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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 4.11 times bigger than the United Kingdom's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 4.33% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Indonesia vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia United Kingdom
2100 297,263,579 74,700,585
2099 298,386,561 74,831,175
2098 299,496,396 74,950,267
2097 300,596,542 75,064,397
2096 301,680,965 75,176,691
2095 302,745,817 75,287,063
2094 303,798,670 75,383,856
2093 304,837,512 75,482,205
2092 305,857,297 75,575,769
2091 306,853,321 75,666,091
2090 307,827,852 75,753,129
2089 308,775,620 75,835,723
2088 309,700,566 75,907,614
2087 310,605,359 75,978,712
2086 311,483,180 76,046,742
2085 312,332,996 76,105,680
2084 313,155,965 76,156,223
2083 313,952,990 76,205,894
2082 314,719,759 76,246,844
2081 315,453,880 76,274,040
2080 316,158,503 76,306,205
2079 316,839,281 76,334,949
2078 317,487,448 76,353,484
2077 318,105,938 76,371,123
2076 318,684,532 76,373,520
2075 319,239,982 76,386,071
2074 319,759,087 76,397,426
2073 320,251,181 76,406,554
2072 320,709,370 76,398,941
2071 321,136,059 76,388,223
2070 321,534,979 76,378,505
2069 321,908,058 76,371,827
2068 322,252,027 76,370,973
2067 322,566,642 76,363,548
2066 322,849,032 76,356,638
2065 323,098,730 76,355,841
2064 323,318,973 76,352,770
2063 323,506,247 76,353,175
2062 323,662,911 76,346,535
2061 323,784,985 76,344,206
2060 323,865,045 76,344,725
2059 323,904,988 76,345,215
2058 323,894,318 76,326,961
2057 323,837,237 76,307,006
2056 323,721,448 76,274,247
2055 323,552,405 76,235,304
2054 323,324,404 76,167,710
2053 323,032,528 76,094,051
2052 322,677,809 76,001,979
2051 322,252,898 75,895,690
2050 321,749,772 75,777,445
2049 321,169,163 75,646,044
2048 320,507,607 75,499,380
2047 319,778,332 75,338,951
2046 318,970,565 75,171,300
2045 318,077,606 74,993,186
2044 317,100,688 74,807,530
2043 316,041,251 74,607,485
2042 314,905,847 74,407,783
2041 313,692,611 74,203,292
2040 312,407,319 73,994,525
2039 311,049,484 73,782,112
2038 309,626,850 73,559,085
2037 308,137,773 73,335,723
2036 306,592,068 73,101,646
2035 304,988,219 72,850,722
2034 303,322,890 72,597,177
2033 301,599,483 72,322,802
2032 299,828,261 72,046,316
2031 298,003,267 71,757,868
2030 296,127,253 71,442,811
2029 294,190,935 71,123,782
2028 292,188,833 70,783,199
2027 290,114,110 70,421,923
2026 287,972,484 70,055,911
2025 285,765,617 69,658,188
2024 283,487,931 69,226,000
2023 281,190,067 68,492,000
2022 278,830,529 67,604,000
2021 276,758,053 66,984,000
2020 274,814,866 66,744,000
2019 272,489,381 66,631,000
2018 269,951,846 66,289,000
2017 267,346,658 65,966,000
2016 264,627,418 65,607,000
2015 261,799,249 65,088,000
2014 258,877,399 64,620,000
2013 255,852,467 64,139,000
2012 252,698,525 63,711,000
2011 249,470,032 63,258,810
2010 246,305,322 62,766,365
2009 243,220,028 62,276,270
2008 240,157,903 61,806,995
2007 237,062,337 61,322,463
2006 233,951,652 60,846,820
2005 230,871,650 60,401,206
2004 227,926,649 59,987,905
2003 225,048,008 59,647,577
2002 222,088,495 59,370,479
2001 219,097,902 59,119,673
2000 216,077,790 58,892,514
1999 213,004,668 58,682,466
1998 209,826,788 58,487,141
1997 206,536,095 58,316,954
1996 203,204,348 58,166,950
1995 199,888,057 58,019,030
1994 196,591,828 57,865,745
1993 193,305,168 57,718,614
1992 190,043,744 57,580,402
1991 186,778,238 57,424,897
1990 183,501,098 57,247,586
1989 180,201,630 57,076,711
1988 176,855,065 56,928,327
1987 173,511,154 56,802,050
1986 170,175,065 56,681,396
1985 166,776,185 56,550,268
1984 163,251,124 56,422,072
1983 159,651,381 56,332,848
1982 156,052,152 56,313,641
1981 152,485,035 56,333,829
1980 148,950,540 56,314,216
