Indonesia vs Timor-Leste

Indonesia vs Timor-Leste: Population

Population in 2023: 281 million people in Indonesia and 1.38 million people in Timor-Leste, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 280 million people, or 200 times that in Timor-Leste.

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Indonesia vs Timor-Leste: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 281 million people in Indonesia and 1.38 million people in Timor-Leste, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 280 million people, or 200 times that in Timor-Leste.
IndonesiaTimor-LesteEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Indonesia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Indonesia ranked 4 and Timor-Leste ranked 156 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Indonesia at 296 million people and Timor-Leste at 1.97 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearIndonesiaTimor-LesteWorld
2023281 million1.38 million8.09 billion
2022279 million1.37 million8.02 billion
2021277 million1.35 million7.95 billion
2020275 million1.33 million7.89 billion
2019273 million1.3 million7.81 billion
2018270 million1.28 million7.73 billion
2017267 million1.25 million7.65 billion
2016265 million1.23 million7.56 billion
2015262 million1.21 million7.47 billion
2014259 million1.18 million7.38 billion
2013256 million1.16 million7.29 billion
2012253 million1.14 million7.2 billion
2011250 million1.11 million7.11 billion
2010246 million1.09 million7.02 billion
2009243 million1.06 million6.93 billion
2008240 million1.03 million6.84 billion
2007237 million1.01 million6.76 billion
2006234 million976,6006.67 billion
2005231 million948,3006.59 billion
2004228 million929,1006.5 billion
2003225 million916,9006.42 billion
2002222 million879,2006.34 billion
2001219 million812,2006.26 billion
2000216 million745,1006.17 billion
1999213 million834,7006.09 billion
1998210 million942,5006.01 billion
1997207 million917,2005.93 billion
1996203 million892,3005.84 billion
1995200 million868,1005.76 billion
1994197 million844,5005.68 billion
1993193 million821,4005.59 billion
1992190 million799,3005.51 billion
1991187 million778,3005.42 billion
1990184 million760,3005.33 billion
1989180 million744,9005.23 billion
1988177 million730,7005.14 billion
1987174 million718,5005.05 billion
1986170 million707,2004.96 billion
1985167 million696,7004.87 billion
1984163 million686,8004.78 billion
1983160 million677,7004.7 billion
1982156 million669,1004.61 billion
1981153 million660,5004.53 billion
1980149 million649,9004.45 billion
1979145 million638,7004.37 billion
1978142 million628,8004.29 billion
1977139 million618,3004.22 billion
1976135 million607,6004.14 billion
1975132 million598,2004.07 billion
1974129 million590,8004 billion
1973125 million582,9003.92 billion
1972122 million573,0003.85 billion
1971119 million563,0003.77 billion
1970116 million553,1003.7 billion
1969113 million543,4003.62 billion
1968110 million533,9003.55 billion
1967107 million524,6003.47 billion
1966104 million515,7003.4 billion
1965101 million507,0003.34 billion
196498.8 million498,7003.26 billion
196396.1 million490,6003.19 billion
196293.4 million482,8003.12 billion
196190.8 million475,3003.07 billion
196088.3 million468,1003.02 billion
195985.9 million461,3002.97 billion
195883.6 million454,7002.91 billion
195781.4 million448,6002.85 billion
195679.3 million442,7002.8 billion
195577.3 million437,2002.74 billion
195475.4 million431,9002.69 billion
195373.6 million427,0002.63 billion
195271.9 million422,4002.58 billion
195170.3 million418,3002.54 billion
195068.8 million414,8002.49 billion
194968.4 million412,700–
194867.3 million412,000–
194766.2 million412,900–
194665.4 million413,700–
194564.9 million414,500–
194464.7 million415,400–
194364.4 million416,200–
194263.7 million417,100–
194162.8 million418,100–
194061.8 million419,400–
193960.9 million420,900–
193860 million422,600–
193759.1 million424,500–
193658.3 million426,400–
193557.4 million428,400–
193456.6 million430,300–
193355.8 million432,300–
193255 million434,300–
193154.2 million434,400–
193053.4 million432,600–
192952.7 million429,000–
192852.1 million423,700–
192751.5 million416,500–
192650.9 million409,500–
192550.2 million402,500–
192449.6 million395,700–
192349.1 million389,000–
192248.5 million382,500–
192147.9 million376,800–
192047.3 million372,100–
191946.7 million368,300–
191846.2 million365,400–
191745.8 million363,300–
191645.5 million361,600–
191545.1 million360,000–
191444.7 million358,400–
191344.2 million356,800–
191243.7 million355,100–
191143.3 million353,400–
191042.8 million351,500–
190942.4 million349,500–
190841.9 million347,300–
190741.5 million345,000–
