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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 4.03 times bigger than Thailand's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 4.35% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Indonesia vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Thailand
2100 297,263,579 45,712,111
2099 298,386,561 46,056,854
2098 299,496,396 46,406,925
2097 300,596,542 46,761,683
2096 301,680,965 47,122,446
2095 302,745,817 47,487,866
2094 303,798,670 47,857,414
2093 304,837,512 48,230,566
2092 305,857,297 48,609,149
2091 306,853,321 48,988,448
2090 307,827,852 49,372,024
2089 308,775,620 49,760,635
2088 309,700,566 50,146,313
2087 310,605,359 50,536,233
2086 311,483,180 50,929,394
2085 312,332,996 51,326,092
2084 313,155,965 51,728,619
2083 313,952,990 52,131,789
2082 314,719,759 52,537,598
2081 315,453,880 52,942,608
2080 316,158,503 53,352,029
2079 316,839,281 53,766,821
2078 317,487,448 54,181,891
2077 318,105,938 54,599,508
2076 318,684,532 55,019,721
2075 319,239,982 55,442,571
2074 319,759,087 55,872,412
2073 320,251,181 56,304,891
2072 320,709,370 56,739,842
2071 321,136,059 57,177,118
2070 321,534,979 57,621,370
2069 321,908,058 58,066,637
2068 322,252,027 58,516,959
2067 322,566,642 58,967,738
2066 322,849,032 59,418,676
2065 323,098,730 59,878,082
2064 323,318,973 60,336,709
2063 323,506,247 60,797,201
2062 323,662,911 61,262,000
2061 323,784,985 61,724,999
2060 323,865,045 62,192,387
2059 323,904,988 62,656,203
2058 323,894,318 63,118,413
2057 323,837,237 63,577,864
2056 323,721,448 64,032,675
2055 323,552,405 64,478,337
2054 323,324,404 64,917,436
2053 323,032,528 65,343,383
2052 322,677,809 65,763,356
2051 322,252,898 66,167,939
2050 321,749,772 66,558,274
2049 321,169,163 66,936,876
2048 320,507,607 67,296,897
2047 319,778,332 67,641,907
2046 318,970,565 67,972,603
2045 318,077,606 68,287,399
2044 317,100,688 68,585,177
2043 316,041,251 68,870,333
2042 314,905,847 69,139,548
2041 313,692,611 69,396,419
2040 312,407,319 69,632,464
2039 311,049,484 69,854,146
2038 309,626,850 70,062,543
2037 308,137,773 70,256,027
2036 306,592,068 70,435,348
2035 304,988,219 70,604,705
2034 303,322,890 70,756,791
2033 301,599,483 70,897,217
2032 299,828,261 71,025,384
2031 298,003,267 71,140,609
2030 296,127,253 71,247,320
2029 294,190,935 71,342,891
2028 292,188,833 71,428,869
2027 290,114,110 71,505,168
2026 287,972,484 71,571,743
2025 285,765,617 71,625,629
2024 283,487,931 71,668,011
2023 281,190,067 71,702,435
2022 278,830,529 71,735,329
2021 276,758,053 71,727,332
2020 274,814,866 71,641,484
2019 272,489,381 71,522,271
2018 269,951,846 71,376,079
2017 267,346,658 71,160,187
2016 264,627,418 70,859,841
2015 261,799,249 70,540,795
2014 258,877,399 70,216,367
2013 255,852,467 69,845,114
2012 252,698,525 69,436,098
2011 249,470,032 69,007,208
2010 246,305,322 68,579,447
2009 243,220,028 68,121,080
2008 240,157,903 67,619,830
2007 237,062,337 67,102,394
2006 233,951,652 66,567,687
2005 230,871,650 66,017,420
2004 227,926,649 65,452,047
2003 225,048,008 64,868,166
2002 222,088,495 64,266,437
2001 219,097,902 63,651,141
2000 216,077,790 63,007,815
1999 213,004,668 62,299,043
1998 209,826,788 61,522,630
1997 206,536,095 60,724,584
1996 203,204,348 59,920,064
1995 199,888,057 59,098,232
1994 196,591,828 58,260,854
1993 193,305,168 57,408,198
1992 190,043,744 56,528,834
1991 186,778,238 55,637,434
1990 183,501,098 54,738,329
1989 180,201,630 53,848,956
1988 176,855,065 52,969,595
1987 173,511,154 52,074,105
1986 170,175,065 51,177,834
1985 166,776,185 50,270,753
1984 163,251,124 49,351,708
1983 159,651,381 48,423,309
1982 156,052,152 47,494,577
1981 152,485,035 46,575,855
1980 148,950,540 45,650,022
1979 145,434,834 44,718,434
1978 141,953,163 43,788,976
