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

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The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 285,721,236 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 289,027,659 people compared to 53,495,325 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 5.4 times bigger than Uganda's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 4.12% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.9% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.5% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

Indonesia vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Uganda
2100 297,217,412 122,461,518
2099 298,340,219 122,400,118
2098 299,449,882 122,328,333
2097 300,549,857 122,230,315
2096 301,634,112 122,110,905
2095 302,698,798 121,940,556
2094 303,751,488 121,763,948
2093 304,790,169 121,549,120
2092 305,809,796 121,301,128
2091 306,805,664 121,034,858
2090 307,780,044 120,731,912
2089 308,727,665 120,392,371
2088 309,652,467 120,029,300
2087 310,557,120 119,633,372
2086 311,434,804 119,221,630
2085 312,284,488 118,780,837
2084 313,107,329 118,304,392
2083 313,904,231 117,787,304
2082 314,670,881 117,240,484
2081 315,404,888 116,673,088
2080 316,109,402 116,061,969
2079 316,790,074 115,440,209
2078 317,438,140 114,771,629
2077 318,056,534 114,085,142
2076 318,635,038 113,356,858
2075 319,190,402 112,604,741
2074 319,709,426 111,830,528
2073 320,201,444 111,038,122
2072 320,659,562 110,208,535
2071 321,086,184 109,360,734
2070 321,485,042 108,473,738
2069 321,858,064 107,576,028
2068 322,201,979 106,646,220
2067 322,516,545 105,691,752
2066 322,798,892 104,708,323
2065 323,048,550 103,707,399
2064 323,268,759 102,671,371
2063 323,456,004 101,616,654
2062 323,612,644 100,532,299
2061 323,734,699 99,421,530
2060 323,814,746 98,305,883
2059 323,854,683 97,158,930
2058 323,844,015 95,986,215
2057 323,786,943 94,793,892
2056 323,671,172 93,585,691
2055 323,502,155 92,357,892
2054 323,274,189 91,106,039
2053 322,982,358 89,831,291
2052 322,627,695 88,542,276
2051 322,202,850 87,244,950
2050 321,699,802 85,932,109
2049 321,119,283 84,607,399
2048 320,457,830 83,260,483
2047 319,728,668 81,904,082
2046 318,921,027 80,545,542
2045 318,028,206 79,185,378
2044 317,051,440 77,812,065
2043 315,992,168 76,431,508
2042 314,856,940 75,053,218
2041 313,643,892 73,680,031
2040 312,358,800 72,312,112
2039 311,001,176 70,942,351
2038 309,578,763 69,559,994
2037 308,089,917 68,166,092
2036 306,544,452 66,785,108
2035 304,940,852 65,392,706
2034 303,275,782 64,004,533
2033 301,552,643 62,616,072
2032 299,781,696 61,217,174
2031 297,956,985 59,807,490
2030 296,081,262 58,398,308
2029 294,145,245 56,989,526
2028 292,143,454 55,580,177
2027 290,069,053 54,175,341
2026 287,927,760 52,777,106
2025 285,721,236 51,384,894
2024 283,487,931 50,015,092
2023 281,190,067 48,656,601
2022 278,830,529 47,312,719
2021 276,758,053 45,910,930
2020 274,814,866 44,457,152
2019 272,489,381 42,999,637
2018 269,951,846 41,565,831
2017 267,346,658 40,177,388
2016 264,627,418 38,799,152
2015 261,799,249 37,531,446
2014 258,877,399 36,395,539
2013 255,852,467 35,337,042
2012 252,698,525 34,337,438
2011 249,470,032 33,354,543
2010 246,305,322 32,390,802
2009 243,220,028 31,451,151
2008 240,157,903 30,539,553
2007 237,062,337 29,653,430
2006 233,951,652 28,794,003
2005 230,871,650 27,963,289
2004 227,926,649 27,154,515
2003 225,048,008 26,352,124
2002 222,088,495 25,532,870
2001 219,097,902 24,745,676
2000 216,077,790 24,000,150
1999 213,004,668 23,257,281
1998 209,826,788 22,515,806
1997 206,536,095 21,856,046
1996 203,204,348 21,231,550
1995 199,888,057 20,665,667
1994 196,591,828 20,108,801
