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

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The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 285,721,236 in 2025 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 289,027,659 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 12.4 times bigger than Taiwan's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 3.76% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.9% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.5% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Indonesia vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Taiwan
2100 297,217,412 10,150,338
2099 298,340,219 10,273,881
2098 299,449,882 10,399,680
2097 300,549,857 10,527,804
2096 301,634,112 10,657,536
2095 302,698,798 10,789,978
2094 303,751,488 10,925,075
2093 304,790,169 11,062,491
2092 305,809,796 11,202,670
2091 306,805,664 11,346,131
2090 307,780,044 11,494,369
2089 308,727,665 11,644,743
2088 309,652,467 11,799,177
2087 310,557,120 11,956,109
2086 311,434,804 12,116,149
2085 312,284,488 12,281,248
2084 313,107,329 12,451,872
2083 313,904,231 12,625,681
2082 314,670,881 12,803,442
2081 315,404,888 12,986,931
2080 316,109,402 13,174,137
2079 316,790,074 13,366,920
2078 317,438,140 13,564,788
2077 318,056,534 13,765,770
2076 318,635,038 13,969,802
2075 319,190,402 14,178,904
2074 319,709,426 14,391,331
2073 320,201,444 14,606,033
2072 320,659,562 14,824,987
2071 321,086,184 15,045,310
2070 321,485,042 15,266,143
2069 321,858,064 15,488,280
2068 322,201,979 15,714,125
2067 322,516,545 15,940,945
2066 322,798,892 16,167,553
2065 323,048,550 16,396,032
2064 323,268,759 16,625,600
2063 323,456,004 16,854,355
2062 323,612,644 17,084,600
2061 323,734,699 17,314,450
2060 323,814,746 17,541,998
2059 323,854,683 17,767,014
2058 323,844,015 17,988,239
2057 323,786,943 18,208,151
2056 323,671,172 18,423,453
2055 323,502,155 18,639,554
2054 323,274,189 18,853,384
2053 322,982,358 19,063,428
2052 322,627,695 19,270,076
2051 322,202,850 19,474,323
2050 321,699,802 19,677,203
2049 321,119,283 19,878,438
2048 320,457,830 20,073,645
2047 319,728,668 20,267,326
2046 318,921,027 20,454,154
2045 318,028,206 20,640,565
2044 317,051,440 20,819,477
2043 315,992,168 20,995,111
2042 314,856,940 21,166,213
2041 313,643,892 21,331,710
2040 312,358,800 21,491,361
2039 311,001,176 21,645,911
2038 309,578,763 21,794,529
2037 308,089,917 21,939,617
2036 306,544,452 22,077,701
2035 304,940,852 22,211,115
2034 303,275,782 22,340,809
2033 301,552,643 22,463,465
2032 299,781,696 22,582,449
2031 297,956,985 22,698,460
2030 296,081,262 22,809,605
2029 294,145,245 22,916,803
2028 292,143,454 23,022,058
2027 290,069,053 23,127,410
2026 287,927,760 23,229,461
2025 285,721,236 23,331,886
2024 283,487,931 23,410,331
2023 281,190,067 23,342,541
2022 278,830,529 23,319,977
2021 276,758,053 23,468,275
2020 274,814,866 23,582,179
2019 272,489,381 23,596,027
2018 269,951,846 23,580,080
2017 267,346,658 23,555,522
2016 264,627,418 23,515,945
2015 261,799,249 23,462,914
2014 258,877,399 23,403,635
2013 255,852,467 23,344,670
2012 252,698,525 23,270,367
2011 249,470,032 23,193,518
2010 246,305,322 23,140,948
2009 243,220,028 23,078,402
2008 240,157,903 22,997,696
2007 237,062,337 22,917,444
2006 233,951,652 22,823,455
2005 230,871,650 22,729,753
2004 227,926,649 22,646,836
2003 225,048,008 22,562,663
2002 222,088,495 22,463,172
2001 219,097,902 22,341,120
2000 216,077,790 22,184,530
1999 213,004,668 22,010,489
1998 209,826,788 21,835,703
1997 206,536,095 21,634,124
1996 203,204,348 21,441,432
1995 199,888,057 21,267,653
1994 196,591,828 21,086,645
1993 193,305,168 20,899,019
1992 190,043,744 20,704,227
1991 186,778,238 20,503,568
1990 183,501,098 20,278,946
1989 180,201,630 20,055,492
1988 176,855,065 19,839,704
1987 173,511,154 19,617,046
1986 170,175,065 19,411,454
