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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 12,507,858 in South Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 23.1 times bigger than South Sudan's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 80th.
  • The countries together account for 3.63% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while South Sudan has grown from 7.98M to 12.5M (56.8% growth).

Indonesia vs South Sudan: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
South Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia South Sudan
2100 297,263,579 24,086,901
2099 298,386,561 24,081,477
2098 299,496,396 24,063,461
2097 300,596,542 24,065,268
2096 301,680,965 24,054,483
2095 302,745,817 24,046,345
2094 303,798,670 24,047,776
2093 304,837,512 24,039,017
2092 305,857,297 24,019,054
2091 306,853,321 24,000,308
2090 307,827,852 23,978,496
2089 308,775,620 23,937,487
2088 309,700,566 23,892,166
2087 310,605,359 23,857,250
2086 311,483,180 23,803,312
2085 312,332,996 23,759,178
2084 313,155,965 23,687,109
2083 313,952,990 23,617,646
2082 314,719,759 23,541,119
2081 315,453,880 23,466,449
2080 316,158,503 23,391,758
2079 316,839,281 23,294,252
2078 317,487,448 23,197,067
2077 318,105,938 23,086,584
2076 318,684,532 22,987,331
2075 319,239,982 22,868,587
2074 319,759,087 22,726,189
2073 320,251,181 22,583,672
2072 320,709,370 22,438,943
2071 321,136,059 22,288,026
2070 321,534,979 22,151,650
2069 321,908,058 22,003,659
2068 322,252,027 21,829,800
2067 322,566,642 21,662,211
2066 322,849,032 21,496,881
2065 323,098,730 21,317,455
2064 323,318,973 21,142,002
2063 323,506,247 20,965,122
2062 323,662,911 20,785,055
2061 323,784,985 20,608,964
2060 323,865,045 20,430,857
2059 323,904,988 20,235,022
2058 323,894,318 20,048,974
2057 323,837,237 19,853,696
2056 323,721,448 19,659,362
2055 323,552,405 19,464,297
2054 323,324,404 19,257,481
2053 323,032,528 19,060,517
2052 322,677,809 18,840,461
2051 322,252,898 18,633,198
2050 321,749,772 18,434,212
2049 321,169,163 18,230,881
2048 320,507,607 18,021,026
2047 319,778,332 17,806,282
2046 318,970,565 17,579,173
2045 318,077,606 17,355,041
2044 317,100,688 17,121,972
2043 316,041,251 16,888,278
2042 314,905,847 16,645,354
2041 313,692,611 16,396,768
2040 312,407,319 16,142,816
2039 311,049,484 15,889,952
2038 309,626,850 15,628,043
2037 308,137,773 15,363,975
2036 306,592,068 15,091,275
2035 304,988,219 14,815,307
2034 303,322,890 14,543,511
2033 301,599,483 14,278,180
2032 299,828,261 14,007,134
2031 298,003,267 13,730,637
2030 296,127,253 13,465,615
2029 294,190,935 13,206,477
2028 292,188,833 12,947,082
2027 290,114,110 12,692,769
2026 287,972,484 12,439,296
2025 285,765,617 12,193,102
2024 283,487,931 11,943,408
2023 281,190,067 11,483,374
2022 278,830,529 11,021,177
2021 276,758,053 10,865,780
2020 274,814,866 10,698,467
2019 272,489,381 10,423,384
2018 269,951,846 10,122,977
2017 267,346,658 10,259,154
2016 264,627,418 10,830,102
2015 261,799,249 11,107,561
2014 258,877,399 11,235,073
2013 255,852,467 11,166,275
2012 252,698,525 10,756,240
2011 249,470,032 10,288,109
2010 246,305,322 9,745,953
2009 243,220,028 9,243,556
2008 240,157,903 8,817,647
2007 237,062,337 8,388,788
2006 233,951,652 7,976,526
2005 230,871,650 7,590,143
2004 227,926,649 7,233,041
2003 225,048,008 6,903,127
2002 222,088,495 6,596,806
2001 219,097,902 6,308,391
2000 216,077,790 6,032,267
1999 213,004,668 5,771,628
1998 209,826,788 5,620,068
1997 206,536,095 5,509,136
1996 203,204,348 5,356,925
1995 199,888,057 5,225,836
1994 196,591,828 5,071,184
1993 193,305,168 4,956,002
1992 190,043,744 4,909,749
1991 186,778,238 4,836,677
1990 183,501,098 4,737,633
1989 180,201,630 4,713,229
1988 176,855,065 4,848,029
1987 173,511,154 4,962,395
1986 170,175,065 4,921,240
1985 166,776,185 4,834,296
1984 163,251,124 4,750,627
1983 159,651,381 4,661,574
1982 156,052,152 4,557,686
1981 152,485,035 4,447,272
1980 148,950,540 4,339,030
1979 145,434,834 4,232,605
1978 141,953,163 4,127,657
1977 138,533,541 4,024,032
1976 135,173,655 3,921,910
1975 131,843,848 3,821,494
1974 128,555,045 3,723,259
1973 125,288,515 3,627,383
1972 122,039,841 3,542,497
1971 118,833,702 3,468,646
1970 115,657,495 3,409,614
1969 112,517,639 3,365,533
1968 109,450,006 3,321,528
1967 106,526,393 3,277,648
1966 103,792,754 3,236,423
1965 101,365,130 3,189,835
1964 98,833,749 3,129,918
1963 96,051,424 3,072,669
1962 93,375,850 3,024,308
1961 90,791,249 2,976,724
1960 88,296,070 2,931,559

