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

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The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 285,721,236 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 289,027,659 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 6.63 times bigger than Yemen's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 4% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.9% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.5% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Indonesia vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Yemen
2100 297,217,412 111,481,288
2099 298,340,219 111,166,365
2098 299,449,882 110,823,878
2097 300,549,857 110,463,393
2096 301,634,112 110,075,677
2095 302,698,798 109,669,492
2094 303,751,488 109,238,445
2093 304,790,169 108,785,158
2092 305,809,796 108,301,955
2091 306,805,664 107,796,487
2090 307,780,044 107,270,820
2089 308,727,665 106,721,736
2088 309,652,467 106,150,572
2087 310,557,120 105,558,607
2086 311,434,804 104,947,326
2085 312,284,488 104,309,237
2084 313,107,329 103,657,284
2083 313,904,231 102,986,631
2082 314,670,881 102,302,622
2081 315,404,888 101,596,159
2080 316,109,402 100,875,201
2079 316,790,074 100,134,051
2078 317,438,140 99,378,110
2077 318,056,534 98,609,975
2076 318,635,038 97,818,664
2075 319,190,402 97,013,320
2074 319,709,426 96,187,203
2073 320,201,444 95,346,716
2072 320,659,562 94,485,874
2071 321,086,184 93,603,848
2070 321,485,042 92,709,049
2069 321,858,064 91,795,290
2068 322,201,979 90,865,447
2067 322,516,545 89,921,194
2066 322,798,892 88,958,695
2065 323,048,550 87,982,501
2064 323,268,759 86,994,159
2063 323,456,004 85,982,061
2062 323,612,644 84,947,120
2061 323,734,699 83,896,256
2060 323,814,746 82,829,722
2059 323,854,683 81,744,993
2058 323,844,015 80,641,636
2057 323,786,943 79,527,942
2056 323,671,172 78,400,761
2055 323,502,155 77,261,521
2054 323,274,189 76,109,237
2053 322,982,358 74,951,358
2052 322,627,695 73,780,088
2051 322,202,850 72,598,574
2050 321,699,802 71,404,664
2049 321,119,283 70,211,386
2048 320,457,830 69,012,729
2047 319,728,668 67,813,135
2046 318,921,027 66,608,054
2045 318,028,206 65,404,355
2044 317,051,440 64,201,447
2043 315,992,168 63,002,861
2042 314,856,940 61,810,280
2041 313,643,892 60,624,401
2040 312,358,800 59,448,342
2039 311,001,176 58,277,392
2038 309,578,763 57,109,914
2037 308,089,917 55,948,438
2036 306,544,452 54,784,372
2035 304,940,852 53,617,795
2034 303,275,782 52,452,522
2033 301,552,643 51,284,323
2032 299,781,696 50,117,732
2031 297,956,985 48,947,870
2030 296,081,262 47,764,521
2029 294,145,245 46,573,906
2028 292,143,454 45,382,831
2027 290,069,053 44,183,742
2026 287,927,760 42,980,680
2025 285,721,236 41,773,878
2024 283,487,931 40,583,164
2023 281,190,067 39,390,799
2022 278,830,529 38,222,876
2021 276,758,053 37,140,230
2020 274,814,866 36,134,863
2019 272,489,381 35,111,408
2018 269,951,846 34,085,182
2017 267,346,658 33,090,921
2016 264,627,418 32,109,010
2015 261,799,249 31,159,379
2014 258,877,399 30,226,309
2013 255,852,467 29,312,952
2012 252,698,525 28,433,647
2011 249,470,032 27,582,897
2010 246,305,322 26,754,387
2009 243,220,028 25,927,724
2008 240,157,903 25,111,941
2007 237,062,337 24,318,082
2006 233,951,652 23,543,083
2005 230,871,650 22,790,085
2004 227,926,649 22,095,167
2003 225,048,008 21,456,379
2002 222,088,495 20,835,086
2001 219,097,902 20,226,147
2000 216,077,790 19,624,141
1999 213,004,668 19,029,420
1998 209,826,788 18,446,013
1997 206,536,095 17,873,936
1996 203,204,348 17,313,177
1995 199,888,057 16,740,058
1994 196,591,828 16,149,147
1993 193,305,168 15,563,914
1992 190,043,744 14,989,494
1991 186,778,238 14,430,201
1990 183,501,098 13,887,862
1989 180,201,630 13,364,174
1988 176,855,065 12,859,708
1987 173,511,154 12,369,912
1986 170,175,065 11,901,040
