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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 35,806,942 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 8.06 times bigger than Poland's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 3.91% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.8M (6.12% decline).

Indonesia vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Poland
2100 297,263,579 18,350,017
2099 298,386,561 18,541,227
2098 299,496,396 18,733,999
2097 300,596,542 18,928,169
2096 301,680,965 19,125,003
2095 302,745,817 19,323,203
2094 303,798,670 19,525,085
2093 304,837,512 19,730,030
2092 305,857,297 19,938,529
2091 306,853,321 20,151,135
2090 307,827,852 20,368,308
2089 308,775,620 20,589,970
2088 309,700,566 20,817,398
2087 310,605,359 21,050,137
2086 311,483,180 21,288,179
2085 312,332,996 21,531,674
2084 313,155,965 21,780,998
2083 313,952,990 22,036,816
2082 314,719,759 22,298,479
2081 315,453,880 22,565,373
2080 316,158,503 22,836,875
2079 316,839,281 23,113,773
2078 317,487,448 23,393,434
2077 318,105,938 23,679,569
2076 318,684,532 23,968,050
2075 319,239,982 24,259,763
2074 319,759,087 24,554,480
2073 320,251,181 24,852,006
2072 320,709,370 25,149,886
2071 321,136,059 25,447,869
2070 321,534,979 25,745,140
2069 321,908,058 26,042,079
2068 322,252,027 26,337,963
2067 322,566,642 26,632,110
2066 322,849,032 26,923,643
2065 323,098,730 27,211,946
2064 323,318,973 27,497,263
2063 323,506,247 27,778,871
2062 323,662,911 28,055,433
2061 323,784,985 28,328,948
2060 323,865,045 28,597,687
2059 323,904,988 28,864,377
2058 323,894,318 29,125,961
2057 323,837,237 29,384,759
2056 323,721,448 29,641,101
2055 323,552,405 29,893,868
2054 323,324,404 30,142,942
2053 323,032,528 30,389,214
2052 322,677,809 30,630,763
2051 322,252,898 30,871,146
2050 321,749,772 31,107,894
2049 321,169,163 31,341,718
2048 320,507,607 31,572,273
2047 319,778,332 31,800,868
2046 318,970,565 32,026,873
2045 318,077,606 32,250,757
2044 317,100,688 32,471,522
2043 316,041,251 32,690,423
2042 314,905,847 32,906,811
2041 313,692,611 33,118,473
2040 312,407,319 33,328,426
2039 311,049,484 33,535,096
2038 309,626,850 33,738,091
2037 308,137,773 33,936,906
2036 306,592,068 34,133,190
2035 304,988,219 34,323,827
2034 303,322,890 34,511,159
2033 301,599,483 34,693,880
2032 299,828,261 34,872,593
2031 298,003,267 35,046,775
2030 296,127,253 35,213,577
2029 294,190,935 35,374,919
2028 292,188,833 35,527,083
2027 290,114,110 35,671,012
2026 287,972,484 35,806,942
2025 285,765,617 36,233,346
2024 283,487,931 36,559,233
2023 281,190,067 36,687,353
2022 278,830,529 36,821,749
2021 276,758,053 36,981,559
2020 274,814,866 37,515,748
2019 272,489,381 37,965,475
2018 269,951,846 37,974,750
2017 267,346,658 37,974,826
2016 264,627,418 37,970,087
2015 261,799,249 37,986,412
2014 258,877,399 38,011,735
2013 255,852,467 38,040,196
2012 252,698,525 38,063,164
2011 249,470,032 38,063,255
2010 246,305,322 38,042,794
2009 243,220,028 38,151,603
2008 240,157,903 38,125,759
2007 237,062,337 38,120,560
2006 233,951,652 38,141,267
2005 230,871,650 38,165,445
2004 227,926,649 38,182,222
2003 225,048,008 38,204,570
2002 222,088,495 38,230,364
2001 219,097,902 38,248,076
2000 216,077,790 38,258,629
1999 213,004,668 38,660,271
1998 209,826,788 38,663,481
1997 206,536,095 38,649,660
1996 203,204,348 38,624,370
1995 199,888,057 38,594,998
1994 196,591,828 38,542,652
1993 193,305,168 38,461,408
1992 190,043,744 38,363,667
1991 186,778,238 38,246,193
1990 183,501,098 38,110,782
1989 180,201,630 37,961,529
1988 176,855,065 37,824,487
1987 173,511,154 37,668,045
1986 170,175,065 37,456,119
1985 166,776,185 37,201,885
1984 163,251,124 36,904,134
1983 159,651,381 36,571,808
1982 156,052,152 36,230,481
1981 152,485,035 35,898,587
1980 148,950,540 35,574,150
1979 145,434,834 35,247,217
1978 141,953,163 34,965,600
1977 138,533,541 34,689,050
1976 135,173,655 34,356,300
1975 131,843,848 34,015,199
