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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 19,051,804 people in Romania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 18,839,108 in Romania.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 15.3 times bigger than Romania's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
  • The countries together account for 3.71% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.23% for Romania.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs -0.43% in Romania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.8M (11.1% decline).

Indonesia vs Romania: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Romania
2100 297,263,579 10,801,385
2099 298,386,561 10,885,505
2098 299,496,396 10,969,050
2097 300,596,542 11,052,086
2096 301,680,965 11,134,776
2095 302,745,817 11,217,462
2094 303,798,670 11,299,298
2093 304,837,512 11,382,352
2092 305,857,297 11,464,817
2091 306,853,321 11,546,872
2090 307,827,852 11,630,335
2089 308,775,620 11,713,468
2088 309,700,566 11,796,733
2087 310,605,359 11,880,373
2086 311,483,180 11,966,550
2085 312,332,996 12,052,744
2084 313,155,965 12,140,454
2083 313,952,990 12,229,714
2082 314,719,759 12,319,480
2081 315,453,880 12,412,385
2080 316,158,503 12,507,333
2079 316,839,281 12,603,302
2078 317,487,448 12,700,870
2077 318,105,938 12,799,985
2076 318,684,532 12,900,610
2075 319,239,982 13,002,848
2074 319,759,087 13,107,513
2073 320,251,181 13,213,407
2072 320,709,370 13,323,211
2071 321,136,059 13,435,661
2070 321,534,979 13,550,449
2069 321,908,058 13,667,892
2068 322,252,027 13,786,771
2067 322,566,642 13,909,141
2066 322,849,032 14,034,214
2065 323,098,730 14,163,381
2064 323,318,973 14,293,294
2063 323,506,247 14,424,068
2062 323,662,911 14,557,025
2061 323,784,985 14,689,897
2060 323,865,045 14,821,441
2059 323,904,988 14,952,855
2058 323,894,318 15,082,857
2057 323,837,237 15,211,914
2056 323,721,448 15,340,213
2055 323,552,405 15,467,019
2054 323,324,404 15,590,545
2053 323,032,528 15,712,155
2052 322,677,809 15,834,374
2051 322,252,898 15,954,507
2050 321,749,772 16,073,070
2049 321,169,163 16,192,498
2048 320,507,607 16,311,535
2047 319,778,332 16,430,565
2046 318,970,565 16,547,661
2045 318,077,606 16,665,026
2044 317,100,688 16,783,383
2043 316,041,251 16,900,955
2042 314,905,847 17,018,000
2041 313,692,611 17,136,818
2040 312,407,319 17,253,674
2039 311,049,484 17,370,310
2038 309,626,850 17,488,193
2037 308,137,773 17,604,853
2036 306,592,068 17,721,511
2035 304,988,219 17,837,396
2034 303,322,890 17,950,976
2033 301,599,483 18,064,449
2032 299,828,261 18,176,399
2031 298,003,267 18,288,437
2030 296,127,253 18,399,699
2029 294,190,935 18,511,331
2028 292,188,833 18,621,197
2027 290,114,110 18,730,482
2026 287,972,484 18,839,108
2025 285,765,617 18,946,392
2024 283,487,931 19,051,804
2023 281,190,067 19,061,062
2022 278,830,529 19,048,502
2021 276,758,053 19,122,059
2020 274,814,866 19,265,250
2019 272,489,381 19,371,648
2018 269,951,846 19,473,970
2017 267,346,658 19,588,715
2016 264,627,418 19,702,267
2015 261,799,249 19,815,616
2014 258,877,399 19,908,979
2013 255,852,467 19,983,693
2012 252,698,525 20,058,035
2011 249,470,032 20,147,528
2010 246,305,322 20,246,871
2009 243,220,028 20,367,487
2008 240,157,903 20,537,875
2007 237,062,337 20,882,982
2006 233,951,652 21,193,760
2005 230,871,650 21,319,685
2004 227,926,649 21,451,748
2003 225,048,008 21,574,326
2002 222,088,495 21,730,496
2001 219,097,902 22,131,970
2000 216,077,790 22,442,971
1999 213,004,668 22,472,040
1998 209,826,788 22,507,344
1997 206,536,095 22,553,978
1996 203,204,348 22,619,004
1995 199,888,057 22,684,270
1994 196,591,828 22,730,211
1993 193,305,168 22,763,280
1992 190,043,744 22,794,284
1991 186,778,238 23,001,155
1990 183,501,098 23,201,835
1989 180,201,630 23,161,458
1988 176,855,065 23,057,662
1987 173,511,154 22,949,430
1986 170,175,065 22,836,841
1985 166,776,185 22,732,999
1984 163,251,124 22,640,547
1983 159,651,381 22,560,478
1982 156,052,152 22,475,741
1981 152,485,035 22,353,070
1980 148,950,540 22,207,282
1979 145,434,834 22,090,488
1978 141,953,163 21,951,464
1977 138,533,541 21,756,096
1976 135,173,655 21,551,634
1975 131,843,848 21,293,583
1974 128,555,045 21,029,429
1973 125,288,515 20,835,681
1972 122,039,841 20,657,957
1971 118,833,702 20,461,567
1970 115,657,495 20,250,398
1969 112,517,639 20,009,141
1968 109,450,006 19,799,831
1967 106,526,393 19,534,242
1966 103,792,754 19,215,450
1965 101,365,130 19,031,576
1964 98,833,749 18,919,126
1963 96,051,424 18,797,850
1962 93,375,850 18,676,550
1961 90,791,249 18,555,250
1960 88,296,070 18,406,905

