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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 10,680,056 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 27 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 91st.
  • The countries together account for 3.61% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.6% growth).

Indonesia vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Sweden
2100 297,263,579 11,357,586
2099 298,386,561 11,361,443
2098 299,496,396 11,365,725
2097 300,596,542 11,366,889
2096 301,680,965 11,368,572
2095 302,745,817 11,371,525
2094 303,798,670 11,374,169
2093 304,837,512 11,376,054
2092 305,857,297 11,378,099
2091 306,853,321 11,379,549
2090 307,827,852 11,381,475
2089 308,775,620 11,384,408
2088 309,700,566 11,387,073
2087 310,605,359 11,390,874
2086 311,483,180 11,398,223
2085 312,332,996 11,403,279
2084 313,155,965 11,408,050
2083 313,952,990 11,411,588
2082 314,719,759 11,416,796
2081 315,453,880 11,418,438
2080 316,158,503 11,420,629
2079 316,839,281 11,420,158
2078 317,487,448 11,418,032
2077 318,105,938 11,415,948
2076 318,684,532 11,412,112
2075 319,239,982 11,407,978
2074 319,759,087 11,404,682
2073 320,251,181 11,401,754
2072 320,709,370 11,398,056
2071 321,136,059 11,393,134
2070 321,534,979 11,389,416
2069 321,908,058 11,385,560
2068 322,252,027 11,384,165
2067 322,566,642 11,383,331
2066 322,849,032 11,383,335
2065 323,098,730 11,382,611
2064 323,318,973 11,381,643
2063 323,506,247 11,381,489
2062 323,662,911 11,382,109
2061 323,784,985 11,379,849
2060 323,865,045 11,378,661
2059 323,904,988 11,376,317
2058 323,894,318 11,372,527
2057 323,837,237 11,367,109
2056 323,721,448 11,361,843
2055 323,552,405 11,354,884
2054 323,324,404 11,347,343
2053 323,032,528 11,336,678
2052 322,677,809 11,322,876
2051 322,252,898 11,306,983
2050 321,749,772 11,287,973
2049 321,169,163 11,268,461
2048 320,507,607 11,247,615
2047 319,778,332 11,225,655
2046 318,970,565 11,202,749
2045 318,077,606 11,178,920
2044 317,100,688 11,153,887
2043 316,041,251 11,128,417
2042 314,905,847 11,102,505
2041 313,692,611 11,078,898
2040 312,407,319 11,054,498
2039 311,049,484 11,031,322
2038 309,626,850 11,008,943
2037 308,137,773 10,987,323
2036 306,592,068 10,964,438
2035 304,988,219 10,941,953
2034 303,322,890 10,919,289
2033 301,599,483 10,895,104
2032 299,828,261 10,869,796
2031 298,003,267 10,844,434
2030 296,127,253 10,815,888
2029 294,190,935 10,784,274
2028 292,188,833 10,749,191
2027 290,114,110 10,710,226
2026 287,972,484 10,668,870
2025 285,765,617 10,621,495
2024 283,487,931 10,569,709
2023 281,190,067 10,536,632
2022 278,830,529 10,486,941
2021 276,758,053 10,415,811
2020 274,814,866 10,353,442
2019 272,489,381 10,278,887
2018 269,951,846 10,175,214
2017 267,346,658 10,057,698
2016 264,627,418 9,923,085
2015 261,799,249 9,799,186
2014 258,877,399 9,696,110
2013 255,852,467 9,600,379
2012 252,698,525 9,519,374
2011 249,470,032 9,449,213
2010 246,305,322 9,378,126
2009 243,220,028 9,298,515
2008 240,157,903 9,219,637
2007 237,062,337 9,148,092
2006 233,951,652 9,080,505
2005 230,871,650 9,029,572
2004 227,926,649 8,993,531
2003 225,048,008 8,958,229
2002 222,088,495 8,924,958
2001 219,097,902 8,895,960
2000 216,077,790 8,872,109
1999 213,004,668 8,857,874
1998 209,826,788 8,850,974
1997 206,536,095 8,846,062
1996 203,204,348 8,840,998
1995 199,888,057 8,826,939
1994 196,591,828 8,780,745
1993 193,305,168 8,718,561
1992 190,043,744 8,668,067
1991 186,778,238 8,617,375
1990 183,501,098 8,558,835
1989 180,201,630 8,492,964
1988 176,855,065 8,436,489
1987 173,511,154 8,397,804
1986 170,175,065 8,369,829
1985 166,776,185 8,350,386
1984 163,251,124 8,336,605
1983 159,651,381 8,329,033
1982 156,052,152 8,325,263
1981 152,485,035 8,320,503
1980 148,950,540 8,310,531
1979 145,434,834 8,293,678
