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

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The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 285,721,236 in 2025 vs 51,662,147 people in Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 289,027,659 people compared to 54,156,832 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 5.34 times bigger than Sudan's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 4.13% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.65% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.9% per year vs +2.63% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.5% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 54.2M (69.3% growth).

Indonesia vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Sudan
2100 297,217,412 138,786,562
2099 298,340,219 138,200,726
2098 299,449,882 137,581,716
2097 300,549,857 136,936,850
2096 301,634,112 136,293,310
2095 302,698,798 135,619,411
2094 303,751,488 134,962,748
2093 304,790,169 134,241,761
2092 305,809,796 133,476,598
2091 306,805,664 132,717,036
2090 307,780,044 131,929,843
2089 308,727,665 131,106,299
2088 309,652,467 130,258,636
2087 310,557,120 129,375,710
2086 311,434,804 128,473,461
2085 312,284,488 127,558,118
2084 313,107,329 126,607,392
2083 313,904,231 125,651,327
2082 314,670,881 124,696,076
2081 315,404,888 123,744,490
2080 316,109,402 122,770,063
2079 316,790,074 121,779,815
2078 317,438,140 120,751,900
2077 318,056,534 119,717,424
2076 318,635,038 118,681,140
2075 319,190,402 117,612,837
2074 319,709,426 116,516,833
2073 320,201,444 115,406,797
2072 320,659,562 114,272,123
2071 321,086,184 113,124,997
2070 321,485,042 111,982,729
2069 321,858,064 110,816,409
2068 322,201,979 109,652,769
2067 322,516,545 108,433,341
2066 322,798,892 107,199,808
2065 323,048,550 105,978,161
2064 323,268,759 104,726,820
2063 323,456,004 103,455,672
2062 323,612,644 102,156,918
2061 323,734,699 100,859,967
2060 323,814,746 99,547,905
2059 323,854,683 98,233,054
2058 323,844,015 96,897,205
2057 323,786,943 95,551,255
2056 323,671,172 94,198,924
2055 323,502,155 92,819,157
2054 323,274,189 91,429,774
2053 322,982,358 90,049,799
2052 322,627,695 88,658,871
2051 322,202,850 87,267,085
2050 321,699,802 85,869,620
2049 321,119,283 84,466,974
2048 320,457,830 83,095,662
2047 319,728,668 81,727,967
2046 318,921,027 80,356,627
2045 318,028,206 78,980,614
2044 317,051,440 77,616,012
2043 315,992,168 76,252,103
2042 314,856,940 74,901,092
2041 313,643,892 73,546,861
2040 312,358,800 72,207,474
2039 311,001,176 70,876,908
2038 309,578,763 69,547,797
2037 308,089,917 68,201,884
2036 306,544,452 66,863,109
2035 304,940,852 65,516,233
2034 303,275,782 64,168,801
2033 301,552,643 62,823,562
2032 299,781,696 61,491,227
2031 297,956,985 60,168,709
2030 296,081,262 58,846,984
2029 294,145,245 57,534,918
2028 292,143,454 56,242,802
2027 290,069,053 54,955,096
2026 287,927,760 53,313,722
2025 285,721,236 51,662,147
2024 283,487,931 50,448,963
2023 281,190,067 50,042,791
2022 278,830,529 49,383,346
2021 276,758,053 48,066,924
2020 274,814,866 46,789,231
2019 272,489,381 45,548,175
2018 269,951,846 44,230,596
2017 267,346,658 42,714,306
2016 264,627,418 41,259,892
2015 261,799,249 40,024,431
2014 258,877,399 38,823,318
2013 255,852,467 37,785,849
2012 252,698,525 36,923,178
2011 249,470,032 36,140,806
2010 246,305,322 35,414,399
2009 243,220,028 34,569,113
2008 240,157,903 33,623,980
2007 237,062,337 32,764,135
2006 233,951,652 31,992,435
2005 230,871,650 31,262,444
2004 227,926,649 30,556,637
2003 225,048,008 29,896,035
2002 222,088,495 29,228,727
2001 219,097,902 28,516,770
2000 216,077,790 27,816,745
1999 213,004,668 27,130,613
1998 209,826,788 26,458,999