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 Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Romania's population decreased by 863,159 people (a 4.38% decline).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th 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 Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,073,070 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Romania
2100 -0.38% -0.77%
2099 -0.37% -0.76%
2098 -0.37% -0.75%
2097 -0.36% -0.74%
2096 -0.35% -0.74%
2095 -0.35% -0.72%
2094 -0.34% -0.73%
2093 -0.33% -0.72%
2092 -0.32% -0.71%
2091 -0.32% -0.72%
2090 -0.31% -0.71%
2089 -0.3% -0.71%
2088 -0.29% -0.7%
2087 -0.28% -0.72%
2086 -0.27% -0.72%
2085 -0.26% -0.72%
2084 -0.25% -0.73%
2083 -0.24% -0.73%
2082 -0.23% -0.75%
2081 -0.22% -0.76%
2080 -0.21% -0.76%
2079 -0.2% -0.77%
2078 -0.19% -0.77%
2077 -0.18% -0.78%
2076 -0.17% -0.79%
2075 -0.16% -0.8%
2074 -0.15% -0.8%
2073 -0.14% -0.82%
2072 -0.13% -0.84%
2071 -0.12% -0.85%
2070 -0.12% -0.86%
2069 -0.11% -0.86%
2068 -0.1% -0.88%
2067 -0.09% -0.89%
2066 -0.08% -0.91%
2065 -0.07% -0.91%
2064 -0.06% -0.91%
2063 -0.05% -0.91%
2062 -0.04% -0.9%
2061 -0.02% -0.89%
2060 -0.01% -0.88%
2059 0.003% -0.86%
2058 0.02% -0.85%
2057 0.04% -0.84%
2056 0.05% -0.82%
2055 0.07% -0.79%
2054 0.09% -0.77%
2053 0.11% -0.77%
2052 0.13% -0.75%
2051 0.16% -0.74%
2050 0.18% -0.74%
2049 0.21% -0.73%
2048 0.23% -0.72%
2047 0.25% -0.71%
2046 0.28% -0.7%
2045 0.31% -0.71%
2044 0.34% -0.7%
2043 0.36% -0.69%
2042 0.39% -0.69%
2041 0.41% -0.68%
2040 0.44% -0.67%
2039 0.46% -0.67%
2038 0.48% -0.66%
2037 0.5% -0.66%
2036 0.53% -0.65%
2035 0.55% -0.63%
2034 0.57% -0.63%
2033 0.59% -0.62%
2032 0.61% -0.61%
2031 0.63% -0.6%
2030 0.66% -0.6%
2029 0.69% -0.59%
2028 0.72% -0.58%
2027 0.74% -0.58%
2026 0.77% -0.57%
2025 0.8% -0.55%
2024 0.82% -0.05%
2023 0.85% 0.07%
2022 0.75% -0.38%
2021 0.71% -0.74%
2020 0.85% -0.55%
2019 0.94% -0.53%
2018 0.97% -0.59%
2017 1.03% -0.58%
2016 1.08% -0.57%
2015 1.13% -0.47%
2014 1.18% -0.37%
2013 1.25% -0.37%
2012 1.29% -0.44%
2011 1.28% -0.49%
2010 1.27% -0.59%
2009 1.28% -0.83%
2008 1.31% -1.65%
2007 1.33% -1.47%
2006 1.33% -0.59%
2005 1.29% -0.62%
2004 1.28% -0.57%
2003 1.33% -0.72%
2002 1.36% -1.81%
2001 1.4% -1.39%
2000 1.44% -0.13%
1999 1.51% -0.16%
1998 1.59% -0.21%
1997 1.64% -0.29%
1996 1.66% -0.29%
1995 1.68% -0.2%
1994 1.7% -0.15%
1993 1.72% -0.14%
1992 1.75% -0.9%
1991 1.79% -0.86%
1990 1.83% 0.17%
1989 1.89% 0.45%
1988 1.93% 0.47%
1987 1.96% 0.49%
1986 2.04% 0.46%
1985 2.16% 0.41%
1984 2.25% 0.35%
1983 2.31% 0.38%
1982 2.34% 0.55%
1981 2.37% 0.66%
1980 2.42% 0.53%
1979 2.45% 0.63%
1978 2.47% 0.9%
1977 2.49% 0.95%
1976 2.53% 1.21%
1975 2.56% 1.26%
1974 2.61% 0.93%
1973 2.66% 0.86%
1972 2.7% 0.96%
1971 2.75% 1.04%
1970 2.79% 1.21%
1969 2.8% 1.06%
1968 2.74% 1.36%
1967 2.63% 1.66%
1966 2.39% 0.97%
1965 2.56% 0.59%
1964 2.9% 0.65%
1963 2.87% 0.65%
1962 2.85% 0.65%
1961 2.83% 0.81%

