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Population in Indonesia compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 10,986,400 people in the United Arab Emirates in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 11,686,438 in the United Arab Emirates.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 24.7 times bigger than the United Arab Emirates'.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while the United Arab Emirates is the 84th.
  • The countries together account for 3.62% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.14% for the United Arab Emirates.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +3.31% in the United Arab Emirates.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while the United Arab Emirates has grown from 5.01M to 11.7M (133.3% growth).

Indonesia vs United Arab Emirates: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia UAE
2100 297,263,579 26,368,750
2099 298,386,561 26,130,374
2098 299,496,396 25,894,010
2097 300,596,542 25,660,062
2096 301,680,965 25,427,961
2095 302,745,817 25,197,670
2094 303,798,670 24,968,891
2093 304,837,512 24,741,434
2092 305,857,297 24,515,086
2091 306,853,321 24,289,496
2090 307,827,852 24,064,404
2089 308,775,620 23,839,033
2088 309,700,566 23,613,963
2087 310,605,359 23,388,786
2086 311,483,180 23,163,641
2085 312,332,996 22,938,169
2084 313,155,965 22,711,804
2083 313,952,990 22,484,154
2082 314,719,759 22,255,625
2081 315,453,880 22,026,183
2080 316,158,503 21,796,073
2079 316,839,281 21,565,118
2078 317,487,448 21,333,574
2077 318,105,938 21,101,274
2076 318,684,532 20,868,733
2075 319,239,982 20,636,203
2074 319,759,087 20,404,044
2073 320,251,181 20,171,659
2072 320,709,370 19,940,853
2071 321,136,059 19,710,934
2070 321,534,979 19,483,026
2069 321,908,058 19,256,572
2068 322,252,027 19,032,681
2067 322,566,642 18,811,331
2066 322,849,032 18,593,017
2065 323,098,730 18,377,364
2064 323,318,973 18,164,584
2063 323,506,247 17,955,352
2062 323,662,911 17,749,596
2061 323,784,985 17,547,827
2060 323,865,045 17,349,620
2059 323,904,988 17,153,273
2058 323,894,318 16,959,263
2057 323,837,237 16,767,893
2056 323,721,448 16,579,195
2055 323,552,405 16,392,558
2054 323,324,404 16,207,309
2053 323,032,528 16,024,789
2052 322,677,809 15,844,357
2051 322,252,898 15,665,362
2050 321,749,772 15,487,008
2049 321,169,163 15,309,031
2048 320,507,607 15,132,784
2047 319,778,332 14,958,209
2046 318,970,565 14,788,046
2045 318,077,606 14,620,902
2044 317,100,688 14,454,466
2043 316,041,251 14,289,021
2042 314,905,847 14,124,515
2041 313,692,611 13,961,010
2040 312,407,319 13,798,651
2039 311,049,484 13,637,499
2038 309,626,850 13,477,450
2037 308,137,773 13,319,346
2036 306,592,068 13,163,073
2035 304,988,219 13,009,160
2034 303,322,890 12,857,729
2033 301,599,483 12,709,520
2032 299,828,261 12,564,906
2031 298,003,267 12,424,286
2030 296,127,253 12,288,186
2029 294,190,935 12,148,661
2028 292,188,833 11,999,549
2027 290,114,110 11,831,082
2026 287,972,484 11,632,806
2025 285,765,617 11,367,504
2024 283,487,931 10,986,400
2023 281,190,067 10,483,751
2022 278,830,529 10,074,977
2021 276,758,053 9,575,152
2020 274,814,866 9,401,038
2019 272,489,381 9,445,785
2018 269,951,846 9,346,701
2017 267,346,658 9,223,225
2016 264,627,418 8,935,095
2015 261,799,249 8,505,237
2014 258,877,399 8,059,440
2013 255,852,467 7,693,031
2012 252,698,525 7,391,448
2011 249,470,032 7,104,538
2010 246,305,322 6,869,838
2009 243,220,028 6,707,058
2008 240,157,903 6,302,664
2007 237,062,337 5,624,635
2006 233,951,652 5,009,100
2005 230,871,650 4,664,790
2004 227,926,649 4,428,967
2003 225,048,008 4,192,457
2002 222,088,495 3,956,826
2001 219,097,902 3,723,590
2000 216,077,790 3,493,575
1999 213,004,668 3,266,009
1998 209,826,788 3,040,421
1997 206,536,095 2,817,410
1996 203,204,348 2,597,564
1995 199,888,057 2,434,662
1994 196,591,828 2,328,188
1993 193,305,168 2,222,093
1992 190,043,744 2,114,730
1991 186,778,238 2,006,626
1990 183,501,098 1,898,220
1989 180,201,630 1,789,851
1988 176,855,065 1,681,788
1987 173,511,154 1,574,244
1986 170,175,065 1,467,383
1985 166,776,185 1,377,911
1984 163,251,124 1,305,996
1983 159,651,381 1,235,305
1982 156,052,152 1,166,370
1981 152,485,035 1,099,855
1980 148,950,540 1,015,700
1979 145,434,834 912,010
1978 141,953,163 809,274
1977 138,533,541 710,209
1976 135,173,655 615,866
1975 131,843,848 542,856
1974 128,555,045 489,087
1973 125,288,515 436,399
1972 122,039,841 385,014
1971 118,833,702 335,027
1970 115,657,495 286,536
1969 112,517,639 239,660
1968 109,450,006 199,416
1967 106,526,393 179,700
1966 103,792,754 173,976
1965 101,365,130 167,103
1964 98,833,749 159,692
1963 96,051,424 152,211
1962 93,375,850 144,946
1961 90,791,249 137,989
1960 88,296,070 131,334

