Indonesia vs United States
Indonesia vs United States: Population
Population in 2023: 281 million people in Indonesia and 344 million people in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 62.3 million people, or 1.22 times that in Indonesia.
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What the numbers say
- United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Indonesia ranked 4 and United States ranked 3 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Indonesia at 296 million people and United States at 421 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Indonesia | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 281 million | 344 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 279 million | 342 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 277 million | 340 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 275 million | 339 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 273 million | 338 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 270 million | 335 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 267 million | 332 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 265 million | 329 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 262 million | 326 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 259 million | 323 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 256 million | 320 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 253 million | 317 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 250 million | 314 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 246 million | 311 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 243 million | 308 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 240 million | 305 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 237 million | 302 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 234 million | 299 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 231 million | 296 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 228 million | 293 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 225 million | 290 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 222 million | 287 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 219 million | 284 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 216 million | 282 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 213 million | 279 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 210 million | 276 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 207 million | 274 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 203 million | 271 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 200 million | 268 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 197 million | 266 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 193 million | 263 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 190 million | 260 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 187 million | 257 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 184 million | 253 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 180 million | 251 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 177 million | 248 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 174 million | 246 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 170 million | 244 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 167 million | 242 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 163 million | 239 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 160 million | 237 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 156 million | 235 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 153 million | 232 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 149 million | 230 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 145 million | 228 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 142 million | 225 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 139 million | 223 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 135 million | 221 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 132 million | 219 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 129 million | 217 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 125 million | 215 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 122 million | 213 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 119 million | 210 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 116 million | 208 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 113 million | 205 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 110 million | 203 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 107 million | 201 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 104 million | 198 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 101 million | 196 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 98.8 million | 193 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 96.1 million | 190 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 93.4 million | 187 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 90.8 million | 184 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 88.3 million | 180 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 85.9 million | 177 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 83.6 million | 174 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 81.4 million | 172 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 79.3 million | 169 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 77.3 million | 166 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 75.4 million | 164 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 73.6 million | 161 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 71.9 million | 159 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 70.3 million | 157 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 68.8 million | 154 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 68.4 million | 146 million | – |
