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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 24,672,760 people in Syria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 26,829,400 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 10.8 times bigger than Syria's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 3.81% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.25% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 26.8M (36.6% growth).

Indonesia vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Syria
2100 297,263,579 44,620,090
2099 298,386,561 44,690,260
2098 299,496,396 44,750,249
2097 300,596,542 44,813,148
2096 301,680,965 44,867,740
2095 302,745,817 44,895,489
2094 303,798,670 44,945,231
2093 304,837,512 44,974,311
2092 305,857,297 45,003,795
2091 306,853,321 45,016,478
2090 307,827,852 45,048,083
2089 308,775,620 45,047,102
2088 309,700,566 45,041,864
2087 310,605,359 45,049,516
2086 311,483,180 45,068,928
2085 312,332,996 45,034,847
2084 313,155,965 44,999,929
2083 313,952,990 44,971,600
2082 314,719,759 44,910,859
2081 315,453,880 44,843,908
2080 316,158,503 44,744,718
2079 316,839,281 44,687,371
2078 317,487,448 44,649,760
2077 318,105,938 44,604,175
2076 318,684,532 44,520,132
2075 319,239,982 44,426,423
2074 319,759,087 44,328,795
2073 320,251,181 44,221,016
2072 320,709,370 44,084,262
2071 321,136,059 43,939,848
2070 321,534,979 43,795,999
2069 321,908,058 43,648,130
2068 322,252,027 43,465,442
2067 322,566,642 43,271,173
2066 322,849,032 43,060,752
2065 323,098,730 42,810,442
2064 323,318,973 42,559,554
2063 323,506,247 42,311,907
2062 323,662,911 42,062,193
2061 323,784,985 41,808,082
2060 323,865,045 41,522,274
2059 323,904,988 41,208,825
2058 323,894,318 40,925,728
2057 323,837,237 40,643,453
2056 323,721,448 40,332,578
2055 323,552,405 40,026,632
2054 323,324,404 39,691,425
2053 323,032,528 39,348,020
2052 322,677,809 39,045,268
2051 322,252,898 38,733,827
2050 321,749,772 38,410,423
2049 321,169,163 38,089,455
2048 320,507,607 37,784,449
2047 319,778,332 37,492,636
2046 318,970,565 37,181,526
2045 318,077,606 36,843,579
2044 317,100,688 36,526,509
2043 316,041,251 36,188,225
2042 314,905,847 35,825,419
2041 313,692,611 35,447,414
2040 312,407,319 35,042,107
2039 311,049,484 34,626,945
2038 309,626,850 34,183,740
2037 308,137,773 33,703,682
2036 306,592,068 33,223,843
2035 304,988,219 32,696,648
2034 303,322,890 32,148,814
2033 301,599,483 31,562,427
2032 299,828,261 30,967,322
2031 298,003,267 30,329,874
2030 296,127,253 29,672,629
2029 294,190,935 28,949,535
2028 292,188,833 28,217,748
2027 290,114,110 27,428,807
2026 287,972,484 26,607,148
2025 285,765,617 25,689,551
2024 283,487,931 24,672,760
2023 281,190,067 23,594,623
2022 278,830,529 22,462,173
2021 276,758,053 21,628,839
2020 274,814,866 21,049,429
2019 272,489,381 20,353,534
2018 269,951,846 19,577,845
2017 267,346,658 19,224,668
2016 264,627,418 19,193,834
2015 261,799,249 19,424,618
2014 258,877,399 20,273,659
2013 255,852,467 21,666,917
2012 252,698,525 22,759,763
2011 249,470,032 22,878,098
2010 246,305,322 22,482,421
2009 243,220,028 21,976,969
2008 240,157,903 21,636,564
2007 237,062,337 20,884,125
2006 233,951,652 19,637,022
2005 230,871,650 18,814,091
2004 227,926,649 18,336,875
2003 225,048,008 17,889,296
2002 222,088,495 17,468,332
2001 219,097,902 17,051,338
2000 216,077,790 16,637,888
1999 213,004,668 16,228,061
1998 209,826,788 15,820,413
1997 206,536,095 15,417,542
1996 203,204,348 15,018,104
1995 199,888,057 14,616,801
1994 196,591,828 14,208,583
1993 193,305,168 13,795,686
1992 190,043,744 13,385,571
1991 186,778,238 12,980,821
1990 183,501,098 12,579,208
1989 180,201,630 12,179,060
1988 176,855,065 11,782,264
1987 173,511,154 11,388,923
1986 170,175,065 11,002,844
1985 166,776,185 10,625,672
1984 163,251,124 10,258,398
1983 159,651,381 9,904,809
1982 156,052,152 9,572,511
1981 152,485,035 9,260,189
1980 148,950,540 8,957,663
1979 145,434,834 8,661,909
