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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 2.82 times bigger than Vietnam's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 4.72% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Indonesia vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Vietnam
2100 297,263,579 92,239,801
2099 298,386,561 92,735,968
2098 299,496,396 93,227,318
2097 300,596,542 93,703,343
2096 301,680,965 94,178,675
2095 302,745,817 94,640,859
2094 303,798,670 95,098,747
2093 304,837,512 95,558,233
2092 305,857,297 96,015,030
2091 306,853,321 96,474,248
2090 307,827,852 96,938,026
2089 308,775,620 97,399,661
2088 309,700,566 97,858,300
2087 310,605,359 98,324,127
2086 311,483,180 98,788,452
2085 312,332,996 99,249,444
2084 313,155,965 99,710,990
2083 313,952,990 100,178,339
2082 314,719,759 100,650,389
2081 315,453,880 101,120,279
2080 316,158,503 101,584,408
2079 316,839,281 102,046,677
2078 317,487,448 102,496,244
2077 318,105,938 102,944,347
2076 318,684,532 103,374,514
2075 319,239,982 103,799,405
2074 319,759,087 104,214,107
2073 320,251,181 104,623,307
2072 320,709,370 105,022,092
2071 321,136,059 105,401,255
2070 321,534,979 105,773,681
2069 321,908,058 106,126,787
2068 322,252,027 106,471,025
2067 322,566,642 106,811,324
2066 322,849,032 107,143,716
2065 323,098,730 107,459,475
2064 323,318,973 107,761,108
2063 323,506,247 108,055,355
2062 323,662,911 108,339,650
2061 323,784,985 108,607,597
2060 323,865,045 108,859,065
2059 323,904,988 109,104,391
2058 323,894,318 109,337,395
2057 323,837,237 109,546,926
2056 323,721,448 109,732,352
2055 323,552,405 109,903,830
2054 323,324,404 110,052,946
2053 323,032,528 110,173,868
2052 322,677,809 110,270,266
2051 322,252,898 110,338,539
2050 321,749,772 110,361,987
2049 321,169,163 110,356,819
2048 320,507,607 110,313,849
2047 319,778,332 110,228,852
2046 318,970,565 110,108,051
2045 318,077,606 109,943,449
2044 317,100,688 109,748,671
2043 316,041,251 109,514,717
2042 314,905,847 109,242,604
2041 313,692,611 108,936,706
2040 312,407,319 108,611,523
2039 311,049,484 108,254,640
2038 309,626,850 107,877,983
2037 308,137,773 107,480,286
2036 306,592,068 107,075,099
2035 304,988,219 106,647,378
2034 303,322,890 106,206,100
2033 301,599,483 105,762,219
2032 299,828,261 105,299,476
2031 298,003,267 104,826,346
2030 296,127,253 104,330,461
2029 294,190,935 103,835,790
2028 292,188,833 103,316,499
2027 290,114,110 102,775,814
2026 287,972,484 102,213,157
2025 285,765,617 101,614,413
2024 283,487,931 100,987,686
2023 281,190,067 100,352,192
2022 278,830,529 99,680,655
2021 276,758,053 98,935,098
2020 274,814,866 98,079,191
2019 272,489,381 97,173,776
2018 269,951,846 96,237,319
2017 267,346,658 95,176,977
2016 264,627,418 94,000,117
2015 261,799,249 92,823,254
2014 258,877,399 91,679,578
2013 255,852,467 90,573,104
2012 252,698,525 89,510,356
2011 249,470,032 88,468,314
2010 246,305,322 87,455,152
2009 243,220,028 86,460,018
2008 240,157,903 85,175,788
2007 237,062,337 83,633,375
2006 233,951,652 82,167,897
2005 230,871,650 81,088,313
2004 227,926,649 80,338,971
2003 225,048,008 79,563,777
2002 222,088,495 78,772,224
2001 219,097,902 77,969,361
2000 216,077,790 77,154,011
1999 213,004,668 76,287,452
1998 209,826,788 75,299,660
1997 206,536,095 74,226,889
1996 203,204,348 73,156,447
1995 199,888,057 72,049,940
1994 196,591,828 70,854,391
1993 193,305,168 69,586,384
1992 190,043,744 68,260,337
1991 186,778,238 66,891,775
1990 183,501,098 65,504,552
1989 180,201,630 64,147,348
1988 176,855,065 62,843,228
1987 173,511,154 61,584,651
1986 170,175,065 60,347,048
1985 166,776,185 59,060,622
1984 163,251,124 57,706,067
1983 159,651,381 56,337,921
1982 156,052,152 55,011,289
1981 152,485,035 53,738,141
1980 148,950,540 52,490,101
1979 145,434,834 51,378,211
1978 141,953,163 50,249,552
1977 138,533,541 48,954,872
1976 135,173,655 47,684,931
1975 131,843,848 46,482,903
1974 128,555,045 45,413,537
1973 125,288,515 44,409,861
1972 122,039,841 43,429,168
1971 118,833,702 42,449,276
1970 115,657,495 41,475,230
1969 112,517,639 40,582,096
1968 109,450,006 39,734,609
1967 106,526,393 38,895,080
1966 103,792,754 38,024,836
1965 101,365,130 37,129,656
1964 98,833,749 36,201,563
1963 96,051,424 35,249,101
1962 93,375,850 34,288,560
1961 90,791,249 33,409,059
1960 88,296,070 32,531,933

