,882 19,859,274
2097 300,549,857 19,989,589
2096 301,634,112 20,120,795
2095 302,698,798 20,252,653
2094 303,751,488 20,384,384
2093 304,790,169 20,516,457
2092 305,809,796 20,649,140
2091 306,805,664 20,781,939
2090 307,780,044 20,914,434
2089 308,727,665 21,046,685
2088 309,652,467 21,178,406
2087 310,557,120 21,310,103
2086 311,434,804 21,441,361
2085 312,284,488 21,571,843
2084 313,107,329 21,701,761
2083 313,904,231 21,830,989
2082 314,670,881 21,960,135
2081 315,404,888 22,088,774
2080 316,109,402 22,216,836
2079 316,790,074 22,344,442
2078 317,438,140 22,471,597
2077 318,056,534 22,598,635
2076 318,635,038 22,725,293
2075 319,190,402 22,852,140
2074 319,709,426 22,979,532
2073 320,201,444 23,107,165
2072 320,659,562 23,234,961
2071 321,086,184 23,363,260
2070 321,485,042 23,491,789
2069 321,858,064 23,621,167
2068 322,201,979 23,750,741
2067 322,516,545 23,880,460
2066 322,798,892 24,010,584
2065 323,048,550 24,140,518
2064 323,268,759 24,269,765
2063 323,456,004 24,397,924
2062 323,612,644 24,525,403
2061 323,734,699 24,651,788
2060 323,814,746 24,776,326
2059 323,854,683 24,898,430
2058 323,844,015 25,018,630
2057 323,786,943 25,135,871
2056 323,671,172 25,250,670
2055 323,502,155 25,361,704
2054 323,274,189 25,469,578
2053 322,982,358 25,574,137
2052 322,627,695 25,675,211
2051 322,202,850 25,772,870
2050 321,699,802 25,866,886
2049 321,119,283 25,957,363
2048 320,457,830 26,043,774
2047 319,728,668 26,126,594
2046 318,921,027 26,205,638
2045 318,028,206 26,281,344
2044 317,051,440 26,353,455
2043 315,992,168 26,422,173
2042 314,856,940 26,486,580
2041 313,643,892 26,547,651
2040 312,358,800 26,604,634
2039 311,001,176 26,656,882
2038 309,578,763 26,703,458
2037 308,089,917 26,744,185
2036 306,544,452 26,778,348
2035 304,940,852 26,805,065
2034 303,275,782 26,823,948
2033 301,552,643 26,834,263
2032 299,781,696 26,835,978
2031 297,956,985 26,827,992
2030 296,081,262 26,809,850
2029 294,145,245 26,782,161
2028 292,143,454 26,744,278
2027 290,069,053 26,696,504
2026 287,927,760 26,638,530
2025 285,721,236 26,571,036
2024 283,487,931 26,498,823
2023 281,190,067 26,418,204
2022 278,830,529 26,328,845
2021 276,758,053 26,232,534
2020 274,814,866 26,136,312
2019 272,489,381 26,037,632
2018 269,951,846 25,931,147
2017 267,346,658 25,817,709
2016 264,627,418 25,698,326
2015 261,799,249 25,575,350
2014 258,877,399 25,451,262
2013 255,852,467 25,329,451
2012 252,698,525 25,211,728
2011 249,470,032 25,097,874
2010 246,305,322 24,987,258
2009 243,220,028 24,878,332
2008 240,157,903 24,764,618
2007 237,062,337 24,646,383
2006 233,951,652 24,524,507
2005 230,871,650 24,396,433
2004 227,926,649 24,254,943
2003 225,048,008 24,090,380
2002 222,088,495 23,943,973
2001 219,097,902 23,815,358
2000 216,077,790 23,665,910
1999 213,004,668 23,497,599
1998 209,826,788 23,311,564
1997 206,536,095 23,110,830
1996 203,204,348 22,895,746
1995 199,888,057 22,669,304
1994 196,591,828 22,393,975
1993 193,305,168 22,073,352
1992 190,043,744 21,750,911
1991 186,778,238 21,428,638
1990 183,501,098 21,112,137
1989 180,201,630 20,804,367
1988 176,855,065 20,503,161
1987 173,511,154 20,205,483
1986 170,175,065 19,910,855
1985 166,776,185 19,620,388
1984 163,251,124 19,335,043
1983 159,651,381 19,054,034
1982 156,052,152 18,776,357
1981 152,485,035 18,501,295
1980 148,950,540 18,236,786
1979 145,434,834 17,983,470
1978 141,953,163 17,735,995
1977 138,533,541 17,492,798
1976 135,173,655 17,243,450
1975 131,843,848 16,971,055
1974 128,555,045 16,673,121
1973 125,288,515 16,350,367
1972 122,039,841 15,975,069
1971 118,833,702 15,572,457
1970 115,657,495 15,172,775
1969 112,517,639 14,767,615
1968 109,450,006 14,365,596
1967 106,526,393 13,958,350
