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

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The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 285,721,236 in 2025 vs 36,435,861 people in Poland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 289,027,659 people compared to 36,007,074 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 8.03 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 +0.9% per year vs -0.38% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.5% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 36M (5.6% decline).

Indonesia vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Poland
2100 297,217,412 18,452,579
2099 298,340,219 18,644,857
2098 299,449,882 18,838,707
2097 300,549,857 19,033,962
2096 301,634,112 19,231,896
2095 302,698,798 19,431,204
2094 303,751,488 19,634,214
2093 304,790,169 19,840,304
2092 305,809,796 20,049,969
2091 306,805,664 20,263,764
2090 307,780,044 20,482,150
2089 308,727,665 20,705,051
2088 309,652,467 20,933,750
2087 310,557,120 21,167,790
2086 311,434,804 21,407,163
2085 312,284,488 21,652,018
2084 313,107,329 21,902,736
2083 313,904,231 22,159,983
2082 314,670,881 22,423,109
2081 315,404,888 22,691,495
2080 316,109,402 22,964,515
2079 316,790,074 23,242,960
2078 317,438,140 23,524,184
2077 318,056,534 23,811,918
2076 318,635,038 24,102,012
2075 319,190,402 24,395,355
2074 319,709,426 24,691,719
2073 320,201,444 24,990,908
2072 320,659,562 25,290,453
2071 321,086,184 25,590,102
2070 321,485,042 25,889,034
2069 321,858,064 26,187,633
2068 322,201,979 26,485,171
2067 322,516,545 26,780,961
2066 322,798,892 27,074,124
2065 323,048,550 27,364,039
2064 323,268,759 27,650,950
2063 323,456,004 27,934,132
2062 323,612,644 28,212,240
2061 323,734,699 28,487,283
2060 323,814,746 28,757,525
2059 323,854,683 29,025,705
2058 323,844,015 29,288,751
2057 323,786,943 29,548,996
2056 323,671,172 29,806,770
2055 323,502,155 30,060,951
2054 323,274,189 30,311,416
2053 322,982,358 30,559,065
2052 322,627,695 30,801,964
2051 322,202,850 31,043,690
2050 321,699,802 31,281,762
2049 321,119,283 31,516,893
2048 320,457,830 31,748,736
2047 319,728,668 31,978,608
2046 318,921,027 32,205,877
2045 318,028,206 32,431,013
2044 317,051,440 32,653,012
2043 315,992,168 32,873,136
2042 314,856,940 33,090,733
2041 313,643,892 33,303,578
2040 312,358,800 33,514,705
2039 311,001,176 33,722,530
2038 309,578,763 33,926,660
2037 308,089,917 34,126,585
2036 306,544,452 34,323,967
2035 304,940,852 34,515,669
2034 303,275,782 34,704,048
2033 301,552,643 34,887,791
2032 299,781,696 35,067,502
2031 297,956,985 35,242,658
2030 296,081,262 35,410,392
2029 294,145,245 35,572,635
2028 292,143,454 35,725,650
2027 290,069,053 35,870,384
2026 287,927,760 36,007,074
2025 285,721,236 36,435,861
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 (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 Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 1,963,013 people (a 5.17% 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 11.3% to 321,699,802 people with a rank change from 4th to 6th. The population of Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,281,762 people and rank change from 47th to 61st.

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 18.5M 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 0.79% -0.34%
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 (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 Poland's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Poland
Current population
289027659
36007074
Population rank 4/197 47/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.43%
One net population change
14.2 seconds
4.27 minutes
One birth every
7.06 seconds
2.08 minutes
One death every
14.6 seconds
1.28 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,119 -338
Annual growth/decline +2,233,305 -123,372
Annual growth/decline rate +0.79% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 112/197 179/197
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 2,307,025 -38,469 -157,205 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Poland 53.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 832,648 people) and 46.1% is from migration (a gain of 712,179 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 (1960–2025, 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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