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 the United Arab Emirates gained 3,925,995 people (a 78.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,751,343 people (a 30.8% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th in 2006 and ranked 84th 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 the United Arab Emirates will increase by 32.5% to 15,487,008 people and will still be ranked 84th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 26.4M people in 2100 for the United Arab Emirates.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia UAE
2100 -0.38% 0.91%
2099 -0.37% 0.91%
2098 -0.37% 0.91%
2097 -0.36% 0.91%
2096 -0.35% 0.91%
2095 -0.35% 0.92%
2094 -0.34% 0.92%
2093 -0.33% 0.92%
2092 -0.32% 0.93%
2091 -0.32% 0.94%
2090 -0.31% 0.95%
2089 -0.3% 0.95%
2088 -0.29% 0.96%
2087 -0.28% 0.97%
2086 -0.27% 0.98%
2085 -0.26% 1%
2084 -0.25% 1.01%
2083 -0.24% 1.03%
2082 -0.23% 1.04%
2081 -0.22% 1.06%
2080 -0.21% 1.07%
2079 -0.2% 1.09%
2078 -0.19% 1.1%
2077 -0.18% 1.11%
2076 -0.17% 1.13%
2075 -0.16% 1.14%
2074 -0.15% 1.15%
2073 -0.14% 1.16%
2072 -0.13% 1.17%
2071 -0.12% 1.17%
2070 -0.12% 1.18%
2069 -0.11% 1.18%
2068 -0.1% 1.18%
2067 -0.09% 1.17%
2066 -0.08% 1.17%
2065 -0.07% 1.17%
2064 -0.06% 1.17%
2063 -0.05% 1.16%
2062 -0.04% 1.15%
2061 -0.02% 1.14%
2060 -0.01% 1.14%
2059 0.003% 1.14%
2058 0.02% 1.14%
2057 0.04% 1.14%
2056 0.05% 1.14%
2055 0.07% 1.14%
2054 0.09% 1.14%
2053 0.11% 1.14%
2052 0.13% 1.14%
2051 0.16% 1.15%
2050 0.18% 1.16%
2049 0.21% 1.16%
2048 0.23% 1.17%
2047 0.25% 1.15%
2046 0.28% 1.14%
2045 0.31% 1.15%
2044 0.34% 1.16%
2043 0.36% 1.16%
2042 0.39% 1.17%
2041 0.41% 1.18%
2040 0.44% 1.18%
2039 0.46% 1.19%
2038 0.48% 1.19%
2037 0.5% 1.19%
2036 0.53% 1.18%
2035 0.55% 1.18%
2034 0.57% 1.17%
2033 0.59% 1.15%
2032 0.61% 1.13%
2031 0.63% 1.11%
2030 0.66% 1.15%
2029 0.69% 1.24%
2028 0.72% 1.42%
2027 0.74% 1.7%
2026 0.77% 2.33%
2025 0.8% 3.47%
2024 0.82% 4.79%
2023 0.85% 4.06%
2022 0.75% 5.22%
2021 0.71% 1.85%
2020 0.85% -0.47%
2019 0.94% 1.06%
2018 0.97% 1.34%
2017 1.03% 3.22%
2016 1.08% 5.05%
2015 1.13% 5.53%
2014 1.18% 4.76%
2013 1.25% 4.08%
2012 1.29% 4.04%
2011 1.28% 3.42%
2010 1.27% 2.43%
2009 1.28% 6.42%
2008 1.31% 12.1%
2007 1.33% 12.3%
2006 1.33% 7.38%
2005 1.29% 5.32%
2004 1.28% 5.64%
2003 1.33% 5.96%
2002 1.36% 6.26%
2001 1.4% 6.58%
2000 1.44% 6.97%
1999 1.51% 7.42%
1998 1.59% 7.92%
1997 1.64% 8.46%
1996 1.66% 6.69%
1995 1.68% 4.57%
1994 1.7% 4.77%
1993 1.72% 5.08%
1992 1.75% 5.39%
1991 1.79% 5.71%
1990 1.83% 6.05%
1989 1.89% 6.43%
1988 1.93% 6.83%
1987 1.96% 7.28%
1986 2.04% 6.49%
1985 2.16% 5.51%
1984 2.25% 5.72%
1983 2.31% 5.91%
1982 2.34% 6.05%
1981 2.37% 8.29%
1980 2.42% 11.4%
1979 2.45% 12.7%
1978 2.47% 13.9%
1977 2.49% 15.3%
1976 2.53% 13.4%
1975 2.56% 11%
1974 2.61% 12.1%
1973 2.66% 13.3%
1972 2.7% 14.9%
1971 2.75% 16.9%
1970 2.79% 19.6%
1969 2.8% 20.2%
1968 2.74% 11%
1967 2.63% 3.29%
1966 2.39% 4.11%
1965 2.56% 4.64%
1964 2.9% 4.91%
1963 2.87% 5.01%
1962 2.85% 5.04%
1961 2.83% 5.07%

