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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 1.11 times bigger than Pakistan's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 6.62% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Indonesia vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Pakistan
2100 297,263,579 514,531,704
2099 298,386,561 513,655,674
2098 299,496,396 512,727,636
2097 300,596,542 511,735,790
2096 301,680,965 510,636,755
2095 302,745,817 509,437,875
2094 303,798,670 508,130,071
2093 304,837,512 506,765,644
2092 305,857,297 505,327,656
2091 306,853,321 503,824,444
2090 307,827,852 502,264,268
2089 308,775,620 500,660,501
2088 309,700,566 498,935,983
2087 310,605,359 497,190,466
2086 311,483,180 495,313,036
2085 312,332,996 493,366,305
2084 313,155,965 491,354,778
2083 313,952,990 489,225,193
2082 314,719,759 486,984,952
2081 315,453,880 484,673,501
2080 316,158,503 482,257,479
2079 316,839,281 479,813,404
2078 317,487,448 477,277,836
2077 318,105,938 474,593,860
2076 318,684,532 471,779,348
2075 319,239,982 468,855,468
2074 319,759,087 465,875,137
2073 320,251,181 462,811,079
2072 320,709,370 459,656,523
2071 321,136,059 456,423,506
2070 321,534,979 453,095,985
2069 321,908,058 449,655,599
2068 322,252,027 446,126,774
2067 322,566,642 442,540,629
2066 322,849,032 438,879,326
2065 323,098,730 435,169,856
2064 323,318,973 431,394,393
2063 323,506,247 427,575,887
2062 323,662,911 423,636,352
2061 323,784,985 419,672,017
2060 323,865,045 415,638,125
2059 323,904,988 411,576,344
2058 323,894,318 407,429,129
2057 323,837,237 403,233,874
2056 323,721,448 398,948,355
2055 323,552,405 394,645,693
2054 323,324,404 390,303,954
2053 323,032,528 385,922,748
2052 322,677,809 381,488,696
2051 322,252,898 377,018,239
2050 321,749,772 372,476,884
2049 321,169,163 367,909,407
2048 320,507,607 363,310,560
2047 319,778,332 358,659,474
2046 318,970,565 353,929,775
2045 318,077,606 349,156,085
2044 317,100,688 344,371,692
2043 316,041,251 339,561,029
2042 314,905,847 334,731,546
2041 313,692,611 329,875,686
2040 312,407,319 325,039,429
2039 311,049,484 320,137,108
2038 309,626,850 315,207,413
2037 308,137,773 310,312,684
2036 306,592,068 305,408,418
2035 304,988,219 300,541,523
2034 303,322,890 295,686,893
2033 301,599,483 290,851,174
2032 299,828,261 286,070,650
2031 298,003,267 281,351,929
2030 296,127,253 276,708,987
2029 294,190,935 272,189,955
2028 292,188,833 267,728,673
2027 290,114,110 263,390,059
2026 287,972,484 259,231,214
2025 285,765,617 255,166,301
2024 283,487,931 251,269,164
2023 281,190,067 247,504,495
2022 278,830,529 243,700,667
2021 276,758,053 239,477,801
2020 274,814,866 235,001,746
2019 272,489,381 230,800,899
2018 269,951,846 226,928,892
2017 267,346,658 223,273,967
2016 264,627,418 220,138,869
2015 261,799,249 217,290,883
2014 258,877,399 214,264,647
2013 255,852,467 211,073,978
2012 252,698,525 207,667,125
2011 249,470,032 203,746,065
2010 246,305,322 199,239,047
2009 243,220,028 194,376,534
2008 240,157,903 189,499,113
2007 237,062,337 184,493,231
2006 233,951,652 179,682,690
2005 230,871,650 175,453,212
2004 227,926,649 171,286,000
2003 225,048,008 167,110,248
2002 222,088,495 163,222,549
2001 219,097,902 159,270,907
2000 216,077,790 154,879,127