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 Romania's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Romania
Current population
288551776
18839108
Population rank 4/197 70/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.23%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
56.8 minutes
One birth every
7.04 seconds
3.45 minutes
One death every
14.9 seconds
2.17 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,296 -25
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 -9,258
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 169/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
18.1 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 -29,041
Net migration rank 171/196 163/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 655,579
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 73/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 3.4%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 112/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Romania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Romania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -29,041
2024 - -38,469 - -28,466
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 -89,587 -27,780
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 -93,338 89,076
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 -141,504 -17,731
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 -100,179 -13,202
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 -60,053 -27,909
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 -62,316 -33,018
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 -50,930 -33,081
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 -53,196 -33,073
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 -59,447 -35,751
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 -55,745 -35,448
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 -59,951 -34,910
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 -54,157 -37,589
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 -56,413 -102,769
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 -46,567 -122,364
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 -34,625 -137,953
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 -30,806 -144,368
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 -37,590 -133,089
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 -38,148 -132,777
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 -40,508 -131,176
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 -42,904 -117,432
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 -56,093 -107,139
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 -58,673 -106,585
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 -37,625 -91,154
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 -22,443 -92,451
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 -31,461 -82,590
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 -33,761 -81,366
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 -42,853 -88,734
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 -56,548 -70,799
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 -36,295 -73,779
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 -18,184 -76,246
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 -13,658 -73,475
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 -4,559 -63,200
1991 3,288,791 3,096 25,301 -36,824
1990 3,250,906 11,539 69,605 -38,157
1989 3,316,792 19,905 122,756 -33,866
1988 3,331,242 25,383 126,817 -48,911
1987 3,304,520 26,705 128,517 -42,868
1986 3,309,905 30,988 134,737 -50,450
1985 3,419,412 37,451 111,392 -28,108
1984 3,549,570 43,693 117,731 -24,629
1983 3,558,949 47,375 87,986 3,093
1982 3,545,504 46,792 119,121 -4,725
1981 3,497,244 44,710 156,472 -20,870
1980 3,484,846 42,254 168,776 -16,668
1979 3,460,621 43,900 194,397 -29,600
1978 3,412,980 45,911 204,148 -31,427
1977 3,334,779 45,610 215,385 -28,135
1976 3,291,479 48,010 213,361 18,748
1975 3,263,794 56,386 219,324 9,125
1974 3,196,136 61,188 235,530 6,725
1973 3,210,643 64,991 175,020 58,651
1972 3,149,726 72,007 198,316 61,920
1971 3,111,304 79,264 206,662 74,473
1970 3,080,421 81,368 234,905 71,919
1969 3,034,825 82,955 264,120 74,851
1968 2,961,608 55,731 338,577 33,601
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 347,709 37,282
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 115,293 -25,458
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 114,190 -60,430
1964 2,700,138 144,819 134,326 -59,500
1963 2,609,526 110,166 139,104 -58,076
1962 2,525,163 106,264 130,736 -56,152
1961 2,434,113 103,628 163,286 -54,642
1960 2,350,971 101,631 191,431 -55,397

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 Romania 82% is from natural causes (a loss of 766,295 people) and 18% is from migration (a loss of 167,917 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 655,579 people or 3.4% in Romania.

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
Romania
City Population
Bucharest 1.72M
Cluj-Napoca 287K
Iasi 272K
Constanta 264K
Timisoara 251K
Brasov 238K
Craiova 234K
Galati 218K
Oradea 183K
Ploiesti 181K

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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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