Palembang's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,852,670. In 1950, the population of Palembang was 277,000. Palembang has grown by 34,250 in the last year, which represents a 1.88% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Palembang, which typically includes Palembang's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 2,226,750 |
| 2034 | 2,195,520 |
| 2033 | 2,163,550 |
| 2032 | 2,130,880 |
| 2031 | 2,097,580 |
| 2030 | 2,063,620 |
| 2029 | 2,029,080 |
| 2028 | 1,994,050 |
| 2027 | 1,958,680 |
| 2026 | 1,923,140 |
| 2025 | 1,887,700 |
| 2024 | 1,852,670 |
| 2023 | 1,818,420 |
| 2022 | 1,785,210 |
| 2021 | 1,753,270 |
| 2020 | 1,722,700 |
| 2019 | 1,693,460 |
| 2018 | 1,665,360 |
| 2017 | 1,638,090 |
| 2016 | 1,611,270 |
| 2015 | 1,584,880 |
| 2014 | 1,558,930 |
| 2013 | 1,533,400 |
| 2012 | 1,508,330 |
| 2011 | 1,483,600 |
| 2010 | 1,459,300 |
| 2009 | 1,455,570 |
| 2008 | 1,455,910 |
| 2007 | 1,456,260 |
| 2006 | 1,456,600 |
| 2005 | 1,456,940 |
| 2004 | 1,457,290 |
| 2003 | 1,457,630 |
| 2002 | 1,457,980 |
| 2001 | 1,458,320 |
| 2000 | 1,458,660 |
| 1999 | 1,422,530 |
| 1998 | 1,387,240 |
| 1997 | 1,352,840 |
| 1996 | 1,319,320 |
| 1995 | 1,286,550 |
| 1994 | 1,254,640 |
| 1993 | 1,223,520 |
| 1992 | 1,193,210 |
| 1991 | 1,163,580 |
| 1990 | 1,130,060 |
| 1989 | 1,088,570 |
| 1988 | 1,048,650 |
| 1987 | 1,010,100 |
| 1986 | 973,010 |
| 1985 | 937,283 |
| 1984 | 902,916 |
| 1983 | 869,718 |
| 1982 | 837,785 |
| 1981 | 807,024 |
| 1980 | 778,576 |
| 1979 | 753,269 |
| 1978 | 728,818 |
| 1977 | 705,161 |
| 1976 | 682,302 |
| 1975 | 660,125 |
| 1974 | 638,697 |
| 1973 | 617,965 |
| 1972 | 597,934 |
| 1971 | 580,158 |
| 1970 | 568,274 |
| 1969 | 556,634 |
| 1968 | 545,247 |
| 1967 | 534,064 |
| 1966 | 523,124 |
| 1965 | 512,408 |
| 1964 | 501,927 |
| 1963 | 491,631 |
| 1962 | 481,561 |
| 1961 | 467,478 |
| 1960 | 445,787 |
| 1959 | 425,047 |
| 1958 | 405,299 |
| 1957 | 386,468 |
| 1956 | 368,536 |
| 1955 | 351,390 |
| 1954 | 335,064 |
| 1953 | 319,496 |
| 1952 | 304,672 |
| 1951 | 290,497 |
| 1950 | 277,000 |
Year | Population | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 277,000 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 290,497 | 4.87% | 13,497 |
| 1952 | 304,672 | 4.88% | 14,175 |
| 1953 | 319,496 | 4.87% | 14,824 |
| 1954 | 335,064 | 4.87% | 15,568 |
| 1955 | 351,390 | 4.87% | 16,326 |
| 1956 | 368,536 | 4.88% | 17,146 |
| 1957 | 386,468 | 4.87% | 17,932 |
| 1958 | 405,299 | 4.87% | 18,831 |
| 1959 | 425,047 | 4.87% | 19,748 |
| 1960 | 445,787 | 4.88% | 20,740 |
| 1961 | 467,478 | 4.87% | 21,691 |
| 1962 | 481,561 | 3.01% | 14,083 |
| 1963 | 491,631 | 2.09% | 10,070 |
| 1964 | 501,927 | 2.09% | 10,296 |
| 1965 | 512,408 | 2.09% | 10,481 |
| 1966 | 523,124 | 2.09% | 10,716 |
| 1967 | 534,064 | 2.09% | 10,940 |
| 1968 | 545,247 | 2.09% | 11,183 |
| 1969 | 556,634 | 2.09% | 11,387 |
| 1970 | 568,274 | 2.09% | 11,640 |
| 1971 | 580,158 | 2.09% | 11,884 |
| 1972 | 597,934 | 3.06% | 17,776 |
| 1973 | 617,965 | 3.35% | 20,031 |
