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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 14,256,567 people in Rwanda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 14,975,051 in Rwanda.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 19.3 times bigger than Rwanda's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Rwanda is the 77th.
  • The countries together account for 3.66% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.18% for Rwanda.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.31% in Rwanda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 15M (61% growth).

Indonesia vs Rwanda: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Rwanda
2100 297,263,579 33,092,520
2099 298,386,561 32,987,847
2098 299,496,396 32,907,335
2097 300,596,542 32,832,706
2096 301,680,965 32,747,490
2095 302,745,817 32,615,044
2094 303,798,670 32,529,590
2093 304,837,512 32,396,544
2092 305,857,297 32,274,083
2091 306,853,321 32,171,077
2090 307,827,852 32,068,626
2089 308,775,620 31,872,593
2088 309,700,566 31,726,882
2087 310,605,359 31,533,364
2086 311,483,180 31,379,315
2085 312,332,996 31,235,000
2084 313,155,965 31,092,940
2083 313,952,990 30,917,707
2082 314,719,759 30,733,578
2081 315,453,880 30,557,819
2080 316,158,503 30,367,298
2079 316,839,281 30,176,627
2078 317,487,448 29,997,866
2077 318,105,938 29,800,561
2076 318,684,532 29,627,021
2075 319,239,982 29,423,503
2074 319,759,087 29,225,643
2073 320,251,181 29,007,777
2072 320,709,370 28,780,763
2071 321,136,059 28,560,382
2070 321,534,979 28,316,533
2069 321,908,058 28,103,541
2068 322,252,027 27,854,906
2067 322,566,642 27,591,747
2066 322,849,032 27,355,659
2065 323,098,730 27,084,704
2064 323,318,973 26,821,315
2063 323,506,247 26,543,184
2062 323,662,911 26,296,132
2061 323,784,985 25,985,356
2060 323,865,045 25,712,904
2059 323,904,988 25,437,446
2058 323,894,318 25,106,242
2057 323,837,237 24,837,928
2056 323,721,448 24,566,784
2055 323,552,405 24,266,669
2054 323,324,404 23,976,914
2053 323,032,528 23,690,426
2052 322,677,809 23,406,346
2051 322,252,898 23,099,207
2050 321,749,772 22,800,250
2049 321,169,163 22,484,698
2048 320,507,607 22,157,938
2047 319,778,332 21,834,786
2046 318,970,565 21,540,566
2045 318,077,606 21,215,262
2044 317,100,688 20,902,695
2043 316,041,251 20,535,605
2042 314,905,847 20,201,608
2041 313,692,611 19,832,577
2040 312,407,319 19,463,015
2039 311,049,484 19,096,860
2038 309,626,850 18,761,626
2037 308,137,773 18,421,864
2036 306,592,068 18,116,691
2035 304,988,219 17,753,910
2034 303,322,890 17,421,234
2033 301,599,483 17,089,349
2032 299,828,261 16,811,505
2031 298,003,267 16,485,559
2030 296,127,253 16,167,916
2029 294,190,935 15,858,862
2028 292,188,833 15,544,959
2027 290,114,110 15,207,733
2026 287,972,484 14,888,776
2025 285,765,617 14,560,205
2024 283,487,931 14,256,567
2023 281,190,067 13,954,471
2022 278,830,529 13,651,030
2021 276,758,053 13,355,260
2020 274,814,866 13,065,837
2019 272,489,381 12,776,103
2018 269,951,846 12,487,996
2017 267,346,658 12,202,060
2016 264,627,418 11,919,183
2015 261,799,249 11,640,022
2014 258,877,399 11,364,757
2013 255,852,467 11,093,340
2012 252,698,525 10,829,901
2011 249,470,032 10,573,733
2010 246,305,322 10,317,553
2009 243,220,028 10,060,432
2008 240,157,903 9,804,269
2007 237,062,337 9,549,933
2006 233,951,652 9,299,246
2005 230,871,650 9,054,528
2004 227,926,649 8,816,844
2003 225,048,008 8,586,875
2002 222,088,495 8,400,180
2001 219,097,902 8,287,094
2000 216,077,790 8,213,931
1999 213,004,668 8,147,912
1998 209,826,788 8,081,681
1997 206,536,095 7,755,238
1996 203,204,348 6,708,764
1995 199,888,057 5,674,118
1994 196,591,828 6,792,352
1993 193,305,168 7,981,132
1992 190,043,744 7,683,266
1991 186,778,238 7,526,966
1990 183,501,098 7,375,307
1989 180,201,630 7,184,706
1988 176,855,065 6,968,071
1987 173,511,154 6,749,493
1986 170,175,065 6,531,881
1985 166,776,185 6,317,228
1984 163,251,124 6,107,627
1983 159,651,381 5,905,311
1982 156,052,152 5,711,549
1981 152,485,035 5,527,230
1980 148,950,540 5,353,259
1979 145,434,834 5,189,541
1978 141,953,163 5,035,171
1977 138,533,541 4,888,240
1976 135,173,655 4,745,954
1975 131,843,848 4,607,728
1974 128,555,045 4,474,228
1973 125,288,515 4,345,047
1972 122,039,841 4,220,335
1971 118,833,702 4,100,044
1970 115,657,495 3,980,669
1969 112,517,639 3,861,271
1968 109,450,006 3,744,010
1967 106,526,393 3,629,577
1966 103,792,754 3,521,626
1965 101,365,130 3,423,210
1964 98,833,749 3,334,834
1963 96,051,424 3,258,890
1962 93,375,850 3,186,025
1961 90,791,249 3,106,779
1960 88,296,070 3,022,294

