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Population in Indonesia compared to South Africa: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 285,721,236 in 2025 vs 64,747,319 people in South Africa in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 289,027,659 people compared to 65,829,368 in South Africa.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 4.39 times bigger than South Africa's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while South Africa is the 24th.
  • The countries together account for 4.27% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.79% for South Africa.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.9% per year vs +1.4% in South Africa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.5% growth), while South Africa has grown from 50M to 65.8M (31.7% growth).

Indonesia vs South Africa: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
South Africa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia South Africa
2100 297,217,412 94,734,082
2099 298,340,219 94,523,360
2098 299,449,882 94,316,049
2097 300,549,857 94,125,043
2096 301,634,112 93,927,246
2095 302,698,798 93,719,451
2094 303,751,488 93,494,697
2093 304,790,169 93,267,274
2092 305,809,796 93,041,793
2091 306,805,664 92,793,249
2090 307,780,044 92,561,159
2089 308,727,665 92,322,396
2088 309,652,467 92,080,212
2087 310,557,120 91,833,409
2086 311,434,804 91,581,639
2085 312,284,488 91,352,906
2084 313,107,329 91,106,961
2083 313,904,231 90,845,161
2082 314,670,881 90,583,188
2081 315,404,888 90,313,417
2080 316,109,402 90,039,857
2079 316,790,074 89,770,116
2078 317,438,140 89,494,440
2077 318,056,534 89,217,520
2076 318,635,038 88,954,522
2075 319,190,402 88,681,719
2074 319,709,426 88,397,221
2073 320,201,444 88,118,589
2072 320,659,562 87,835,051
2071 321,086,184 87,509,098
2070 321,485,042 87,178,463
2069 321,858,064 86,870,660
2068 322,201,979 86,558,000
2067 322,516,545 86,237,764
2066 322,798,892 85,904,801
2065 323,048,550 85,573,984
2064 323,268,759 85,214,686
2063 323,456,004 84,845,370
2062 323,612,644 84,473,236
2061 323,734,699 84,103,016
2060 323,814,746 83,719,266
2059 323,854,683 83,325,330
2058 323,844,015 82,918,226
2057 323,786,943 82,508,742
2056 323,671,172 82,098,320
2055 323,502,155 81,669,191
2054 323,274,189 81,227,019
2053 322,982,358 80,789,939
2052 322,627,695 80,338,877
2051 322,202,850 79,858,310
2050 321,699,802 79,383,784
2049 321,119,283 78,897,472
2048 320,457,830 78,409,829
2047 319,728,668 77,894,547
2046 318,921,027 77,369,819
2045 318,028,206 76,852,544
2044 317,051,440 76,330,046
2043 315,992,168 75,800,788
2042 314,856,940 75,264,885
2041 313,643,892 74,721,871
2040 312,358,800 74,179,185
2039 311,001,176 73,636,894
2038 309,578,763 73,079,976
2037 308,089,917 72,506,991
2036 306,544,452 71,930,701
2035 304,940,852 71,337,219
2034 303,275,782 70,737,692
2033 301,552,643 70,128,299
2032 299,781,696 69,502,726
2031 297,956,985 68,865,544
2030 296,081,262 68,221,143
2029 294,145,245 67,549,189
2028 292,143,454 66,860,631
2027 290,069,053 66,166,759
2026 287,927,760 65,473,024
2025 285,721,236 64,747,319
2024 283,487,931 64,007,187
2023 281,190,067 63,212,384
2022 278,830,529 62,378,410
2021 276,758,053 61,502,603
2020 274,814,866 60,562,381
2019 272,489,381 59,587,885
2018 269,951,846 58,613,001
2017 267,346,658 57,635,162
2016 264,627,418 57,259,551
2015 261,799,249 56,723,537
2014 258,877,399 55,594,838
2013 255,852,467 54,678,791
2012 252,698,525 53,782,567
2011 249,470,032 52,995,205
2010 246,305,322 52,344,051
2009 243,220,028 51,728,516
2008 240,157,903 51,114,599
2007 237,062,337 50,528,584
2006 233,951,652 49,998,277
2005 230,871,650 49,490,033
2004 227,926,649 48,991,421
2003 225,048,008 48,500,348
2002 222,088,495 48,019,415
2001 219,097,902 47,566,800
2000 216,077,790 47,159,719
1999 213,004,668 46,730,335
1998 209,826,788 46,223,880
1997 206,536,095 45,666,838
1996 203,204,348 45,123,018
1995 199,888,057 44,541,554
1994 196,591,828 44,004,139
1993 193,305,168 43,297,156
1992 190,043,744 42,443,509
1991 186,778,238 41,687,898
1990 183,501,098 40,746,268
1989 180,201,630 39,628,575
1988 176,855,065 38,480,649
1987 173,511,154 37,326,190
1986 170,175,065 36,180,515
1985 166,776,185 35,042,093
1984 163,251,124 33,892,788
1983 159,651,381 32,739,304
1982 156,052,152 31,615,339
1981 152,485,035 30,541,044
1980 148,950,540 29,518,857
1979 145,434,834 28,634,162
1978 141,953,163 27,869,507
1977 138,533,541 27,118,952
1976 135,173,655 26,395,450
1975 131,843,848 25,690,940
1974 128,555,045 24,989,108
1973 125,288,515 24,294,263
1972 122,039,841 23,609,456
1971 118,833,702 22,942,143
1970 115,657,495 22,279,984
1969 112,517,639 21,614,676
1968 109,450,006 20,957,287
1967 106,526,393 20,314,066
1966 103,792,754 19,690,087
1965 101,365,130 19,089,380
1964 98,833,749 18,511,361
1963 96,051,424 17,954,564
1962 93,375,850 17,418,522
1961 90,791,249 16,908,035
1960 88,296,070 16,440,172