1977 138,533,541 42,843,974
1976 135,173,655 41,896,504
1975 131,843,848 40,940,005
1974 128,555,045 39,952,891
1973 125,288,515 38,947,787
1972 122,039,841 37,933,929
1971 118,833,702 36,937,387
1970 115,657,495 35,954,408
1969 112,517,639 34,973,782
1968 109,450,006 34,002,560
1967 106,526,393 33,037,801
1966 103,792,754 32,086,071
1965 101,365,130 31,149,337
1964 98,833,749 30,232,141
1963 96,051,424 29,342,322
1962 93,375,850 28,481,040
1961 90,791,249 27,650,334
1960 88,296,070 26,851,747

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 Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Thailand
2100 -0.38% -0.75%
2099 -0.37% -0.75%
2098 -0.37% -0.76%
2097 -0.36% -0.77%
2096 -0.35% -0.77%
2095 -0.35% -0.77%
2094 -0.34% -0.77%
2093 -0.33% -0.78%
2092 -0.32% -0.77%
2091 -0.32% -0.78%
2090 -0.31% -0.78%
2089 -0.3% -0.77%
2088 -0.29% -0.77%
2087 -0.28% -0.77%
2086 -0.27% -0.77%
2085 -0.26% -0.78%
2084 -0.25% -0.77%
2083 -0.24% -0.77%
2082 -0.23% -0.76%
2081 -0.22% -0.77%
2080 -0.21% -0.77%
2079 -0.2% -0.77%
2078 -0.19% -0.76%
2077 -0.18% -0.76%
2076 -0.17% -0.76%
2075 -0.16% -0.77%
2074 -0.15% -0.77%
2073 -0.14% -0.77%
2072 -0.13% -0.76%
2071 -0.12% -0.77%
2070 -0.12% -0.77%
2069 -0.11% -0.77%
2068 -0.1% -0.76%
2067 -0.09% -0.76%
2066 -0.08% -0.77%
2065 -0.07% -0.76%
2064 -0.06% -0.76%
2063 -0.05% -0.76%
2062 -0.04% -0.75%
2061 -0.02% -0.75%
2060 -0.01% -0.74%
2059 0.003% -0.73%
2058 0.02% -0.72%
2057 0.04% -0.71%
2056 0.05% -0.69%
2055 0.07% -0.68%
2054 0.09% -0.65%
2053 0.11% -0.64%
2052 0.13% -0.61%
2051 0.16% -0.59%
2050 0.18% -0.57%
2049 0.21% -0.53%
2048 0.23% -0.51%
2047 0.25% -0.49%
2046 0.28% -0.46%
2045 0.31% -0.43%
2044 0.34% -0.41%
2043 0.36% -0.39%
2042 0.39% -0.37%
2041 0.41% -0.34%
2040 0.44% -0.32%
2039 0.46% -0.3%
2038 0.48% -0.28%
2037 0.5% -0.25%
2036 0.53% -0.24%
2035 0.55% -0.21%
2034 0.57% -0.2%
2033 0.59% -0.18%
2032 0.61% -0.16%
2031 0.63% -0.15%
2030 0.66% -0.13%
2029 0.69% -0.12%
2028 0.72% -0.11%
2027 0.74% -0.09%
2026 0.77% -0.08%
2025 0.8% -0.06%
2024 0.82% -0.05%
2023 0.85% -0.05%
2022 0.75% 0.01%
2021 0.71% 0.12%
2020 0.85% 0.17%
2019 0.94% 0.2%
2018 0.97% 0.3%
2017 1.03% 0.42%
2016 1.08% 0.45%
2015 1.13% 0.46%
2014 1.18% 0.53%
2013 1.25% 0.59%
2012 1.29% 0.62%
2011 1.28% 0.62%
2010 1.27% 0.67%
2009 1.28% 0.74%
2008 1.31% 0.77%
2007 1.33% 0.8%
2006 1.33% 0.83%
2005 1.29% 0.86%
2004 1.28% 0.9%
2003 1.33% 0.94%
2002 1.36% 0.97%
2001 1.4% 1.02%
2000 1.44% 1.14%
1999 1.51% 1.26%
1998 1.59% 1.31%
1997 1.64% 1.34%
1996 1.66% 1.39%
1995 1.68% 1.44%
1994 1.7% 1.49%
1993 1.72% 1.56%
1992 1.75% 1.6%
1991 1.79% 1.64%
1990 1.83% 1.65%
1989 1.89% 1.66%
1988 1.93% 1.72%
1987 1.96% 1.75%
1986 2.04% 1.8%
1985 2.16% 1.86%
1984 2.25% 1.92%
1983 2.31% 1.96%
1982 2.34% 1.97%
1981 2.37% 2.03%
1980 2.42% 2.08%
1979 2.45% 2.12%
1978 2.47% 2.21%
1977 2.49% 2.26%
1976 2.53% 2.34%
1975 2.56% 2.47%
1974 2.61% 2.58%
1973 2.66% 2.67%
1972 2.7% 2.7%
1971 2.75% 2.73%
1970 2.79% 2.8%
1969 2.8% 2.86%
1968 2.74% 2.92%
1967 2.63% 2.97%
1966 2.39% 3.01%
1965 2.56% 3.03%
1964 2.9% 3.03%
1963 2.87% 3.02%
1962 2.85% 3%
1961 2.83% 2.97%

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 Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Thailand
Current population
288551776
71571743
Population rank 4/197 21/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.86%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
15.3 minutes
One birth every
7.04 seconds
53.3 seconds
One death every
14.9 seconds
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +6,296 -94
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 168/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 +27,509
Net migration rank 171/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - 27,509
2024 - -38,469 - 23,321
