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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 17,361,868 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 16.6 times bigger than Zimbabwe's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 3.69% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (37.4% growth).

Indonesia vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Zimbabwe
2100 297,263,579 37,483,053
2099 298,386,561 37,412,398
2098 299,496,396 37,328,255
2097 300,596,542 37,235,542
2096 301,680,965 37,142,915
2095 302,745,817 37,032,129
2094 303,798,670 36,912,747
2093 304,837,512 36,810,893
2092 305,857,297 36,688,511
2091 306,853,321 36,567,262
2090 307,827,852 36,425,606
2089 308,775,620 36,280,973
2088 309,700,566 36,141,446
2087 310,605,359 35,977,638
2086 311,483,180 35,808,135
2085 312,332,996 35,637,092
2084 313,155,965 35,456,207
2083 313,952,990 35,268,035
2082 314,719,759 35,078,904
2081 315,453,880 34,873,129
2080 316,158,503 34,658,962
2079 316,839,281 34,439,720
2078 317,487,448 34,217,295
2077 318,105,938 33,982,909
2076 318,684,532 33,739,228
2075 319,239,982 33,495,867
2074 319,759,087 33,244,838
2073 320,251,181 32,978,488
2072 320,709,370 32,706,059
2071 321,136,059 32,445,747
2070 321,534,979 32,181,119
2069 321,908,058 31,906,793
2068 322,252,027 31,631,000
2067 322,566,642 31,345,338
2066 322,849,032 31,062,884
2065 323,098,730 30,766,830
2064 323,318,973 30,479,939
2063 323,506,247 30,176,104
2062 323,662,911 29,867,679
2061 323,784,985 29,557,068
2060 323,865,045 29,252,423
2059 323,904,988 28,945,088
2058 323,894,318 28,631,679
2057 323,837,237 28,307,305
2056 323,721,448 27,990,713
2055 323,552,405 27,658,887
2054 323,324,404 27,331,920
2053 323,032,528 26,986,935
2052 322,677,809 26,643,553
2051 322,252,898 26,287,592
2050 321,749,772 25,934,893
2049 321,169,163 25,585,239
2048 320,507,607 25,228,082
2047 319,778,332 24,874,649
2046 318,970,565 24,513,443
2045 318,077,606 24,147,637
2044 317,100,688 23,783,088
2043 316,041,251 23,401,965
2042 314,905,847 23,035,288
2041 313,692,611 22,647,950
2040 312,407,319 22,273,520
2039 311,049,484 21,902,980
2038 309,626,850 21,530,130
2037 308,137,773 21,159,664
2036 306,592,068 20,791,034
2035 304,988,219 20,413,656
2034 303,322,890 20,048,019
2033 301,599,483 19,676,339
2032 299,828,261 19,311,985
2031 298,003,267 18,959,300
2030 296,127,253 18,613,738
2029 294,190,935 18,270,049
2028 292,188,833 17,933,466
2027 290,114,110 17,600,984
2026 287,972,484 17,273,208
2025 285,765,617 16,949,303
2024 283,487,931 16,634,373
2023 281,190,067 16,340,822
2022 278,830,529 16,069,056
2021 276,758,053 15,797,210
2020 274,814,866 15,526,888
2019 272,489,381 15,271,368
2018 269,951,846 15,034,452
2017 267,346,658 14,812,482
2016 264,627,418 14,600,294
2015 261,799,249 14,399,013
2014 258,877,399 14,207,359
2013 255,852,467 14,013,808
2012 252,698,525 13,817,887
2011 249,470,032 13,595,424
2010 246,305,322 13,356,548
2009 243,220,028 13,142,790
2008 240,157,903 12,959,149
2007 237,062,337 12,804,058
2006 233,951,652 12,636,445
2005 230,871,650 12,483,432
2004 227,926,649 12,365,896
2003 225,048,008 12,232,323
2002 222,088,495 12,087,653
2001 219,097,902 11,971,901
2000 216,077,790 11,892,055
1999 213,004,668 11,783,458
1998 209,826,788 11,594,297
1997 206,536,095 11,369,827
1996 203,204,348 11,158,360
1995 199,888,057 10,974,599
1994 196,591,828 10,873,148
1993 193,305,168 10,860,288
1992 190,043,744 10,702,700
1991 186,778,238 10,404,816
1990 183,501,098 10,137,281
1989 180,201,630 9,864,798
1988 176,855,065 9,583,094
1987 173,511,154 9,284,644
1986 170,175,065 8,982,578
1985 166,776,185 8,686,813
1984 163,251,124 8,391,488
1983 159,651,381 8,098,404
1982 156,052,152 7,796,496
1981 152,485,035 7,498,635
1980 148,950,540 7,041,303
1979 145,434,834 6,647,556
1978 141,953,163 6,543,575
1977 138,533,541 6,449,512
1976 135,173,655 6,287,105
1975 131,843,848 6,098,658
1974 128,555,045 5,908,328
1973 125,288,515 5,720,404
1972 122,039,841 5,542,445
1971 118,833,702 5,374,712
1970 115,657,495 5,215,918
1969 112,517,639 5,058,181
1968 109,450,006 4,900,440
1967 106,526,393 4,748,307
1966 103,792,754 4,601,217
1965 101,365,130 4,458,462
1964 98,833,749 4,320,006
1963 96,051,424 4,185,877
1962 93,375,850 4,055,959
1961 90,791,249 3,930,401
1960 88,296,070 3,809,389

