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Population in Indonesia compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 10,576,502 people in Papua New Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 11,002,753 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 26.2 times bigger than Papua New Guinea's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 3.61% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.23% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.1% growth).

Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Papua New Guinea
2100 297,263,579 18,802,138
2099 298,386,561 18,790,040
2098 299,496,396 18,776,265
2097 300,596,542 18,758,897
2096 301,680,965 18,737,707
2095 302,745,817 18,714,219
2094 303,798,670 18,687,257
2093 304,837,512 18,658,233
2092 305,857,297 18,625,772
2091 306,853,321 18,590,001
2090 307,827,852 18,549,501
2089 308,775,620 18,510,463
2088 309,700,566 18,468,827
2087 310,605,359 18,424,378
2086 311,483,180 18,376,043
2085 312,332,996 18,325,641
2084 313,155,965 18,274,394
2083 313,952,990 18,218,709
2082 314,719,759 18,163,177
2081 315,453,880 18,104,285
2080 316,158,503 18,039,008
2079 316,839,281 17,975,778
2078 317,487,448 17,908,670
2077 318,105,938 17,840,781
2076 318,684,532 17,771,791
2075 319,239,982 17,699,428
2074 319,759,087 17,625,044
2073 320,251,181 17,548,128
2072 320,709,370 17,466,649
2071 321,136,059 17,381,598
2070 321,534,979 17,295,105
2069 321,908,058 17,205,503
2068 322,252,027 17,112,154
2067 322,566,642 17,015,090
2066 322,849,032 16,915,436
2065 323,098,730 16,812,946
2064 323,318,973 16,708,669
2063 323,506,247 16,604,296
2062 323,662,911 16,497,292
2061 323,784,985 16,386,905
2060 323,865,045 16,270,535
2059 323,904,988 16,152,614
2058 323,894,318 16,032,684
2057 323,837,237 15,909,649
2056 323,721,448 15,784,519
2055 323,552,405 15,656,542
2054 323,324,404 15,523,143
2053 323,032,528 15,389,244
2052 322,677,809 15,250,715
2051 322,252,898 15,110,389
2050 321,749,772 14,968,530
2049 321,169,163 14,821,865
2048 320,507,607 14,673,459
2047 319,778,332 14,522,926
2046 318,970,565 14,370,120
2045 318,077,606 14,213,585
2044 317,100,688 14,056,036
2043 316,041,251 13,897,765
2042 314,905,847 13,738,690
2041 313,692,611 13,577,382
2040 312,407,319 13,413,396
2039 311,049,484 13,247,486
2038 309,626,850 13,079,352
2037 308,137,773 12,909,735
2036 306,592,068 12,738,223
2035 304,988,219 12,566,543
2034 303,322,890 12,392,476
2033 301,599,483 12,218,246
2032 299,828,261 12,042,345
2031 298,003,267 11,865,316
2030 296,127,253 11,685,599
2029 294,190,935 11,504,890
2028 292,188,833 11,322,573
2027 290,114,110 11,138,409
2026 287,972,484 10,952,454
2025 285,765,617 10,765,048
2024 283,487,931 10,576,502
2023 281,190,067 10,389,635
2022 278,830,529 10,203,169
2021 276,758,053 10,012,896
2020 274,814,866 9,815,746
2019 272,489,381 9,609,010
2018 269,951,846 9,394,513
2017 267,346,658 9,178,714
2016 264,627,418 8,961,718
2015 261,799,249 8,743,246
2014 258,877,399 8,523,441
2013 255,852,467 8,302,698
2012 252,698,525 8,081,390
2011 249,470,032 7,859,346
2010 246,305,322 7,633,523
2009 243,220,028 7,406,438
2008 240,157,903 7,183,002
2007 237,062,337 6,963,345
2006 233,951,652 6,747,720
2005 230,871,650 6,535,905
2004 227,926,649 6,328,041
2003 225,048,008 6,123,997
2002 222,088,495 5,924,003
2001 219,097,902 5,728,435
2000 216,077,790 5,537,064
1999 213,004,668 5,349,333
1998 209,826,788 5,166,390
1997 206,536,095 4,987,883
1996 203,204,348 4,813,361
1995 199,888,057 4,644,278
1994 196,591,828 4,480,208
1993 193,305,168 4,320,872
1992 190,043,744 4,166,699
1991 186,778,238 4,021,837
1990 183,501,098 3,896,481
1989 180,201,630 3,796,078
1988 176,855,065 3,711,880
1987 173,511,154 3,632,543
1986 170,175,065 3,554,793
1985 166,776,185 3,478,936
1984 163,251,124 3,405,198
1983 159,651,381 3,333,633
1982 156,052,152 3,264,291
1981 152,485,035 3,197,019
1980 148,950,540 3,131,512
1979 145,434,834 3,067,341
1978 141,953,163 3,003,714
1977 138,533,541 2,940,327
1976 135,173,655 2,877,327
1975 131,843,848 2,814,820
1974 128,555,045 2,752,671
1973 125,288,515 2,690,629
1972 122,039,841 2,628,432
1971 118,833,702 2,566,421
1970 115,657,495 2,505,628
1969 112,517,639 2,446,927
1968 109,450,006 2,390,803
1967 106,526,393 2,337,532
1966 103,792,754 2,285,774
1965 101,365,130 2,235,820
1964 98,833,749 2,188,325
1963 96,051,424 2,141,376
1962 93,375,850 2,093,919
1961 90,791,249 2,046,127
1960 88,296,070 1,995,110

