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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 5,572,279 people in Norway in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 5,671,119 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 50.9 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
  • The countries together account for 3.55% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.07% for Norway.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.85% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.67M (21.7% growth).

Indonesia vs Norway: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Norway
2100 297,263,579 5,441,855
2099 298,386,561 5,454,583
2098 299,496,396 5,466,669
2097 300,596,542 5,478,174
2096 301,680,965 5,490,010
2095 302,745,817 5,502,418
2094 303,798,670 5,514,598
2093 304,837,512 5,527,174
2092 305,857,297 5,539,172
2091 306,853,321 5,551,172
2090 307,827,852 5,564,044
2089 308,775,620 5,576,715
2088 309,700,566 5,590,047
2087 310,605,359 5,604,159
2086 311,483,180 5,617,935
2085 312,332,996 5,631,413
2084 313,155,965 5,645,116
2083 313,952,990 5,658,044
2082 314,719,759 5,670,485
2081 315,453,880 5,682,427
2080 316,158,503 5,694,199
2079 316,839,281 5,705,317
2078 317,487,448 5,715,984
2077 318,105,938 5,726,145
2076 318,684,532 5,735,898
2075 319,239,982 5,745,619
2074 319,759,087 5,755,683
2073 320,251,181 5,765,642
2072 320,709,370 5,775,295
2071 321,136,059 5,784,119
2070 321,534,979 5,793,594
2069 321,908,058 5,802,341
2068 322,252,027 5,811,630
2067 322,566,642 5,821,550
2066 322,849,032 5,831,535
2065 323,098,730 5,841,333
2064 323,318,973 5,851,085
2063 323,506,247 5,860,548
2062 323,662,911 5,869,700
2061 323,784,985 5,877,754
2060 323,865,045 5,885,488
2059 323,904,988 5,892,036
2058 323,894,318 5,897,922
2057 323,837,237 5,904,330
2056 323,721,448 5,910,291
2055 323,552,405 5,915,286
2054 323,324,404 5,919,312
2053 323,032,528 5,922,325
2052 322,677,809 5,923,483
2051 322,252,898 5,923,938
2050 321,749,772 5,923,557
2049 321,169,163 5,922,138
2048 320,507,607 5,919,215
2047 319,778,332 5,916,146
2046 318,970,565 5,912,426
2045 318,077,606 5,907,334
2044 317,100,688 5,902,175
2043 316,041,251 5,896,614
2042 314,905,847 5,889,741
2041 313,692,611 5,881,692
2040 312,407,319 5,873,512
2039 311,049,484 5,864,063
2038 309,626,850 5,853,639
2037 308,137,773 5,842,734
2036 306,592,068 5,830,991
2035 304,988,219 5,818,882
2034 303,322,890 5,805,966
2033 301,599,483 5,792,030
2032 299,828,261 5,777,062
2031 298,003,267 5,760,828
2030 296,127,253 5,743,814
2029 294,190,935 5,725,891
2028 292,188,833 5,706,765
2027 290,114,110 5,686,336
2026 287,972,484 5,665,477
2025 285,765,617 5,626,258
2024 283,487,931 5,572,279
2023 281,190,067 5,519,601
2022 278,830,529 5,457,127
2021 276,758,053 5,408,320
2020 274,814,866 5,379,475
2019 272,489,381 5,347,896
2018 269,951,846 5,311,916
2017 267,346,658 5,276,968
2016 264,627,418 5,234,519
2015 261,799,249 5,188,607
2014 258,877,399 5,137,232
2013 255,852,467 5,079,623
2012 252,698,525 5,018,573
2011 249,470,032 4,953,088
2010 246,305,322 4,889,252
2009 243,220,028 4,828,726
2008 240,157,903 4,768,212
2007 237,062,337 4,709,153
2006 233,951,652 4,660,677
2005 230,871,650 4,623,291
2004 227,926,649 4,591,910
2003 225,048,008 4,564,855
2002 222,088,495 4,538,159
2001 219,097,902 4,513,751
2000 216,077,790 4,490,967
1999 213,004,668 4,461,913
1998 209,826,788 4,431,464
1997 206,536,095 4,405,157
1996 203,204,348 4,381,336
1995 199,888,057 4,359,184
1994 196,591,828 4,336,613
1993 193,305,168 4,311,991
1992 190,043,744 4,286,401
1991 186,778,238 4,261,732
1990 183,501,098 4,241,473
1989 180,201,630 4,226,901
1988 176,855,065 4,209,488
1987 173,511,154 4,186,905
1986 170,175,065 4,167,354
1985 166,776,185 4,152,516
1984 163,251,124 4,140,099
1983 159,651,381 4,128,432
1982 156,052,152 4,114,787
1981 152,485,035 4,099,702
1980 148,950,540 4,085,620
1979 145,434,834 4,072,517
1978 141,953,163 4,058,671
1977 138,533,541 4,043,205
1976 135,173,655 4,026,152
1975 131,843,848 4,007,313
1974 128,555,045 3,985,258
1973 125,288,515 3,960,612
1972 122,039,841 3,933,004
1971 118,833,702 3,903,039
1970 115,657,495 3,875,763
1969 112,517,639 3,847,707
1968 109,450,006 3,816,486
1967 106,526,393 3,784,539
1966 103,792,754 3,753,012
1965 101,365,130 3,723,168
1964 98,833,749 3,694,339
1963 96,051,424 3,666,537
1962 93,375,850 3,638,918
1961 90,791,249 3,609,800
1960 88,296,070 3,581,239