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 Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,761,574 people (a 18.9% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 49.4% to 25,934,893 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 37.5M people in 2100 for Zimbabwe.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Zimbabwe
2100 -0.38% 0.19%
2099 -0.37% 0.23%
2098 -0.37% 0.25%
2097 -0.36% 0.25%
2096 -0.35% 0.3%
2095 -0.35% 0.32%
2094 -0.34% 0.28%
2093 -0.33% 0.33%
2092 -0.32% 0.33%
2091 -0.32% 0.39%
2090 -0.31% 0.4%
2089 -0.3% 0.39%
2088 -0.29% 0.46%
2087 -0.28% 0.47%
2086 -0.27% 0.48%
2085 -0.26% 0.51%
2084 -0.25% 0.53%
2083 -0.24% 0.54%
2082 -0.23% 0.59%
2081 -0.22% 0.62%
2080 -0.21% 0.64%
2079 -0.2% 0.65%
2078 -0.19% 0.69%
2077 -0.18% 0.72%
2076 -0.17% 0.73%
2075 -0.16% 0.76%
2074 -0.15% 0.81%
2073 -0.14% 0.83%
2072 -0.13% 0.8%
2071 -0.12% 0.82%
2070 -0.12% 0.86%
2069 -0.11% 0.87%
2068 -0.1% 0.91%
2067 -0.09% 0.91%
2066 -0.08% 0.96%
2065 -0.07% 0.94%
2064 -0.06% 1.01%
2063 -0.05% 1.03%
2062 -0.04% 1.05%
2061 -0.02% 1.04%
2060 -0.01% 1.06%
2059 0.003% 1.09%
2058 0.02% 1.15%
2057 0.04% 1.13%
2056 0.05% 1.2%
2055 0.07% 1.2%
2054 0.09% 1.28%
2053 0.11% 1.29%
2052 0.13% 1.35%
2051 0.16% 1.36%
2050 0.18% 1.37%
2049 0.21% 1.42%
2048 0.23% 1.42%
2047 0.25% 1.47%
2046 0.28% 1.51%
2045 0.31% 1.53%
2044 0.34% 1.63%
2043 0.36% 1.59%
2042 0.39% 1.71%
2041 0.41% 1.68%
2040 0.44% 1.69%
2039 0.46% 1.73%
2038 0.48% 1.75%
2037 0.5% 1.77%
2036 0.53% 1.85%
2035 0.55% 1.82%
2034 0.57% 1.89%
2033 0.59% 1.89%
2032 0.61% 1.86%
2031 0.63% 1.86%
2030 0.66% 1.88%
2029 0.69% 1.88%
2028 0.72% 1.89%
2027 0.74% 1.9%
2026 0.77% 1.91%
2025 0.8% 1.89%
2024 0.82% 1.8%
2023 0.85% 1.69%
2022 0.75% 1.72%
2021 0.71% 1.74%
2020 0.85% 1.67%
2019 0.94% 1.58%
2018 0.97% 1.5%
2017 1.03% 1.45%
2016 1.08% 1.4%
2015 1.13% 1.35%
2014 1.18% 1.38%
2013 1.25% 1.42%
2012 1.29% 1.64%
2011 1.28% 1.79%
2010 1.27% 1.63%
2009 1.28% 1.42%
2008 1.31% 1.21%
2007 1.33% 1.33%
2006 1.33% 1.23%
2005 1.29% 0.95%
2004 1.28% 1.09%
2003 1.33% 1.2%
2002 1.36% 0.97%
2001 1.4% 0.67%
2000 1.44% 0.92%
1999 1.51% 1.63%
1998 1.59% 1.97%
1997 1.64% 1.9%
1996 1.66% 1.67%
1995 1.68% 0.93%
1994 1.7% 0.12%
1993 1.72% 1.47%
1992 1.75% 2.86%
1991 1.79% 2.64%
1990 1.83% 2.76%
1989 1.89% 2.94%
1988 1.93% 3.21%
1987 1.96% 3.36%
1986 2.04% 3.4%
1985 2.16% 3.52%
1984 2.25% 3.62%
1983 2.31% 3.87%
1982 2.34% 3.97%
1981 2.37% 6.49%
1980 2.42% 5.92%
1979 2.45% 1.59%
1978 2.47% 1.46%
1977 2.49% 2.58%
1976 2.53% 3.09%
1975 2.56% 3.22%
1974 2.61% 3.29%
1973 2.66% 3.21%
1972 2.7% 3.12%
1971 2.75% 3.04%
1970 2.79% 3.12%
1969 2.8% 3.22%
1968 2.74% 3.2%
1967 2.63% 3.2%
1966 2.39% 3.2%
1965 2.56% 3.2%
1964 2.9% 3.2%
1963 2.87% 3.2%
1962 2.85% 3.19%
1961 2.83% 3.18%