1993 193,305,168 19,445,161
1992 190,043,744 18,785,032
1991 186,778,238 18,155,901
1990 183,501,098 17,569,897
1989 180,201,630 17,010,698
1988 176,855,065 16,470,483
1987 173,511,154 15,954,170
1986 170,175,065 15,467,579
1985 166,776,185 15,023,681
1984 163,251,124 14,607,677
1983 159,651,381 14,221,881
1982 156,052,152 13,873,631
1981 152,485,035 13,556,452
1980 148,950,540 13,275,741
1979 145,434,834 13,002,163
1978 141,953,163 12,692,113
1977 138,533,541 12,359,669
1976 135,173,655 12,037,294
1975 131,843,848 11,725,240
1974 128,555,045 11,424,846
1973 125,288,515 11,144,236
1972 122,039,841 10,885,796
1971 118,833,702 10,618,206
1970 115,657,495 10,321,603
1969 112,517,639 10,014,858
1968 109,450,006 9,708,632
1967 106,526,393 9,408,924
1966 103,792,754 9,122,864
1965 101,365,130 8,849,203
1964 98,833,749 8,586,363
1963 96,051,424 8,333,663
1962 93,375,850 8,092,231
1961 90,791,249 7,862,217
1960 88,296,070 7,640,973

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 Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 60.6% to 85,932,109 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Uganda
2100 -0.38% 0.05%
2099 -0.37% 0.06%
2098 -0.37% 0.08%
2097 -0.36% 0.1%
2096 -0.35% 0.14%
2095 -0.35% 0.15%
2094 -0.34% 0.18%
2093 -0.33% 0.2%
2092 -0.32% 0.22%
2091 -0.32% 0.25%
2090 -0.31% 0.28%
2089 -0.3% 0.3%
2088 -0.29% 0.33%
2087 -0.28% 0.35%
2086 -0.27% 0.37%
2085 -0.26% 0.4%
2084 -0.25% 0.44%
2083 -0.24% 0.47%
2082 -0.23% 0.49%
2081 -0.22% 0.53%
2080 -0.21% 0.54%
2079 -0.2% 0.58%
2078 -0.19% 0.6%
2077 -0.18% 0.64%
2076 -0.17% 0.67%
2075 -0.16% 0.69%
2074 -0.15% 0.71%
2073 -0.14% 0.75%
2072 -0.13% 0.78%
2071 -0.12% 0.82%
2070 -0.12% 0.83%
2069 -0.11% 0.87%
2068 -0.1% 0.9%
2067 -0.09% 0.94%
2066 -0.08% 0.97%
2065 -0.07% 1.01%
2064 -0.06% 1.04%
2063 -0.05% 1.08%
2062 -0.04% 1.12%
2061 -0.02% 1.13%
2060 -0.01% 1.18%
2059 0.003% 1.22%
2058 0.02% 1.26%
2057 0.04% 1.29%
2056 0.05% 1.33%
2055 0.07% 1.37%
2054 0.09% 1.42%
2053 0.11% 1.46%
2052 0.13% 1.49%
2051 0.16% 1.53%
2050 0.18% 1.57%
2049 0.21% 1.62%
2048 0.23% 1.66%
2047 0.25% 1.69%
2046 0.28% 1.72%
2045 0.31% 1.76%
2044 0.34% 1.81%
2043 0.36% 1.84%
2042 0.39% 1.86%
2041 0.41% 1.89%
2040 0.44% 1.93%
2039 0.46% 1.99%
2038 0.48% 2.04%
2037 0.5% 2.07%
2036 0.53% 2.13%
2035 0.55% 2.17%
2034 0.57% 2.22%
2033 0.59% 2.29%
2032 0.61% 2.36%
2031 0.63% 2.41%
2030 0.66% 2.47%
2029 0.69% 2.54%
2028 0.72% 2.59%
2027 0.74% 2.65%
2026 0.77% 2.71%
2025 0.79% 2.74%
2024 0.82% 2.79%
2023 0.85% 2.84%
2022 0.75% 3.05%
2021 0.71% 3.27%
2020 0.85% 3.39%
2019 0.94% 3.45%
2018 0.97% 3.46%
2017 1.03% 3.55%
2016 1.08% 3.38%
2015 1.13% 3.12%
2014 1.18% 3%
2013 1.25% 2.91%
2012 1.29% 2.95%
2011 1.28% 2.98%
2010 1.27% 2.99%
2009 1.28% 2.98%
2008 1.31% 2.99%
2007 1.33% 2.98%
2006 1.33% 2.97%
2005 1.29% 2.98%
2004 1.28% 3.04%
2003 1.33% 3.21%
2002 1.36% 3.18%
2001 1.4% 3.11%
2000 1.44% 3.19%
1999 1.51% 3.29%
1998 1.59% 3.02%
1997 1.64% 2.94%
1996 1.66% 2.74%
1995 1.68% 2.77%
1994 1.7% 3.41%
1993 1.72% 3.51%
1992 1.75% 3.47%
1991 1.79% 3.34%
1990 1.83% 3.29%
1989 1.89% 3.28%
1988 1.93% 3.24%
1987 1.96% 3.15%
1986 2.04% 2.95%
1985 2.16% 2.85%
1984 2.25% 2.71%
1983 2.31% 2.51%
1982 2.34% 2.34%
1981 2.37% 2.11%
1980 2.42% 2.1%
1979 2.45% 2.44%
1978 2.47% 2.69%
1977 2.49% 2.68%
1976 2.53% 2.66%
1975 2.56% 2.63%
1974 2.61% 2.52%
1973 2.66% 2.37%
1972 2.7% 2.52%
1971 2.75% 2.87%
1970 2.79% 3.06%
1969 2.8% 3.15%
1968 2.74% 3.19%
1967 2.63% 3.14%
1966 2.39% 3.09%
1965 2.56% 3.06%
1964 2.9% 3.03%
1963 2.87% 2.98%
1962 2.85% 2.93%
1961 2.83% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Uganda
Current population
289027659
53495325
Population rank 4/197 30/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.64%
