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Population in Indonesia compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 13 times bigger than Sri Lanka's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 3.75% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Indonesia vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Sri Lanka
2100 297,263,579 20,270,496
2099 298,386,561 20,383,669
2098 299,496,396 20,498,567
2097 300,596,542 20,611,123
2096 301,680,965 20,723,560
2095 302,745,817 20,834,629
2094 303,798,670 20,943,809
2093 304,837,512 21,052,131
2092 305,857,297 21,158,833
2091 306,853,321 21,263,961
2090 307,827,852 21,371,263
2089 308,775,620 21,475,426
2088 309,700,566 21,577,177
2087 310,605,359 21,677,510
2086 311,483,180 21,777,420
2085 312,332,996 21,876,464
2084 313,155,965 21,970,336
2083 313,952,990 22,062,801
2082 314,719,759 22,151,745
2081 315,453,880 22,240,834
2080 316,158,503 22,326,555
2079 316,839,281 22,411,438
2078 317,487,448 22,489,772
2077 318,105,938 22,565,028
2076 318,684,532 22,637,463
2075 319,239,982 22,707,112
2074 319,759,087 22,778,489
2073 320,251,181 22,844,703
2072 320,709,370 22,905,707
2071 321,136,059 22,964,866
2070 321,534,979 23,022,515
2069 321,908,058 23,076,310
2068 322,252,027 23,129,541
2067 322,566,642 23,184,596
2066 322,849,032 23,234,419
2065 323,098,730 23,285,901
2064 323,318,973 23,331,390
2063 323,506,247 23,372,184
2062 323,662,911 23,409,522
2061 323,784,985 23,441,893
2060 323,865,045 23,474,032
2059 323,904,988 23,502,132
2058 323,894,318 23,528,076
2057 323,837,237 23,550,580
2056 323,721,448 23,570,923
2055 323,552,405 23,582,432
2054 323,324,404 23,591,414
2053 323,032,528 23,601,371
2052 322,677,809 23,605,361
2051 322,252,898 23,606,194
2050 321,749,772 23,603,330
2049 321,169,163 23,597,604
2048 320,507,607 23,587,307
2047 319,778,332 23,570,881
2046 318,970,565 23,547,409
2045 318,077,606 23,515,133
2044 317,100,688 23,483,546
2043 316,041,251 23,446,242
2042 314,905,847 23,404,983
2041 313,692,611 23,357,358
2040 312,407,319 23,306,148
2039 311,049,484 23,248,341
2038 309,626,850 23,187,512
2037 308,137,773 23,120,775
2036 306,592,068 23,053,427
2035 304,988,219 22,981,808
2034 303,322,890 22,906,587
2033 301,599,483 22,826,414
2032 299,828,261 22,742,267
2031 298,003,267 22,655,907
2030 296,127,253 22,564,038
2029 294,190,935 22,470,759
2028 292,188,833 22,370,999
2027 290,114,110 22,266,017
2026 287,972,484 22,155,543
2025 285,765,617 22,039,908
2024 283,487,931 21,916,000
2023 281,190,067 22,037,000
2022 278,830,529 22,181,000
2021 276,758,053 22,156,000
2020 274,814,866 21,919,000
2019 272,489,381 21,803,000
2018 269,951,846 21,670,000
2017 267,346,658 21,453,000
2016 264,627,418 21,209,000
2015 261,799,249 20,970,000
2014 258,877,399 20,778,000
2013 255,852,467 20,585,000
2012 252,698,525 21,169,458
2011 249,470,032 21,009,048
2010 246,305,322 20,879,089
2009 243,220,028 20,756,435
2008 240,157,903 20,629,378
2007 237,062,337 20,492,545
2006 233,951,652 20,352,411
2005 230,871,650 20,216,524
2004 227,926,649 20,087,605
2003 225,048,008 19,951,521
2002 222,088,495 19,805,752
2001 219,097,902 19,600,362
2000 216,077,790 19,293,054
1999 213,004,668 18,944,731
1998 209,826,788 18,596,003
1997 206,536,095 18,248,200
1996 203,204,348 17,905,018
1995 199,888,057 17,564,068
1994 196,591,828 17,275,773
1993 193,305,168 17,025,918
1992 190,043,744 16,739,284
1991 186,778,238 16,475,354
1990 183,501,098 16,352,458
1989 180,201,630 16,248,557
1988 176,855,065 16,078,621
1987 173,511,154 15,916,576
1986 170,175,065 15,731,256
1985 166,776,185 15,544,154
1984 163,251,124 15,441,860
1983 159,651,381 15,388,794
1982 156,052,152 15,286,567
1981 152,485,035 15,099,414
1980 148,950,540 14,847,974
1979 145,434,834 14,579,614
1978 141,953,163 14,310,128
1977 138,533,541 14,049,371
1976 135,173,655 13,796,770
1975 131,843,848 13,548,984
1974 128,555,045 13,305,693
1973 125,288,515 13,060,916
1972 122,039,841 12,809,205
1971 118,833,702 12,551,910
1970 115,657,495 12,287,110
1969 112,517,639 12,013,858
1968 109,450,006 11,736,088
1967 106,526,393 11,457,328
1966 103,792,754 11,183,928
1965 101,365,130 10,916,965
1964 98,833,749 10,653,397
1963 96,051,424 10,395,040
1962 93,375,850 10,143,754
1961 90,791,249 9,899,372
1960 88,296,070 9,661,389