1974 128,555,045 33,678,899
1973 125,288,515 33,357,200
1972 122,039,841 33,055,650
1971 118,833,702 32,783,500
1970 115,657,495 32,664,300
1969 112,517,639 32,548,300
1968 109,450,006 32,294,655
1967 106,526,393 31,987,155
1966 103,792,754 31,681,000
1965 101,365,130 31,444,950
1964 98,833,749 31,139,450
1963 96,051,424 30,712,000
1962 93,375,850 30,308,500
1961 90,791,249 29,964,000
1960 88,296,070 29,637,450

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 Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% decline).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,107,894 people and rank change from 47th to 62nd.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Poland
2100 -0.38% -1.03%
2099 -0.37% -1.03%
2098 -0.37% -1.03%
2097 -0.36% -1.03%
2096 -0.35% -1.03%
2095 -0.35% -1.03%
2094 -0.34% -1.04%
2093 -0.33% -1.05%
2092 -0.32% -1.06%
2091 -0.32% -1.07%
2090 -0.31% -1.08%
2089 -0.3% -1.09%
2088 -0.29% -1.11%
2087 -0.28% -1.12%
2086 -0.27% -1.13%
2085 -0.26% -1.14%
2084 -0.25% -1.16%
2083 -0.24% -1.17%
2082 -0.23% -1.18%
2081 -0.22% -1.19%
2080 -0.21% -1.2%
2079 -0.2% -1.2%
2078 -0.19% -1.21%
2077 -0.18% -1.2%
2076 -0.17% -1.2%
2075 -0.16% -1.2%
2074 -0.15% -1.2%
2073 -0.14% -1.18%
2072 -0.13% -1.17%
2071 -0.12% -1.15%
2070 -0.12% -1.14%
2069 -0.11% -1.12%
2068 -0.1% -1.1%
2067 -0.09% -1.08%
2066 -0.08% -1.06%
2065 -0.07% -1.04%
2064 -0.06% -1.01%
2063 -0.05% -0.99%
2062 -0.04% -0.97%
2061 -0.02% -0.94%
2060 -0.01% -0.92%
2059 0.003% -0.9%
2058 0.02% -0.88%
2057 0.04% -0.86%
2056 0.05% -0.85%
2055 0.07% -0.83%
2054 0.09% -0.81%
2053 0.11% -0.79%
2052 0.13% -0.78%
2051 0.16% -0.76%
2050 0.18% -0.75%
2049 0.21% -0.73%
2048 0.23% -0.72%
2047 0.25% -0.71%
2046 0.28% -0.69%
2045 0.31% -0.68%
2044 0.34% -0.67%
2043 0.36% -0.66%
2042 0.39% -0.64%
2041 0.41% -0.63%
2040 0.44% -0.62%
2039 0.46% -0.6%
2038 0.48% -0.59%
2037 0.5% -0.58%
2036 0.53% -0.56%
2035 0.55% -0.54%
2034 0.57% -0.53%
2033 0.59% -0.51%
2032 0.61% -0.5%
2031 0.63% -0.47%
2030 0.66% -0.46%
2029 0.69% -0.43%
2028 0.72% -0.4%
2027 0.74% -0.38%
2026 0.77% -1.18%
2025 0.8% -0.89%
2024 0.82% -0.35%
2023 0.85% -0.36%
2022 0.75% -0.43%
2021 0.71% -1.42%
2020 0.85% -1.18%
2019 0.94% -0.02%
2018 0.97% -0%
2017 1.03% 0.01%
2016 1.08% -0.04%
2015 1.13% -0.07%
2014 1.18% -0.07%
2013 1.25% -0.06%
2012 1.29% -0%
2011 1.28% 0.05%
2010 1.27% -0.29%
2009 1.28% 0.07%
2008 1.31% 0.01%
2007 1.33% -0.05%
2006 1.33% -0.06%
2005 1.29% -0.04%
2004 1.28% -0.06%
2003 1.33% -0.07%
2002 1.36% -0.05%
2001 1.4% -0.03%
2000 1.44% -1.04%
1999 1.51% -0.008%
1998 1.59% 0.04%
1997 1.64% 0.07%
1996 1.66% 0.08%
1995 1.68% 0.14%
1994 1.7% 0.21%
1993 1.72% 0.25%
1992 1.75% 0.31%
1991 1.79% 0.36%
1990 1.83% 0.39%
1989 1.89% 0.36%
1988 1.93% 0.42%
1987 1.96% 0.57%
1986 2.04% 0.68%
1985 2.16% 0.81%
1984 2.25% 0.91%
1983 2.31% 0.94%
1982 2.34% 0.92%
1981 2.37% 0.91%
1980 2.42% 0.93%
1979 2.45% 0.81%
1978 2.47% 0.8%
1977 2.49% 0.97%
1976 2.53% 1%
1975 2.56% 1%
1974 2.61% 0.96%
1973 2.66% 0.91%
1972 2.7% 0.83%
1971 2.75% 0.36%
1970 2.79% 0.36%
1969 2.8% 0.79%
1968 2.74% 0.96%
1967 2.63% 0.97%
1966 2.39% 0.75%
1965 2.56% 0.98%
1964 2.9% 1.39%
1963 2.87% 1.33%
1962 2.85% 1.15%
1961 2.83% 1.1%

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 Poland's population declined by 0.35%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Poland
Current population
288551776
35806942
Population rank 4/197 47/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.43%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
4.1 minutes
One birth every
7.04 seconds
1.94 minutes
One death every
14.9 seconds
1.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,296 -351
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 -128,120
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% -0.35%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 181/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 -330,820
