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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 85.3 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 3.52% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Indonesia vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Uruguay
2100 297,263,579 2,256,741
2099 298,386,561 2,279,899
2098 299,496,396 2,303,351
2097 300,596,542 2,326,987
2096 301,680,965 2,350,799
2095 302,745,817 2,374,835
2094 303,798,670 2,398,960
2093 304,837,512 2,423,269
2092 305,857,297 2,447,646
2091 306,853,321 2,472,126
2090 307,827,852 2,496,514
2089 308,775,620 2,520,852
2088 309,700,566 2,545,052
2087 310,605,359 2,569,100
2086 311,483,180 2,592,974
2085 312,332,996 2,616,629
2084 313,155,965 2,640,001
2083 313,952,990 2,663,150
2082 314,719,759 2,686,021
2081 315,453,880 2,708,594
2080 316,158,503 2,730,883
2079 316,839,281 2,752,831
2078 317,487,448 2,774,432
2077 318,105,938 2,795,709
2076 318,684,532 2,816,677
2075 319,239,982 2,837,308
2074 319,759,087 2,857,709
2073 320,251,181 2,877,721
2072 320,709,370 2,897,543
2071 321,136,059 2,917,097
2070 321,534,979 2,936,478
2069 321,908,058 2,955,616
2068 322,252,027 2,974,445
2067 322,566,642 2,992,987
2066 322,849,032 3,011,309
2065 323,098,730 3,029,441
2064 323,318,973 3,047,343
2063 323,506,247 3,065,064
2062 323,662,911 3,082,642
2061 323,784,985 3,100,006
2060 323,865,045 3,117,149
2059 323,904,988 3,133,952
2058 323,894,318 3,150,250
2057 323,837,237 3,166,055
2056 323,721,448 3,181,373
2055 323,552,405 3,196,072
2054 323,324,404 3,210,110
2053 323,032,528 3,223,395
2052 322,677,809 3,235,973
2051 322,252,898 3,247,888
2050 321,749,772 3,259,108
2049 321,169,163 3,269,675
2048 320,507,607 3,279,610
2047 319,778,332 3,288,969
2046 318,970,565 3,297,696
2045 318,077,606 3,305,917
2044 317,100,688 3,313,556
2043 316,041,251 3,320,565
2042 314,905,847 3,326,955
2041 313,692,611 3,332,884
2040 312,407,319 3,338,277
2039 311,049,484 3,343,295
2038 309,626,850 3,347,790
2037 308,137,773 3,351,911
2036 306,592,068 3,355,671
2035 304,988,219 3,359,126
2034 303,322,890 3,362,276
2033 301,599,483 3,365,250
2032 299,828,261 3,368,057
2031 298,003,267 3,370,727
2030 296,127,253 3,373,273
2029 294,190,935 3,375,805
2028 292,188,833 3,378,198
2027 290,114,110 3,380,504
2026 287,972,484 3,382,789
2025 285,765,617 3,384,805
2024 283,487,931 3,386,588
2023 281,190,067 3,388,081
2022 278,830,529 3,390,913
2021 276,758,053 3,396,695
2020 274,814,866 3,398,968
2019 272,489,381 3,397,206
2018 269,951,846 3,394,534
2017 267,346,658 3,388,438
2016 264,627,418 3,379,283
2015 261,799,249 3,368,017
2014 258,877,399 3,356,334
2013 255,852,467 3,345,337
2012 252,698,525 3,335,401
2011 249,470,032 3,326,825
2010 246,305,322 3,318,580
2009 243,220,028 3,310,091
2008 240,157,903 3,302,177
2007 237,062,337 3,295,153
2006 233,951,652 3,289,506
2005 230,871,650 3,285,771
2004 227,926,649 3,283,148
2003 225,048,008 3,281,186
2002 222,088,495 3,278,867
2001 219,097,902 3,274,251
2000 216,077,790 3,266,206
1999 213,004,668 3,254,015
1998 209,826,788 3,239,280
1997 206,536,095 3,223,345
1996 203,204,348 3,206,324
1995 199,888,057 3,189,440
1994 196,591,828 3,172,834
1993 193,305,168 3,156,345
1992 190,043,744 3,139,702
1991 186,778,238 3,122,354
1990 183,501,098 3,104,403
1989 180,201,630 3,086,255
1988 176,855,065 3,067,961
1987 173,511,154 3,049,896
1986 170,175,065 3,032,845
1985 166,776,185 3,017,037
1984 163,251,124 3,002,488
1983 159,651,381 2,988,778
1982 156,052,152 2,975,492
1981 152,485,035 2,963,246
1980 148,950,540 2,951,953
1979 145,434,834 2,939,903
1978 141,953,163 2,925,715
