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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 2.03 times bigger than Russia's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 5.19% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Indonesia vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Russia
2100 297,263,579 124,983,377
2099 298,386,561 125,086,144
2098 299,496,396 125,186,329
2097 300,596,542 125,264,415
2096 301,680,965 125,354,177
2095 302,745,817 125,422,006
2094 303,798,670 125,474,373
2093 304,837,512 125,529,632
2092 305,857,297 125,604,261
2091 306,853,321 125,652,742
2090 307,827,852 125,707,894
2089 308,775,620 125,760,026
2088 309,700,566 125,810,124
2087 310,605,359 125,858,116
2086 311,483,180 125,926,035
2085 312,332,996 126,001,913
2084 313,155,965 126,076,414
2083 313,952,990 126,151,046
2082 314,719,759 126,234,371
2081 315,453,880 126,317,768
2080 316,158,503 126,414,511
2079 316,839,281 126,534,688
2078 317,487,448 126,674,591
2077 318,105,938 126,830,956
2076 318,684,532 126,982,766
2075 319,239,982 127,165,304
2074 319,759,087 127,362,143
2073 320,251,181 127,576,856
2072 320,709,370 127,802,632
2071 321,136,059 128,080,998
2070 321,534,979 128,353,977
2069 321,908,058 128,642,208
2068 322,252,027 128,920,237
2067 322,566,642 129,203,483
2066 322,849,032 129,511,983
2065 323,098,730 129,842,007
2064 323,318,973 130,177,089
2063 323,506,247 130,522,107
2062 323,662,911 130,851,664
2061 323,784,985 131,200,160
2060 323,865,045 131,526,812
2059 323,904,988 131,884,461
2058 323,894,318 132,247,211
2057 323,837,237 132,584,941
2056 323,721,448 132,925,501
2055 323,552,405 133,271,436
2054 323,324,404 133,595,068
2053 323,032,528 133,914,243
2052 322,677,809 134,180,223
2051 322,252,898 134,443,510
2050 321,749,772 134,687,487
2049 321,169,163 134,909,323
2048 320,507,607 135,117,641
2047 319,778,332 135,311,492
2046 318,970,565 135,482,008
2045 318,077,606 135,664,379
2044 317,100,688 135,863,165
2043 316,041,251 136,085,277
2042 314,905,847 136,307,658
2041 313,692,611 136,557,818
2040 312,407,319 136,821,807
2039 311,049,484 137,122,219
2038 309,626,850 137,433,644
2037 308,137,773 137,770,811
2036 306,592,068 138,118,955
2035 304,988,219 138,478,809
2034 303,322,890 138,852,689
2033 301,599,483 139,237,595
2032 299,828,261 139,635,142
2031 298,003,267 140,058,187
2030 296,127,253 140,453,528
2029 294,190,935 140,840,370
2028 292,188,833 141,214,141
2027 290,114,110 141,580,416
2026 287,972,484 141,906,741
2025 285,765,617 142,772,403
2024 283,487,931 143,533,851
2023 281,190,067 143,826,130
2022 278,830,529 144,236,933
2021 276,758,053 144,746,762
2020 274,814,866 145,245,148
2019 272,489,381 145,453,291
2018 269,951,846 145,398,106
2017 267,346,658 145,293,260
2016 264,627,418 145,015,460
2015 261,799,249 144,640,716
2014 258,877,399 144,237,223
2013 255,852,467 143,805,638
2012 252,698,525 143,378,447
2011 249,470,032 143,018,195
2010 246,305,322 142,849,468
2009 243,220,028 142,785,348
2008 240,157,903 142,742,366
2007 237,062,337 142,805,114
2006 233,951,652 143,049,637
2005 230,871,650 143,518,814
2004 227,926,649 144,067,316
2003 225,048,008 144,648,618
2002 222,088,495 145,306,497
2001 219,097,902 145,976,482
2000 216,077,790 146,596,869
1999 213,004,668 147,214,776
1998 209,826,788 147,670,784
1997 206,536,095 147,915,361
1996 203,204,348 148,160,129
1995 199,888,057 148,375,787
1994 196,591,828 148,407,912
1993 193,305,168 148,458,777
1992 190,043,744 148,538,197
1991 186,778,238 148,394,216
1990 183,501,098 147,969,406
1989 180,201,630 147,721,000
1988 176,855,065 146,857,000
1987 173,511,154 145,908,000
1986 170,175,065 144,894,000
1985 166,776,185 143,858,000
1984 163,251,124 142,745,000
1983 159,651,381 141,668,000
1982 156,052,152 140,823,000
