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

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The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 285,721,236 in 2025 vs 639,850 people in Suriname in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 289,027,659 people compared to 648,096 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 446 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 3.49% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.9% per year vs +0.97% in Suriname.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.5% growth), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 648K (23.4% growth).

Indonesia vs Suriname: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Suriname
2100 297,217,412 713,301
2099 298,340,219 715,718
2098 299,449,882 718,073
2097 300,549,857 720,500
2096 301,634,112 722,800
2095 302,698,798 725,224
2094 303,751,488 727,514
2093 304,790,169 729,945
2092 305,809,796 732,310
2091 306,805,664 734,611
2090 307,780,044 736,676
2089 308,727,665 738,887
2088 309,652,467 741,028
2087 310,557,120 742,858
2086 311,434,804 744,619
2085 312,284,488 746,328
2084 313,107,329 747,772
2083 313,904,231 749,164
2082 314,670,881 750,355
2081 315,404,888 751,527
2080 316,109,402 752,571
2079 316,790,074 753,310
2078 317,438,140 753,974
2077 318,056,534 754,582
2076 318,635,038 755,015
2075 319,190,402 755,554
2074 319,709,426 755,740
2073 320,201,444 756,042
2072 320,659,562 756,125
2071 321,086,184 756,124
2070 321,485,042 755,985
2069 321,858,064 755,900
2068 322,201,979 755,625
2067 322,516,545 755,174
2066 322,798,892 754,830
2065 323,048,550 754,137
2064 323,268,759 753,311
2063 323,456,004 752,771
2062 323,612,644 751,992
2061 323,734,699 751,308
2060 323,814,746 750,325
2059 323,854,683 749,420
2058 323,844,015 748,612
2057 323,786,943 747,183
2056 323,671,172 745,967
2055 323,502,155 744,434
2054 323,274,189 742,836
2053 322,982,358 741,364
2052 322,627,695 739,688
2051 322,202,850 738,024
2050 321,699,802 736,078
2049 321,119,283 734,256
2048 320,457,830 732,085
2047 319,728,668 729,623
2046 318,921,027 727,242
2045 318,028,206 724,469
2044 317,051,440 721,556
2043 315,992,168 718,596
2042 314,856,940 715,335
2041 313,643,892 712,005
2040 312,358,800 708,379
2039 311,001,176 704,797
2038 309,578,763 701,029
2037 308,089,917 697,364
2036 306,544,452 693,268
2035 304,940,852 689,014
2034 303,275,782 684,675
2033 301,552,643 680,289
2032 299,781,696 675,648
2031 297,956,985 670,943
2030 296,081,262 666,067
2029 294,145,245 661,186
2028 292,143,454 656,001
2027 290,069,053 650,709
2026 287,927,760 645,337
2025 285,721,236 639,850
2024 283,487,931 634,431
2023 281,190,067 628,886
2022 278,830,529 623,164
2021 276,758,053 617,896
2020 274,814,866 612,317
2019 272,489,381 605,768
2018 269,951,846 599,513
2017 267,346,658 593,713
2016 264,627,418 587,757
2015 261,799,249 581,627
2014 258,877,399 575,373
2013 255,852,467 569,020
2012 252,698,525 562,633
2011 249,470,032 556,269
2010 246,305,322 549,923
2009 243,220,028 543,568
2008 240,157,903 537,245
2007 237,062,337 531,016
2006 233,951,652 524,997
2005 230,871,650 519,313
2004 227,926,649 513,923
2003 225,048,008 506,414
2002 222,088,495 496,551
2001 219,097,902 486,560
2000 216,077,790 476,643
1999 213,004,668 466,916
1998 209,826,788 457,406
1997 206,536,095 448,067
1996 203,204,348 438,830
1995 199,888,057 429,606
1994 196,591,828 422,375
1993 193,305,168 419,352
1992 190,043,744 417,589
1991 186,778,238 415,013
1990 183,501,098 412,493
1989 180,201,630 408,409
1988 176,855,065 402,227
1987 173,511,154 396,911
1986 170,175,065 392,330
1985 166,776,185 386,972
1984 163,251,124 382,193
1983 159,651,381 378,746
1982 156,052,152 376,555
1981 152,485,035 375,459
1980 148,950,540 375,377
1979 145,434,834 377,602
1978 141,953,163 381,502
1977 138,533,541 385,067
1976 135,173,655 388,289
1975 131,843,848 391,170
1974 128,555,045 393,676
1973 125,288,515 395,772
1972 122,039,841 397,413
1971 118,833,702 391,932
1970 115,657,495 379,442
1969 112,517,639 366,906
1968 109,450,006 354,616
1967 106,526,393 342,679
1966 103,792,754 331,135
1965 101,365,130 320,000
1964 98,833,749 309,041
1963 96,051,424 297,034
1962 93,375,850 283,912
1961 90,791,249 272,791
1960 88,296,070 263,918

