Indonesia vs Russia
Indonesia vs Russia: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 59.4% in Indonesia and 75.3% in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 15.9 percentage points, or 1.27 times that in Indonesia.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Indonesia ranked 137 and Russia ranked 80 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Indonesia at 79.4% and Russia at 81% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Indonesia | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.4 | 75.3 |
| 2024 | 58.8 | 75.1 |
| 2023 | 58.1 | 75 |
| 2022 | 57.5 | 74.9 |
| 2021 | 56.9 | 74.8 |
| 2020 | 56.3 | 74.7 |
| 2019 | 55.7 | 74.6 |
| 2018 | 55.1 | 74.5 |
| 2017 | 54.5 | 74.5 |
| 2016 | 53.8 | 74.4 |
| 2015 | 53.2 | 74.3 |
| 2014 | 52.5 | 74.2 |
| 2013 | 51.8 | 74.1 |
| 2012 | 51.2 | 74 |
| 2011 | 50.5 | 73.9 |
| 2010 | 49.9 | 73.7 |
| 2009 | 49.2 | 73.5 |
| 2008 | 48.5 | 73.5 |
| 2007 | 47.7 | 73.4 |
| 2006 | 47 | 73.2 |
| 2005 | 46.2 | 73.2 |
| 2004 | 45.5 | 73.3 |
| 2003 | 44.6 | 73.4 |
| 2002 | 43.8 | 73.3 |
| 2001 | 42.9 | 73.2 |
| 2000 | 42 | 73.2 |
| 1999 | 41 | 73 |
| 1998 | 39.9 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 38.8 | 73.1 |
| 1996 | 37.5 | 73.1 |
| 1995 | 36.3 | 72.9 |
| 1994 | 35.1 | 73 |
| 1993 | 33.9 | 73.1 |
| 1992 | 32.7 | 73.4 |
| 1991 | 31.6 | 73.7 |
| 1990 | 30.6 | 73.7 |
| 1989 | 29.6 | 73.6 |
| 1988 | 28.7 | 73.2 |
| 1987 | 27.8 | 72.9 |
| 1986 | 26.9 | 72.5 |
| 1985 | 26 | 72 |
| 1984 | 25.2 | 71.6 |
| 1983 | 24.3 | 71.3 |
| 1982 | 23.6 | 70.9 |
| 1981 | 22.8 | 70.3 |
| 1980 | 22.2 | 69.9 |
| 1979 | 21.5 | 69.3 |
| 1978 | 20.8 | 68.8 |
| 1977 | 20.1 | 68.2 |
| 1976 | 19.5 | 67.7 |
| 1975 | 18.9 | 66.9 |
| 1974 | 18.4 | 66.1 |
| 1973 | 17.9 | 65.1 |
| 1972 | 17.5 | 64.2 |
| 1971 | 17.1 | 63.2 |
| 1970 | 16.8 | 62.6 |
| 1969 | 16.5 | 61.8 |
| 1968 | 16.3 | 60.9 |
| 1967 | 16.1 | 60.1 |
| 1966 | 15.9 | 59.2 |
| 1965 | 15.7 | 58.3 |
| 1964 | 15.5 | 57.6 |
| 1963 | 15.3 | 56.8 |
| 1962 | 15.1 | 55.9 |
| 1961 | 14.8 | 55.1 |
| 1960 | 14.6 | 54.1 |
| 1959 | 14.4 | 53 |
| 1958 | 14.2 | 51.8 |
| 1957 | 14 | 50.8 |
| 1956 | 13.8 | 49.9 |
| 1955 | 13.5 | 48.9 |
| 1954 | 13.3 | 48.1 |
| 1953 | 13.1 | 47.2 |
| 1952 | 12.8 | 46.4 |
| 1951 | 12.6 | 45.6 |
| 1950 | 12.3 | 44.7 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Indonesia | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 75.4 |
| 2027 | 60.7 | 75.6 |
| 2028 | 61.4 | 75.7 |
| 2029 | 62.1 | 75.9 |
| 2030 | 62.8 | 76.1 |
| 2031 | 63.5 | 76.2 |
| 2032 | 64.2 | 76.4 |
| 2033 | 64.9 | 76.6 |
| 2034 | 65.6 | 76.8 |
| 2035 | 66.4 | 77 |
| 2036 | 67.1 | 77.3 |
| 2037 | 67.9 | 77.5 |
| 2038 | 68.7 | 77.7 |
| 2039 | 69.5 | 78 |
| 2040 | 70.3 | 78.2 |
| 2041 | 71.2 | 78.5 |
| 2042 | 72 | 78.7 |
| 2043 | 72.9 | 79 |
| 2044 | 73.8 | 79.3 |
| 2045 | 74.6 | 79.5 |
| 2046 | 75.6 | 79.8 |
| 2047 | 76.5 | 80.1 |
| 2048 | 77.4 | 80.4 |
| 2049 | 78.4 | 80.7 |
| 2050 | 79.4 | 81 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Indonesia vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIndonesia: 30.3% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIndonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025