Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 285,721,236 in 2025 vs 6,549,143 people in Serbia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 289,027,659 people compared to 6,500,256 in Serbia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 44.5 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Serbia is the 110th.
  • The countries together account for 3.56% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.08% for Serbia.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.9% per year vs -0.77% in Serbia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.5% growth), while Serbia has declined from 7.41M to 6.5M (12.3% decline).

Indonesia vs Serbia: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Serbia
2100 297,217,412 3,624,616
2099 298,340,219 3,652,806
2098 299,449,882 3,681,036
2097 300,549,857 3,709,552
2096 301,634,112 3,738,231
2095 302,698,798 3,767,093
2094 303,751,488 3,796,201
2093 304,790,169 3,825,522
2092 305,809,796 3,855,267
2091 306,805,664 3,885,260
2090 307,780,044 3,915,419
2089 308,727,665 3,946,052
2088 309,652,467 3,976,782
2087 310,557,120 4,008,021
2086 311,434,804 4,039,630
2085 312,284,488 4,071,614
2084 313,107,329 4,104,024
2083 313,904,231 4,137,041
2082 314,670,881 4,170,603
2081 315,404,888 4,204,520
2080 316,109,402 4,239,046
2079 316,790,074 4,274,213
2078 317,438,140 4,310,048
2077 318,056,534 4,346,216
2076 318,635,038 4,382,620
2075 319,190,402 4,419,404
2074 319,709,426 4,456,820
2073 320,201,444 4,494,554
2072 320,659,562 4,532,671
2071 321,086,184 4,571,200
2070 321,485,042 4,610,279
2069 321,858,064 4,649,626
2068 322,201,979 4,689,227
2067 322,516,545 4,728,969
2066 322,798,892 4,768,652
2065 323,048,550 4,808,648
2064 323,268,759 4,848,712
2063 323,456,004 4,888,888
2062 323,612,644 4,929,248
2061 323,734,699 4,969,370
2060 323,814,746 5,009,557
2059 323,854,683 5,049,580
2058 323,844,015 5,089,783
2057 323,786,943 5,130,427
2056 323,671,172 5,171,093
2055 323,502,155 5,211,735
2054 323,274,189 5,252,427
2053 322,982,358 5,293,039
2052 322,627,695 5,334,193
2051 322,202,850 5,376,024
2050 321,699,802 5,417,847
2049 321,119,283 5,460,219
2048 320,457,830 5,502,886
2047 319,728,668 5,546,051
2046 318,921,027 5,589,756
2045 318,028,206 5,634,078
2044 317,051,440 5,678,918
2043 315,992,168 5,724,337
2042 314,856,940 5,770,492
2041 313,643,892 5,817,068
2040 312,358,800 5,863,637
2039 311,001,176 5,910,619
2038 309,578,763 5,957,363
2037 308,089,917 6,004,061
2036 306,544,452 6,050,436
2035 304,940,852 6,096,764
2034 303,275,782 6,142,866
2033 301,552,643 6,188,997
2032 299,781,696 6,234,637
2031 297,956,985 6,279,936
2030 296,081,262 6,325,002
2029 294,145,245 6,369,418
2028 292,143,454 6,413,572
2027 290,069,053 6,457,306
2026 287,927,760 6,500,256
2025 285,721,236 6,549,143
2024 283,487,931 6,586,476
2023 281,190,067 6,623,183
2022 278,830,529 6,664,449
2021 276,758,053 6,834,326
2020 274,814,866 6,899,126
2019 272,489,381 6,945,235
2018 269,951,846 6,982,604
2017 267,346,658 7,020,858
2016 264,627,418 7,058,322
2015 261,799,249 7,095,383
2014 258,877,399 7,131,787
2013 255,852,467 7,166,553
2012 252,698,525 7,201,497
2011 249,470,032 7,236,519
2010 246,305,322 7,291,436
2009 243,220,028 7,320,807
2008 240,157,903 7,350,222
2007 237,062,337 7,381,579
2006 233,951,652 7,411,569
2005 230,871,650 7,440,769
2004 227,926,649 7,463,157
2003 225,048,008 7,480,591
2002 222,088,495 7,500,031
2001 219,097,902 7,503,433
2000 216,077,790 7,516,346
1999 213,004,668 7,540,401
1998 209,826,788 7,567,745
1997 206,536,095 7,598,538
1996 203,204,348 7,622,185
1995 199,888,057 7,628,264
1994 196,591,828 7,622,711
1993 193,305,168 7,614,328
1992 190,043,744 7,604,063
1991 186,778,238 7,595,636
1990 183,501,098 7,897,937
1989 180,201,630 7,893,787
1988 176,855,065 7,884,218
1987 173,511,154 7,868,027
1986 170,175,065 7,853,824
1985 166,776,185 7,835,902
1984 163,251,124 7,813,549
1983 159,651,381 7,788,100
1982 156,052,152 7,763,335
1981 152,485,035 7,736,787
1980 148,950,540 7,709,544
1979 145,434,834 7,541,997
1978 141,953,163 7,504,017
1977 138,533,541 7,462,783
1976 135,173,655 7,418,973
1975 131,843,848 7,368,717
1974 128,555,045 7,326,043
1973 125,288,515 7,283,902
1972 122,039,841 7,252,012
1971 118,833,702 7,211,716
1970 115,657,495 7,164,993
1969 112,517,639 7,123,249
1968 109,450,006 7,007,586
1967 106,526,393 6,966,522
1966 103,792,754 6,927,969
1965 101,365,130 6,876,624
1964 98,833,749 6,832,855
1963 96,051,424 6,787,950
1962 93,375,850 6,740,264
1961 90,791,249 6,689,077
1960 88,296,070 6,638,992