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 South Africa gained 7,261,274 people (a 14.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,569,817 people (a 15% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2006 and still ranked 24th 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 South Africa will increase by 20.6% to 79,383,784 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 94.7M people in 2100 for South Africa.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
South Africa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia South Africa
2100 -0.38% 0.22%
2099 -0.37% 0.22%
2098 -0.37% 0.2%
2097 -0.36% 0.21%
2096 -0.35% 0.22%
2095 -0.35% 0.24%
2094 -0.34% 0.24%
2093 -0.33% 0.24%
2092 -0.32% 0.27%
2091 -0.32% 0.25%
2090 -0.31% 0.26%
2089 -0.3% 0.26%
2088 -0.29% 0.27%
2087 -0.28% 0.27%
2086 -0.27% 0.25%
2085 -0.26% 0.27%
2084 -0.25% 0.29%
2083 -0.24% 0.29%
2082 -0.23% 0.3%
2081 -0.22% 0.3%
2080 -0.21% 0.3%
2079 -0.2% 0.31%
2078 -0.19% 0.31%
2077 -0.18% 0.3%
2076 -0.17% 0.31%
2075 -0.16% 0.32%
2074 -0.15% 0.32%
2073 -0.14% 0.32%
2072 -0.13% 0.37%
2071 -0.12% 0.38%
2070 -0.12% 0.35%
2069 -0.11% 0.36%
2068 -0.1% 0.37%
2067 -0.09% 0.39%
2066 -0.08% 0.39%
2065 -0.07% 0.42%
2064 -0.06% 0.44%
2063 -0.05% 0.44%
2062 -0.04% 0.44%
2061 -0.02% 0.46%
2060 -0.01% 0.47%
2059 0.003% 0.49%
2058 0.02% 0.5%
2057 0.04% 0.5%
2056 0.05% 0.53%
2055 0.07% 0.54%
2054 0.09% 0.54%
2053 0.11% 0.56%
2052 0.13% 0.6%
2051 0.16% 0.6%
2050 0.18% 0.62%
2049 0.21% 0.62%
2048 0.23% 0.66%
2047 0.25% 0.68%
2046 0.28% 0.67%
2045 0.31% 0.68%
2044 0.34% 0.7%
2043 0.36% 0.71%
2042 0.39% 0.73%
2041 0.41% 0.73%
2040 0.44% 0.74%
2039 0.46% 0.76%
2038 0.48% 0.79%
2037 0.5% 0.8%
2036 0.53% 0.83%
2035 0.55% 0.85%
2034 0.57% 0.87%
2033 0.59% 0.9%
2032 0.61% 0.93%
2031 0.63% 0.94%
2030 0.66% 0.99%
2029 0.69% 1.03%
2028 0.72% 1.05%
2027 0.74% 1.06%
2026 0.77% 1.12%
2025 0.79% 1.16%
2024 0.82% 1.26%
2023 0.85% 1.34%
2022 0.75% 1.42%
2021 0.71% 1.55%
2020 0.85% 1.64%
2019 0.94% 1.66%
2018 0.97% 1.7%
2017 1.03% 0.66%
2016 1.08% 0.94%
2015 1.13% 2.03%
2014 1.18% 1.68%
2013 1.25% 1.67%
2012 1.29% 1.49%
2011 1.28% 1.24%
2010 1.27% 1.19%
2009 1.28% 1.2%
2008 1.31% 1.16%
2007 1.33% 1.06%
2006 1.33% 1.03%
2005 1.29% 1.02%
2004 1.28% 1.01%
2003 1.33% 1%
2002 1.36% 0.95%
2001 1.4% 0.86%
2000 1.44% 0.92%
1999 1.51% 1.1%
1998 1.59% 1.22%
1997 1.64% 1.21%
1996 1.66% 1.31%
1995 1.68% 1.22%
1994 1.7% 1.63%
1993 1.72% 2.01%
1992 1.75% 1.81%
1991 1.79% 2.31%
1990 1.83% 2.82%
1989 1.89% 2.98%
1988 1.93% 3.09%
1987 1.96% 3.17%
1986 2.04% 3.25%
1985 2.16% 3.39%
1984 2.25% 3.52%
1983 2.31% 3.56%
1982 2.34% 3.52%
1981 2.37% 3.46%
1980 2.42% 3.09%
1979 2.45% 2.74%
1978 2.47% 2.77%
1977 2.49% 2.74%
1976 2.53% 2.74%
1975 2.56% 2.81%
1974 2.61% 2.86%
1973 2.66% 2.9%
1972 2.7% 2.91%
1971 2.75% 2.97%
1970 2.79% 3.08%
1969 2.8% 3.14%
1968 2.74% 3.17%
1967 2.63% 3.17%
1966 2.39% 3.15%
1965 2.56% 3.12%
1964 2.9% 3.1%
1963 2.87% 3.08%
1962 2.85% 3.02%
1961 2.83% 2.85%