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Indonesia increased by 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,041,035 people (a 22.8% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 36% to 14,968,530 people and rank change from 89th to 85th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2100 for Papua New Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Papua New Guinea
2100 -0.38% 0.06%
2099 -0.37% 0.07%
2098 -0.37% 0.09%
2097 -0.36% 0.11%
2096 -0.35% 0.13%
2095 -0.35% 0.14%
2094 -0.34% 0.16%
2093 -0.33% 0.17%
2092 -0.32% 0.19%
2091 -0.32% 0.22%
2090 -0.31% 0.21%
2089 -0.3% 0.23%
2088 -0.29% 0.24%
2087 -0.28% 0.26%
2086 -0.27% 0.28%
2085 -0.26% 0.28%
2084 -0.25% 0.31%
2083 -0.24% 0.31%
2082 -0.23% 0.33%
2081 -0.22% 0.36%
2080 -0.21% 0.35%
2079 -0.2% 0.37%
2078 -0.19% 0.38%
2077 -0.18% 0.39%
2076 -0.17% 0.41%
2075 -0.16% 0.42%
2074 -0.15% 0.44%
2073 -0.14% 0.47%
2072 -0.13% 0.49%
2071 -0.12% 0.5%
2070 -0.12% 0.52%
2069 -0.11% 0.55%
2068 -0.1% 0.57%
2067 -0.09% 0.59%
2066 -0.08% 0.61%
2065 -0.07% 0.62%
2064 -0.06% 0.63%
2063 -0.05% 0.65%
2062 -0.04% 0.67%
2061 -0.02% 0.72%
2060 -0.01% 0.73%
2059 0.003% 0.75%
2058 0.02% 0.77%
2057 0.04% 0.79%
2056 0.05% 0.82%
2055 0.07% 0.86%
2054 0.09% 0.87%
2053 0.11% 0.91%
2052 0.13% 0.93%
2051 0.16% 0.95%
2050 0.18% 0.99%
2049 0.21% 1.01%
2048 0.23% 1.04%
2047 0.25% 1.06%
2046 0.28% 1.1%
2045 0.31% 1.12%
2044 0.34% 1.14%
2043 0.36% 1.16%
2042 0.39% 1.19%
2041 0.41% 1.22%
2040 0.44% 1.25%
2039 0.46% 1.29%
2038 0.48% 1.31%
2037 0.5% 1.35%
2036 0.53% 1.37%
2035 0.55% 1.4%
2034 0.57% 1.43%
2033 0.59% 1.46%
2032 0.61% 1.49%
2031 0.63% 1.54%
2030 0.66% 1.57%
2029 0.69% 1.61%
2028 0.72% 1.65%
2027 0.74% 1.7%
2026 0.77% 1.74%
2025 0.8% 1.78%
2024 0.82% 1.8%
2023 0.85% 1.83%
2022 0.75% 1.9%
2021 0.71% 2.01%
2020 0.85% 2.15%
2019 0.94% 2.28%
2018 0.97% 2.35%
2017 1.03% 2.42%
2016 1.08% 2.5%
2015 1.13% 2.58%
2014 1.18% 2.66%
2013 1.25% 2.74%
2012 1.29% 2.83%
2011 1.28% 2.96%
2010 1.27% 3.07%
2009 1.28% 3.11%
2008 1.31% 3.15%
2007 1.33% 3.2%
2006 1.33% 3.24%
2005 1.29% 3.28%
2004 1.28% 3.33%
2003 1.33% 3.38%
2002 1.36% 3.41%
2001 1.4% 3.46%
2000 1.44% 3.51%
1999 1.51% 3.54%
1998 1.59% 3.58%
1997 1.64% 3.63%
1996 1.66% 3.64%
1995 1.68% 3.66%
1994 1.7% 3.69%
1993 1.72% 3.7%
1992 1.75% 3.6%
1991 1.79% 3.22%
1990 1.83% 2.64%
1989 1.89% 2.27%
1988 1.93% 2.18%
1987 1.96% 2.19%
1986 2.04% 2.18%
1985 2.16% 2.17%
1984 2.25% 2.15%
1983 2.31% 2.12%
1982 2.34% 2.1%
1981 2.37% 2.09%
1980 2.42% 2.09%
1979 2.45% 2.12%
1978 2.47% 2.16%
1977 2.49% 2.19%
1976 2.53% 2.22%
1975 2.56% 2.26%
1974 2.61% 2.31%
1973 2.66% 2.37%
1972 2.7% 2.42%
1971 2.75% 2.43%
1970 2.79% 2.4%
1969 2.8% 2.35%
1968 2.74% 2.28%
1967 2.63% 2.26%
1966 2.39% 2.23%
1965 2.56% 2.17%
1964 2.9% 2.19%
1963 2.87% 2.27%
1962 2.85% 2.34%
1961 2.83% 2.56%