1966 103,792,754 13,569,094
1965 101,365,130 13,219,369
1964 98,833,749 12,889,770
1963 96,051,424 12,567,057
1962 93,375,850 12,262,882
1961 90,791,249 11,990,713
1960 88,296,070 11,722,953

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Indonesia increased by 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth), while North Korea gained 1,173,819 people (a 4.79% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth), while North Korea's population increased by 969,982 people (a 3.77% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. North Korea was ranked 46th in 2006 and ranked 57th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Indonesia's population will grow by 11.3% to 321,699,802 people with a rank change from 4th to 6th. The population of North Korea will decrease by 3.01% to 25,866,886 people and rank change from 57th to 66th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 26.8M people in 2032 for North Korea.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
North Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia North Korea
2100 -0.38% -0.65%
2099 -0.37% -0.65%
2098 -0.37% -0.65%
2097 -0.36% -0.65%
2096 -0.35% -0.65%
2095 -0.35% -0.65%
2094 -0.34% -0.64%
2093 -0.33% -0.64%
2092 -0.32% -0.64%
2091 -0.32% -0.63%
2090 -0.31% -0.63%
2089 -0.3% -0.62%
2088 -0.29% -0.62%
2087 -0.28% -0.61%
2086 -0.27% -0.6%
2085 -0.26% -0.6%
2084 -0.25% -0.59%
2083 -0.24% -0.59%
2082 -0.23% -0.58%
2081 -0.22% -0.58%
2080 -0.21% -0.57%
2079 -0.2% -0.57%
2078 -0.19% -0.56%
2077 -0.18% -0.56%
2076 -0.17% -0.56%
2075 -0.16% -0.55%
2074 -0.15% -0.55%
2073 -0.14% -0.55%
2072 -0.13% -0.55%
2071 -0.12% -0.55%
2070 -0.12% -0.55%
2069 -0.11% -0.55%
2068 -0.1% -0.54%
2067 -0.09% -0.54%
2066 -0.08% -0.54%
2065 -0.07% -0.53%
2064 -0.06% -0.53%
2063 -0.05% -0.52%
2062 -0.04% -0.51%
2061 -0.02% -0.5%
2060 -0.01% -0.49%
2059 0.003% -0.48%
2058 0.02% -0.47%
2057 0.04% -0.45%
2056 0.05% -0.44%
2055 0.07% -0.42%
2054 0.09% -0.41%
2053 0.11% -0.39%
2052 0.13% -0.38%
2051 0.16% -0.36%
2050 0.18% -0.35%
2049 0.21% -0.33%
2048 0.23% -0.32%
2047 0.25% -0.3%
2046 0.28% -0.29%
2045 0.31% -0.27%
2044 0.34% -0.26%
2043 0.36% -0.24%
2042 0.39% -0.23%
2041 0.41% -0.21%
2040 0.44% -0.2%
2039 0.46% -0.17%
2038 0.48% -0.15%
2037 0.5% -0.13%
2036 0.53% -0.1%
2035 0.55% -0.07%
2034 0.57% -0.04%
2033 0.59% -0.006%
2032 0.61% 0.03%
2031 0.63% 0.07%
2030 0.66% 0.1%
2029 0.69% 0.14%
2028 0.72% 0.18%
2027 0.74% 0.22%
2026 0.77% 0.25%
2025 0.79% 0.27%
2024 0.82% 0.31%
2023 0.85% 0.34%
2022 0.75% 0.37%
2021 0.71% 0.37%
2020 0.85% 0.38%
2019 0.94% 0.41%
2018 0.97% 0.44%
2017 1.03% 0.46%
2016 1.08% 0.48%
2015 1.13% 0.49%
2014 1.18% 0.48%
2013 1.25% 0.47%
2012 1.29% 0.45%
2011 1.28% 0.44%
2010 1.27% 0.44%
2009 1.28% 0.46%
2008 1.31% 0.48%
2007 1.33% 0.5%
2006 1.33% 0.52%
2005 1.29% 0.58%
2004 1.28% 0.68%
2003 1.33% 0.61%
2002 1.36% 0.54%
2001 1.4% 0.63%
2000 1.44% 0.72%
1999 1.51% 0.8%
1998 1.59% 0.87%
1997 1.64% 0.94%
1996 1.66% 1%
1995 1.68% 1.23%
1994 1.7% 1.45%
1993 1.72% 1.48%
1992 1.75% 1.5%
1991 1.79% 1.5%
1990 1.83% 1.48%
1989 1.89% 1.47%
1988 1.93% 1.47%
1987 1.96% 1.48%
1986 2.04% 1.48%
1985 2.16% 1.48%
1984 2.25% 1.47%
1983 2.31% 1.48%
1982 2.34% 1.49%
1981 2.37% 1.45%
1980 2.42% 1.41%
1979 2.45% 1.4%
1978 2.47% 1.39%
1977 2.49% 1.45%
1976 2.53% 1.61%
1975 2.56% 1.79%
1974 2.61% 1.97%
1973 2.66% 2.35%
1972 2.7% 2.59%
1971 2.75% 2.63%
1970 2.79% 2.74%
1969 2.8% 2.8%
1968 2.74% 2.92%
1967 2.63% 2.87%
1966 2.39% 2.65%
1965 2.56% 2.56%
1964 2.9% 2.57%
1963 2.87% 2.48%
1962 2.85% 2.27%
1961 2.83% 2.28%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Indonesia grew by 0.79%, while North Korea's population grew by 0.27%.