1979 145,434,834 56,246,951
1978 141,953,163 56,196,504
1977 138,533,541 56,193,492
1976 135,173,655 56,211,968
1975 131,843,848 56,225,800
1974 128,555,045 56,229,974
1973 125,288,515 56,194,527
1972 122,039,841 56,086,065
1971 118,833,702 55,896,223
1970 115,657,495 55,663,250
1969 112,517,639 55,441,750
1968 109,450,006 55,211,700
1967 106,526,393 54,943,600
1966 103,792,754 54,648,500
1965 101,365,130 54,348,050
1964 98,833,749 54,000,000
1963 96,051,424 53,650,000
1962 93,375,850 53,250,000
1961 90,791,249 52,800,000
1960 88,296,070 52,400,000

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 Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia United Kingdom
2100 -0.38% -0.17%
2099 -0.37% -0.16%
2098 -0.37% -0.15%
2097 -0.36% -0.15%
2096 -0.35% -0.15%
2095 -0.35% -0.13%
2094 -0.34% -0.13%
2093 -0.33% -0.12%
2092 -0.32% -0.12%
2091 -0.32% -0.11%
2090 -0.31% -0.11%
2089 -0.3% -0.09%
2088 -0.29% -0.09%
2087 -0.28% -0.09%
2086 -0.27% -0.08%
2085 -0.26% -0.07%
2084 -0.25% -0.07%
2083 -0.24% -0.05%
2082 -0.23% -0.04%
2081 -0.22% -0.04%
2080 -0.21% -0.04%
2079 -0.2% -0.02%
2078 -0.19% -0.02%
2077 -0.18% -0.003%
2076 -0.17% -0.02%
2075 -0.16% -0.01%
2074 -0.15% -0.01%
2073 -0.14% 0.01%
2072 -0.13% 0.01%
2071 -0.12% 0.01%
2070 -0.12% 0.009%
2069 -0.11% 0.001%
2068 -0.1% 0.01%
2067 -0.09% 0.009%
2066 -0.08% 0.001%
2065 -0.07% 0.004%
2064 -0.06% -0%
2063 -0.05% 0.009%
2062 -0.04% 0.003%
2061 -0.02% -0.001%
2060 -0.01% -0.001%
2059 0.003% 0.02%
2058 0.02% 0.03%
2057 0.04% 0.04%
2056 0.05% 0.05%
2055 0.07% 0.09%
2054 0.09% 0.1%
2053 0.11% 0.12%
2052 0.13% 0.14%
2051 0.16% 0.16%
2050 0.18% 0.17%
2049 0.21% 0.19%
2048 0.23% 0.21%
2047 0.25% 0.22%
2046 0.28% 0.24%
2045 0.31% 0.25%
2044 0.34% 0.27%
2043 0.36% 0.27%
2042 0.39% 0.28%
2041 0.41% 0.28%
2040 0.44% 0.29%
2039 0.46% 0.3%
2038 0.48% 0.3%
2037 0.5% 0.32%
2036 0.53% 0.34%
2035 0.55% 0.35%
2034 0.57% 0.38%
2033 0.59% 0.38%
2032 0.61% 0.4%
2031 0.63% 0.44%
2030 0.66% 0.45%
2029 0.69% 0.48%
2028 0.72% 0.51%
2027 0.74% 0.52%
2026 0.77% 0.57%
2025 0.8% 0.62%
2024 0.82% 1.07%
2023 0.85% 1.31%
2022 0.75% 0.93%
2021 0.71% 0.36%
2020 0.85% 0.17%
2019 0.94% 0.52%
2018 0.97% 0.49%
2017 1.03% 0.55%
2016 1.08% 0.8%
2015 1.13% 0.72%
2014 1.18% 0.75%
2013 1.25% 0.67%
2012 1.29% 0.71%
2011 1.28% 0.78%
2010 1.27% 0.79%
2009 1.28% 0.76%
2008 1.31% 0.79%
2007 1.33% 0.78%
2006 1.33% 0.74%
2005 1.29% 0.69%
2004 1.28% 0.57%
2003 1.33% 0.47%
2002 1.36% 0.42%
2001 1.4% 0.39%
2000 1.44% 0.36%
1999 1.51% 0.33%
1998 1.59% 0.29%
1997 1.64% 0.26%
1996 1.66% 0.25%
1995 1.68% 0.26%
1994 1.7% 0.25%
1993 1.72% 0.24%
1992 1.75% 0.27%
1991 1.79% 0.31%
1990 1.83% 0.3%
1989 1.89% 0.26%
1988 1.93% 0.22%
1987 1.96% 0.21%
1986 2.04% 0.23%
1985 2.16% 0.23%
1984 2.25% 0.16%
1983 2.31% 0.03%
1982 2.34% -0.04%
1981 2.37% 0.03%
1980 2.42% 0.12%
1979 2.45% 0.09%
1978 2.47% 0.005%
1977 2.49% -0.03%
1976 2.53% -0.02%
1975 2.56% -0.007%
1974 2.61% 0.06%
1973 2.66% 0.19%
1972 2.7% 0.34%
1971 2.75% 0.42%
1970 2.79% 0.4%
1969 2.8% 0.42%
1968 2.74% 0.49%
1967 2.63% 0.54%
1966 2.39% 0.55%
1965 2.56% 0.64%
1964 2.9% 0.65%
1963 2.87% 0.75%
1962 2.85% 0.85%
1961 2.83% 0.76%

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 Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Indonesia United Kingdom
Current population
288551776
70154914
Population rank 4/197 22/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.85%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
43 seconds
One birth every
7.04 seconds
45.9 seconds
One death every
14.9 seconds
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +6,296 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 97/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 +389,911