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 Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Papua New Guinea
Current population
288551776
11002753
Population rank 4/197 89/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.13%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
2.81 minutes
One birth every
7.04 seconds
2.06 minutes
One death every
14.9 seconds
7.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,296 +512
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 +186,867
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 59/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
1.29 days
Annual migration change -39,509 -284
Net migration rank 171/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -284
2024 - -38,469 - -707
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 187,637 -787
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 186,861 -787
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 183,766 10,703
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 189,130 10,703
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 190,662 22,978
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 190,662 24,684
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 189,715 26,513
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 189,281 28,473
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 188,600 30,580
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 187,592 32,840
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 185,790 35,280
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 183,658 37,893
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 181,842 40,690
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 178,998 50,106
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 175,421 49,647
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 172,823 48,985
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 169,306 48,203
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 166,540 47,191
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 163,888 46,014
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 161,023 44,811
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 158,611 43,639
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 155,091 42,657
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 151,431 41,962
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 147,496 41,855
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 143,592 42,519
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 136,677 43,091
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 134,458 42,787
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 129,802 41,994
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 125,410 40,962
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 122,113 39,669
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 118,668 38,220
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 114,818 36,622
1991 3,288,791 3,096 111,453 26,830
1990 3,250,906 11,539 110,033 2,398
1989 3,316,792 19,905 108,199 -19,824
1988 3,331,242 25,383 106,256 -26,232
1987 3,304,520 26,705 104,367 -25,720
1986 3,309,905 30,988 102,346 -25,495
1985 3,419,412 37,451 100,333 -25,470
1984 3,549,570 43,693 98,103 -25,487
1983 3,558,949 47,375 95,982 -25,465
1982 3,545,504 46,792 93,522 -25,355
1981 3,497,244 44,710 91,767 -25,383
1980 3,484,846 42,254 90,266 -25,638
1979 3,460,621 43,900 89,330 -25,618
1978 3,412,980 45,911 88,747 -25,208
1977 3,334,779 45,610 87,954 -24,722
1976 3,291,479 48,010 86,965 -24,198
1975 3,263,794 56,386 85,809 -23,562
1974 3,196,136 61,188 84,829 -22,771
1973 3,210,643 64,991 83,821 -21,803
1972 3,149,726 72,007 82,672 -20,303
1971 3,111,304 79,264 80,599 -18,945
1970 3,080,421 81,368 78,712 -18,773
1969 3,034,825 82,955 76,454 -18,994
1968 2,961,608 55,731 73,983 -19,188
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 71,519 -19,767
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 69,206 -17,454
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 66,693 -18,532
1964 2,700,138 144,819 64,558 -17,730
1963 2,609,526 110,166 62,260 -15,189
1962 2,525,163 106,264 59,974 -12,141
1961 2,434,113 103,628 58,151 -10,409
1960 2,350,971 101,631 56,326 -2,034

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 Papua New Guinea 91% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,906 people) and 8.98% is from migration (a gain of 185,900 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

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
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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