Live population counters

Indonesia North Korea
Current population
289027659
26668308
Population rank 4/197 57/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.32%
One net population change
14.2 seconds
7.3 minutes
One birth every
7.06 seconds
1.54 minutes
One death every
14.6 seconds
2.01 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,119 +198
Annual growth/decline +2,233,305 +72,213
Annual growth/decline rate +0.79% +0.27%
Population growth rate rank 112/197 146/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
3.15 hours
Annual migration change -39,509 -2,787
Net migration rank 171/196 104/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 50,439
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 150/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 189/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
North Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia North Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -2,787
2024 2,307,025 -38,469 79,496 -2,473
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 86,203 -1,997
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 96,495 -1,997
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 99,710 -1,585
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 95,920 -1,585
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 106,208 -3,142
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 113,164 -3,225
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 120,181 -3,224
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 125,048 -3,222
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 127,365 -3,208
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 127,078 -3,042
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 122,519 -2,933
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 118,773 -2,919
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 114,798 -2,957
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 112,443 -3,053
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 111,530 -3,058
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 122,015 -3,051
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 120,521 -3,021
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 129,171 -2,948
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 132,765 -2,861
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 155,838 -2,758
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 178,775 -2,717
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 119,504 -2,763
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 143,321 -2,884
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 161,591 -3,142
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 181,613 -3,443
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 197,589 -3,706
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 211,325 -3,745
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 226,095 -3,512
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 233,381 -3,094
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 320,861 -517
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 320,880 0
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 324,002 0
1991 3,288,791 3,096 320,551 0
1990 3,250,906 11,539 312,460 0
1989 3,316,792 19,905 303,078 0
1988 3,331,242 25,383 299,305 0
1987 3,304,520 26,705 296,030 0
1986 3,309,905 30,988 293,227 0
1985 3,419,412 37,451 287,714 0
1984 3,549,570 43,693 282,987 0
1983 3,558,949 47,375 279,046 0
1982 3,545,504 46,792 276,332 0
1981 3,497,244 44,710 273,800 0
1980 3,484,846 42,254 255,206 0
1979 3,460,621 43,900 251,409 0
1978 3,412,980 45,911 243,533 0
1977 3,334,779 45,610 242,870 0
1976 3,291,479 48,010 255,841 0
1975 3,263,794 56,386 288,966 0
1974 3,196,136 61,188 306,902 0
1973 3,210,643 64,991 338,600 0
1972 3,149,726 72,007 411,997 0
1971 3,111,304 79,264 393,220 0
1970 3,080,421 81,368 406,129 0
1969 3,034,825 82,955 404,189 0
1968 2,961,608 55,731 399,837 0
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 414,632 0
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 363,882 0
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 335,587 0
1964 2,700,138 144,819 323,623 0
1963 2,609,526 110,166 321,805 0
1962 2,525,163 106,264 286,534 0
1961 2,434,113 103,628 257,788 0
1960 2,350,971 101,631 277,717 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 98.8% of the population change in Indonesia is from natural causes (a gain of 24,548,978 people) and 1.17% is from migration (a loss of 290,739 people). In North Korea 97.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,049,790 people) and 2.39% is from migration (a loss of 25,658 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 50,439 people or 0.2% in North Korea.

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
North Korea
City Population
Pyongyang 2.86M
Hamhung 769K
Chongjin 668K
Sunchon 437K
Nampo 367K
Wonsan 363K
Sinuiju 359K
Tanchon 346K
Kaechon 320K
Kaesong 308K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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