One net population change
14.2 seconds
23.1 seconds
One birth every
7.06 seconds
18.3 seconds
One death every
14.6 seconds
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,119 +3,753
Annual growth/decline +2,233,305 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate +0.79% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 112/197 21/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 -119,059
Net migration rank 171/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -119,059
2024 2,307,025 -38,469 1,483,898 -117,924
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 1,423,377 43,464
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 1,397,288 43,464
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 1,367,044 107,210
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 1,332,600 60,724
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 1,290,658 92,879
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 1,249,565 123,379
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 999,958 -156,232
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 969,096 -151,386
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 938,623 -138,770
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 901,374 -96,429
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 868,756 -35,149
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 836,751 -95,956
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 803,069 -52,824
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 775,166 -39,695
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 741,175 6,277
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 727,523 -155,461
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 699,707 -22,795
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 697,218 -242,378
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 675,092 -16,198
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 650,032 18,349
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 627,139 24,723
1991 3,288,791 3,096 602,740 3,643
1990 3,250,906 11,539 587,291 -21,688
1989 3,316,792 19,905 565,367 -12,576
1988 3,331,242 25,383 547,759 -20,113
1987 3,304,520 26,705 527,397 -22,415
1986 3,309,905 30,988 487,693 -19,485
1985 3,419,412 37,451 462,534 -42,942
1984 3,549,570 43,693 421,241 -8,818
1983 3,558,949 47,375 404,940 -45,776
1982 3,545,504 46,792 390,820 -53,497
1981 3,497,244 44,710 380,028 -83,010
1980 3,484,846 42,254 370,287 -105,900
1979 3,460,621 43,900 381,626 -98,863
1978 3,412,980 45,911 371,930 -34,606
1977 3,334,779 45,610 365,216 -37,671
1976 3,291,479 48,010 359,458 -42,259
1975 3,263,794 56,386 354,278 -47,359
1974 3,196,136 61,188 345,773 -51,910
1973 3,210,643 64,991 340,780 -73,439
1972 3,149,726 72,007 335,935 -86,409
1971 3,111,304 79,264 328,294 -42,642
1970 3,080,421 81,368 333,202 -25,646
1969 3,034,825 82,955 320,486 -14,548
1968 2,961,608 55,731 309,725 -3,214
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 296,692 -3,773
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 282,225 -3,021
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 271,830 -3,716
1964 2,700,138 144,819 260,733 -3,169
1963 2,609,526 110,166 250,885 -3,058
1962 2,525,163 106,264 241,513 -6,470
1961 2,434,113 103,628 232,894 -7,893
1960 2,350,971 101,631 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,702,011 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 45,806 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 134K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 42.9K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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