1977 138,533,541 2,909,461
1976 135,173,655 2,891,392
1975 131,843,848 2,872,320
1974 128,555,045 2,853,944
1973 125,288,515 2,837,133
1972 122,039,841 2,821,644
1971 118,833,702 2,806,462
1970 115,657,495 2,790,807
1969 112,517,639 2,773,974
1968 109,450,006 2,754,606
1967 106,526,393 2,732,277
1966 103,792,754 2,707,646
1965 101,365,130 2,681,169
1964 98,833,749 2,653,180
1963 96,051,424 2,623,766
1962 93,375,850 2,593,298
1961 90,791,249 2,562,044
1960 88,296,070 2,529,957

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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Uruguay
2100 -0.38% -1.02%
2099 -0.37% -1.02%
2098 -0.37% -1.02%
2097 -0.36% -1.01%
2096 -0.35% -1.01%
2095 -0.35% -1.01%
2094 -0.34% -1%
2093 -0.33% -1%
2092 -0.32% -0.99%
2091 -0.32% -0.98%
2090 -0.31% -0.97%
2089 -0.3% -0.95%
2088 -0.29% -0.94%
2087 -0.28% -0.92%
2086 -0.27% -0.9%
2085 -0.26% -0.89%
2084 -0.25% -0.87%
2083 -0.24% -0.85%
2082 -0.23% -0.83%
2081 -0.22% -0.82%
2080 -0.21% -0.8%
2079 -0.2% -0.78%
2078 -0.19% -0.76%
2077 -0.18% -0.74%
2076 -0.17% -0.73%
2075 -0.16% -0.71%
2074 -0.15% -0.7%
2073 -0.14% -0.68%
2072 -0.13% -0.67%
2071 -0.12% -0.66%
2070 -0.12% -0.65%
2069 -0.11% -0.63%
2068 -0.1% -0.62%
2067 -0.09% -0.61%
2066 -0.08% -0.6%
2065 -0.07% -0.59%
2064 -0.06% -0.58%
2063 -0.05% -0.57%
2062 -0.04% -0.56%
2061 -0.02% -0.55%
2060 -0.01% -0.54%
2059 0.003% -0.52%
2058 0.02% -0.5%
2057 0.04% -0.48%
2056 0.05% -0.46%
2055 0.07% -0.44%
2054 0.09% -0.41%
2053 0.11% -0.39%
2052 0.13% -0.37%
2051 0.16% -0.34%
2050 0.18% -0.32%
2049 0.21% -0.3%
2048 0.23% -0.28%
2047 0.25% -0.26%
2046 0.28% -0.25%
2045 0.31% -0.23%
2044 0.34% -0.21%
2043 0.36% -0.19%
2042 0.39% -0.18%
2041 0.41% -0.16%
2040 0.44% -0.15%
2039 0.46% -0.13%
2038 0.48% -0.12%
2037 0.5% -0.11%
2036 0.53% -0.1%
2035 0.55% -0.09%
2034 0.57% -0.09%
2033 0.59% -0.08%
2032 0.61% -0.08%
2031 0.63% -0.08%
2030 0.66% -0.08%
2029 0.69% -0.07%
2028 0.72% -0.07%
2027 0.74% -0.07%
2026 0.77% -0.06%
2025 0.8% -0.05%
2024 0.82% -0.04%
2023 0.85% -0.08%
2022 0.75% -0.17%
2021 0.71% -0.07%
2020 0.85% 0.05%
2019 0.94% 0.08%
2018 0.97% 0.18%
2017 1.03% 0.27%
2016 1.08% 0.33%
2015 1.13% 0.35%
2014 1.18% 0.33%
2013 1.25% 0.3%
2012 1.29% 0.26%
2011 1.28% 0.25%
2010 1.27% 0.26%
2009 1.28% 0.24%
2008 1.31% 0.21%
2007 1.33% 0.17%
2006 1.33% 0.11%
2005 1.29% 0.08%
2004 1.28% 0.06%
2003 1.33% 0.07%
2002 1.36% 0.14%
2001 1.4% 0.25%
2000 1.44% 0.37%
1999 1.51% 0.45%
1998 1.59% 0.49%
1997 1.64% 0.53%
1996 1.66% 0.53%
1995 1.68% 0.52%
1994 1.7% 0.52%
1993 1.72% 0.53%
1992 1.75% 0.56%
1991 1.79% 0.58%
1990 1.83% 0.59%
1989 1.89% 0.6%
1988 1.93% 0.59%
1987 1.96% 0.56%
1986 2.04% 0.52%
1985 2.16% 0.48%
1984 2.25% 0.46%
1983 2.31% 0.45%
1982 2.34% 0.41%
1981 2.37% 0.38%
1980 2.42% 0.41%
1979 2.45% 0.48%
1978 2.47% 0.56%
1977 2.49% 0.62%
1976 2.53% 0.66%
1975 2.56% 0.64%
1974 2.61% 0.59%
1973 2.66% 0.55%
1972 2.7% 0.54%
1971 2.75% 0.56%
1970 2.79% 0.61%
1969 2.8% 0.7%
1968 2.74% 0.82%
1967 2.63% 0.91%
1966 2.39% 0.99%
1965 2.56% 1.05%
1964 2.9% 1.12%
1963 2.87% 1.17%
1962 2.85% 1.22%
1961 2.83% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Uruguay
Current population
288551776
3382789
Population rank 4/197 133/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.04%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
5.87 hours
One birth every
7.04 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
14.9 seconds
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,296 -4
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 167/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -39,509 -1,338