1981 152,485,035 139,941,000
1980 148,950,540 139,010,000
1979 145,434,834 138,027,000
1978 141,953,163 137,060,000
1977 138,533,541 136,100,000
1976 135,173,655 135,147,000
1975 131,843,848 134,200,000
1974 128,555,045 133,432,000
1973 125,288,515 132,669,000
1972 122,039,841 131,909,000
1971 118,833,702 131,155,000
1970 115,657,495 130,404,000
1969 112,517,639 129,664,000
1968 109,450,006 128,928,000
1967 106,526,393 128,196,000
1966 103,792,754 127,468,000
1965 101,365,130 126,745,000
1964 98,833,749 125,345,000
1963 96,051,424 123,960,000
1962 93,375,850 122,591,000
1961 90,791,249 121,236,000
1960 88,296,070 119,897,000

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 Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Russia
2100 -0.38% -0.08%
2099 -0.37% -0.08%
2098 -0.37% -0.06%
2097 -0.36% -0.07%
2096 -0.35% -0.05%
2095 -0.35% -0.04%
2094 -0.34% -0.04%
2093 -0.33% -0.06%
2092 -0.32% -0.04%
2091 -0.32% -0.04%
2090 -0.31% -0.04%
2089 -0.3% -0.04%
2088 -0.29% -0.04%
2087 -0.28% -0.05%
2086 -0.27% -0.06%
2085 -0.26% -0.06%
2084 -0.25% -0.06%
2083 -0.24% -0.07%
2082 -0.23% -0.07%
2081 -0.22% -0.08%
2080 -0.21% -0.09%
2079 -0.2% -0.11%
2078 -0.19% -0.12%
2077 -0.18% -0.12%
2076 -0.17% -0.14%
2075 -0.16% -0.15%
2074 -0.15% -0.17%
2073 -0.14% -0.18%
2072 -0.13% -0.22%
2071 -0.12% -0.21%
2070 -0.12% -0.22%
2069 -0.11% -0.22%
2068 -0.1% -0.22%
2067 -0.09% -0.24%
2066 -0.08% -0.25%
2065 -0.07% -0.26%
2064 -0.06% -0.26%
2063 -0.05% -0.25%
2062 -0.04% -0.27%
2061 -0.02% -0.25%
2060 -0.01% -0.27%
2059 0.003% -0.27%
2058 0.02% -0.25%
2057 0.04% -0.26%
2056 0.05% -0.26%
2055 0.07% -0.24%
2054 0.09% -0.24%
2053 0.11% -0.2%
2052 0.13% -0.2%
2051 0.16% -0.18%
2050 0.18% -0.16%
2049 0.21% -0.15%
2048 0.23% -0.14%
2047 0.25% -0.13%
2046 0.28% -0.13%
2045 0.31% -0.15%
2044 0.34% -0.16%
2043 0.36% -0.16%
2042 0.39% -0.18%
2041 0.41% -0.19%
2040 0.44% -0.22%
2039 0.46% -0.23%
2038 0.48% -0.24%
2037 0.5% -0.25%
2036 0.53% -0.26%
2035 0.55% -0.27%
2034 0.57% -0.28%
2033 0.59% -0.28%
2032 0.61% -0.3%
2031 0.63% -0.28%
2030 0.66% -0.27%
2029 0.69% -0.26%
2028 0.72% -0.26%
2027 0.74% -0.23%
2026 0.77% -0.61%
2025 0.8% -0.53%
2024 0.82% -0.2%
2023 0.85% -0.28%
2022 0.75% -0.35%
2021 0.71% -0.34%
2020 0.85% -0.14%
2019 0.94% 0.04%
2018 0.97% 0.07%
2017 1.03% 0.19%
2016 1.08% 0.26%
2015 1.13% 0.28%
2014 1.18% 0.3%
2013 1.25% 0.3%
2012 1.29% 0.25%
2011 1.28% 0.12%
2010 1.27% 0.04%
2009 1.28% 0.03%
2008 1.31% -0.04%
2007 1.33% -0.17%
2006 1.33% -0.33%
2005 1.29% -0.38%
2004 1.28% -0.4%
2003 1.33% -0.45%
2002 1.36% -0.46%
2001 1.4% -0.42%
2000 1.44% -0.42%
1999 1.51% -0.31%
1998 1.59% -0.17%
1997 1.64% -0.17%
1996 1.66% -0.15%
1995 1.68% -0.02%
1994 1.7% -0.03%
1993 1.72% -0.05%
1992 1.75% 0.1%
1991 1.79% 0.29%
1990 1.83% 0.17%
1989 1.89% 0.59%
1988 1.93% 0.65%
1987 1.96% 0.7%
1986 2.04% 0.72%
1985 2.16% 0.78%
1984 2.25% 0.76%
1983 2.31% 0.6%
1982 2.34% 0.63%
1981 2.37% 0.67%
1980 2.42% 0.71%
1979 2.45% 0.71%
1978 2.47% 0.71%
1977 2.49% 0.71%
1976 2.53% 0.71%
1975 2.56% 0.58%
1974 2.61% 0.58%
1973 2.66% 0.58%
1972 2.7% 0.57%
1971 2.75% 0.58%
1970 2.79% 0.57%
1969 2.8% 0.57%
1968 2.74% 0.57%
1967 2.63% 0.57%
1966 2.39% 0.57%
1965 2.56% 1.12%
1964 2.9% 1.12%
1963 2.87% 1.12%
1962 2.85% 1.12%
1961 2.83% 1.12%

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 Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Russia
Current population
288551776
141906741
Population rank 4/197 9/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 1.71%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
1.8 minutes
One birth every
7.04 seconds
25.5 seconds
One death every
14.9 seconds
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +6,296 -801
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 177/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 -251,822