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/indonesia/serbia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Indonesia increased by 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth), while Serbia lost 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth), while Serbia's population decreased by 558,066 people (a 7.91% decline).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Serbia was ranked 97th in 2006 and ranked 110th 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 Serbia will decrease by 16.7% to 5,417,847 people and rank change from 110th to 125th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people, while Serbia's population already peaked in 1990 at 7.9M people and is projected to decrease to 3.62M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Serbia
2100 -0.38% -0.77%
2099 -0.37% -0.77%
2098 -0.37% -0.77%
2097 -0.36% -0.77%
2096 -0.35% -0.77%
2095 -0.35% -0.77%
2094 -0.34% -0.77%
2093 -0.33% -0.77%
2092 -0.32% -0.77%
2091 -0.32% -0.77%
2090 -0.31% -0.78%
2089 -0.3% -0.77%
2088 -0.29% -0.78%
2087 -0.28% -0.78%
2086 -0.27% -0.79%
2085 -0.26% -0.79%
2084 -0.25% -0.8%
2083 -0.24% -0.8%
2082 -0.23% -0.81%
2081 -0.22% -0.81%
2080 -0.21% -0.82%
2079 -0.2% -0.83%
2078 -0.19% -0.83%
2077 -0.18% -0.83%
2076 -0.17% -0.83%
2075 -0.16% -0.84%
2074 -0.15% -0.84%
2073 -0.14% -0.84%
2072 -0.13% -0.84%
2071 -0.12% -0.85%
2070 -0.12% -0.85%
2069 -0.11% -0.84%
2068 -0.1% -0.84%
2067 -0.09% -0.83%
2066 -0.08% -0.83%
2065 -0.07% -0.83%
2064 -0.06% -0.82%
2063 -0.05% -0.82%
2062 -0.04% -0.81%
2061 -0.02% -0.8%
2060 -0.01% -0.79%
2059 0.003% -0.79%
2058 0.02% -0.79%
2057 0.04% -0.79%
2056 0.05% -0.78%
2055 0.07% -0.77%
2054 0.09% -0.77%
2053 0.11% -0.77%
2052 0.13% -0.78%
2051 0.16% -0.77%
2050 0.18% -0.78%
2049 0.21% -0.78%
2048 0.23% -0.78%
2047 0.25% -0.78%
2046 0.28% -0.79%
2045 0.31% -0.79%
2044 0.34% -0.79%
2043 0.36% -0.8%
2042 0.39% -0.8%
2041 0.41% -0.79%
2040 0.44% -0.79%
2039 0.46% -0.78%
2038 0.48% -0.78%
2037 0.5% -0.77%
2036 0.53% -0.76%
2035 0.55% -0.75%
2034 0.57% -0.75%
2033 0.59% -0.73%
2032 0.61% -0.72%
2031 0.63% -0.71%
2030 0.66% -0.7%
2029 0.69% -0.69%
2028 0.72% -0.68%
2027 0.74% -0.66%
2026 0.77% -0.75%
2025 0.79% -0.57%
2024 0.82% -0.55%
2023 0.85% -0.62%
2022 0.75% -2.49%
2021 0.71% -0.94%
2020 0.85% -0.66%
2019 0.94% -0.54%
2018 0.97% -0.54%
2017 1.03% -0.53%
2016 1.08% -0.52%
2015 1.13% -0.51%
2014 1.18% -0.49%
2013 1.25% -0.49%
2012 1.29% -0.48%
2011 1.28% -0.75%
2010 1.27% -0.4%
2009 1.28% -0.4%
2008 1.31% -0.42%
2007 1.33% -0.4%
2006 1.33% -0.39%
2005 1.29% -0.3%
2004 1.28% -0.23%
2003 1.33% -0.26%
2002 1.36% -0.05%
2001 1.4% -0.17%
2000 1.44% -0.32%
1999 1.51% -0.36%
1998 1.59% -0.41%
1997 1.64% -0.31%
1996 1.66% -0.08%
1995 1.68% 0.07%
1994 1.7% 0.11%
1993 1.72% 0.13%
1992 1.75% 0.11%
1991 1.79% -3.83%
1990 1.83% 0.05%
1989 1.89% 0.12%
1988 1.93% 0.21%
1987 1.96% 0.18%
1986 2.04% 0.23%
1985 2.16% 0.29%
1984 2.25% 0.33%
1983 2.31% 0.32%
1982 2.34% 0.34%
1981 2.37% 0.35%
1980 2.42% 2.22%
1979 2.45% 0.51%
1978 2.47% 0.55%
1977 2.49% 0.59%
1976 2.53% 0.68%
1975 2.56% 0.58%
1974 2.61% 0.58%
1973 2.66% 0.44%
1972 2.7% 0.56%
1971 2.75% 0.65%
1970 2.79% 0.59%
1969 2.8% 1.65%
1968 2.74% 0.59%
1967 2.63% 0.56%
1966 2.39% 0.75%
1965 2.56% 0.64%
1964 2.9% 0.66%
1963 2.87% 0.71%
1962 2.85% 0.77%
1961 2.83% 0.75%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/indonesia/serbia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Indonesia grew by 0.79%, while Serbia's population declined by 0.57%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Serbia
Current population
289027659
6500256
Population rank 4/197 110/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.08%
One net population change
14.2 seconds
14.1 minutes
One birth every
7.06 seconds
8.67 minutes
One death every
14.6 seconds
5.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,119 -102
Annual growth/decline +2,233,305 -37,333
Annual growth/decline rate +0.79% -0.57%
Population growth rate rank 112/197 187/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
40.3 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 -13,086
Net migration rank 171/196 140/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 712,550