Net migration rank 171/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -1,338
2024 - -38,469 - -1,348
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 298 -1,501
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 -2,964 -1,501
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 -5,621 -1,482
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 4,048 -1,482
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 3,873 -2,899
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 7,322 -2,963
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 10,907 -3,091
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 14,008 -3,506
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 16,194 -4,157
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 16,238 -4,919
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 16,318 -5,647
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 15,520 -6,317
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 14,934 -6,982
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 16,231 -7,696
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 16,947 -8,510
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 16,838 -9,458
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 17,422 -10,750
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 17,783 -13,161
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 18,926 -16,086
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 18,067 -15,668
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 18,628 -17,105
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 20,073 -16,957
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 20,729 -14,620
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 21,060 -11,076
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 21,844 -7,441
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 22,114 -7,048
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 23,737 -6,938
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 24,635 -7,397
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 24,872 -8,339
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 24,637 -7,955
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 24,212 -7,922
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 24,847 -7,850
1991 3,288,791 3,096 25,422 -7,714
1990 3,250,906 11,539 25,699 -7,499
1989 3,316,792 19,905 25,322 -7,229
1988 3,331,242 25,383 25,071 -6,582
1987 3,304,520 26,705 24,469 -6,833
1986 3,309,905 30,988 24,505 -8,046
1985 3,419,412 37,451 23,988 -8,832
1984 3,549,570 43,693 23,684 -9,730
1983 3,558,949 47,375 24,146 -10,671
1982 3,545,504 46,792 25,224 -12,131
1981 3,497,244 44,710 24,968 -13,577
1980 3,484,846 42,254 25,451 -14,252
1979 3,460,621 43,900 27,456 -14,552
1978 3,412,980 45,911 30,076 -14,611
1977 3,334,779 45,610 31,321 -14,280
1976 3,291,479 48,010 33,199 -14,096
1975 3,263,794 56,386 33,393 -14,350
1974 3,196,136 61,188 32,221 -14,512
1973 3,210,643 64,991 30,213 -14,312
1972 3,149,726 72,007 28,896 -13,817
1971 3,111,304 79,264 28,584 -13,288
1970 3,080,421 81,368 28,737 -12,727
1969 3,034,825 82,955 28,805 -11,149
1968 2,961,608 55,731 29,103 -8,028
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 29,514 -5,938
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 30,293 -4,599
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 30,807 -3,542
1964 2,700,138 144,819 31,340 -2,623
1963 2,609,526 110,166 31,824 -1,707
1962 2,525,163 106,264 31,441 -623
1961 2,434,113 103,628 30,975 703
1960 2,350,971 101,631 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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