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 Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 23.6M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Sri Lanka
2100 -0.38% -0.56%
2099 -0.37% -0.56%
2098 -0.37% -0.55%
2097 -0.36% -0.54%
2096 -0.35% -0.53%
2095 -0.35% -0.52%
2094 -0.34% -0.51%
2093 -0.33% -0.5%
2092 -0.32% -0.49%
2091 -0.32% -0.5%
2090 -0.31% -0.49%
2089 -0.3% -0.47%
2088 -0.29% -0.46%
2087 -0.28% -0.46%
2086 -0.27% -0.45%
2085 -0.26% -0.43%
2084 -0.25% -0.42%
2083 -0.24% -0.4%
2082 -0.23% -0.4%
2081 -0.22% -0.38%
2080 -0.21% -0.38%
2079 -0.2% -0.35%
2078 -0.19% -0.33%
2077 -0.18% -0.32%
2076 -0.17% -0.31%
2075 -0.16% -0.31%
2074 -0.15% -0.29%
2073 -0.14% -0.27%
2072 -0.13% -0.26%
2071 -0.12% -0.25%
2070 -0.12% -0.23%
2069 -0.11% -0.23%
2068 -0.1% -0.24%
2067 -0.09% -0.21%
2066 -0.08% -0.22%
2065 -0.07% -0.19%
2064 -0.06% -0.17%
2063 -0.05% -0.16%
2062 -0.04% -0.14%
2061 -0.02% -0.14%
2060 -0.01% -0.12%
2059 0.003% -0.11%
2058 0.02% -0.1%
2057 0.04% -0.09%
2056 0.05% -0.05%
2055 0.07% -0.04%
2054 0.09% -0.04%
2053 0.11% -0.02%
2052 0.13% -0.004%
2051 0.16% 0.01%
2050 0.18% 0.02%
2049 0.21% 0.04%
2048 0.23% 0.07%
2047 0.25% 0.1%
2046 0.28% 0.14%
2045 0.31% 0.13%
2044 0.34% 0.16%
2043 0.36% 0.18%
2042 0.39% 0.2%
2041 0.41% 0.22%
2040 0.44% 0.25%
2039 0.46% 0.26%
2038 0.48% 0.29%
2037 0.5% 0.29%
2036 0.53% 0.31%
2035 0.55% 0.33%
2034 0.57% 0.35%
2033 0.59% 0.37%
2032 0.61% 0.38%
2031 0.63% 0.41%
2030 0.66% 0.42%
2029 0.69% 0.45%
2028 0.72% 0.47%
2027 0.74% 0.5%
2026 0.77% 0.52%
2025 0.8% 0.57%
2024 0.82% -0.55%
2023 0.85% -0.65%
2022 0.75% 0.11%
2021 0.71% 1.08%
2020 0.85% 0.53%
2019 0.94% 0.61%
2018 0.97% 1.01%
2017 1.03% 1.15%
2016 1.08% 1.14%
2015 1.13% 0.92%
2014 1.18% 0.94%
2013 1.25% -2.76%
2012 1.29% 0.76%
2011 1.28% 0.62%
2010 1.27% 0.59%
2009 1.28% 0.62%
2008 1.31% 0.67%
2007 1.33% 0.69%
2006 1.33% 0.67%
2005 1.29% 0.64%
2004 1.28% 0.68%
2003 1.33% 0.74%
2002 1.36% 1.05%
2001 1.4% 1.59%
2000 1.44% 1.84%
1999 1.51% 1.88%
1998 1.59% 1.91%
1997 1.64% 1.92%
1996 1.66% 1.94%
1995 1.68% 1.67%
1994 1.7% 1.47%
1993 1.72% 1.71%
1992 1.75% 1.6%
1991 1.79% 0.75%
1990 1.83% 0.64%
1989 1.89% 1.06%
1988 1.93% 1.02%
1987 1.96% 1.18%
1986 2.04% 1.2%
1985 2.16% 0.66%
1984 2.25% 0.34%
1983 2.31% 0.67%
1982 2.34% 1.24%
1981 2.37% 1.69%
1980 2.42% 1.84%
1979 2.45% 1.88%
1978 2.47% 1.86%
1977 2.49% 1.83%
1976 2.53% 1.83%
1975 2.56% 1.83%
1974 2.61% 1.87%
1973 2.66% 1.97%
1972 2.7% 2.05%
1971 2.75% 2.16%
1970 2.79% 2.27%
1969 2.8% 2.37%
1968 2.74% 2.43%
1967 2.63% 2.44%
1966 2.39% 2.45%
1965 2.56% 2.47%
1964 2.9% 2.49%
1963 2.87% 2.48%
1962 2.85% 2.47%
1961 2.83% 2.46%