Net migration rank 171/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - 389,911
2024 - -38,469 - 417,114
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 34,589 445,523
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 39,751 487,029
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 30,612 462,967
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 -4,272 144,221
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 108,342 232,727
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 119,321 259,744
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 145,125 272,311
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 177,139 324,649
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 175,738 347,839
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 206,784 306,091
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 198,830 237,272
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 248,473 172,088
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 259,361 228,773
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 251,066 274,811
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 230,422 249,639
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 216,325 263,390
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 196,232 309,385
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 176,455 288,923
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 144,963 308,279
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 131,974 276,077
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 89,471 211,846
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 65,308 203,577
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 65,032 175,133
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 70,671 153,917
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 64,551 152,653
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 87,730 125,541
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 99,138 59,723
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 98,884 54,964
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 87,028 61,385
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 127,304 45,339
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 103,893 27,403
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 149,709 17,846
1991 3,288,791 3,096 143,562 27,601
1990 3,250,906 11,539 154,569 57,132
1989 3,316,792 19,905 119,861 49,586
1988 3,331,242 25,383 136,628 13,952
1987 3,304,520 26,705 136,325 8,266
1986 3,309,905 30,988 90,690 41,836
1985 3,419,412 37,451 79,170 83,164
1984 3,549,570 43,693 84,633 71,107
1983 3,558,949 47,375 61,966 27,063
1982 3,545,504 46,792 56,314 -61,152
1981 3,497,244 44,710 73,234 -83,876
1980 3,484,846 42,254 95,734 -25,187
1979 3,460,621 43,900 61,872 11,255
1978 3,412,980 45,911 16,859 3,783
1977 3,334,779 45,610 0 -21,636
1976 3,291,479 48,010 -5,621 -19,135
1975 3,263,794 56,386 33,735 -40,241
1974 3,196,136 61,188 67,476 -65,710
1973 3,210,643 64,991 112,389 -33,840
1972 3,149,726 72,007 162,650 -1,406
1971 3,111,304 79,264 257,123 1,175
1970 3,080,421 81,368 244,918 -15,254
1969 3,034,825 82,955 260,577 -60,655
1968 2,961,608 55,731 292,622 -38,852
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 346,145 -39,659
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 333,356 -27,935
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 364,132 -24,955
1964 2,700,138 144,819 405,000 -23,885
1963 2,609,526 110,166 337,995 8,271
1962 2,525,163 106,264 340,800 76,443
1961 2,434,113 103,628 311,519 52,295
1960 2,350,971 101,631 314,400 19,953

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 Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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