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

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The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 285,721,236 in 2025 vs 19,020,271 people in Romania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 289,027,659 people compared to 18,912,567 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 +0.9% per year vs -0.41% in Romania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.5% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.9M (10.8% decline).

Indonesia vs Romania: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Romania
2100 297,217,412 10,843,503
2099 298,340,219 10,927,951
2098 299,449,882 11,011,822
2097 300,549,857 11,095,182
2096 301,634,112 11,178,195
2095 302,698,798 11,261,202
2094 303,751,488 11,343,358
2093 304,790,169 11,426,736
2092 305,809,796 11,509,522
2091 306,805,664 11,591,897
2090 307,780,044 11,675,686
2089 308,727,665 11,759,143
2088 309,652,467 11,842,733
2087 310,557,120 11,926,699
2086 311,434,804 12,013,212
2085 312,284,488 12,099,742
2084 313,107,329 12,187,794
2083 313,904,231 12,277,402
2082 314,670,881 12,367,518
2081 315,404,888 12,460,785
2080 316,109,402 12,556,104
2079 316,790,074 12,652,446
2078 317,438,140 12,750,395
2077 318,056,534 12,849,896
2076 318,635,038 12,950,914
2075 319,190,402 13,053,551
2074 319,709,426 13,158,624
2073 320,201,444 13,264,931
2072 320,659,562 13,375,162
2071 321,086,184 13,488,051
2070 321,485,042 13,603,287
2069 321,858,064 13,721,187
2068 322,201,979 13,840,530
2067 322,516,545 13,963,377
2066 322,798,892 14,088,938
2065 323,048,550 14,218,608
2064 323,268,759 14,349,029
2063 323,456,004 14,480,312
2062 323,612,644 14,613,788
2061 323,734,699 14,747,178
2060 323,814,746 14,879,235
2059 323,854,683 15,011,161
2058 323,844,015 15,141,670
2057 323,786,943 15,271,230
2056 323,671,172 15,400,030
2055 323,502,155 15,527,331
2054 323,274,189 15,651,338
2053 322,982,358 15,773,422
2052 322,627,695 15,896,118
2051 322,202,850 16,016,719
2050 321,699,802 16,135,745
2049 321,119,283 16,255,638
2048 320,457,830 16,375,139
2047 319,728,668 16,494,633
2046 318,921,027 16,612,186
2045 318,028,206 16,730,009
2044 317,051,440 16,848,827
2043 315,992,168 16,966,857
2042 314,856,940 17,084,359
2041 313,643,892 17,203,640
2040 312,358,800 17,320,952
2039 311,001,176 17,438,042
2038 309,578,763 17,556,386
2037 308,089,917 17,673,500
2036 306,544,452 17,790,613
2035 304,940,852 17,906,949
2034 303,275,782 18,020,973
2033 301,552,643 18,134,889
2032 299,781,696 18,247,275
2031 297,956,985 18,359,750
2030 296,081,262 18,471,446
2029 294,145,245 18,583,513
2028 292,143,454 18,693,807
2027 290,069,053 18,803,518
2026 287,927,760 18,912,567
2025 285,721,236 19,020,271
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 (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 Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth), while Romania's population decreased by 789,700 people (a 4.01% 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 11.3% to 321,699,802 people with a rank change from 4th to 6th. The population of Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,135,745 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 0.79% -0.17%
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 (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 Romania's population declined by 0.17%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Romania
Current population
289027659
18912567
Population rank 4/197 70/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.23%
One net population change
14.2 seconds
16.7 minutes
One birth every
7.06 seconds
3.68 minutes
One death every
14.6 seconds
2.16 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,119 -86
Annual growth/decline +2,233,305 -31,533
Annual growth/decline rate +0.79% -0.17%
Population growth rate rank 112/197 172/197
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 2,307,025 -38,469 -100,975 -28,466
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 -83,869 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Romania 83.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 805,807 people) and 16.6% is from migration (a loss of 160,935 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 (1960–2025, 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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