1985 166,776,185 11,453,825
1984 163,251,124 11,025,597
1983 159,651,381 10,621,499
1982 156,052,152 10,241,006
1981 152,485,035 9,882,362
1980 148,950,540 9,543,358
1979 145,434,834 9,224,194
1978 141,953,163 8,926,586
1977 138,533,541 8,648,222
1976 135,173,655 8,384,113
1975 131,843,848 8,133,598
1974 128,555,045 7,896,783
1973 125,288,515 7,672,796
1972 122,039,841 7,460,068
1971 118,833,702 7,257,462
1970 115,657,495 7,065,279
1969 112,517,639 6,875,859
1968 109,450,006 6,690,524
1967 106,526,393 6,516,444
1966 103,792,754 6,351,494
1965 101,365,130 6,195,593
1964 98,833,749 6,048,006
1963 96,051,424 5,911,135
1962 93,375,850 5,782,221
1961 90,791,249 5,655,232
1960 88,296,070 5,532,301

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Indonesia increased by 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Indonesia's population will grow by 11.3% to 321,699,802 people with a rank change from 4th to 6th. The population of Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 111M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Yemen
2100 -0.38% 0.28%
2099 -0.37% 0.31%
2098 -0.37% 0.33%
2097 -0.36% 0.35%
2096 -0.35% 0.37%
2095 -0.35% 0.39%
2094 -0.34% 0.42%
2093 -0.33% 0.45%
2092 -0.32% 0.47%
2091 -0.32% 0.49%
2090 -0.31% 0.51%
2089 -0.3% 0.54%
2088 -0.29% 0.56%
2087 -0.28% 0.58%
2086 -0.27% 0.61%
2085 -0.26% 0.63%
2084 -0.25% 0.65%
2083 -0.24% 0.67%
2082 -0.23% 0.7%
2081 -0.22% 0.71%
2080 -0.21% 0.74%
2079 -0.2% 0.76%
2078 -0.19% 0.78%
2077 -0.18% 0.81%
2076 -0.17% 0.83%
2075 -0.16% 0.86%
2074 -0.15% 0.88%
2073 -0.14% 0.91%
2072 -0.13% 0.94%
2071 -0.12% 0.97%
2070 -0.12% 1%
2069 -0.11% 1.02%
2068 -0.1% 1.05%
2067 -0.09% 1.08%
2066 -0.08% 1.11%
2065 -0.07% 1.14%
2064 -0.06% 1.18%
2063 -0.05% 1.22%
2062 -0.04% 1.25%
2061 -0.02% 1.29%
2060 -0.01% 1.33%
2059 0.003% 1.37%
2058 0.02% 1.4%
2057 0.04% 1.44%
2056 0.05% 1.47%
2055 0.07% 1.51%
2054 0.09% 1.54%
2053 0.11% 1.59%
2052 0.13% 1.63%
2051 0.16% 1.67%
2050 0.18% 1.7%
2049 0.21% 1.74%
2048 0.23% 1.77%
2047 0.25% 1.81%
2046 0.28% 1.84%
2045 0.31% 1.87%
2044 0.34% 1.9%
2043 0.36% 1.93%
2042 0.39% 1.96%
2041 0.41% 1.98%
2040 0.44% 2.01%
2039 0.46% 2.04%
2038 0.48% 2.08%
2037 0.5% 2.12%
2036 0.53% 2.18%
2035 0.55% 2.22%
2034 0.57% 2.28%
2033 0.59% 2.33%
2032 0.61% 2.39%
2031 0.63% 2.48%
2030 0.66% 2.56%
2029 0.69% 2.62%
2028 0.72% 2.71%
2027 0.74% 2.8%
2026 0.77% 2.89%
2025 0.79% 2.93%
2024 0.82% 3.03%
2023 0.85% 3.06%
2022 0.75% 2.92%
2021 0.71% 2.78%
2020 0.85% 2.91%
2019 0.94% 3.01%
2018 0.97% 3%
2017 1.03% 3.06%
2016 1.08% 3.05%
2015 1.13% 3.09%
2014 1.18% 3.12%
2013 1.25% 3.09%
2012 1.29% 3.08%
2011 1.28% 3.1%
2010 1.27% 3.19%
2009 1.28% 3.25%
2008 1.31% 3.26%
2007 1.33% 3.29%
2006 1.33% 3.3%
2005 1.29% 3.15%
2004 1.28% 2.98%
2003 1.33% 2.98%
2002 1.36% 3.01%
2001 1.4% 3.07%
2000 1.44% 3.13%
1999 1.51% 3.16%
1998 1.59% 3.2%
1997 1.64% 3.24%
1996 1.66% 3.42%
1995 1.68% 3.66%
1994 1.7% 3.76%
1993 1.72% 3.83%
1992 1.75% 3.88%
1991 1.79% 3.91%
1990 1.83% 3.92%
1989 1.89% 3.92%
1988 1.93% 3.96%
1987 1.96% 3.94%
1986 2.04% 3.9%
1985 2.16% 3.88%
1984 2.25% 3.8%
1983 2.31% 3.72%
1982 2.34% 3.63%
1981 2.37% 3.55%
1980 2.42% 3.46%
1979 2.45% 3.33%
1978 2.47% 3.22%
1977 2.49% 3.15%
1976 2.53% 3.08%
1975 2.56% 3%
1974 2.61% 2.92%
1973 2.66% 2.85%
1972 2.7% 2.79%
1971 2.75% 2.72%
1970 2.79% 2.75%
1969 2.8% 2.77%
1968 2.74% 2.67%
1967 2.63% 2.6%
1966 2.39% 2.52%
1965 2.56% 2.44%
1964 2.9% 2.32%
1963 2.87% 2.23%
1962 2.85% 2.25%
1961 2.83% 2.22%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Indonesia grew by 0.79%, while Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Yemen
Current population
289027659
43598646
Population rank 4/197 37/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.52%
One net population change
14.2 seconds
26.6 seconds
One birth every
7.06 seconds
22.6 seconds
One death every