1997 206,536,095 25,799,821
1996 203,204,348 25,231,528
1995 199,888,057 24,672,143
1994 196,591,828 24,043,948
1993 193,305,168 23,445,592
1992 190,043,744 22,927,355
1991 186,778,238 22,470,676
1990 183,501,098 22,021,481
1989 180,201,630 21,578,022
1988 176,855,065 21,138,431
1987 173,511,154 20,704,904
1986 170,175,065 20,288,238
1985 166,776,185 19,905,872
1984 163,251,124 19,546,528
1983 159,651,381 19,109,770
1982 156,052,152 18,486,645
1981 152,485,035 17,780,572
1980 148,950,540 17,058,905
1979 145,434,834 16,355,352
1978 141,953,163 15,695,003
1977 138,533,541 15,086,614
1976 135,173,655 14,569,716
1975 131,843,848 14,064,798
1974 128,555,045 13,580,723
1973 125,288,515 13,049,315
1972 122,039,841 12,527,856
1971 118,833,702 12,105,539
1970 115,657,495 11,695,771
1969 112,517,639 11,298,936
1968 109,450,006 10,917,999
1967 106,526,393 10,550,597
1966 103,792,754 10,197,578
1965 101,365,130 9,858,030
1964 98,833,749 9,531,109
1963 96,051,424 9,218,077
1962 93,375,850 8,919,028
1961 90,791,249 8,634,941
1960 88,296,070 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Indonesia increased by 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 58.6% to 85,869,620 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 139M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Sudan
2100 -0.38% 0.42%
2099 -0.37% 0.45%
2098 -0.37% 0.47%
2097 -0.36% 0.47%
2096 -0.35% 0.5%
2095 -0.35% 0.49%
2094 -0.34% 0.54%
2093 -0.33% 0.57%
2092 -0.32% 0.57%
2091 -0.32% 0.6%
2090 -0.31% 0.63%
2089 -0.3% 0.65%
2088 -0.29% 0.68%
2087 -0.28% 0.7%
2086 -0.27% 0.72%
2085 -0.26% 0.75%
2084 -0.25% 0.76%
2083 -0.24% 0.77%
2082 -0.23% 0.77%
2081 -0.22% 0.79%
2080 -0.21% 0.81%
2079 -0.2% 0.85%
2078 -0.19% 0.86%
2077 -0.18% 0.87%
2076 -0.17% 0.91%
2075 -0.16% 0.94%
2074 -0.15% 0.96%
2073 -0.14% 0.99%
2072 -0.13% 1.01%
2071 -0.12% 1.02%
2070 -0.12% 1.05%
2069 -0.11% 1.06%
2068 -0.1% 1.12%
2067 -0.09% 1.15%
2066 -0.08% 1.15%
2065 -0.07% 1.19%
2064 -0.06% 1.23%
2063 -0.05% 1.27%
2062 -0.04% 1.29%
2061 -0.02% 1.32%
2060 -0.01% 1.34%
2059 0.003% 1.38%
2058 0.02% 1.41%
2057 0.04% 1.44%
2056 0.05% 1.49%
2055 0.07% 1.52%
2054 0.09% 1.53%
2053 0.11% 1.57%
2052 0.13% 1.59%
2051 0.16% 1.63%
2050 0.18% 1.66%
2049 0.21% 1.65%
2048 0.23% 1.67%
2047 0.25% 1.71%
2046 0.28% 1.74%
2045 0.31% 1.76%
2044 0.34% 1.79%
2043 0.36% 1.8%
2042 0.39% 1.84%
2041 0.41% 1.85%
2040 0.44% 1.88%
2039 0.46% 1.91%
2038 0.48% 1.97%
2037 0.5% 2%
2036 0.53% 2.06%
2035 0.55% 2.1%
2034 0.57% 2.14%
2033 0.59% 2.17%
2032 0.61% 2.2%
2031 0.63% 2.25%
2030 0.66% 2.28%
2029 0.69% 2.3%
2028 0.72% 2.34%
2027 0.74% 3.08%
2026 0.77% 3.2%
2025 0.79% 2.4%
2024 0.82% 0.81%
2023 0.85% 1.34%
2022 0.75% 2.74%
2021 0.71% 2.73%
2020 0.85% 2.72%
2019 0.94% 2.98%
2018 0.97% 3.55%
2017 1.03% 3.53%
2016 1.08% 3.09%
2015 1.13% 3.09%
2014 1.18% 2.75%
2013 1.25% 2.34%
2012 1.29% 2.16%
2011 1.28% 2.05%
2010 1.27% 2.45%
2009 1.28% 2.81%
2008 1.31% 2.62%
2007 1.33% 2.41%
2006 1.33% 2.34%
2005 1.29% 2.31%
2004 1.28% 2.21%
2003 1.33% 2.28%
2002 1.36% 2.5%
2001 1.4% 2.52%
2000 1.44% 2.53%
1999 1.51% 2.54%
1998 1.59% 2.55%
1997 1.64% 2.25%
1996 1.66% 2.27%
1995 1.68% 2.61%
1994 1.7% 2.55%
1993 1.72% 2.26%
1992 1.75% 2.03%
1991 1.79% 2.04%
1990 1.83% 2.06%
1989 1.89% 2.08%
1988 1.93% 2.09%
1987 1.96% 2.05%
1986 2.04% 1.92%
1985 2.16% 1.84%
1984 2.25% 2.29%
1983 2.31% 3.37%
1982 2.34% 3.97%
1981 2.37% 4.23%
1980 2.42% 4.3%
1979 2.45% 4.21%
1978 2.47% 4.03%
1977 2.49% 3.55%
1976 2.53% 3.59%
1975 2.56% 3.56%
1974 2.61% 4.07%
1973 2.66% 4.16%
1972 2.7% 3.49%
1971 2.75% 3.5%
1970 2.79% 3.51%
1969 2.8% 3.49%
1968 2.74% 3.48%
1967 2.63% 3.46%
1966 2.39% 3.44%
1965 2.56% 3.43%
1964 2.9% 3.4%
1963 2.87% 3.35%
1962 2.85% 3.29%
1961 2.83% 3.23%