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 Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 60,339 people (a 10.3% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.6% to 736,078 people and will still be ranked 165th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 756K people in 2072 for Suriname.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Suriname
2100 -0.38% -0.34%
2099 -0.37% -0.33%
2098 -0.37% -0.34%
2097 -0.36% -0.32%
2096 -0.35% -0.33%
2095 -0.35% -0.31%
2094 -0.34% -0.33%
2093 -0.33% -0.32%
2092 -0.32% -0.31%
2091 -0.32% -0.28%
2090 -0.31% -0.3%
2089 -0.3% -0.29%
2088 -0.29% -0.25%
2087 -0.28% -0.24%
2086 -0.27% -0.23%
2085 -0.26% -0.19%
2084 -0.25% -0.19%
2083 -0.24% -0.16%
2082 -0.23% -0.16%
2081 -0.22% -0.14%
2080 -0.21% -0.1%
2079 -0.2% -0.09%
2078 -0.19% -0.08%
2077 -0.18% -0.06%
2076 -0.17% -0.07%
2075 -0.16% -0.02%
2074 -0.15% -0.04%
2073 -0.14% -0.01%
2072 -0.13% 0%
2071 -0.12% 0.02%
2070 -0.12% 0.01%
2069 -0.11% 0.04%
2068 -0.1% 0.06%
2067 -0.09% 0.05%
2066 -0.08% 0.09%
2065 -0.07% 0.11%
2064 -0.06% 0.07%
2063 -0.05% 0.1%
2062 -0.04% 0.09%
2061 -0.02% 0.13%
2060 -0.01% 0.12%
2059 0.003% 0.11%
2058 0.02% 0.19%
2057 0.04% 0.16%
2056 0.05% 0.21%
2055 0.07% 0.22%
2054 0.09% 0.2%
2053 0.11% 0.23%
2052 0.13% 0.23%
2051 0.16% 0.26%
2050 0.18% 0.25%
2049 0.21% 0.3%
2048 0.23% 0.34%
2047 0.25% 0.33%
2046 0.28% 0.38%
2045 0.31% 0.4%
2044 0.34% 0.41%
2043 0.36% 0.46%
2042 0.39% 0.47%
2041 0.41% 0.51%
2040 0.44% 0.51%
2039 0.46% 0.54%
2038 0.48% 0.53%
2037 0.5% 0.59%
2036 0.53% 0.62%
2035 0.55% 0.63%
2034 0.57% 0.64%
2033 0.59% 0.69%
2032 0.61% 0.7%
2031 0.63% 0.73%
2030 0.66% 0.74%
2029 0.69% 0.79%
2028 0.72% 0.81%
2027 0.74% 0.83%
2026 0.77% 0.86%
2025 0.79% 0.85%
2024 0.82% 0.88%
2023 0.85% 0.92%
2022 0.75% 0.85%
2021 0.71% 0.91%
2020 0.85% 1.08%
2019 0.94% 1.04%
2018 0.97% 0.98%
2017 1.03% 1.01%
2016 1.08% 1.05%
2015 1.13% 1.09%
2014 1.18% 1.12%
2013 1.25% 1.14%
2012 1.29% 1.14%
2011 1.28% 1.15%
2010 1.27% 1.17%
2009 1.28% 1.18%
2008 1.31% 1.17%
2007 1.33% 1.15%
2006 1.33% 1.09%
2005 1.29% 1.05%
2004 1.28% 1.48%
2003 1.33% 1.99%
2002 1.36% 2.05%
2001 1.4% 2.08%
2000 1.44% 2.08%
1999 1.51% 2.08%
1998 1.59% 2.08%
1997 1.64% 2.1%
1996 1.66% 2.15%
1995 1.68% 1.71%
1994 1.7% 0.72%
1993 1.72% 0.42%
1992 1.75% 0.62%
1991 1.79% 0.61%
1990 1.83% 1%
1989 1.89% 1.54%
1988 1.93% 1.34%
1987 1.96% 1.17%
1986 2.04% 1.38%
1985 2.16% 1.25%
1984 2.25% 0.91%
1983 2.31% 0.58%
1982 2.34% 0.29%
1981 2.37% 0.02%
1980 2.42% -0.59%
1979 2.45% -1.02%
1978 2.47% -0.93%
1977 2.49% -0.83%
1976 2.53% -0.74%
1975 2.56% -0.64%
1974 2.61% -0.53%
1973 2.66% -0.41%
1972 2.7% 1.4%
1971 2.75% 3.29%
1970 2.79% 3.42%
1969 2.8% 3.47%
1968 2.74% 3.48%
1967 2.63% 3.49%
1966 2.39% 3.48%
1965 2.56% 3.55%
1964 2.9% 4.04%
1963 2.87% 4.62%
1962 2.85% 4.08%
1961 2.83% 3.36%