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/indonesia/south-sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Indonesia increased by 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth), while South Sudan gained 2,853,576 people (a 35.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,677,756 people (a 15.5% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. South Sudan was ranked 92nd in 2006 and ranked 80th 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 South Sudan will increase by 47.4% to 18,434,212 people and rank change from 80th to 78th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 24.1M people in 2100 for South Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
South Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia South Sudan
2100 -0.38% 0.02%
2099 -0.37% 0.07%
2098 -0.37% -0.008%
2097 -0.36% 0.04%
2096 -0.35% 0.03%
2095 -0.35% -0.006%
2094 -0.34% 0.04%
2093 -0.33% 0.08%
2092 -0.32% 0.08%
2091 -0.32% 0.09%
2090 -0.31% 0.17%
2089 -0.3% 0.19%
2088 -0.29% 0.15%
2087 -0.28% 0.23%
2086 -0.27% 0.19%
2085 -0.26% 0.3%
2084 -0.25% 0.29%
2083 -0.24% 0.33%
2082 -0.23% 0.32%
2081 -0.22% 0.32%
2080 -0.21% 0.42%
2079 -0.2% 0.42%
2078 -0.19% 0.48%
2077 -0.18% 0.43%
2076 -0.17% 0.52%
2075 -0.16% 0.63%
2074 -0.15% 0.63%
2073 -0.14% 0.64%
2072 -0.13% 0.68%
2071 -0.12% 0.62%
2070 -0.12% 0.67%
2069 -0.11% 0.8%
2068 -0.1% 0.77%
2067 -0.09% 0.77%
2066 -0.08% 0.84%
2065 -0.07% 0.83%
2064 -0.06% 0.84%
2063 -0.05% 0.87%
2062 -0.04% 0.85%
2061 -0.02% 0.87%
2060 -0.01% 0.97%
2059 0.003% 0.93%
2058 0.02% 0.98%
2057 0.04% 0.99%
2056 0.05% 1%
2055 0.07% 1.07%
2054 0.09% 1.03%
2053 0.11% 1.17%
2052 0.13% 1.11%
2051 0.16% 1.08%
2050 0.18% 1.12%
2049 0.21% 1.16%
2048 0.23% 1.21%
2047 0.25% 1.29%
2046 0.28% 1.29%
2045 0.31% 1.36%
2044 0.34% 1.38%
2043 0.36% 1.46%
2042 0.39% 1.52%
2041 0.41% 1.57%
2040 0.44% 1.59%
2039 0.46% 1.68%
2038 0.48% 1.72%
2037 0.5% 1.81%
2036 0.53% 1.86%
2035 0.55% 1.87%
2034 0.57% 1.86%
2033 0.59% 1.94%
2032 0.61% 2.01%
2031 0.63% 1.97%
2030 0.66% 1.96%
2029 0.69% 2%
2028 0.72% 2%
2027 0.74% 2.04%
2026 0.77% 2.02%
2025 0.8% 2.09%
2024 0.82% 4.01%
2023 0.85% 4.19%
2022 0.75% 1.43%
2021 0.71% 1.56%
2020 0.85% 2.64%
2019 0.94% 2.97%
2018 0.97% -1.33%
2017 1.03% -5.27%
2016 1.08% -2.5%
2015 1.13% -1.13%
2014 1.18% 0.62%
2013 1.25% 3.81%
2012 1.29% 4.55%
2011 1.28% 5.56%
2010 1.27% 5.44%
2009 1.28% 4.83%
2008 1.31% 5.11%
2007 1.33% 5.17%
2006 1.33% 5.09%
2005 1.29% 4.94%
2004 1.28% 4.78%
2003 1.33% 4.64%
2002 1.36% 4.57%
2001 1.4% 4.58%
2000 1.44% 4.52%
1999 1.51% 2.7%
1998 1.59% 2.01%
1997 1.64% 2.84%
1996 1.66% 2.51%
1995 1.68% 3.05%
1994 1.7% 2.32%
1993 1.72% 0.94%
1992 1.75% 1.51%
1991 1.79% 2.09%
1990 1.83% 0.52%
1989 1.89% -2.78%
1988 1.93% -2.3%
1987 1.96% 0.84%
1986 2.04% 1.8%
1985 2.16% 1.76%
1984 2.25% 1.91%
1983 2.31% 2.28%
1982 2.34% 2.48%
1981 2.37% 2.49%
1980 2.42% 2.51%
1979 2.45% 2.54%
1978 2.47% 2.58%
1977 2.49% 2.6%
1976 2.53% 2.63%
1975 2.56% 2.64%
1974 2.61% 2.64%
1973 2.66% 2.4%
1972 2.7% 2.13%
1971 2.75% 1.73%
1970 2.79% 1.31%
1969 2.8% 1.32%
1968 2.74% 1.34%
1967 2.63% 1.27%
1966 2.39% 1.46%
1965 2.56% 1.91%
1964 2.9% 1.86%
1963 2.87% 1.6%
1962 2.85% 1.6%
1961 2.83% 1.54%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/indonesia/south-sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Indonesia grew by 0.82%, while South Sudan's population grew by 4.01%.