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 -46,105 19,648
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 -61,046 21,683
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 57,382 -2,093
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 84,107 32,277
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 116,867 5,221
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 159,383 10,984
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 194,695 66,805
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 226,255 112,978
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 266,362 32,500
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 294,628 55,358
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 325,059 67,452
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 351,485 74,033
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 365,670 66,607
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 370,466 52,791
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 382,636 110,883
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 401,730 107,333
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 425,362 100,486
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 441,211 102,362
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 456,378 100,542
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 466,542 107,199
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 488,003 105,917
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 504,299 105,215
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 524,230 96,817
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 543,884 121,640
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 578,073 173,924
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 617,318 183,471
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 644,834 150,411
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 661,397 152,397
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 682,703 147,226
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 712,589 132,271
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 737,696 122,746
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 754,999 143,318
1991 3,288,791 3,096 760,508 124,034
1990 3,250,906 11,539 760,808 152,916
1989 3,316,792 19,905 774,563 90,497
1988 3,331,242 25,383 765,252 128,469
1987 3,304,520 26,705 774,498 122,791
1986 3,309,905 30,988 783,430 111,820
1985 3,419,412 37,451 776,935 141,963
1984 3,549,570 43,693 779,856 139,345
1983 3,558,949 47,375 794,239 143,393
1982 3,545,504 46,792 817,951 101,885
1981 3,497,244 44,710 839,297 78,337
1980 3,484,846 42,254 845,575 88,478
1979 3,460,621 43,900 843,434 85,693
1978 3,412,980 45,911 847,799 82,011
1977 3,334,779 45,610 871,232 88,937
1976 3,291,479 48,010 894,072 40,656
1975 3,263,794 56,386 911,980 66,306
1974 3,196,136 61,188 923,151 72,801
1973 3,210,643 64,991 933,540 80,704
1972 3,149,726 72,007 940,420 73,082
1971 3,111,304 79,264 936,215 43,400
1970 3,080,421 81,368 937,116 49,221
1969 3,034,825 82,955 948,314 26,551
1968 2,961,608 55,731 953,806 13,718
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 944,980 17,005
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 929,469 12,016
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 909,000 22,995
1964 2,700,138 144,819 885,137 17,249
1963 2,609,526 110,166 860,728 16,494
1962 2,525,163 106,264 828,741 16,605
1961 2,434,113 103,628 801,140 14,968
1960 2,350,971 101,631 774,190 6,886

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 Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

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
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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