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 Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,055,868 people (a 25.6% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 52.3% to 22,800,250 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 33.1M people in 2100 for Rwanda.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Rwanda
2100 -0.38% 0.32%
2099 -0.37% 0.24%
2098 -0.37% 0.23%
2097 -0.36% 0.26%
2096 -0.35% 0.41%
2095 -0.35% 0.26%
2094 -0.34% 0.41%
2093 -0.33% 0.38%
2092 -0.32% 0.32%
2091 -0.32% 0.32%
2090 -0.31% 0.62%
2089 -0.3% 0.46%
2088 -0.29% 0.61%
2087 -0.28% 0.49%
2086 -0.27% 0.46%
2085 -0.26% 0.46%
2084 -0.25% 0.57%
2083 -0.24% 0.6%
2082 -0.23% 0.58%
2081 -0.22% 0.63%
2080 -0.21% 0.63%
2079 -0.2% 0.6%
2078 -0.19% 0.66%
2077 -0.18% 0.59%
2076 -0.17% 0.69%
2075 -0.16% 0.68%
2074 -0.15% 0.75%
2073 -0.14% 0.79%
2072 -0.13% 0.77%
2071 -0.12% 0.86%
2070 -0.12% 0.76%
2069 -0.11% 0.89%
2068 -0.1% 0.95%
2067 -0.09% 0.86%
2066 -0.08% 1%
2065 -0.07% 0.98%
2064 -0.06% 1.05%
2063 -0.05% 0.94%
2062 -0.04% 1.2%
2061 -0.02% 1.06%
2060 -0.01% 1.08%
2059 0.003% 1.32%
2058 0.02% 1.08%
2057 0.04% 1.1%
2056 0.05% 1.24%
2055 0.07% 1.21%
2054 0.09% 1.21%
2053 0.11% 1.21%
2052 0.13% 1.33%
2051 0.16% 1.31%
2050 0.18% 1.4%
2049 0.21% 1.47%
2048 0.23% 1.48%
2047 0.25% 1.37%
2046 0.28% 1.53%
2045 0.31% 1.5%
2044 0.34% 1.79%
2043 0.36% 1.65%
2042 0.39% 1.86%
2041 0.41% 1.9%
2040 0.44% 1.92%
2039 0.46% 1.79%
2038 0.48% 1.84%
2037 0.5% 1.68%
2036 0.53% 2.04%
2035 0.55% 1.91%
2034 0.57% 1.94%
2033 0.59% 1.65%
2032 0.61% 1.98%
2031 0.63% 1.96%
2030 0.66% 1.95%
2029 0.69% 2.02%
2028 0.72% 2.22%
2027 0.74% 2.14%
2026 0.77% 2.26%
2025 0.8% 2.13%
2024 0.82% 2.16%
2023 0.85% 2.22%
2022 0.75% 2.21%
2021 0.71% 2.22%
2020 0.85% 2.27%
2019 0.94% 2.31%
2018 0.97% 2.34%
2017 1.03% 2.37%
2016 1.08% 2.4%
2015 1.13% 2.42%
2014 1.18% 2.45%
2013 1.25% 2.43%
2012 1.29% 2.42%
2011 1.28% 2.48%
2010 1.27% 2.56%
2009 1.28% 2.61%
2008 1.31% 2.66%
2007 1.33% 2.7%
2006 1.33% 2.7%
2005 1.29% 2.7%
2004 1.28% 2.68%
2003 1.33% 2.22%
2002 1.36% 1.36%
2001 1.4% 0.89%
2000 1.44% 0.81%
1999 1.51% 0.82%
1998 1.59% 4.21%
1997 1.64% 15.6%
1996 1.66% 18.2%
1995 1.68% -16.5%
1994 1.7% -14.9%
1993 1.72% 3.88%
1992 1.75% 2.08%
1991 1.79% 2.06%
1990 1.83% 2.65%
1989 1.89% 3.11%
1988 1.93% 3.24%
1987 1.96% 3.33%
1986 2.04% 3.4%
1985 2.16% 3.43%
1984 2.25% 3.43%
1983 2.31% 3.39%
1982 2.34% 3.33%
1981 2.37% 3.25%
1980 2.42% 3.15%
1979 2.45% 3.07%
1978 2.47% 3.01%
1977 2.49% 3%
1976 2.53% 3%
1975 2.56% 2.98%
1974 2.61% 2.97%
1973 2.66% 2.96%
1972 2.7% 2.93%
1971 2.75% 3%
1970 2.79% 3.09%
1969 2.8% 3.13%
1968 2.74% 3.15%
1967 2.63% 3.07%
1966 2.39% 2.87%
1965 2.56% 2.65%
1964 2.9% 2.33%
1963 2.87% 2.29%
1962 2.85% 2.55%
1961 2.83% 2.8%