1978 141,953,163 8,275,599
1977 138,533,541 8,251,540
1976 135,173,655 8,222,286
1975 131,843,848 8,192,437
1974 128,555,045 8,159,955
1973 125,288,515 8,136,312
1972 122,039,841 8,122,300
1971 118,833,702 8,098,334
1970 115,657,495 8,042,801
1969 112,517,639 7,968,072
1968 109,450,006 7,912,273
1967 106,526,393 7,867,931
1966 103,792,754 7,807,797
1965 101,365,130 7,733,853
1964 98,833,749 7,661,354
1963 96,051,424 7,604,328
1962 93,375,850 7,561,588
1961 90,791,249 7,519,998
1960 88,296,070 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Indonesia increased by 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 91st 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 Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 93rd.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Sweden
2100 -0.38% -0.03%
2099 -0.37% -0.04%
2098 -0.37% -0.01%
2097 -0.36% -0.01%
2096 -0.35% -0.03%
2095 -0.35% -0.02%
2094 -0.34% -0.02%
2093 -0.33% -0.02%
2092 -0.32% -0.01%
2091 -0.32% -0.02%
2090 -0.31% -0.03%
2089 -0.3% -0.02%
2088 -0.29% -0.03%
2087 -0.28% -0.06%
2086 -0.27% -0.04%
2085 -0.26% -0.04%
2084 -0.25% -0.03%
2083 -0.24% -0.05%
2082 -0.23% -0.01%
2081 -0.22% -0.02%
2080 -0.21% 0.004%
2079 -0.2% 0.02%
2078 -0.19% 0.02%
2077 -0.18% 0.03%
2076 -0.17% 0.04%
2075 -0.16% 0.03%
2074 -0.15% 0.03%
2073 -0.14% 0.03%
2072 -0.13% 0.04%
2071 -0.12% 0.03%
2070 -0.12% 0.03%
2069 -0.11% 0.01%
2068 -0.1% 0.007%
2067 -0.09% -0%
2066 -0.08% 0.006%
2065 -0.07% 0.009%
2064 -0.06% 0.001%
2063 -0.05% -0.005%
2062 -0.04% 0.02%
2061 -0.02% 0.01%
2060 -0.01% 0.02%
2059 0.003% 0.03%
2058 0.02% 0.05%
2057 0.04% 0.05%
2056 0.05% 0.06%
2055 0.07% 0.07%
2054 0.09% 0.09%
2053 0.11% 0.12%
2052 0.13% 0.14%
2051 0.16% 0.17%
2050 0.18% 0.17%
2049 0.21% 0.19%
2048 0.23% 0.2%
2047 0.25% 0.2%
2046 0.28% 0.21%
2045 0.31% 0.22%
2044 0.34% 0.23%
2043 0.36% 0.23%
2042 0.39% 0.21%
2041 0.41% 0.22%
2040 0.44% 0.21%
2039 0.46% 0.2%
2038 0.48% 0.2%
2037 0.5% 0.21%
2036 0.53% 0.21%
2035 0.55% 0.21%
2034 0.57% 0.22%
2033 0.59% 0.23%
2032 0.61% 0.23%
2031 0.63% 0.26%
2030 0.66% 0.29%
2029 0.69% 0.33%
2028 0.72% 0.36%
2027 0.74% 0.39%
2026 0.77% 0.45%
2025 0.8% 0.49%
2024 0.82% 0.31%
2023 0.85% 0.47%
2022 0.75% 0.68%
2021 0.71% 0.6%
2020 0.85% 0.73%
2019 0.94% 1.02%
2018 0.97% 1.17%
2017 1.03% 1.36%
2016 1.08% 1.26%
2015 1.13% 1.06%
2014 1.18% 1%
2013 1.25% 0.85%
2012 1.29% 0.74%
2011 1.28% 0.76%
2010 1.27% 0.86%
2009 1.28% 0.86%
2008 1.31% 0.78%
2007 1.33% 0.74%
2006 1.33% 0.56%
2005 1.29% 0.4%
2004 1.28% 0.39%
2003 1.33% 0.37%
2002 1.36% 0.33%
2001 1.4% 0.27%
2000 1.44% 0.16%
1999 1.51% 0.08%
1998 1.59% 0.06%
1997 1.64% 0.06%
1996 1.66% 0.16%
1995 1.68% 0.53%
1994 1.7% 0.71%
1993 1.72% 0.58%
1992 1.75% 0.59%
1991 1.79% 0.68%
1990 1.83% 0.78%
1989 1.89% 0.67%
1988 1.93% 0.46%
1987 1.96% 0.33%
1986 2.04% 0.23%
1985 2.16% 0.17%
1984 2.25% 0.09%
1983 2.31% 0.05%
1982 2.34% 0.06%
1981 2.37% 0.12%
1980 2.42% 0.2%
1979 2.45% 0.22%
1978 2.47% 0.29%
1977 2.49% 0.36%
1976 2.53% 0.36%
1975 2.56% 0.4%
1974 2.61% 0.29%
1973 2.66% 0.17%
1972 2.7% 0.3%
1971 2.75% 0.69%
1970 2.79% 0.94%
1969 2.8% 0.71%
1968 2.74% 0.56%
1967 2.63% 0.77%
1966 2.39% 0.96%
1965 2.56% 0.95%
1964 2.9% 0.75%
1963 2.87% 0.57%
1962 2.85% 0.55%
1961 2.83% 0.47%

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/sweden | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Indonesia grew by 0.82%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Sweden
Current population
288551776
10680056
Population rank 4/197 91/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.13%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
15.9 minutes
One birth every
7.04 seconds
5.25 minutes
One death every
14.9 seconds
5.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,296 +91
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 +33,077