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 Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Sri Lanka
Current population
288551776
22185425
Population rank 4/197 63/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.27%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
4.34 minutes
One birth every
7.04 seconds
2.13 minutes
One death every
14.9 seconds
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,296 -332
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 188/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 -30,724
Net migration rank 171/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -30,724
2024 - -38,469 - -27,245
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 66,111 -28,011
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 95,378 -27,435
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 121,858 -29,586
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 170,968 -29,875
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 172,243 -28,426
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 183,610 -28,607
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 187,993 -22,324
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 194,232 -18,388
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 201,815 -29,797
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 211,541 -33,672
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 221,021 -37,754
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 229,138 -41,955
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 224,461 -90,839
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 224,325 -98,060
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 200,175 -81,130
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 232,225 -97,144
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 248,287 -109,695
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 248,706 -107,045
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 248,683 -118,594
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 212,527 -84,795
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 252,008 -107,573
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 252,840 -105,718
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 244,377 19,273
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 227,060 123,894
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 206,876 138,799
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 201,059 150,724
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 208,193 135,636
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 215,290 127,236
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 221,957 117,416
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 228,904 8,323
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 226,257 36,232
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 222,230 88,542
1991 3,288,791 3,096 218,117 -1,047
1990 3,250,906 11,539 224,454 -195,736
1989 3,316,792 19,905 212,401 -33,305
1988 3,331,242 25,383 219,184 -58,415
1987 3,304,520 26,705 226,414 -63,105
1986 3,309,905 30,988 233,782 -26,460
1985 3,419,412 37,451 247,836 -80,950
1984 3,549,570 43,693 263,175 -225,450
1983 3,558,949 47,375 277,768 -209,362
1982 3,545,504 46,792 300,030 -163,987
1981 3,497,244 44,710 328,096 -89,824
1980 3,484,846 42,254 328,155 -63,541
1979 3,460,621 43,900 329,791 -57,683
1978 3,412,980 45,911 317,055 -50,189
1977 3,334,779 45,610 300,038 -45,383
1976 3,291,479 48,010 291,816 -41,258
1975 3,263,794 56,386 282,496 -37,475
1974 3,196,136 61,188 275,521 -33,979
1973 3,210,643 64,991 278,577 -30,582
1972 3,149,726 72,007 282,494 -27,071
1971 3,111,304 79,264 281,200 -22,021
1970 3,080,421 81,368 286,719 -16,299
1969 3,034,825 82,955 286,218 -10,152
1968 2,961,608 55,731 286,642 -7,163
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 284,738 -6,696
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 275,549 -6,794
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 272,422 -7,249
1964 2,700,138 144,819 269,584 -7,614
1963 2,609,526 110,166 262,880 -8,118
1962 2,525,163 106,264 256,719 -8,909
1961 2,434,113 103,628 251,087 -10,144
1960 2,350,971 101,631 247,631 -12,610

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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

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
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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

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