Net migration rank 171/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -251,822
2024 - -38,469 - -178,042
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 -503,392 27,807
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 -576,948 765,629
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 -697,177 334,094
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 -319,997 336,494
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 -232,637 339,972
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 -130,764 396,619
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 0 447,645
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 43,392 384,756
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 28,848 264,698
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 28,761 289,872
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 0 285,977
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 -128,716 309,377
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 -242,844 307,555
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 -257,014 350,206
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 -356,856 360,840
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 -471,257 365,717
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 -686,638 308,370
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 -846,761 263,541
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 -792,370 261,519
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 -896,822 256,804
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 -963,445 259,614
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 -967,540 550,401
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 -927,453 375,468
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 -694,053 528,135
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 -769,159 541,387
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 -785,248 587,171
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 -845,742 723,875
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 -757,140 507,229
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 3,288,791 3,096 103,876 125,505
1990 3,250,906 11,539 325,533 299,863
1989 3,316,792 19,905 576,112 89,400
1988 3,331,242 25,383 778,343 269,862
1987 3,304,520 26,705 977,583 275,611
1986 3,309,905 30,988 985,279 283,553
1985 3,419,412 37,451 762,447 280,614
1984 3,549,570 43,693 756,548 247,026
1983 3,558,949 47,375 906,676 200,159
1982 3,545,504 46,792 830,855 107,520
1981 3,497,244 44,710 713,700 36,686
1980 3,484,846 42,254 681,149 10,440
1979 3,460,621 43,900 690,135 -5,791
1978 3,412,980 45,911 812,766 108,882
1977 3,334,779 45,610 832,932 122,316
1976 3,291,479 48,010 852,237 113,851
1975 3,263,794 56,386 843,850 80,069
1974 3,196,136 61,188 883,186 -51,759
1973 3,210,643 64,991 846,561 -107,568
1972 3,149,726 72,007 872,050 -111,168
1971 3,111,304 79,264 854,999 -134,968
1970 3,080,421 81,368 785,554 -264,464
1969 3,034,825 82,955 753,088 -64,643
1968 2,961,608 55,731 787,621 -83,221
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 854,554 -116,029
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 989,279 -111,360
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 2,700,138 144,819 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 2,609,526 110,166 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 2,525,163 106,264 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 2,434,113 103,628 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 2,350,971 101,631 1,962,834 -234,895

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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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