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

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The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 285,721,236 in 2025 vs 12,188,788 people in South Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 289,027,659 people compared to 12,565,048 in South Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 23 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 +0.9% per year vs +0.78% in South Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.5% growth), while South Sudan has grown from 7.98M to 12.6M (57.5% growth).

Indonesia vs South Sudan: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
South Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia South Sudan
2100 297,217,412 24,078,379
2099 298,340,219 24,072,957
2098 299,449,882 24,054,947
2097 300,549,857 24,056,753
2096 301,634,112 24,045,972
2095 302,698,798 24,037,837
2094 303,751,488 24,039,267
2093 304,790,169 24,030,512
2092 305,809,796 24,010,555
2091 306,805,664 23,991,816
2090 307,780,044 23,970,012
2089 308,727,665 23,929,017
2088 309,652,467 23,883,712
2087 310,557,120 23,848,809
2086 311,434,804 23,794,890
2085 312,284,488 23,750,772
2084 313,107,329 23,678,728
2083 313,904,231 23,609,290
2082 314,670,881 23,532,790
2081 315,404,888 23,458,146
2080 316,109,402 23,383,482
2079 316,790,074 23,286,011
2078 317,438,140 23,188,860
2077 318,056,534 23,078,416
2076 318,635,038 22,979,198
2075 319,190,402 22,860,496
2074 319,709,426 22,718,148
2073 320,201,444 22,575,682
2072 320,659,562 22,431,004
2071 321,086,184 22,280,140
2070 321,485,042 22,143,813
2069 321,858,064 21,995,874
2068 322,201,979 21,822,076
2067 322,516,545 21,654,546
2066 322,798,892 21,489,275
2065 323,048,550 21,309,913
2064 323,268,759 21,134,522
2063 323,456,004 20,957,705
2062 323,612,644 20,777,701
2061 323,734,699 20,601,672
2060 323,814,746 20,423,629
2059 323,854,683 20,227,862
2058 323,844,015 20,041,880
2057 323,786,943 19,846,671
2056 323,671,172 19,652,407
2055 323,502,155 19,457,411
2054 323,274,189 19,250,667
2053 322,982,358 19,053,773
2052 322,627,695 18,833,795
2051 322,202,850 18,626,605
2050 321,699,802 18,427,690
2049 321,119,283 18,224,430
2048 320,457,830 18,014,650
2047 319,728,668 17,799,982
2046 318,921,027 17,572,953
2045 318,028,206 17,348,901
2044 317,051,440 17,115,914
2043 315,992,168 16,882,303
2042 314,856,940 16,639,465
2041 313,643,892 16,390,966
2040 312,358,800 16,137,104
2039 311,001,176 15,884,330
2038 309,578,763 15,622,514
2037 308,089,917 15,358,539
2036 306,544,452 15,085,936
2035 304,940,852 14,810,066
2034 303,275,782 14,538,365
2033 301,552,643 14,273,128
2032 299,781,696 14,002,178
2031 297,956,985 13,725,779
2030 296,081,262 13,460,850
2029 294,145,245 13,201,804
2028 292,143,454 12,942,501
2027 290,069,053 12,688,278
2026 287,927,760 12,434,895
2025 285,721,236 12,188,788
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,734,946 people (a 16% 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 11.3% to 321,699,802 people with a rank change from 4th to 6th. The population of South Sudan will increase by 46.7% to 18,427,690 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 0.79% 2.05%
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 (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 Sudan's population grew by 2.05%.

Live population counters

Indonesia South Sudan
Current population
289027659
12565048
Population rank 4/197 80/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.15%
One net population change
14.2 seconds
2.15 minutes
One birth every
7.06 seconds
1.51 minutes
One death every
14.6 seconds
4.48 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,119 +672
Annual growth/decline +2,233,305 +245,380
Annual growth/decline rate +0.79% +2.05%
Population growth rate rank 112/197 48/197
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 2,307,025 -38,469 231,714 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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/indonesia/south-sudan | 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 South Sudan 68.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,796,238 people) and 31.9% is from migration (a loss of 842,709 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 (1960–2025, 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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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