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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 1.19 times bigger than Indonesia's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 7.63% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Indonesia vs United States: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia United States
2100 297,263,579 415,429,771
2099 298,386,561 414,829,167
2098 299,496,396 414,231,720
2097 300,596,542 413,576,381
2096 301,680,965 412,927,393
2095 302,745,817 412,225,379
2094 303,798,670 411,498,749
2093 304,837,512 410,785,729
2092 305,857,297 410,051,921
2091 306,853,321 409,320,183
2090 307,827,852 408,613,732
2089 308,775,620 407,885,645
2088 309,700,566 407,129,733
2087 310,605,359 406,421,298
2086 311,483,180 405,715,343
2085 312,332,996 405,059,379
2084 313,155,965 404,343,130
2083 313,952,990 403,612,785
2082 314,719,759 402,871,293
2081 315,453,880 402,054,554
2080 316,158,503 401,319,194
2079 316,839,281 400,554,914
2078 317,487,448 399,737,968
2077 318,105,938 398,906,565
2076 318,684,532 398,035,750
2075 319,239,982 397,109,170
2074 319,759,087 396,226,412
2073 320,251,181 395,307,725
2072 320,709,370 394,393,561
2071 321,136,059 393,415,363
2070 321,534,979 392,469,727
2069 321,908,058 391,479,981
2068 322,252,027 390,517,695
2067 322,566,642 389,543,856
2066 322,849,032 388,597,719
2065 323,098,730 387,685,327
2064 323,318,973 386,805,026
2063 323,506,247 385,911,917
2062 323,662,911 385,032,627
2061 323,784,985 384,170,837
2060 323,865,045 383,361,269
2059 323,904,988 382,542,030
2058 323,894,318 381,704,804
2057 323,837,237 380,907,023
2056 323,721,448 380,159,777
2055 323,552,405 379,430,756
2054 323,324,404 378,682,851
2053 323,032,528 377,878,421
2052 322,677,809 377,073,303
2051 322,252,898 376,229,840
2050 321,749,772 375,373,155
2049 321,169,163 374,493,150
2048 320,507,607 373,590,762
2047 319,778,332 372,626,259
2046 318,970,565 371,644,809
2045 318,077,606 370,602,914
2044 317,100,688 369,518,897
2043 316,041,251 368,375,680
2042 314,905,847 367,158,772
2041 313,692,611 365,937,822
2040 312,407,319 364,671,837
2039 311,049,484 363,367,337
2038 309,626,850 361,997,023
2037 308,137,773 360,606,236
2036 306,592,068 359,193,245
2035 304,988,219 357,750,686
2034 303,322,890 356,266,726
2033 301,599,483 354,775,032
2032 299,828,261 353,259,037
2031 298,003,267 351,721,511
2030 296,127,253 350,155,042
2029 294,190,935 348,564,667
2028 292,188,833 346,906,294
2027 290,114,110 345,257,605
2026 287,972,484 343,565,426
2025 285,765,617 341,784,857
2024 283,487,931 340,110,988
2023 281,190,067 334,914,895
2022 278,830,529 333,271,411
2021 276,758,053 331,893,745
2020 274,814,866 331,526,933
2019 272,489,381 328,329,953
2018 269,951,846 326,838,199
2017 267,346,658 325,122,128
2016 264,627,418 323,071,755
2015 261,799,249 320,738,994
2014 258,877,399 318,386,329
2013 255,852,467 316,059,947
2012 252,698,525 313,877,662
2011 249,470,032 311,583,481
2010 246,305,322 309,327,143
2009 243,220,028 306,771,529
2008 240,157,903 304,093,966
2007 237,062,337 301,231,207
2006 233,951,652 298,379,912
2005 230,871,650 295,516,599
2004 227,926,649 292,805,298
2003 225,048,008 290,107,933
2002 222,088,495 287,625,193
2001 219,097,902 284,968,955
2000 216,077,790 282,162,411
1999 213,004,668 279,294,713
