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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 6.66 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 +0.94% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Indonesia vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Yemen
2100 297,263,579 111,531,602
2099 298,386,561 111,216,538
2098 299,496,396 110,873,896
2097 300,596,542 110,513,248
2096 301,680,965 110,125,357
2095 302,745,817 109,718,989
2094 303,798,670 109,287,747
2093 304,837,512 108,834,256
2092 305,857,297 108,350,834
2091 306,853,321 107,845,139
2090 307,827,852 107,319,234
2089 308,775,620 106,769,903
2088 309,700,566 106,198,480
2087 310,605,359 105,606,248
2086 311,483,180 104,994,691
2085 312,332,996 104,356,315
2084 313,155,965 103,704,067
2083 313,952,990 103,033,111
2082 314,719,759 102,348,794
2081 315,453,880 101,642,012
2080 316,158,503 100,920,728
2079 316,839,281 100,179,245
2078 317,487,448 99,422,962
2077 318,105,938 98,654,481
2076 318,684,532 97,862,812
2075 319,239,982 97,057,105
2074 319,759,087 96,230,615
2073 320,251,181 95,389,748
2072 320,709,370 94,528,518
2071 321,136,059 93,646,094
2070 321,534,979 92,750,891
2069 321,908,058 91,836,719
2068 322,252,027 90,906,457
2067 322,566,642 89,961,778
2066 322,849,032 88,998,844
2065 323,098,730 88,022,210
2064 323,318,973 87,033,422
2063 323,506,247 86,020,867
2062 323,662,911 84,985,459
2061 323,784,985 83,934,120
2060 323,865,045 82,867,105
2059 323,904,988 81,781,887
2058 323,894,318 80,678,032
2057 323,837,237 79,563,835
2056 323,721,448 78,436,146
2055 323,552,405 77,296,391
2054 323,324,404 76,143,587
2053 323,032,528 74,985,186
2052 322,677,809 73,813,387
2051 322,252,898 72,631,340
2050 321,749,772 71,436,891
2049 321,169,163 70,243,074
2048 320,507,607 69,043,876
2047 319,778,332 67,843,741
2046 318,970,565 66,638,116
2045 318,077,606 65,433,874
2044 317,100,688 64,230,423
2043 316,041,251 63,031,296
2042 314,905,847 61,838,177
2041 313,692,611 60,651,763
2040 312,407,319 59,475,172
2039 311,049,484 58,303,694
2038 309,626,850 57,135,690
2037 308,137,773 55,973,689
2036 306,592,068 54,809,098
2035 304,988,219 53,641,994
2034 303,322,890 52,476,195
2033 301,599,483 51,307,469
2032 299,828,261 50,140,351
2031 298,003,267 48,969,961
2030 296,127,253 47,786,079
2029 294,190,935 46,594,926
2028 292,188,833 45,403,313
2027 290,114,110 44,203,683
2026 287,972,484 43,000,078
2025 285,765,617 41,792,731
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 (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 Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% 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 11.5% to 321,749,772 people with a rank change from 4th to 6th. The population of Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 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 112M 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 0.8% 2.98%
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 (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 Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Yemen
Current population
288551776
43325643
Population rank 4/197 37/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.52%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
26.4 seconds
One birth every
7.04 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
14.9 seconds
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,296 +3,267
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 13/197
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 - -38,469 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 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 (1960–2024, 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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