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

GeoRank.org/population/indonesia/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Indonesia increased by 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Vietnam
2100 -0.38% -0.54%
2099 -0.37% -0.53%
2098 -0.37% -0.51%
2097 -0.36% -0.5%
2096 -0.35% -0.49%
2095 -0.35% -0.48%
2094 -0.34% -0.48%
2093 -0.33% -0.48%
2092 -0.32% -0.48%
2091 -0.32% -0.48%
2090 -0.31% -0.47%
2089 -0.3% -0.47%
2088 -0.29% -0.47%
2087 -0.28% -0.47%
2086 -0.27% -0.46%
2085 -0.26% -0.46%
2084 -0.25% -0.47%
2083 -0.24% -0.47%
2082 -0.23% -0.46%
2081 -0.22% -0.46%
2080 -0.21% -0.45%
2079 -0.2% -0.44%
2078 -0.19% -0.44%
2077 -0.18% -0.42%
2076 -0.17% -0.41%
2075 -0.16% -0.4%
2074 -0.15% -0.39%
2073 -0.14% -0.38%
2072 -0.13% -0.36%
2071 -0.12% -0.35%
2070 -0.12% -0.33%
2069 -0.11% -0.32%
2068 -0.1% -0.32%
2067 -0.09% -0.31%
2066 -0.08% -0.29%
2065 -0.07% -0.28%
2064 -0.06% -0.27%
2063 -0.05% -0.26%
2062 -0.04% -0.25%
2061 -0.02% -0.23%
2060 -0.01% -0.22%
2059 0.003% -0.21%
2058 0.02% -0.19%
2057 0.04% -0.17%
2056 0.05% -0.16%
2055 0.07% -0.14%
2054 0.09% -0.11%
2053 0.11% -0.09%
2052 0.13% -0.06%
2051 0.16% -0.02%
2050 0.18% 0.005%
2049 0.21% 0.04%
2048 0.23% 0.08%
2047 0.25% 0.11%
2046 0.28% 0.15%
2045 0.31% 0.18%
2044 0.34% 0.21%
2043 0.36% 0.25%
2042 0.39% 0.28%
2041 0.41% 0.3%
2040 0.44% 0.33%
2039 0.46% 0.35%
2038 0.48% 0.37%
2037 0.5% 0.38%
2036 0.53% 0.4%
2035 0.55% 0.42%
2034 0.57% 0.42%
2033 0.59% 0.44%
2032 0.61% 0.45%
2031 0.63% 0.48%
2030 0.66% 0.48%
2029 0.69% 0.5%
2028 0.72% 0.53%
2027 0.74% 0.55%
2026 0.77% 0.59%
2025 0.8% 0.62%
2024 0.82% 0.63%
2023 0.85% 0.67%
2022 0.75% 0.75%
2021 0.71% 0.87%
2020 0.85% 0.93%
2019 0.94% 0.97%
2018 0.97% 1.11%
2017 1.03% 1.25%
2016 1.08% 1.27%
2015 1.13% 1.25%
2014 1.18% 1.22%
2013 1.25% 1.19%
2012 1.29% 1.18%
2011 1.28% 1.16%
2010 1.27% 1.15%
2009 1.28% 1.51%
2008 1.31% 1.84%
2007 1.33% 1.78%
2006 1.33% 1.33%
2005 1.29% 0.93%
2004 1.28% 0.97%
2003 1.33% 1%
2002 1.36% 1.03%
2001 1.4% 1.06%
2000 1.44% 1.14%
1999 1.51% 1.31%
1998 1.59% 1.45%
1997 1.64% 1.46%
1996 1.66% 1.54%
1995 1.68% 1.69%
1994 1.7% 1.82%
1993 1.72% 1.94%
1992 1.75% 2.05%
1991 1.79% 2.12%
1990 1.83% 2.12%
1989 1.89% 2.08%
1988 1.93% 2.04%
1987 1.96% 2.05%
1986 2.04% 2.18%
1985 2.16% 2.35%
1984 2.25% 2.43%
1983 2.31% 2.41%
1982 2.34% 2.37%
1981 2.37% 2.38%
1980 2.42% 2.16%
1979 2.45% 2.25%
1978 2.47% 2.64%
1977 2.49% 2.66%
1976 2.53% 2.59%
1975 2.56% 2.35%
1974 2.61% 2.26%
1973 2.66% 2.26%
1972 2.7% 2.31%
1971 2.75% 2.35%
1970 2.79% 2.2%
1969 2.8% 2.13%
1968 2.74% 2.16%
1967 2.63% 2.29%
1966 2.39% 2.41%
1965 2.56% 2.56%
1964 2.9% 2.7%
1963 2.87% 2.8%
1962 2.85% 2.63%
1961 2.83% 2.7%