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 149/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 +47,079
Net migration rank 171/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - 47,079
2024 - -38,469 - 50,115
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 5,269 55,209
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 10,487 58,955
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 22,914 51,947
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 14,495 37,302
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 25,697 72,619
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 23,403 87,517
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 24,138 102,671
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 25,800 119,234
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 23,518 80,534
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 26,179 77,654
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 23,041 66,760
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 20,943 52,879
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 21,733 46,049
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 25,320 51,175
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 21,387 63,638
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 18,439 56,452
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 15,552 54,907
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 15,436 51,675
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 9,030 27,030
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 9,893 25,842
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 6,271 29,161
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 893 31,364
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 -1,779 28,856
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 -2,662 24,900
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 -6,201 13,940
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 -3,541 11,325
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 -3,539 6,047
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 1,768 5,773
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 9,710 11,621
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 20,196 51,545
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 20,924 32,725
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 28,605 20,507
1991 3,288,791 3,096 29,299 25,314
1990 3,250,906 11,539 29,100 35,668
1989 3,316,792 19,905 24,629 44,565
1988 3,331,242 25,383 15,186 30,064
1987 3,304,520 26,705 11,757 21,335
1986 3,309,905 30,988 9,206 15,211
1985 3,419,412 37,451 4,175 11,464
1984 3,549,570 43,693 3,335 8,668
1983 3,558,949 47,375 833 2,105
1982 3,545,504 46,792 1,665 2,524
1981 3,497,244 44,710 1,664 3,209
1980 3,484,846 42,254 5,818 10,040
1979 3,460,621 43,900 4,976 13,895
1978 3,412,980 45,911 4,138 13,807
1977 3,334,779 45,610 7,426 23,528
1976 3,291,479 48,010 8,222 20,324
1975 3,263,794 56,386 14,746 16,564
1974 3,196,136 61,188 23,664 9,217
1973 3,210,643 64,991 24,409 -9,551
1972 3,149,726 72,007 28,428 -13,519
1971 3,111,304 79,264 31,583 2,334
1970 3,080,421 81,368 30,563 47,242
1969 3,034,825 82,955 23,904 48,824
1968 2,961,608 55,731 30,858 8,545
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 41,700 11,075
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 45,286 24,920
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 44,857 32,444
1964 2,700,138 144,819 45,968 23,581
1963 2,609,526 110,166 35,741 11,009
1962 2,525,163 106,264 30,246 9,627
1961 2,434,113 103,628 30,832 14,401
1960 2,350,971 101,631 27,693 1,080

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 Sweden 21.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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