1999 213,004,668 150,565,377
1998 209,826,788 146,522,356
1997 206,536,095 142,531,804
1996 203,204,348 138,557,092
1995 199,888,057 134,582,253
1994 196,591,828 130,748,083
1993 193,305,168 127,020,117
1992 190,043,744 123,546,848
1991 186,778,238 120,060,406
1990 183,501,098 116,155,576
1989 180,201,630 112,336,629
1988 176,855,065 108,724,739
1987 173,511,154 105,130,717
1986 170,175,065 101,606,764
1985 166,776,185 98,229,285
1984 163,251,124 95,164,936
1983 159,651,381 92,227,711
1982 156,052,152 89,089,246
1981 152,485,035 85,802,049
1980 148,950,540 82,291,010
1979 145,434,834 78,997,039
1978 141,953,163 76,307,379
1977 138,533,541 73,901,827
1976 135,173,655 71,620,254
1975 131,843,848 69,461,175
1974 128,555,045 67,415,487
1973 125,288,515 65,461,912
1972 122,039,841 63,583,194
1971 118,833,702 61,847,899
1970 115,657,495 60,166,719
1969 112,517,639 58,460,939
1968 109,450,006 56,810,507
1967 106,526,393 55,214,768
1966 103,792,754 53,678,667
1965 101,365,130 52,209,010
1964 98,833,749 50,799,999
1963 96,051,424 49,447,776
1962 93,375,850 48,156,128
1961 90,791,249 46,921,277
1960 88,296,070 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Indonesia increased by 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Pakistan
2100 -0.38% 0.17%
2099 -0.37% 0.18%
2098 -0.37% 0.19%
2097 -0.36% 0.22%
2096 -0.35% 0.24%
2095 -0.35% 0.26%
2094 -0.34% 0.27%
2093 -0.33% 0.28%
2092 -0.32% 0.3%
2091 -0.32% 0.31%
2090 -0.31% 0.32%
2089 -0.3% 0.35%
2088 -0.29% 0.35%
2087 -0.28% 0.38%
2086 -0.27% 0.39%
2085 -0.26% 0.41%
2084 -0.25% 0.44%
2083 -0.24% 0.46%
2082 -0.23% 0.48%
2081 -0.22% 0.5%
2080 -0.21% 0.51%
2079 -0.2% 0.53%
2078 -0.19% 0.57%
2077 -0.18% 0.6%
2076 -0.17% 0.62%
2075 -0.16% 0.64%
2074 -0.15% 0.66%
2073 -0.14% 0.69%
2072 -0.13% 0.71%
2071 -0.12% 0.73%
2070 -0.12% 0.77%
2069 -0.11% 0.79%
2068 -0.1% 0.81%
2067 -0.09% 0.83%
2066 -0.08% 0.85%
2065 -0.07% 0.88%
2064 -0.06% 0.89%
2063 -0.05% 0.93%
2062 -0.04% 0.94%
2061 -0.02% 0.97%
2060 -0.01% 0.99%
2059 0.003% 1.02%
2058 0.02% 1.04%
2057 0.04% 1.07%
2056 0.05% 1.09%
2055 0.07% 1.11%
2054 0.09% 1.14%
2053 0.11% 1.16%
2052 0.13% 1.19%
2051 0.16% 1.22%
2050 0.18% 1.24%
2049 0.21% 1.27%
2048 0.23% 1.3%
2047 0.25% 1.34%
2046 0.28% 1.37%
2045 0.31% 1.39%
2044 0.34% 1.42%
2043 0.36% 1.44%
2042 0.39% 1.47%
2041 0.41% 1.49%
2040 0.44% 1.53%
2039 0.46% 1.56%
2038 0.48% 1.58%
2037 0.5% 1.61%
2036 0.53% 1.62%
2035 0.55% 1.64%
2034 0.57% 1.66%
2033 0.59% 1.67%
2032 0.61% 1.68%
2031 0.63% 1.68%
2030 0.66% 1.66%
2029 0.69% 1.67%
2028 0.72% 1.65%
2027 0.74% 1.6%
2026 0.77% 1.59%
2025 0.8% 1.55%
2024 0.82% 1.52%
2023 0.85% 1.56%
2022 0.75% 1.76%
2021 0.71% 1.9%
2020 0.85% 1.82%
2019 0.94% 1.71%
2018 0.97% 1.64%
2017 1.03% 1.42%
2016 1.08% 1.31%
2015 1.13% 1.41%
2014 1.18% 1.51%
2013 1.25% 1.64%
2012 1.29% 1.92%
2011 1.28% 2.26%
2010 1.27% 2.5%
2009 1.28% 2.57%
2008 1.31% 2.71%
2007 1.33% 2.68%
2006 1.33% 2.41%
2005 1.29% 2.43%
2004 1.28% 2.5%
2003 1.33% 2.38%
2002 1.36% 2.48%
2001 1.4% 2.84%
2000 1.44% 2.87%
1999 1.51% 2.76%
1998 1.59% 2.8%
1997 1.64% 2.87%
1996 1.66% 2.95%
1995 1.68% 2.93%
1994 1.7% 2.93%
1993 1.72% 2.81%
1992 1.75% 2.9%
1991 1.79% 3.36%
1990 1.83% 3.4%
1989 1.89% 3.32%
1988 1.93% 3.42%
1987 1.96% 3.47%
1986 2.04% 3.44%