| 1974 | 638,697 | 3.35% | 20,732 |
| 1975 | 660,125 | 3.35% | 21,428 |
| 1976 | 682,302 | 3.36% | 22,177 |
| 1977 | 705,161 | 3.35% | 22,859 |
| 1978 | 728,818 | 3.35% | 23,657 |
| 1979 | 753,269 | 3.35% | 24,451 |
| 1980 | 778,576 | 3.36% | 25,307 |
| 1981 | 807,024 | 3.65% | 28,448 |
| 1982 | 837,785 | 3.81% | 30,761 |
| 1983 | 869,718 | 3.81% | 31,933 |
| 1984 | 902,916 | 3.82% | 33,198 |
| 1985 | 937,283 | 3.81% | 34,367 |
| 1986 | 973,010 | 3.81% | 35,727 |
| 1987 | 1,010,100 | 3.81% | 37,090 |
| 1988 | 1,048,650 | 3.82% | 38,550 |
| 1989 | 1,088,570 | 3.81% | 39,920 |
| 1990 | 1,130,060 | 3.81% | 41,490 |
| 1991 | 1,163,580 | 2.97% | 33,520 |
| 1992 | 1,193,210 | 2.55% | 29,630 |
| 1993 | 1,223,520 | 2.54% | 30,310 |
| 1994 | 1,254,640 | 2.54% | 31,120 |
| 1995 | 1,286,550 | 2.54% | 31,910 |
| 1996 | 1,319,320 | 2.55% | 32,770 |
| 1997 | 1,352,840 | 2.54% | 33,520 |
| 1998 | 1,387,240 | 2.54% | 34,400 |
| 1999 | 1,422,530 | 2.54% | 35,290 |
| 2000 | 1,458,660 | 2.54% | 36,130 |
| 2001 | 1,458,320 | -0.02% | -340 |
| 2002 | 1,457,980 | -0.02% | -340 |
| 2003 | 1,457,630 | -0.02% | -350 |
| 2004 | 1,457,290 | -0.02% | -340 |
| 2005 | 1,456,940 | -0.02% | -350 |
| 2006 | 1,456,600 | -0.02% | -340 |
| 2007 | 1,456,260 | -0.02% | -340 |
| 2008 | 1,455,910 | -0.02% | -350 |
| 2009 | 1,455,570 | -0.02% | -340 |
| 2010 | 1,459,300 | 0.26% | 3,730 |
| 2011 | 1,483,600 | 1.67% | 24,300 |
| 2012 | 1,508,330 | 1.67% | 24,730 |
| 2013 | 1,533,400 | 1.66% | 25,070 |
| 2014 | 1,558,930 | 1.66% | 25,530 |
| 2015 | 1,584,880 | 1.66% | 25,950 |
| 2016 | 1,611,270 | 1.67% | 26,390 |
| 2017 | 1,638,090 | 1.66% | 26,820 |
| 2018 | 1,665,360 | 1.66% | 27,270 |
| 2019 | 1,693,460 | 1.69% | 28,100 |
| 2020 | 1,722,700 | 1.73% | 29,240 |
| 2021 | 1,753,270 | 1.77% | 30,570 |
| 2022 | 1,785,210 | 1.82% | 31,940 |
| 2023 | 1,818,420 | 1.86% | 33,210 |
| 2024 | 1,852,670 | 1.88% | 34,250 |
| 2025 | 1,887,700 | 1.89% | 35,030 |
| 2026 | 1,923,140 | 1.88% | 35,440 |
| 2027 | 1,958,680 | 1.85% | 35,540 |
| 2028 | 1,994,050 | 1.81% | 35,370 |
| 2029 | 2,029,080 | 1.76% | 35,030 |
| 2030 | 2,063,620 | 1.7% | 34,540 |
| 2031 | 2,097,580 | 1.65% | 33,960 |
| 2032 | 2,130,880 | 1.59% | 33,300 |
| 2033 | 2,163,550 | 1.53% | 32,670 |
| 2034 | 2,195,520 | 1.48% | 31,970 |
| 2035 | 2,226,750 | 1.42% | 31,230 |
Name | 2024 Pop. | 2024 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Jakarta | 11,436,000 | 1.66% |
| Bekasi | 3,830,680 | 2.72% |
| Depok | 3,133,300 | 3.03% |
| Surabaya | 3,088,750 | 1.46% |
| Bandung | 2,714,220 | 1.5% |
| Tangerang | 2,570,980 | 2.26% |
| Medan | 2,479,070 | 1.64% |
| Semarang | 2,013,570 | 1.94% |
| Palembang | 1,852,670 | 1.88% |
| Batam | 1,806,150 | 3.32% |
| Makassar | 1,704,930 | 1.9% |
| Pekan Baru | 1,334,530 | 2.39% |
| Tasikmalaya | 1,258,120 | 3.65% |
| Bogor | 1,256,160 | 2.01% |
| Bandar Lampung | 1,186,230 | 2.06% |
| Samarinda | 1,128,180 | 2.53% |
| Denpasar | 1,075,240 | 2.11% |
| Padang | 1,052,850 | 1.86% |
| Malang | 933,392 | 1.52% |
| Banjarmasin | 785,125 | 1.84% |