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 Rwanda's population grew by 2.16%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Rwanda
Current population
288551776
14975051
Population rank 4/197 77/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.18%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
1.74 minutes
One birth every
7.04 seconds
1.33 minutes
One death every
14.9 seconds
6.35 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,296 +828
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 +302,096
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +2.16%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 45/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
1.4 hours
Annual migration change -39,509 +6,282
Net migration rank 171/196 48/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 513,316
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 80/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 109/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Rwanda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Rwanda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - 6,282
2024 - -38,469 - -15,582
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 312,762 -9,001
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 312,145 -9,001
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 309,895 -21,492
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 312,692 -22,251
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 313,525 -24,492
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 312,512 -25,323
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 310,323 -25,634
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 305,549 -24,474
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 299,114 -21,862
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 292,779 -19,505
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 286,331 -16,779
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 282,584 -25,260
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 282,922 -27,915
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 286,848 -29,501
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 287,034 -30,128
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 287,334 -31,913
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 285,791 -32,537
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 282,149 -34,008
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 275,121 -33,830
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 265,273 -31,214
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 251,243 -25,355
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 239,036 -91,518
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 230,845 -152,197
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 221,276 -153,588
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 210,518 -146,162
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 197,185 -129,089
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 174,687 410,106
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 140,455 1,367,700
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 121,137 439,995
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 -719,479 -2,078,111
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 183,926 236,110
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 188,025 -12,334
1991 3,288,791 3,096 196,431 -59,519
1990 3,250,906 11,539 207,895 -41,483
1989 3,316,792 19,905 217,632 -2,826
1988 3,331,242 25,383 223,759 -5,285
1987 3,304,520 26,705 225,744 -7,062
1986 3,309,905 30,988 225,526 -8,982
1985 3,419,412 37,451 223,794 -11,031
1984 3,549,570 43,693 219,337 -12,899
1983 3,558,949 47,375 212,750 -14,560
1982 3,545,504 46,792 205,147 -15,818
1981 3,497,244 44,710 195,769 -16,453
1980 3,484,846 42,254 184,988 -16,359
1979 3,460,621 43,900 174,477 -15,669
1978 3,412,980 45,911 163,779 -13,838
1977 3,334,779 45,610 155,011 -11,084
1976 3,291,479 48,010 147,665 -7,027
1975 3,263,794 56,386 140,596 -4,791
1974 3,196,136 61,188 135,743 -4,535
1973 3,210,643 64,991 131,021 -3,862
1972 3,149,726 72,007 126,403 -4,156
1971 3,111,304 79,264 122,567 -4,230
1970 3,080,421 81,368 119,273 1,149
1969 3,034,825 82,955 115,394 2,983
1968 2,961,608 55,731 111,422 4,728
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 108,053 4,655
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 105,128 -1,930
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 103,422 -9,774
1964 2,700,138 144,819 102,562 -19,458
1963 2,609,526 110,166 94,296 -25,524
1962 2,525,163 106,264 102,548 -25,594
1961 2,434,113 103,628 102,051 -20,508
1960 2,350,971 101,631 100,627 -13,198

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 Rwanda 93.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,081,296 people) and 6.18% is from migration (a loss of 203,035 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 513,316 people or 3.6% in Rwanda.

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
Rwanda
City Population
Kigali 1.75M
Ruhengeri 153K
Gisenyi 53.6K
Byumba 36.4K
Cyangugu 27.4K
Nyanza 25.4K
Butare 19.9K
Kibuye 12.3K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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