14.6 seconds
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,119 +3,262
Annual growth/decline +2,233,305 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate +0.79% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 112/197 15/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 -16,291
Net migration rank 171/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -16,291
2024 2,307,025 -38,469 1,202,276 -10,482
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 1,056,432 2,129
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 975,697 -6,492
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 939,922 -9,883
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 920,330 15,764
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 884,929 5,697
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 845,645 22,349
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 806,359 27,184
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 803,246 20,269
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 798,911 30,919
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 779,123 22,621
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 764,780 21,210
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 750,082 13,940
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 726,708 15,283
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 710,493 -62,641
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 694,457 -64,737
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 672,494 -59,648
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 658,704 -53,698
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 646,694 -47,713
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 633,166 -42,731
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 615,488 -39,096
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 604,443 -36,694
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 588,786 -35,043
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 607,966 -15,485
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 602,363 -13,040
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 595,459 -14,332
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 582,072 -14,372
1991 3,288,791 3,096 565,837 -14,964
1990 3,250,906 11,539 549,654 -15,847
1989 3,316,792 19,905 530,464 -16,876
1988 3,331,242 25,383 513,296 -17,952
1987 3,304,520 26,705 493,337 -9,097
1986 3,309,905 30,988 464,665 -11,151
1985 3,419,412 37,451 455,576 -14,660
1984 3,549,570 43,693 434,674 -19,143
1983 3,558,949 47,375 414,823 -22,152
1982 3,545,504 46,792 392,302 -23,981
1981 3,497,244 44,710 374,482 -25,499
1980 3,484,846 42,254 355,767 -26,740
1979 3,460,621 43,900 336,378 -27,090
1978 3,412,980 45,911 312,439 -26,524
1977 3,334,779 45,610 296,115 -25,305
1976 3,291,479 48,010 281,078 -23,669
1975 3,263,794 56,386 266,815 -23,192
1974 3,196,136 61,188 252,737 -22,726
1973 3,210,643 64,991 240,235 -22,282
1972 3,149,726 72,007 229,322 -21,826
1971 3,111,304 79,264 219,095 -21,386
1970 3,080,421 81,368 207,613 -20,966
1969 3,034,825 82,955 196,305 -4,121
1968 2,961,608 55,731 182,518 -4,031
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 173,637 -3,959
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 164,091 -3,874
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 155,398 -3,797
1964 2,700,138 144,819 147,299 -3,712
1963 2,609,526 110,166 133,781 -3,640
1962 2,525,163 106,264 131,262 -3,572
1961 2,434,113 103,628 129,787 -3,503
1960 2,350,971 101,631 122,994 -3,431

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 98.8% of the population change in Indonesia is from natural causes (a gain of 24,548,978 people) and 1.17% is from migration (a loss of 290,739 people). In Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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