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/norway | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Indonesia increased by 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Norway's population increased by 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th 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 Norway will increase by 4.45% to 5,923,557 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 5.92M people in 2051 for Norway.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Norway
2100 -0.38% -0.23%
2099 -0.37% -0.22%
2098 -0.37% -0.21%
2097 -0.36% -0.22%
2096 -0.35% -0.23%
2095 -0.35% -0.22%
2094 -0.34% -0.23%
2093 -0.33% -0.22%
2092 -0.32% -0.22%
2091 -0.32% -0.23%
2090 -0.31% -0.23%
2089 -0.3% -0.24%
2088 -0.29% -0.25%
2087 -0.28% -0.25%
2086 -0.27% -0.24%
2085 -0.26% -0.24%
2084 -0.25% -0.23%
2083 -0.24% -0.22%
2082 -0.23% -0.21%
2081 -0.22% -0.21%
2080 -0.21% -0.19%
2079 -0.2% -0.19%
2078 -0.19% -0.18%
2077 -0.18% -0.17%
2076 -0.17% -0.17%
2075 -0.16% -0.17%
2074 -0.15% -0.17%
2073 -0.14% -0.17%
2072 -0.13% -0.15%
2071 -0.12% -0.16%
2070 -0.12% -0.15%
2069 -0.11% -0.16%
2068 -0.1% -0.17%
2067 -0.09% -0.17%
2066 -0.08% -0.17%
2065 -0.07% -0.17%
2064 -0.06% -0.16%
2063 -0.05% -0.16%
2062 -0.04% -0.14%
2061 -0.02% -0.13%
2060 -0.01% -0.11%
2059 0.003% -0.1%
2058 0.02% -0.11%
2057 0.04% -0.1%
2056 0.05% -0.08%
2055 0.07% -0.07%
2054 0.09% -0.05%
2053 0.11% -0.02%
2052 0.13% -0.008%
2051 0.16% 0.006%
2050 0.18% 0.02%
2049 0.21% 0.05%
2048 0.23% 0.05%
2047 0.25% 0.06%
2046 0.28% 0.09%
2045 0.31% 0.09%
2044 0.34% 0.09%
2043 0.36% 0.12%
2042 0.39% 0.14%
2041 0.41% 0.14%
2040 0.44% 0.16%
2039 0.46% 0.18%
2038 0.48% 0.19%
2037 0.5% 0.2%
2036 0.53% 0.21%
2035 0.55% 0.22%
2034 0.57% 0.24%
2033 0.59% 0.26%
2032 0.61% 0.28%
2031 0.63% 0.3%
2030 0.66% 0.31%
2029 0.69% 0.34%
2028 0.72% 0.36%
2027 0.74% 0.37%
2026 0.77% 0.7%
2025 0.8% 0.97%
2024 0.82% 0.95%
2023 0.85% 1.14%
2022 0.75% 0.9%
2021 0.71% 0.54%
2020 0.85% 0.59%
2019 0.94% 0.68%
2018 0.97% 0.66%
2017 1.03% 0.81%
2016 1.08% 0.88%
2015 1.13% 1%
2014 1.18% 1.13%
2013 1.25% 1.22%
2012 1.29% 1.32%
2011 1.28% 1.31%
2010 1.27% 1.25%
2009 1.28% 1.27%
2008 1.31% 1.25%
2007 1.33% 1.04%
2006 1.33% 0.81%
2005 1.29% 0.68%
2004 1.28% 0.59%
2003 1.33% 0.59%
2002 1.36% 0.54%
2001 1.4% 0.51%
2000 1.44% 0.65%
1999 1.51% 0.69%
1998 1.59% 0.6%
1997 1.64% 0.54%
1996 1.66% 0.51%
1995 1.68% 0.52%
1994 1.7% 0.57%
1993 1.72% 0.6%
1992 1.75% 0.58%
1991 1.79% 0.48%
1990 1.83% 0.34%
1989 1.89% 0.41%
1988 1.93% 0.54%
1987 1.96% 0.47%
1986 2.04% 0.36%
1985 2.16% 0.3%
1984 2.25% 0.28%
1983 2.31% 0.33%
1982 2.34% 0.37%
1981 2.37% 0.34%
1980 2.42% 0.32%
1979 2.45% 0.34%
1978 2.47% 0.38%
1977 2.49% 0.42%
1976 2.53% 0.47%
1975 2.56% 0.55%
1974 2.61% 0.62%
1973 2.66% 0.7%
1972 2.7% 0.77%
1971 2.75% 0.7%
1970 2.79% 0.73%
1969 2.8% 0.82%
1968 2.74% 0.84%
1967 2.63% 0.84%
1966 2.39% 0.8%
1965 2.56% 0.78%
1964 2.9% 0.76%
1963 2.87% 0.76%
1962 2.85% 0.81%
1961 2.83% 0.8%