1998 209,826,788 276,115,288
1997 206,536,095 272,911,760
1996 203,204,348 269,667,391
1995 199,888,057 266,557,091
1994 196,591,828 263,435,673
1993 193,305,168 260,255,352
1992 190,043,744 256,894,189
1991 186,778,238 253,492,503
1990 183,501,098 250,131,894
1989 180,201,630 246,819,222
1988 176,855,065 244,499,004
1987 173,511,154 242,288,936
1986 170,175,065 240,132,831
1985 166,776,185 237,923,734
1984 163,251,124 235,824,908
1983 159,651,381 233,792,014
1982 156,052,152 231,664,432
1981 152,485,035 229,465,744
1980 148,950,540 226,542,250
1979 145,434,834 225,055,487
1978 141,953,163 222,584,545
1977 138,533,541 220,239,425
1976 135,173,655 218,035,164
1975 131,843,848 215,973,199
1974 128,555,045 213,853,928
1973 125,288,515 211,908,788
1972 122,039,841 209,896,021
1971 118,833,702 207,660,677
1970 115,657,495 205,052,174
1969 112,517,639 202,676,946
1968 109,450,006 200,706,052
1967 106,526,393 198,712,056
1966 103,792,754 196,560,338
1965 101,365,130 194,302,963
1964 98,833,749 191,888,791
1963 96,051,424 189,241,798
1962 93,375,850 186,537,737
1961 90,791,249 183,691,481
1960 88,296,070 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); 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 States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia United States
2100 -0.38% 0.14%
2099 -0.37% 0.14%
2098 -0.37% 0.16%
2097 -0.36% 0.16%
2096 -0.35% 0.17%
2095 -0.35% 0.18%
2094 -0.34% 0.17%
2093 -0.33% 0.18%
2092 -0.32% 0.18%
2091 -0.32% 0.17%
2090 -0.31% 0.18%
2089 -0.3% 0.19%
2088 -0.29% 0.17%
2087 -0.28% 0.17%
2086 -0.27% 0.16%
2085 -0.26% 0.18%
2084 -0.25% 0.18%
2083 -0.24% 0.18%
2082 -0.23% 0.2%
2081 -0.22% 0.18%
2080 -0.21% 0.19%
2079 -0.2% 0.2%
2078 -0.19% 0.21%
2077 -0.18% 0.22%
2076 -0.17% 0.23%
2075 -0.16% 0.22%
2074 -0.15% 0.23%
2073 -0.14% 0.23%
2072 -0.13% 0.25%
2071 -0.12% 0.24%
2070 -0.12% 0.25%
2069 -0.11% 0.25%
2068 -0.1% 0.25%
2067 -0.09% 0.24%
2066 -0.08% 0.24%
2065 -0.07% 0.23%
2064 -0.06% 0.23%
2063 -0.05% 0.23%
2062 -0.04% 0.22%
2061 -0.02% 0.21%
2060 -0.01% 0.21%
2059 0.003% 0.22%
2058 0.02% 0.21%
2057 0.04% 0.2%
2056 0.05% 0.19%
2055 0.07% 0.2%
2054 0.09% 0.21%
2053 0.11% 0.21%
2052 0.13% 0.22%
2051 0.16% 0.23%
2050 0.18% 0.23%
2049 0.21% 0.24%
2048 0.23% 0.26%
2047 0.25% 0.26%
2046 0.28% 0.28%
2045 0.31% 0.29%
2044 0.34% 0.31%
2043 0.36% 0.33%
2042 0.39% 0.33%
2041 0.41% 0.35%
2040 0.44% 0.36%
2039 0.46% 0.38%
2038 0.48% 0.39%
2037 0.5% 0.39%
2036 0.53% 0.4%
2035 0.55% 0.42%
2034 0.57% 0.42%
2033 0.59% 0.43%
2032 0.61% 0.44%
2031 0.63% 0.45%
2030 0.66% 0.46%
2029 0.69% 0.48%
2028 0.72% 0.48%
2027 0.74% 0.49%
2026 0.77% 0.52%
2025 0.8% 0.49%
2024 0.82% 1.55%
2023 0.85% 0.49%
2022 0.75% 0.42%
2021 0.71% 0.11%
2020 0.85% 0.97%
2019 0.94% 0.46%
2018 0.97% 0.53%
2017 1.03% 0.63%
2016 1.08% 0.73%
2015 1.13% 0.74%
2014 1.18% 0.74%
2013 1.25% 0.7%
2012 1.29% 0.74%
2011 1.28% 0.73%
2010 1.27% 0.83%
2009 1.28% 0.88%
2008 1.31% 0.95%
2007 1.33% 0.96%
2006 1.33% 0.97%
2005 1.29% 0.93%
2004 1.28% 0.93%
2003 1.33% 0.86%
2002 1.36% 0.93%
2001 1.4% 0.99%
2000 1.44% 1.03%
1999 1.51% 1.15%
1998 1.59% 1.17%
1997 1.64% 1.2%
1996 1.66% 1.17%
1995 1.68% 1.18%
1994 1.7% 1.22%
1993 1.72% 1.31%
1992 1.75% 1.34%
1991 1.79% 1.34%
1990 1.83% 1.34%
1989 1.89% 0.95%
1988 1.93% 0.91%
1987 1.96% 0.9%
1986 2.04% 0.93%
1985 2.16% 0.89%