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

GeoRank.org/population/indonesia/vietnam | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Indonesia grew by 0.82%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Vietnam
Current population
288551776
102365351
Population rank 4/197 16/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 1.24%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
49.6 seconds
One birth every
7.04 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
14.9 seconds
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +6,296 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 123/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 -48,171
Net migration rank 171/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -48,171
2024 - -38,469 - -59,645
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 727,955 -81,789
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 775,914 -78,977
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 799,593 -5,418
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 924,004 -6,457
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 895,262 -2,051
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 882,977 96,650
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 1,001,833 139,245
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 1,045,094 167,652
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 1,008,141 571,113
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 981,689 523,784
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 943,041 482,399
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 942,084 -208,337
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 985,438 -220,458
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 991,427 -193,766
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 985,610 -177,586
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 966,894 -144,298
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 925,519 -15,010
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 959,016 106,091
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 1,028,116 52,382
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 3,288,791 3,096 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 3,250,906 11,539 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 3,316,792 19,905 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 3,331,242 25,383 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 3,304,520 26,705 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 3,309,905 30,988 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 3,419,412 37,451 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 3,549,570 43,693 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 3,558,949 47,375 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 3,545,504 46,792 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 3,497,244 44,710 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 3,484,846 42,254 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 3,460,621 43,900 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 3,412,980 45,911 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 3,334,779 45,610 1,259,315 49,655
1976 3,291,479 48,010 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 3,263,794 56,386 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 3,196,136 61,188 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 3,210,643 64,991 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 3,149,726 72,007 921,524 -1,920
1971 3,111,304 79,264 963,259 76,961
1970 3,080,421 81,368 905,902 1,997
1969 3,034,825 82,955 878,359 0
1968 2,961,608 55,731 815,116 1,489
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 862,071 394
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 876,283 1,769
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 913,761 -1,438
1964 2,700,138 144,819 950,219 -6,328
1963 2,609,526 110,166 961,067 0
1962 2,525,163 106,264 960,046 0
1961 2,434,113 103,628 798,978 0
1960 2,350,971 101,631 955,268 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/indonesia/vietnam | CC BY

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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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