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Indonesia

Population

288,546,702

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
4th
Share of world
3.47%
Annual change
+2,165,5460.79%

Population of Indonesia

100M200M300M400M500M95% prediction intervalProjected peak2026288.5M2050 projection320.7M↑ 11% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 288,546,702. 2050 projection: 320,712,949.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Indonesia. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
2026287,886,7820.79%4
2025285,721,2360.78%4
2020274,814,8660.85%4
2019272,489,3810.94%4
2018269,951,8460.98%4
2017267,346,6581.03%4
2015261,799,2491.23%4
2010246,305,3221.30%4
2005230,871,6501.33%4
2000216,077,7901.57%4

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Jakarta is home to 12,545,537 people, 4.36% of Indonesia's population.

City population10M5M2M
Medan 2.3MBatam 2.0MBandung 2.8MSemarang 2.2MSurabaya 3.3MMakassar 2.0MGreater JakartaJakarta 12.5M · Bekasi 4.2MDepok 3.9M · Tangerang 3.6M
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Jakarta12.5M4.36%
2Bekasi4.2M1.47%
3Depok3.9M1.34%
4Tangerang3.6M1.24%
5Surabaya3.3M1.15%
6Bandung2.8M0.96%
7Medan2.3M0.81%
8Semarang2.2M0.77%
9Batam2.0M0.71%
10Makassar2.0M0.70%

Indonesia by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Indonesia is home to an estimated 288,546,702 people, the 4th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Indonesia has a net population change of approximately 5,840 people per day, driven by 12,101 births, 6,153 deaths, and net emigration of 108 people.
Share of world
Indonesia makes up 3.47% of the world's population and 5.75% of Asia's.
Density
153.3 people per km² of land (397.1 per mi²), ranking 86th among countries and territories.
Urban living
59.39% of people live in urban areas.

Indonesia Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 422100+ years, female: 1,50495–99 years, male: 7,89695–99 years, female: 22,85390–94 years, male: 66,58390–94 years, female: 159,52985–89 years, male: 291,93485–89 years, female: 581,52480–84 years, male: 752,60780–84 years, female: 1,296,30575–79 years, male: 1,475,03975–79 years, female: 2,123,60570–74 years, male: 2,758,24870–74 years, female: 3,462,57065–69 years, male: 4,419,39265–69 years, female: 5,062,07060–64 years, male: 6,129,53460–64 years, female: 6,587,43955–59 years, male: 7,683,13355–59 years, female: 7,923,92050–54 years, male: 8,854,60950–54 years, female: 8,887,18645–49 years, male: 9,921,44745–49 years, female: 9,746,16040–44 years, male: 10,586,83240–44 years, female: 10,224,67935–39 years, male: 10,603,47435–39 years, female: 10,149,51930–34 years, male: 10,949,64830–34 years, female: 10,454,36125–29 years, male: 11,246,47325–29 years, female: 10,728,55120–24 years, male: 11,395,52620–24 years, female: 10,838,04215–19 years, male: 12,196,60715–19 years, female: 11,588,57410–14 years, male: 12,385,55010–14 years, female: 11,757,7795–9 years, male: 11,594,1345–9 years, female: 10,993,1520–4 years, male: 11,291,1580–4 years, female: 10,687,216100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–45M5M10M10M

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

31.7 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

71.6 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

50.23%

Female

49.77%

Life expectancy 69.4Life expectancy 73.8

Ethnicity

40.1%

Javanese

  • Javanese40.1%
  • Sundanese15.5%
  • Other15.1%
  • Malay3.7%
  • Batak3.6%
  • Madurese3%
  • Betawi2.9%
  • Minangkabau2.7%
  • Buginese2.7%
  • Bantenese2%
  • Banjarese1.7%
  • Balinese1.7%
  • Acehnese1.4%
  • Dayak1.4%
  • Sasak1.3%
  • Chinese1.2%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2010 est.

Religion

87.2%

Muslim, the largest religion

  • Muslim87.2%
  • Protestant7%
  • Roman Catholic2.9%
  • Hindu1.7%
  • Other0.9%
  • Unspecified0.4%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2010 est.

Other: includes Buddhist and Confucian

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Indonesia United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Laman Resmi Republik Indonesia • Portal Informasi Indonesia