1985 2.16% 3.22%
1984 2.25% 3.18%
1983 2.31% 3.52%
1982 2.34% 3.83%
1981 2.37% 4.27%
1980 2.42% 4.17%
1979 2.45% 3.52%
1978 2.47% 3.26%
1977 2.49% 3.19%
1976 2.53% 3.11%
1975 2.56% 3.03%
1974 2.61% 2.98%
1973 2.66% 2.95%
1972 2.7% 2.81%
1971 2.75% 2.79%
1970 2.79% 2.92%
1969 2.8% 2.91%
1968 2.74% 2.89%
1967 2.63% 2.86%
1966 2.39% 2.81%
1965 2.56% 2.77%
1964 2.9% 2.73%
1963 2.87% 2.68%
1962 2.85% 2.63%
1961 2.83% 2.65%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Indonesia grew by 0.82%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Pakistan
Current population
288551776
260356147
Population rank 4/197 5/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 3.14%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
8.38 seconds
One birth every
7.04 seconds
4.58 seconds
One death every
14.9 seconds
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +6,296 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 70/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -39,509 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 171/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -1,235,336
2024 - -38,469 - -1,401,173
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 4,690,187 576,349
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 4,281,169 252,869
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 3,977,175 11,534
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 3,288,791 3,096 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 3,250,906 11,539 3,731,730 275,242
1989 3,316,792 19,905 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 3,331,242 25,383 3,554,755 38,139
1987 3,304,520 26,705 3,448,813 146,364
1986 3,309,905 30,988 3,341,643 111,045
1985 3,419,412 37,451 3,233,315 68,860
1984 3,549,570 43,693 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 3,558,949 47,375 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 3,545,504 46,792 2,934,689 294,252
1981 3,497,244 44,710 2,790,454 555,032
1980 3,484,846 42,254 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 3,460,621 43,900 2,461,311 450,003
1978 3,412,980 45,911 2,356,601 111,386
1977 3,334,779 45,610 2,257,849 85,250
1976 3,291,479 48,010 2,171,812 48,238
1975 3,263,794 56,386 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 3,196,136 61,188 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 3,210,643 64,991 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 3,149,726 72,007 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 3,111,304 79,264 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 3,080,421 81,368 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 3,034,825 82,955 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 2,961,608 55,731 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 2,700,138 144,819 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 2,609,526 110,166 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 2,525,163 106,264 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 2,434,113 103,628 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 2,350,971 101,631 1,217,147 0

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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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