190641 million342,800–
190540.6 million340,500–
190440.1 million338,300–
190339.7 million336,000–
190239.2 million333,800–
190138.7 million331,600–
190038.2 million329,400–
189937.7 million327,100–
189837.2 million324,900–
189736.7 million322,600–
189636.3 million320,400–
189535.8 million318,200–
189435.4 million316,000–
189335 million313,800–
189234.5 million311,600–
189134.2 million309,600–
189033.8 million307,700–
188933.4 million305,900–
188833 million304,300–
188732.6 million302,700–
188632.2 million301,200–
188531.9 million299,700–
188431.5 million298,200–
188331.1 million296,800–
188230.8 million295,300–
188130.4 million293,400–
188030.1 million291,100–
187929.8 million288,500–
187829.5 million285,400–
187729.3 million282,000–
187629 million278,600–
187528.6 million275,300–
187428.3 million272,000–
187328 million268,700–
187227.7 million265,500–
187127.4 million262,300–
187027.1 million259,200–
186926.8 million256,100–
186826.5 million253,000–
186726.2 million250,000–
186625.9 million247,000–
186525.6 million244,000–
186425.3 million241,100–
186325 million238,200–
186224.8 million235,400–
186124.5 million232,500–
186024.2 million229,800–
185924 million227,000–
185823.7 million224,300–
185723.5 million221,600–
185623.3 million218,900–
185523 million216,300–
185422.8 million213,700–
185322.6 million211,100–
185222.4 million208,600–
185122.2 million206,100–
185022 million203,600–
184921.8 million201,000–
184821.6 million198,400–
184721.4 million195,800–
184621.2 million193,200–
184521 million190,700–
184420.8 million188,200–
184320.6 million185,700–
184220.4 million183,300–
184120.2 million180,900–
184020.1 million178,600–
183919.9 million176,200–
183819.7 million173,900–
183719.6 million171,700–
183619.4 million169,400–
183519.2 million167,200–
183419.1 million165,000–
183318.9 million162,900–
183218.8 million160,700–
183118.6 million158,600–
183018.5 million156,600–
182918.3 million154,500–
182818.2 million152,500–
182718 million150,500–
182617.9 million148,500–
182517.8 million146,600–
182417.7 million144,700–
182317.6 million142,800–
182217.4 million140,900–
182117.3 million139,500–
182017.2 million138,400–
181917.1 million137,600–
181817.1 million137,300–
181717 million137,300–
181616.9 million137,300–
181516.8 million137,300–
181416.8 million137,300–
181316.7 million137,300–
181216.6 million137,300–
181116.6 million137,300–
181016.5 million137,300–
180916.5 million137,300–
180816.5 million137,300–
180716.4 million137,300–
180616.4 million137,300–
180516.3 million137,300–
180416.3 million137,300–
180316.2 million137,300–
180216.2 million137,300–
180116.2 million137,300–
180016.1 million137,300–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIndonesiaTimor-LesteWorld
2024284 million283 million–284 million1.4 million1.35 million–1.45 million8.16 billion
2025286 million284 million–287 million1.42 million1.28 million–1.55 million8.23 billion
2026288 million286 million–290 million1.44 million1.25 million–1.62 million8.3 billion
2027290 million287 million–293 million1.46 million1.24 million–1.69 million8.37 billion
2028292 million288 million–297 million1.48 million1.23 million–1.76 million8.44 billion
2029294 million289 million–300 million1.5 million1.22 million–1.82 million8.5 billion
2030296 million289 million–303 million1.52 million1.21 million–1.89 million8.57 billion
2031298 million290 million–306 million1.54 million1.2 million–1.95 million8.63 billion
2032300 million291 million–309 million1.56 million1.19 million–2.01 million8.7 billion
2033301 million291 million–312 million1.58 million1.19 million–2.09 million8.76 billion
2034303 million291 million–315 million1.6 million1.18 million–2.15 million8.82 billion
2035305 million292 million–318 million1.62 million1.18 million–2.2 million8.89 billion
2036306 million292 million–321 million1.64 million1.18 million–2.27 million8.95 billion
2037308 million292 million–324 million1.66 million1.18 million–2.34 million9.01 billion
2038309 million292 million–327 million1.68 million1.17 million–2.4 million9.06 billion
2039311 million292 million–330 million1.7 million1.17 million–2.45 million9.12 billion
2040312 million292 million–333 million1.72 million1.16 million–2.53 million9.18 billion
2041313 million292 million–335 million1.74 million1.16 million–2.6 million9.23 billion
2042314 million292 million–338 million1.76 million1.16 million–2.66 million9.29 billion
2043315 million292 million–341 million1.78 million1.17 million–2.73 million9.34 billion
2044316 million292 million–343 million1.79 million1.17 million–2.8 million9.39 billion
2045317 million292 million–346 million1.81 million1.17 million–2.87 million9.44 billion
2046318 million292 million–348 million1.83 million1.16 million–2.94 million9.49 billion