1978 141,953,163 8,372,759
1977 138,533,541 8,090,501
1976 135,173,655 7,817,320
1975 131,843,848 7,554,364
1974 128,555,045 7,302,160
1973 125,288,515 7,060,321
1972 122,039,841 6,826,024
1971 118,833,702 6,598,094
1970 115,657,495 6,380,609
1969 112,517,639 6,175,166
1968 109,450,006 5,978,742
1967 106,526,393 5,790,198
1966 103,792,754 5,609,047
1965 101,365,130 5,435,267
1964 98,833,749 5,269,087
1963 96,051,424 5,110,467
1962 93,375,850 4,959,340
1961 90,791,249 4,815,466
1960 88,296,070 4,673,500

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 Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Syria's population increased by 7,635,566 people (a 39.8% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 43.2% to 38,410,423 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 45.1M people in 2086 for Syria.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Syria
2100 -0.38% -0.16%
2099 -0.37% -0.13%
2098 -0.37% -0.14%
2097 -0.36% -0.12%
2096 -0.35% -0.06%
2095 -0.35% -0.11%
2094 -0.34% -0.06%
2093 -0.33% -0.07%
2092 -0.32% -0.03%
2091 -0.32% -0.07%
2090 -0.31% 0.002%
2089 -0.3% 0.01%
2088 -0.29% -0.02%
2087 -0.28% -0.04%
2086 -0.27% 0.08%
2085 -0.26% 0.08%
2084 -0.25% 0.06%
2083 -0.24% 0.14%
2082 -0.23% 0.15%
2081 -0.22% 0.22%
2080 -0.21% 0.13%
2079 -0.2% 0.08%
2078 -0.19% 0.1%
2077 -0.18% 0.19%
2076 -0.17% 0.21%
2075 -0.16% 0.22%
2074 -0.15% 0.24%
2073 -0.14% 0.31%
2072 -0.13% 0.33%
2071 -0.12% 0.33%
2070 -0.12% 0.34%
2069 -0.11% 0.42%
2068 -0.1% 0.45%
2067 -0.09% 0.49%
2066 -0.08% 0.58%
2065 -0.07% 0.59%
2064 -0.06% 0.59%
2063 -0.05% 0.59%
2062 -0.04% 0.61%
2061 -0.02% 0.69%
2060 -0.01% 0.76%
2059 0.003% 0.69%
2058 0.02% 0.69%
2057 0.04% 0.77%
2056 0.05% 0.76%
2055 0.07% 0.84%
2054 0.09% 0.87%
2053 0.11% 0.78%
2052 0.13% 0.8%
2051 0.16% 0.84%
2050 0.18% 0.84%
2049 0.21% 0.81%
2048 0.23% 0.78%
2047 0.25% 0.84%
2046 0.28% 0.92%
2045 0.31% 0.87%
2044 0.34% 0.93%
2043 0.36% 1.01%
2042 0.39% 1.07%
2041 0.41% 1.16%
2040 0.44% 1.2%
2039 0.46% 1.3%
2038 0.48% 1.42%
2037 0.5% 1.44%
2036 0.53% 1.61%
2035 0.55% 1.7%
2034 0.57% 1.86%
2033 0.59% 1.92%
2032 0.61% 2.1%
2031 0.63% 2.21%
2030 0.66% 2.5%
2029 0.69% 2.59%
2028 0.72% 2.88%
2027 0.74% 3.09%
2026 0.77% 3.57%
2025 0.8% 4.12%
2024 0.82% 4.57%
2023 0.85% 5.04%
2022 0.75% 3.85%
2021 0.71% 2.75%
2020 0.85% 3.42%
2019 0.94% 3.96%
2018 0.97% 1.84%
2017 1.03% 0.16%
2016 1.08% -1.19%
2015 1.13% -4.19%
2014 1.18% -6.43%
2013 1.25% -4.8%
2012 1.29% -0.52%
2011 1.28% 1.76%
2010 1.27% 2.3%
2009 1.28% 1.57%
2008 1.31% 3.6%
2007 1.33% 6.35%
2006 1.33% 4.37%
2005 1.29% 2.6%
2004 1.28% 2.5%
2003 1.33% 2.41%
2002 1.36% 2.45%
2001 1.4% 2.48%
2000 1.44% 2.53%
1999 1.51% 2.58%
1998 1.59% 2.61%
1997 1.64% 2.66%
1996 1.66% 2.75%
1995 1.68% 2.87%
1994 1.7% 2.99%
1993 1.72% 3.06%
1992 1.75% 3.12%
1991 1.79% 3.19%
1990 1.83% 3.29%
1989 1.89% 3.37%
1988 1.93% 3.45%
1987 1.96% 3.51%
1986 2.04% 3.55%
1985 2.16% 3.58%
1984 2.25% 3.57%
1983 2.31% 3.47%
1982 2.34% 3.37%
1981 2.37% 3.38%
1980 2.42% 3.41%
1979 2.45% 3.45%
1978 2.47% 3.49%
1977 2.49% 3.49%
1976 2.53% 3.48%
1975 2.56% 3.45%
1974 2.61% 3.43%
1973 2.66% 3.43%
1972 2.7% 3.45%
1971 2.75% 3.41%
1970 2.79% 3.33%
1969 2.8% 3.29%
1968 2.74% 3.26%
1967 2.63% 3.23%
1966 2.39% 3.2%
1965 2.56% 3.15%
1964 2.9% 3.1%
1963 2.87% 3.05%
1962 2.85% 2.99%
1961 2.83% 3.04%

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 Syria's population grew by 4.57%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Syria
Current population
288551776
26829400
Population rank 4/197 56/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.32%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
29.3 seconds
One birth every
7.04 seconds
1.01 minutes
One death every
14.9 seconds
4.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,296 +2,954
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 +1,078,137