1985 166,776,185 19,191,510
1984 163,251,124 18,929,866
1983 159,651,381 18,653,146
1982 156,052,152 18,354,855
1981 152,485,035 18,029,982
1980 148,950,540 17,704,538
1979 145,434,834 17,372,779
1978 141,953,163 17,042,272
1977 138,533,541 16,730,895
1976 135,173,655 16,401,413
1975 131,843,848 16,075,128
1974 128,555,045 15,784,817
1973 125,288,515 15,505,121
1972 122,039,841 15,220,495
1971 118,833,702 14,913,564
1970 115,657,495 14,582,944
1969 112,517,639 14,068,984
1968 109,450,006 13,548,537
1967 106,526,393 13,210,344
1966 103,792,754 12,874,153
1965 101,365,130 12,511,863
1964 98,833,749 12,137,143
1963 96,051,424 11,762,101
1962 93,375,850 11,392,513
1961 90,791,249 11,030,385
1960 88,296,070 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, 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 Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Taiwan
2100 -0.38% -1.2%
2099 -0.37% -1.21%
2098 -0.37% -1.22%
2097 -0.36% -1.22%
2096 -0.35% -1.23%
2095 -0.35% -1.24%
2094 -0.34% -1.24%
2093 -0.33% -1.25%
2092 -0.32% -1.26%
2091 -0.32% -1.29%
2090 -0.31% -1.29%
2089 -0.3% -1.31%
2088 -0.29% -1.31%
2087 -0.28% -1.32%
2086 -0.27% -1.34%
2085 -0.26% -1.37%
2084 -0.25% -1.38%
2083 -0.24% -1.39%
2082 -0.23% -1.41%
2081 -0.22% -1.42%
2080 -0.21% -1.44%
2079 -0.2% -1.46%
2078 -0.19% -1.46%
2077 -0.18% -1.46%
2076 -0.17% -1.47%
2075 -0.16% -1.48%
2074 -0.15% -1.47%
2073 -0.14% -1.48%
2072 -0.13% -1.46%
2071 -0.12% -1.45%
2070 -0.12% -1.43%
2069 -0.11% -1.44%
2068 -0.1% -1.42%
2067 -0.09% -1.4%
2066 -0.08% -1.39%
2065 -0.07% -1.38%
2064 -0.06% -1.36%
2063 -0.05% -1.35%
2062 -0.04% -1.33%
2061 -0.02% -1.3%
2060 -0.01% -1.27%
2059 0.003% -1.23%
2058 0.02% -1.21%
2057 0.04% -1.17%
2056 0.05% -1.16%
2055 0.07% -1.13%
2054 0.09% -1.1%
2053 0.11% -1.07%
2052 0.13% -1.05%
2051 0.16% -1.03%
2050 0.18% -1.01%
2049 0.21% -0.97%
2048 0.23% -0.96%
2047 0.25% -0.91%
2046 0.28% -0.9%
2045 0.31% -0.86%
2044 0.34% -0.84%
2043 0.36% -0.81%
2042 0.39% -0.78%
2041 0.41% -0.74%
2040 0.44% -0.71%
2039 0.46% -0.68%
2038 0.48% -0.66%
2037 0.5% -0.63%
2036 0.53% -0.6%
2035 0.55% -0.58%
2034 0.57% -0.55%
2033 0.59% -0.53%
2032 0.61% -0.51%
2031 0.63% -0.49%
2030 0.66% -0.47%
2029 0.69% -0.46%
2028 0.72% -0.46%
2027 0.74% -0.44%
2026 0.77% -0.44%
2025 0.79% -0.34%
2024 0.82% 0.29%
2023 0.85% 0.1%
2022 0.75% -0.63%
2021 0.71% -0.48%
2020 0.85% -0.06%
2019 0.94% 0.07%
2018 0.97% 0.1%
2017 1.03% 0.17%
2016 1.08% 0.23%
2015 1.13% 0.25%
2014 1.18% 0.25%
2013 1.25% 0.32%
2012 1.29% 0.33%
2011 1.28% 0.23%
2010 1.27% 0.27%
2009 1.28% 0.35%
2008 1.31% 0.35%
2007 1.33% 0.41%
2006 1.33% 0.41%
2005 1.29% 0.37%
2004 1.28% 0.37%
2003 1.33% 0.44%
2002 1.36% 0.55%
2001 1.4% 0.71%
2000 1.44% 0.79%
1999 1.51% 0.8%
1998 1.59% 0.93%
1997 1.64% 0.9%
1996 1.66% 0.82%
1995 1.68% 0.86%
1994 1.7% 0.9%
1993 1.72% 0.94%
1992 1.75% 0.98%
1991 1.79% 1.11%
1990 1.83% 1.11%
1989 1.89% 1.09%
1988 1.93% 1.14%
1987 1.96% 1.06%
1986 2.04% 1.15%
1985 2.16% 1.38%
1984 2.25% 1.48%
1983 2.31% 1.63%
1982 2.34% 1.8%
1981 2.37% 1.84%
1980 2.42% 1.91%
1979 2.45% 1.94%
1978 2.47% 1.86%
1977 2.49% 2.01%
1976 2.53% 2.03%
1975 2.56% 1.84%
1974 2.61% 1.8%
1973 2.66% 1.87%
1972 2.7% 2.06%
1971 2.75% 2.27%
1970 2.79% 3.65%
1969 2.8% 3.84%
1968 2.74% 2.56%
1967 2.63% 2.61%
1966 2.39% 2.9%
1965 2.56% 3.09%
1964 2.9% 3.19%
1963 2.87% 3.24%
1962 2.85% 3.28%
1961 2.83% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, 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 Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Taiwan
Current population
289027659
23229461
Population rank 4/197 60/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.28%
One net population change
14.2 seconds
6.72 minutes
One birth every
7.06 seconds
3.9 minutes
One death every
14.6 seconds
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,119 -215