Net migration rank 171/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -330,820
2024 - -38,469 - -238,062
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 -135,743 -7,824
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 -143,605 967,744
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 -184,907 2,251
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 -120,050 3,920
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 -34,169 7,696
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 -26,582 -223
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 0 -21,535
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 -3,797 -5,675
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 -26,590 3,887
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 0 5,525
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 -19,020 12,402
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 0 4,635
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 11,419 45,951
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 38,043 119,623
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 30,521 -8,283
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 34,313 -42,288
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 11,436 -51,235
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 3,814 -68,882
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 -3,817 -41,942
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 -7,637 -38,216
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 -15,281 -19,039
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 -3,823 -16,462
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 3,825 -16,648
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 11,478 -15,921
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 0 -53,035
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 19,332 -39,509
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 34,785 -44,230
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 42,487 -45,349
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 46,314 -52,989
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 96,357 -41,845
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 103,846 -48,805
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 118,928 -46,893
1991 3,288,791 3,096 141,511 -55,342
1990 3,250,906 11,539 160,066 -50,339
1989 3,316,792 19,905 182,215 -49,192
1988 3,331,242 25,383 215,599 -101,671
1987 3,304,520 26,705 226,008 -32,310
1986 3,309,905 30,988 258,448 -22,520
1985 3,419,412 37,451 297,615 -27,277
1984 3,549,570 43,693 332,137 -18,402
1983 3,558,949 47,375 373,032 -26,724
1982 3,545,504 46,792 369,551 -34,980
1981 3,497,244 44,710 351,806 -16,155
1980 3,484,846 42,254 348,627 -42,420
1979 3,460,621 43,900 366,571 -22,162
1978 3,412,980 45,911 339,166 -62,936
1977 3,334,779 45,610 353,828 -33,496
1976 3,291,479 48,010 367,612 -25,716
1975 3,263,794 56,386 350,356 -31,346
1974 3,196,136 61,188 346,893 -18,273
1973 3,210,643 64,991 320,229 -29,335
1972 3,149,726 72,007 314,028 -15,004
1971 3,111,304 79,264 278,660 -31,767
1970 3,080,421 81,368 280,913 -66,859
1969 3,034,825 82,955 270,151 -26,744
1968 2,961,608 55,731 280,963 -11,905
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 275,089 -25,479
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 297,801 -17,158
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 314,450 -21,658
1964 2,700,138 144,819 326,965 -23,273
1963 2,609,526 110,166 359,330 -13,770
1962 2,525,163 106,264 360,671 -31,021
1961 2,434,113 103,628 398,521 -20,044
1960 2,350,971 101,631 444,562 -6,306

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 Poland 41.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 675,443 people) and 58.6% is from migration (a gain of 955,766 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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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