Live population counters

Indonesia South Sudan
Current population
288551776
12507858
Population rank 4/197 80/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.15%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
1.14 minutes
One birth every
7.04 seconds
1.6 minutes
One death every
14.9 seconds
4.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,296 +1,260
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 +460,034
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +4.01%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 7/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
1.43 hours
Annual migration change -39,509 +6,145
Net migration rank 171/196 50/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 914,001
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 62/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 7.7%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 77/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
South Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia South Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - 6,145
2024 - -38,469 - 15,374
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 217,966 455,000
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 211,166 40,259
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 213,567 -154,359
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 212,332 62,935
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 209,708 65,198
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 168,497 157,408
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 72,193 -670,477
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 110,553 -654,225
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 148,542 -159,822
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 227,611 -471,523
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 315,983 65,337
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 312,974 125,771
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 303,181 194,325
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 287,409 299,402
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 278,859 139,129
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 268,268 165,557
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 256,546 167,350
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 246,706 153,926
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 239,272 132,869
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 231,877 110,182
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 225,822 91,951
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 212,014 82,847
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 204,108 77,856
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 196,055 74,227
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 180,721 70,271
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 -12,157 64,285
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 121,454 48,280
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 116,728 17,953
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 110,417 17,077
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 165,407 16,407
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 32,779 15,772
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 28,874 15,077
1991 3,288,791 3,096 87,873 14,327
1990 3,250,906 11,539 82,900 12,988
1989 3,316,792 19,905 83,735 -130,821
1988 3,331,242 25,383 -125,447 -97,065
1987 3,304,520 26,705 5,756 -11,976
1986 3,309,905 30,988 99,502 -10,973
1985 3,419,412 37,451 95,342 -9,986
1984 3,549,570 43,693 90,970 -8,984
1983 3,558,949 47,375 104,107 -7,986
1982 3,545,504 46,792 118,641 -6,983
1981 3,497,244 44,710 115,163 -5,994
1980 3,484,846 42,254 112,307 -4,997
1979 3,460,621 43,900 109,540 -3,997
1978 3,412,980 45,911 107,352 -2,998
1977 3,334,779 45,610 104,886 -1,997
1976 3,291,479 48,010 102,346 -995
1975 3,263,794 56,386 99,882 -395
1974 3,196,136 61,188 97,181 -192
1973 3,210,643 64,991 94,765 0
1972 3,149,726 72,007 74,803 193
1971 3,111,304 79,264 72,308 394
1970 3,080,421 81,368 44,776 587
1969 3,034,825 82,955 42,015 786
1968 2,961,608 55,731 44,213 995
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 41,357 1,194
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 38,523 1,386
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 51,682 1,591
1964 2,700,138 144,819 64,786 1,785
1963 2,609,526 110,166 46,333 1,591
1962 2,525,163 106,264 47,406 1,386
1961 2,434,113 103,628 45,186 1,194
1960 2,350,971 101,631 42,945 995

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 South Sudan 57.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,792,135 people) and 42.6% is from migration (a loss of 1,329,606 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 914,001 people or 7.7% in South Sudan.

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 Sudan
City Population
Juba 500K
Wau 321K
Bor 315K
Malakal 147K
Yambio 130K

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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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