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 Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Zimbabwe
Current population
288551776
17361868
Population rank 4/197 74/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.21%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
1.79 minutes
One birth every
7.04 seconds
1.06 minutes
One death every
14.9 seconds
4.22 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,296 +804
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 60/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 -54,555
Net migration rank 171/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -54,555
2024 - -38,469 - -60,528
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 372,505 -97,380
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 371,243 -102,828
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 349,908 -74,623
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 354,790 -89,440
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 348,798 -103,107
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 345,883 -117,758
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 344,035 -128,241
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 348,772 -140,181
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 356,203 -162,220
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 366,350 -177,029
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 374,757 -176,972
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 371,135 -177,061
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 359,572 -108,714
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 335,570 -108,671
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 309,316 -108,689
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 280,527 -113,858
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 261,805 -118,299
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 248,963 -57,257
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 248,545 -134,212
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 248,307 -127,550
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 243,057 -96,667
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 244,170 -101,212
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 227,909 -139,361
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 236,343 -165,181
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 232,393 -86,343
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 225,614 6,645
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 216,288 395
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 205,269 978
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 206,695 -45,428
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 216,343 -174,723
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 228,045 -243,947
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 255,291 75,788
1991 3,288,791 3,096 260,943 3,749
1990 3,250,906 11,539 265,444 4,948
1989 3,316,792 19,905 270,838 3,736
1988 3,331,242 25,383 277,498 11,327
1987 3,304,520 26,705 286,766 21,308
1986 3,309,905 30,988 289,894 6,154
1985 3,419,412 37,451 290,756 4,718
1984 3,549,570 43,693 290,052 5,124
1983 3,558,949 47,375 286,545 4,456
1982 3,545,504 46,792 279,934 32,899
1981 3,497,244 44,710 271,361 11,523
1980 3,484,846 42,254 241,179 390,593
1979 3,460,621 43,900 223,657 -67,937
1978 3,412,980 45,911 222,979 -170,727
1977 3,334,779 45,610 225,139 -89,270
1976 3,291,479 48,010 221,419 -32,495
1975 3,263,794 56,386 216,947 -28,988
1974 3,196,136 61,188 208,806 -16,105
1973 3,210,643 64,991 201,885 -18,733
1972 3,149,726 72,007 193,725 -20,959
1971 3,111,304 79,264 185,427 -22,719
1970 3,080,421 81,368 178,979 -24,102
1969 3,034,825 82,955 172,626 -12,028
1968 2,961,608 55,731 166,865 -11,997
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 161,205 -11,814
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 156,014 -11,211
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 151,164 -10,465
1964 2,700,138 144,819 145,848 -9,631
1963 2,609,526 110,166 140,984 -8,936
1962 2,525,163 106,264 136,317 -8,529
1961 2,434,113 103,628 131,531 -8,204
1960 2,350,971 101,631 126,959 -8,260

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 Zimbabwe 74.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,558,487 people) and 25.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,192,807 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

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
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

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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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