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +4.57%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 6/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 +421,693
Net migration rank 171/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - 421,693
2024 - -38,469 - 546,494
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 402,713 757,309
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 369,750 735,142
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 350,560 211,220
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 327,992 269,050
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 293,762 500,985
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 242,530 514,102
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 237,214 -287,501
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 236,007 -124,063
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 253,977 -827,496
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 475,520 -999,267
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 543,950 -256,888
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 558,666 -54,359
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 559,314 -52,703
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 576,593 -402,393
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 529,162 801,514
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 480,616 682,911
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 468,960 13,382
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 461,209 10,881
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 457,000 -33,920
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 453,967 -35,096
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 451,503 -36,383
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 446,211 -34,425
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 439,261 -31,394
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 433,447 -26,025
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 429,887 -31,571
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 430,765 -30,197
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 430,172 -28,122
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 426,996 -12,630
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 420,244 -8,828
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 412,878 -4,063
1991 3,288,791 3,096 410,830 -10,154
1990 3,250,906 11,539 409,177 -6,620
1989 3,316,792 19,905 406,111 -8,379
1988 3,331,242 25,383 404,285 -8,426
1987 3,304,520 26,705 399,159 -8,335
1986 3,309,905 30,988 390,821 -9,485
1985 3,419,412 37,451 379,231 -6,221
1984 3,549,570 43,693 366,768 -5,245
1983 3,558,949 47,375 355,375 -9,729
1982 3,545,504 46,792 319,664 -721
1981 3,497,244 44,710 330,237 -24,536
1980 3,484,846 42,254 332,464 -33,114
1979 3,460,621 43,900 324,943 -32,793
1978 3,412,980 45,911 316,724 -30,567
1977 3,334,779 45,610 306,630 -28,275
1976 3,291,479 48,010 294,267 -26,268
1975 3,263,794 56,386 282,299 -24,389
1974 3,196,136 61,188 270,735 -24,242
1973 3,210,643 64,991 254,687 -17,502
1972 3,149,726 72,007 249,027 -17,610
1971 3,111,304 79,264 239,610 -15,167
1970 3,080,421 81,368 230,117 -19,594
1969 3,034,825 82,955 219,114 -18,749
1968 2,961,608 55,731 209,454 -16,968
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 199,223 -14,618
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 191,122 -13,434
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 182,560 -12,704
1964 2,700,138 144,819 174,549 -12,044
1963 2,609,526 110,166 166,555 -11,817
1962 2,525,163 106,264 159,155 -11,641
1961 2,434,113 103,628 151,485 -11,237
1960 2,350,971 101,631 143,687 0

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 Syria 91.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,047,621 people) and 8.72% is from migration (a gain of 291,069 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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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