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 70/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 64/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Serbia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Serbia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -13,086
2024 2,307,025 -38,469 -37,543 -8,132
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 -36,427 4,348
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 -46,651 40,118
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 -74,494 -8,974
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 -55,193 -10,220
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 -36,810 -18,891
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 -37,707 -18,883
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 -39,317 -18,651
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 -35,998 -18,322
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 -37,605 -18,789
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 -34,946 -18,846
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 -34,399 -17,866
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 -35,288 -18,513
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 -36,906 611
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 -34,999 3,632
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 -33,676 6,043
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 -33,590 7,070
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 -34,693 7,045
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 -31,870 8,018
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 -34,227 7,945
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 -26,121 7,300
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 -24,686 6,854
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 -24,750 1,562
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 -20,259 -12,007
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 -30,065 -14,368
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 -29,408 -4,073
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 -23,006 -5,665
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 -18,389 -5,817
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 -16,007 -5,598
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 -7,628 -6,019
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 -7,157 -5,934
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 -5,703 -5,972
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 -3,779 -4,415
1991 3,288,791 3,096 2,210 -8,483
1990 3,250,906 11,539 7,416 -16,260
1989 3,316,792 19,905 11,872 -16,360
1988 3,331,242 25,383 13,852 -15,715
1987 3,304,520 26,705 16,711 -16,686
1986 3,309,905 30,988 19,407 -17,990
1985 3,419,412 37,451 22,090 -17,646
1984 3,549,570 43,693 23,815 -15,567
1983 3,558,949 47,375 27,515 -15,301
1982 3,545,504 46,792 30,603 -13,550
1981 3,497,244 44,710 34,304 -8,531
1980 3,484,846 42,254 36,273 287
1979 3,460,621 43,900 39,022 -960
1978 3,412,980 45,911 43,636 -1,481
1977 3,334,779 45,610 48,105 -1,953
1976 3,291,479 48,010 51,399 -2,744
1975 3,263,794 56,386 52,502 -3,490
1974 3,196,136 61,188 51,583 -3,525
1973 3,210,643 64,991 49,596 -2,396
1972 3,149,726 72,007 48,248 -348
1971 3,111,304 79,264 47,424 1,655
1970 3,080,421 81,368 48,343 1,861
1969 3,034,825 82,955 50,304 4,112
1968 2,961,608 55,731 51,653 5,430
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 53,120 6,114
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 53,338 7,037
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 53,383 7,957
1964 2,700,138 144,819 54,185 8,045
1963 2,609,526 110,166 55,580 8,276
1962 2,525,163 106,264 59,307 6,064
1961 2,434,113 103,628 61,065 6,422
1960 2,350,971 101,631 63,642 4,377

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/indonesia/serbia | CC BY

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 Serbia 85.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 437,745 people) and 14.9% is from migration (a loss of 76,396 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 712,550 people or 10.6% in Serbia.

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
Serbia
City Population
Belgrade 1.2M
Novi Sad 260K
Pristina 227K
Nis 183K
Kragujevac 151K
Subotica 106K
Valjevo 90.3K
Cacak 71.9K
Mitrovica 71.6K
Novi Pazar 66.5K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

GeoRank.org/population/indonesia/serbia | CC BY

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.