2047319 million291 million–350 million1.84 million1.17 million–3 million9.54 billion
2048320 million291 million–353 million1.86 million1.16 million–3.06 million9.58 billion
2049320 million290 million–355 million1.87 million1.14 million–3.1 million9.62 billion
2050321 million289 million–357 million1.89 million1.13 million–3.11 million9.66 billion
2051321 million288 million–359 million1.9 million1.13 million–3.15 million9.7 billion
2052322 million287 million–361 million1.92 million1.13 million–3.22 million9.74 billion
2053322 million286 million–363 million1.93 million1.12 million–3.28 million9.78 billion
2054322 million285 million–366 million1.94 million1.12 million–3.37 million9.81 billion
2055322 million283 million–368 million1.95 million1.11 million–3.46 million9.85 billion
2056323 million282 million–370 million1.97 million1.11 million–3.49 million9.88 billion
2057323 million281 million–372 million1.98 million1.1 million–3.57 million9.91 billion
2058323 million279 million–373 million1.99 million1.08 million–3.67 million9.94 billion
2059323 million277 million–375 million2 million1.08 million–3.72 million9.96 billion
2060323 million275 million–378 million2.01 million1.07 million–3.74 million9.99 billion
2061322 million273 million–380 million2.02 million1.05 million–3.79 million10 billion
2062322 million272 million–382 million2.02 million1.04 million–3.9 million10 billion
2063322 million270 million–384 million2.03 million1.04 million–3.97 million10.1 billion
2064322 million268 million–386 million2.04 million1.04 million–4.01 million10.1 billion
2065322 million265 million–388 million2.05 million1.04 million–4.05 million10.1 billion
2066321 million263 million–390 million2.05 million1.03 million–4.09 million10.1 billion
2067321 million262 million–392 million2.06 million1.03 million–4.13 million10.1 billion
2068321 million260 million–393 million2.07 million1.03 million–4.22 million10.2 billion
2069320 million258 million–395 million2.07 million1.03 million–4.29 million10.2 billion
2070320 million256 million–398 million2.08 million1.01 million–4.31 million10.2 billion
2071320 million254 million–400 million2.08 million1 million–4.36 million10.2 billion
2072319 million251 million–401 million2.09 million995,800–4.42 million10.2 billion
2073319 million249 million–403 million2.09 million983,400–4.47 million10.2 billion
2074318 million247 million–405 million2.09 million977,700–4.49 million10.2 billion
2075318 million244 million–407 million2.09 million972,000–4.57 million10.3 billion
2076317 million242 million–408 million2.09 million957,500–4.65 million10.3 billion
2077317 million239 million–409 million2.09 million938,300–4.71 million10.3 billion
2078316 million237 million–411 million2.09 million928,100–4.75 million10.3 billion
2079315 million234 million–413 million2.09 million917,800–4.86 million10.3 billion
2080315 million232 million–415 million2.09 million917,500–4.99 million10.3 billion
2081314 million230 million–417 million2.09 million926,800–5.03 million10.3 billion
2082313 million227 million–418 million2.08 million914,000–5.07 million10.3 billion
2083312 million224 million–420 million2.08 million884,000–5.04 million10.3 billion
2084312 million221 million–422 million2.07 million871,800–4.99 million10.3 billion
2085311 million219 million–423 million2.07 million877,100–5 million10.3 billion
2086310 million216 million–425 million2.06 million869,100–5.01 million10.3 billion
2087309 million214 million–427 million2.06 million863,100–5.05 million10.3 billion
2088308 million211 million–428 million2.05 million866,100–5.09 million10.3 billion
2089307 million209 million–431 million2.04 million861,000–5.12 million10.3 billion
2090306 million206 million–433 million2.04 million846,800–5.17 million10.3 billion
2091305 million204 million–435 million2.03 million831,900–5.25 million10.3 billion
2092304 million202 million–436 million2.02 million828,800–5.29 million10.3 billion
2093303 million199 million–439 million2.02 million823,600–5.31 million10.3 billion
2094302 million197 million–440 million2.01 million817,600–5.41 million10.2 billion
2095301 million194 million–442 million2.01 million803,200–5.45 million10.2 billion
2096300 million192 million–444 million2 million787,300–5.46 million10.2 billion
2097299 million189 million–445 million1.99 million787,200–5.5 million10.2 billion
2098298 million187 million–447 million1.98 million789,600–5.49 million10.2 billion
2099297 million183 million–449 million1.98 million787,200–5.49 million10.2 billion
2100296 million181 million–452 million1.97 million785,900–5.58 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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