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 Suriname's population grew by 0.85%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Suriname
Current population
289027659
648096
Population rank 4/197 165/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.008%
One net population change
14.2 seconds
1.62 hours
One birth every
7.06 seconds
48.3 minutes
One death every
14.6 seconds
2.02 hours
Daily growth/decline +6,119 +15
Annual growth/decline +2,233,305 +5,419
Annual growth/decline rate +0.79% +0.85%
Population growth rate rank 112/197 107/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
9.08 hours
Annual migration change -39,509 -967
Net migration rank 171/196 92/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 51,902
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 148/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 8.2%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 74/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Suriname
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Suriname
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -967
2024 2,307,025 -38,469 6,541 -1,166
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 6,697 -988
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 6,719 -988
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 5,291 -486
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 6,640 -296
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 6,564 191
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 6,613 -851
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 6,772 -935
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 6,979 -906
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 7,150 -967
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 7,284 -959
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 7,350 -968
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 7,405 -1,011
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 7,401 -1,060
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 7,489 -1,138
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 7,559 -1,204
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 7,552 -1,255
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 7,468 -1,312
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 7,278 -1,403
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 7,037 -1,534
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 6,948 -1,676
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 7,396 2,345
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 7,916 2,076
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 8,349 1,641
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 8,323 1,516
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 8,236 1,380
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 8,173 1,241
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 8,106 1,164
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 8,031 1,165
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 7,968 1,275
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 7,929 -2,713
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 8,127 -7,291
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 8,355 -5,662
1991 3,288,791 3,096 8,637 -6,174
1990 3,250,906 11,539 9,047 -6,471
1989 3,316,792 19,905 9,441 -3,846
1988 3,331,242 25,383 9,347 -2,573
1987 3,304,520 26,705 9,319 -5,467
1986 3,309,905 30,988 9,222 -3,920
1985 3,419,412 37,451 9,177 -3,763
1984 3,549,570 43,693 9,031 -4,894
1983 3,558,949 47,375 8,797 -6,036
1982 3,545,504 46,792 8,197 -6,566
1981 3,497,244 44,710 7,541 -6,991
1980 3,484,846 42,254 7,002 -7,390
1979 3,460,621 43,900 7,312 -11,375
1978 3,412,980 45,911 7,650 -11,389
1977 3,334,779 45,610 7,998 -11,390
1976 3,291,479 48,010 8,327 -11,381
1975 3,263,794 56,386 8,587 -11,287
1974 3,196,136 61,188 8,751 -11,061
1973 3,210,643 64,991 8,877 -10,765
1972 3,149,726 72,007 8,893 -10,285
1971 3,111,304 79,264 8,814 3,552
1970 3,080,421 81,368 8,823 3,791
1969 3,034,825 82,955 8,880 3,575
1968 2,961,608 55,731 8,980 3,147
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 9,104 2,637
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 9,243 2,103
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 9,270 1,657
1964 2,700,138 144,819 9,174 1,820
1963 2,609,526 110,166 8,838 4,181
1962 2,525,163 106,264 8,529 4,703
1961 2,434,113 103,628 8,361 660
1960 2,350,971 101,631 8,170 544

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 Suriname 89.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 65,966 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a loss of 7,392 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 51,902 people or 8.2% in Suriname.

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
Suriname
City Population
Paramaribo 224K
Nieuw Nickerie 12.8K

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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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