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 Sudan's population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Sudan
Current population
289027659
54156832
Population rank 4/197 29/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.65%
One net population change
14.2 seconds
26.1 seconds
One birth every
7.06 seconds
18.9 seconds
One death every
14.6 seconds
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,119 +3,324
Annual growth/decline +2,233,305 +1,213,184
Annual growth/decline rate +0.79% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 112/197 30/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 +291,469
Net migration rank 171/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - 291,469
2024 2,307,025 -38,469 1,345,019 -544,257
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 1,293,817 31,664
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 1,257,387 125,499
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 1,208,046 441,623
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 1,174,422 84,728
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 1,145,259 66,476
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 1,097,962 92,504
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 992,819 -201,769
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 963,740 -211,387
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 907,017 -199,378
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 889,382 -185,392
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 898,226 -281,001
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 897,965 -180,603
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 880,284 -173,745
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 858,536 -165,030
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 835,840 -157,090
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 814,752 -150,271
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 802,245 -148,368
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 792,926 -310,221
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 780,700 -144,670
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 764,645 -144,324
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 743,249 -166,861
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 731,177 -271,093
1991 3,288,791 3,096 714,612 -261,341
1990 3,250,906 11,539 699,953 -254,825
1989 3,316,792 19,905 683,743 -241,979
1988 3,331,242 25,383 672,604 -235,213
1987 3,304,520 26,705 658,416 -228,756
1986 3,309,905 30,988 649,649 -245,968
1985 3,419,412 37,451 583,382 -222,315
1984 3,549,570 43,693 577,405 -219,755
1983 3,558,949 47,375 570,198 -54,325
1982 3,545,504 46,792 606,362 124,007
1981 3,497,244 44,710 585,087 96,697
1980 3,484,846 42,254 552,930 208,602
1979 3,460,621 43,900 524,942 120,613
1978 3,412,980 45,911 497,987 177,153
1977 3,334,779 45,610 483,089 58,540
1976 3,291,479 48,010 470,019 22,147
1975 3,263,794 56,386 454,813 62,843
1974 3,196,136 61,188 444,456 6,023
1973 3,210,643 64,991 439,201 173,143
1972 3,149,726 72,007 428,340 2,238
1971 3,111,304 79,264 417,641 -3,577
1970 3,080,421 81,368 401,013 4,479
1969 3,034,825 82,955 385,712 2,476
1968 2,961,608 55,731 370,917 2,776
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 356,599 4,508
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 342,118 2,813
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 327,799 6,367
1964 2,700,138 144,819 315,166 4,505
1963 2,609,526 110,166 302,132 4,263
1962 2,525,163 106,264 287,317 4,387
1961 2,434,113 103,628 272,562 3,904
1960 2,350,971 101,631 262,235 2,194

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 Sudan 90.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,707,034 people) and 9.13% is from migration (a loss of 1,276,357 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in 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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
Ad-Damazin 186K

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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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