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 the United Arab Emirates' population grew by 4.79%.

Live population counters

Indonesia UAE
Current population
288551776
11686438
Population rank 4/197 84/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.14%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
1.05 minutes
One birth every
7.04 seconds
5.13 minutes
One death every
14.9 seconds
53.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,296 +1,377
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 +502,649
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +4.79%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 3/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
3.32 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 +158,634
Net migration rank 171/196 8/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 8,157,000
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 8/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 74%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 2/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
United Arab Emirates
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia UAE
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - 158,634
2024 - -38,469 - 278,439
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 92,698 300,004
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 81,758 322,773
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 76,802 421,663
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 87,871 92,541
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 86,296 -125,186
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 86,840 14,611
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 89,382 34,155
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 87,028 195,317
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 85,044 342,468
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 84,277 360,174
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 82,977 279,269
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 78,682 225,921
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 73,496 215,183
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 69,907 161,842
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 66,521 163,643
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 55,426 523,207
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 55,048 722,380
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 54,338 399,306
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 60,046 174,926
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 60,344 176,319
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 59,118 177,237
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 55,922 178,988
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 52,789 178,779
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 49,993 178,469
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 46,198 180,469
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 41,176 183,329
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 38,207 183,310
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 37,886 180,296
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 38,685 68,938
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 42,976 62,352
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 41,324 65,545
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 42,119 65,739
1991 3,288,791 3,096 41,409 66,943
1990 3,250,906 11,539 41,339 67,118
1989 3,316,792 19,905 40,148 68,132
1988 3,331,242 25,383 38,861 68,991
1987 3,304,520 26,705 37,741 69,493
1986 3,309,905 30,988 36,829 69,655
1985 3,419,412 37,451 34,855 37,605
1984 3,549,570 43,693 33,250 38,124
1983 3,558,949 47,375 31,480 38,536
1982 3,545,504 46,792 29,585 38,276
1981 3,497,244 44,710 27,560 37,600
1980 3,484,846 42,254 25,005 78,148
1979 3,460,621 43,900 21,987 82,238
1978 3,412,980 45,911 18,879 82,359
1977 3,334,779 45,610 15,787 81,111
1976 3,291,479 48,010 12,876 78,903
1975 3,263,794 56,386 11,859 42,380
1974 3,196,136 61,188 10,835 42,474
1973 3,210,643 64,991 9,822 42,243
1972 3,149,726 72,007 8,818 41,888
1971 3,111,304 79,264 7,839 41,425
1970 3,080,421 81,368 6,922 40,792
1969 3,034,825 82,955 6,138 39,902
1968 2,961,608 55,731 5,588 28,866
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 5,264 -283
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 4,955 1,516
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 4,675 2,598
1964 2,700,138 144,819 4,410 3,126
1963 2,609,526 110,166 4,157 3,264
1962 2,525,163 106,264 3,901 3,212
1961 2,434,113 103,628 3,657 3,141
1960 2,350,971 101,631 3,418 3,102

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 the United Arab Emirates 30.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 857,996 people) and 69.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,958,520 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 8,157,000 people or 74% in the United Arab Emirates.

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
UAE
City Population
Dubai 3.94M
Abu Dhabi 1.57M
Sharjah 1.25M
Al Ain 767K
Ajman 490K
Ras al-Khaimah 116K
Fujairah 93.7K
Umm al-Quwain 44.4K
Madinat Zayed 29.1K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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