Annual growth/decline +2,233,305 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +0.79% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 112/197 178/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 +47,029
Net migration rank 171/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -
2024 2,307,025 -38,469 -67,188 47,029
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 -69,794 225,599
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 -68,327 -42,430
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 -30,039 -156,010
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 -7,782 -33,978
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 1,416 12,718
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 8,725 8,888
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 22,613 8,809
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 35,980 11,707
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 49,741 8,581
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 - -
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 - -
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 - -
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 43,836 19,077
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 - -
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 - -
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 - -
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 - -
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 - -
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 - -
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 - -
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 - -
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 - -
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 132,707 -3,811
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 - -
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 - -
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 - -
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 - -
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 - -
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 - -
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 - -
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 - -
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 - -
1991 3,288,791 3,096 215,698 -12,128
1990 3,250,906 11,539 - -
1989 3,316,792 19,905 - -
1988 3,331,242 25,383 - -
1987 3,304,520 26,705 - -
1986 3,309,905 30,988 - -
1985 3,419,412 37,451 - -
1984 3,549,570 43,693 - -
1983 3,558,949 47,375 - -
1982 3,545,504 46,792 - -
1981 3,497,244 44,710 326,883 4,508
1980 3,484,846 42,254 - -
1979 3,460,621 43,900 - -
1978 3,412,980 45,911 - -
1977 3,334,779 45,610 - -
1976 3,291,479 48,010 - -
1975 3,263,794 56,386 - -
1974 3,196,136 61,188 - -
1973 3,210,643 64,991 - -
1972 3,149,726 72,007 - -
1971 3,111,304 79,264 - -
1970 3,080,421 81,368 - -
1969 3,034,825 82,955 - -
1968 2,961,608 55,731 - -
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 - -
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 346,958 18,774
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 - -
1964 2,700,138 144,819 - -
1963 2,609,526 110,166 - -
1962 2,525,163 106,264 - -
1961 2,434,113 103,628 - -
1960 2,350,971 101,631 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/indonesia/taiwan | CC BY

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 Taiwan 57.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 124,655 people) and 42.2% is from migration (a gain of 90,913 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.04M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.71M
Taipei 2.43M
Taoyuan 2.36M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 456K
Keelung 359K
Chiayi 262K
Zhubei 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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