1984 2.25% 0.87%
1983 2.31% 0.92%
1982 2.34% 0.96%
1981 2.37% 1.29%
1980 2.42% 0.66%
1979 2.45% 1.11%
1978 2.47% 1.06%
1977 2.49% 1.01%
1976 2.53% 0.95%
1975 2.56% 0.99%
1974 2.61% 0.92%
1973 2.66% 0.96%
1972 2.7% 1.08%
1971 2.75% 1.27%
1970 2.79% 1.17%
1969 2.8% 0.98%
1968 2.74% 1%
1967 2.63% 1.09%
1966 2.39% 1.16%
1965 2.56% 1.26%
1964 2.9% 1.4%
1963 2.87% 1.45%
1962 2.85% 1.55%
1961 2.83% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Indonesia grew by 0.82%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Indonesia United States
Current population
288551776
344023146
Population rank 4/197 3/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 4.15%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
18.9 seconds
One birth every
7.04 seconds
8.8 seconds
One death every
14.9 seconds
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +6,296 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 134/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -39,509 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 171/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - 1,230,663
2024 - -38,469 - 1,286,132
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 502,372 1,322,668
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 399,926 1,319,009
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 199,137 674,787
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 208,862 329,769
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 887,476 1,774,500
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 955,022 1,764,961
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 3,288,791 3,096 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 3,250,906 11,539 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 3,316,792 19,905 1,875,826 400,998
1988 3,331,242 25,383 1,735,943 460,778
1987 3,304,520 26,705 1,720,252 480,815
1986 3,309,905 30,988 1,656,917 493,082
1985 3,419,412 37,451 1,689,258 598,777
1984 3,549,570 43,693 1,627,192 622,793
1983 3,558,949 47,375 1,636,544 662,840
1982 3,545,504 46,792 1,714,317 600,149
1981 3,497,244 44,710 1,652,153 583,070
1980 3,484,846 42,254 1,608,450 595,916
1979 3,460,621 43,900 1,597,894 503,559
1978 3,412,980 45,911 1,402,283 556,521
1977 3,334,779 45,610 1,431,556 577,060
1976 3,291,479 48,010 1,264,604 635,590
1975 3,263,794 56,386 1,252,644 655,078
1974 3,196,136 61,188 1,218,968 706,978
1973 3,210,643 64,991 1,165,499 783,163
1972 3,149,726 72,007 1,301,355 833,543
1971 3,111,304 79,264 1,640,519 833,549
1970 3,080,421 81,368 1,824,965 744,902
1969 3,034,825 82,955 1,702,487 523,740
1968 2,961,608 55,731 1,565,507 594,514
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 1,669,181 585,410
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 1,749,387 637,692
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 1,943,030 644,902
1964 2,700,138 144,819 2,245,099 618,635
1963 2,609,526 110,166 2,289,826 639,495
1962 2,525,163 106,264 2,406,337 625,617
1961 2,434,113 103,628 2,571,681 580,333
1960 2,350,971 101,631 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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 States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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

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