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 South Africa's population grew by 1.16%.

Live population counters

Indonesia South Africa
Current population
289027659
65829368
Population rank 4/197 24/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.79%
One net population change
14.2 seconds
42.7 seconds
One birth every
7.06 seconds
26.7 seconds
One death every
14.6 seconds
53.3 seconds
Daily growth/decline +6,119 +2,028
Annual growth/decline +2,233,305 +740,132
Annual growth/decline rate +0.79% +1.16%
Population growth rate rank 112/197 91/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
3.6 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 +146,370
Net migration rank 171/196 9/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 2,631,100
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 28/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 105/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
South Africa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia South Africa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - 146,370
2024 2,307,025 -38,469 591,618 166,972
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 602,793 228,222
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 603,636 233,284
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 456,411 458,246
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 595,873 369,901
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 652,130 331,124
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 648,319 318,260
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 645,975 343,146
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 641,365 -879,235
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 668,771 641,150
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 674,754 272,697
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 652,427 232,230
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 643,723 264,091
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 601,708 65,166
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 566,834 68,563
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 554,115 41,528
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 595,332 36,869
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 503,567 36,339
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 487,584 33,159
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 464,464 31,286
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 442,540 58,924
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 415,018 65,604
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 430,926 50,313
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 484,801 -60,793
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 526,963 -136,794
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 594,643 -126,011
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 627,027 -82,722
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 667,969 -98,181
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 710,868 -193,007
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 743,488 -98,403
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 698,609 -268,849
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 789,220 194,977
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 794,415 -71,342
1991 3,288,791 3,096 827,296 -39,131
1990 3,250,906 11,539 835,421 259,718
1989 3,316,792 19,905 884,629 255,605
1988 3,331,242 25,383 909,221 246,382
1987 3,304,520 26,705 922,330 231,009
1986 3,309,905 30,988 903,644 234,378
1985 3,419,412 37,451 893,889 244,940
1984 3,549,570 43,693 869,011 290,789
1983 3,558,949 47,375 837,013 310,172
1982 3,545,504 46,792 807,550 293,195
1981 3,497,244 44,710 767,833 279,985
1980 3,484,846 42,254 738,415 258,127
1979 3,460,621 43,900 716,541 56,323
1978 3,412,980 45,911 694,341 62,121
1977 3,334,779 45,610 680,929 63,739
1976 3,291,479 48,010 675,011 27,333
1975 3,263,794 56,386 667,862 38,809
1974 3,196,136 61,188 658,438 38,518
1973 3,210,643 64,991 651,596 41,125
1972 3,149,726 72,007 638,754 38,163
1971 3,111,304 79,264 624,761 32,961
1970 3,080,421 81,368 605,102 61,514
1969 3,034,825 82,955 590,794 73,225
1968 2,961,608 55,731 571,841 78,932
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 553,741 81,932
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 534,862 77,417
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 506,632 82,514
1964 2,700,138 144,819 490,606 76,298
1963 2,609,526 110,166 473,821 72,844
1962 2,525,163 106,264 455,634 69,771
1961 2,434,113 103,628 437,851 57,728
1960 2,350,971 101,631 421,263 18,891

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 South Africa 73.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,106,891 people) and 26.6% is from migration (a gain of 2,211,070 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 2,631,100 people or 4.1% in South Africa.

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
South Africa
City Population
Johannesburg 4.8M
Cape Town 3.78M
Soweto 1.27M
Pretoria 742K
Pietermaritzburg 619K
Durban 595K
Rustenburg 550K
Randburg 337K
Port Elizabeth 312K
East London 267K

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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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