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 Norway's population grew by 0.95%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Norway
Current population
288551776
5671119
Population rank 4/197 119/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.07%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
9.98 minutes
One birth every
7.04 seconds
10.1 minutes
One death every
14.9 seconds
12.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,296 +144
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 +52,678
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +0.95%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 105/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 +29,798
Net migration rank 171/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - 29,798
2024 - -38,469 - 44,356
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 8,280 53,806
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 5,457 58,040
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 14,062 19,804
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 12,372 11,277
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 13,904 25,707
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 14,342 18,473
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 15,831 21,657
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 17,797 26,417
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 18,160 30,242
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 18,494 38,522
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 17,779 40,690
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 18,066 47,883
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 18,822 47,454
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 20,046 42,865
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 20,280 39,316
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 19,073 44,002
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 16,482 40,111
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 17,244 24,054
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 15,719 18,588
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 15,612 13,412
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 14,151 11,389
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 10,892 17,279
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 13,090 7,906
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 15,269 9,805
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 14,278 19,147
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 14,181 13,519
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 15,418 9,744
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 17,087 5,671
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 14,821 6,343
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 16,045 7,580
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 12,936 12,567
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 15,431 10,218
1991 3,288,791 3,096 16,194 7,949
1990 3,250,906 11,539 14,845 1,818
1989 3,316,792 19,905 13,949 -1,730
1988 3,331,242 25,383 12,207 10,380
1987 3,304,520 26,705 9,212 13,907
1986 3,309,905 30,988 8,751 7,616
1985 3,419,412 37,451 6,644 6,725
1984 3,549,570 43,693 7,452 3,856
1983 3,558,949 47,375 7,844 4,120
1982 3,545,504 46,792 9,875 5,749
1981 3,497,244 44,710 9,020 6,010
1980 3,484,846 42,254 9,806 3,763
1979 3,460,621 43,900 10,181 2,839
1978 3,412,980 45,911 11,364 3,823
1977 3,334,779 45,610 11,321 4,845
1976 3,291,479 48,010 13,286 4,779
1975 3,263,794 56,386 16,430 3,312
1974 3,196,136 61,188 20,324 4,425
1973 3,210,643 64,991 21,387 3,414
1972 3,149,726 72,007 24,777 5,603
1971 3,111,304 79,264 26,541 3,031
1970 3,080,421 81,368 25,968 -1,034
1969 3,034,825 82,955 28,858 2,230
1968 2,961,608 55,731 29,387 1,761
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 30,276 2,460
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 31,150 -888
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 31,275 -1,525
1964 2,700,138 144,819 30,293 -1,571
1963 2,609,526 110,166 26,766 1,061
1962 2,525,163 106,264 28,020 655
1961 2,434,113 103,628 29,239 1,437
1960 2,350,971 101,631 29,366 -1,427

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 Norway 31.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 138,699 people) and 68.7% is from migration (a gain of 303,945 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

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
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 150K
Baerum 132K
Drammen 105K
Asker 100K
Lillestrom 95.8K
Fredrikstad 85.9K
Sandnes 84.9K

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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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