| 1948 | 67.3 million | 144 million | – |
| 1947 | 66.2 million | 142 million | – |
| 1946 | 65.4 million | 140 million | – |
| 1945 | 64.9 million | 138 million | – |
| 1944 | 64.7 million | 136 million | – |
| 1943 | 64.4 million | 134 million | – |
| 1942 | 63.7 million | 133 million | – |
| 1941 | 62.8 million | 131 million | – |
| 1940 | 61.8 million | 129 million | – |
| 1939 | 60.9 million | 128 million | – |
| 1938 | 60 million | 127 million | – |
| 1937 | 59.1 million | 126 million | – |
| 1936 | 58.3 million | 125 million | – |
| 1935 | 57.4 million | 124 million | – |
| 1934 | 56.6 million | 124 million | – |
| 1933 | 55.8 million | 123 million | – |
| 1932 | 55 million | 122 million | – |
| 1931 | 54.2 million | 121 million | – |
| 1930 | 53.4 million | 120 million | – |
| 1929 | 52.7 million | 118 million | – |
| 1928 | 52.1 million | 117 million | – |
| 1927 | 51.5 million | 115 million | – |
| 1926 | 50.9 million | 113 million | – |
| 1925 | 50.2 million | 112 million | – |
| 1924 | 49.6 million | 110 million | – |
| 1923 | 49.1 million | 109 million | – |
| 1922 | 48.5 million | 107 million | – |
| 1921 | 47.9 million | 105 million | – |
| 1920 | 47.3 million | 104 million | – |
| 1919 | 46.7 million | 102 million | – |
| 1918 | 46.2 million | 101 million | – |
| 1917 | 45.8 million | 99.6 million | – |
| 1916 | 45.5 million | 98.2 million | – |
| 1915 | 45.1 million | 96.9 million | – |
| 1914 | 44.7 million | 95.5 million | – |
| 1913 | 44.2 million | 94.2 million | – |
| 1912 | 43.7 million | 93 million | – |
| 1911 | 43.3 million | 91.6 million | – |
| 1910 | 42.8 million | 90.2 million | – |
| 1909 | 42.4 million | 88.7 million | – |
| 1908 | 41.9 million | 87.1 million | – |
| 1907 | 41.5 million | 85.4 million | – |
| 1906 | 41 million | 83.8 million | – |
| 1905 | 40.6 million | 82.3 million | – |
| 1904 | 40.1 million | 80.7 million | – |
| 1903 | 39.7 million | 79.2 million | – |
| 1902 | 39.2 million | 77.7 million | – |
| 1901 | 38.7 million | 76.3 million | – |
| 1900 | 38.2 million | 74.8 million | – |
| 1899 | 37.7 million | 73.5 million | – |
| 1898 | 37.2 million | 72.1 million | – |
| 1897 | 36.7 million | 70.8 million | – |
| 1896 | 36.3 million | 69.5 million | – |
| 1895 | 35.8 million | 68.2 million | – |
| 1894 | 35.4 million | 67 million | – |
| 1893 | 35 million | 65.8 million | – |
| 1892 | 34.5 million | 64.6 million | – |
| 1891 | 34.2 million | 63.4 million | – |
| 1890 | 33.8 million | 62.1 million | – |
| 1889 | 33.4 million | 60.8 million | – |
| 1888 | 33 million | 59.6 million | – |
| 1887 | 32.6 million | 58.2 million | – |
| 1886 | 32.2 million | 57 million | – |
| 1885 | 31.9 million | 55.7 million | – |
| 1884 | 31.5 million | 54.5 million | – |
| 1883 | 31.1 million | 53.3 million | – |
| 1882 | 30.8 million | 52.1 million | – |
| 1881 | 30.4 million | 51 million | – |
| 1880 | 30.1 million | 49.8 million | – |
| 1879 | 29.8 million | 48.8 million | – |
| 1878 | 29.5 million | 47.7 million | – |
| 1877 | 29.3 million | 46.6 million | – |
| 1876 | 29 million | 45.6 million | – |
| 1875 | 28.6 million | 44.6 million | – |
| 1874 | 28.3 million | 43.6 million | – |
| 1873 | 28 million | 42.7 million | – |
| 1872 | 27.7 million | 41.7 million | – |
| 1871 | 27.4 million | 40.8 million | – |
| 1870 | 27.1 million | 39.9 million | – |
| 1869 | 26.8 million | 39 million | – |
| 1868 | 26.5 million | 38.1 million | – |
| 1867 | 26.2 million | 37.3 million | – |
| 1866 | 25.9 million | 36.4 million | – |
| 1865 | 25.6 million | 35.6 million | – |
| 1864 | 25.3 million | 34.8 million | – |
| 1863 | 25 million | 34 million | – |
| 1862 | 24.8 million | 33.2 million | – |
| 1861 | 24.5 million | 32.4 million | – |
| 1860 | 24.2 million | 31.6 million | – |
| 1859 | 24 million | 30.8 million | – |
| 1858 | 23.7 million | 29.9 million | – |
| 1857 | 23.5 million | 29 million | – |
| 1856 | 23.3 million | 28.2 million | – |
| 1855 | 23 million | 27.4 million | – |
| 1854 | 22.8 million | 26.6 million | – |
| 1853 | 22.6 million | 25.8 million | – |
| 1852 | 22.4 million | 25 million | – |
| 1851 | 22.2 million | 24.3 million | – |
| 1850 | 22 million | 23.6 million | – |
| 1849 | 21.8 million | 22.9 million | – |
| 1848 | 21.6 million | 22.2 million | – |
| 1847 | 21.4 million | 21.6 million | – |
| 1846 | 21.2 million | 20.9 million | – |
| 1845 | 21 million | 20.3 million | – |
| 1844 | 20.8 million | 19.7 million | – |
| 1843 | 20.6 million | 19.1 million | – |
| 1842 | 20.4 million | 18.5 million | – |
| 1841 | 20.2 million | 18 million | – |
| 1840 | 20.1 million | 17.5 million | – |
| 1839 | 19.9 million | 17 million | – |
| 1838 | 19.7 million | 16.5 million | – |
| 1837 | 19.6 million | 16.1 million | – |
| 1836 | 19.4 million | 15.6 million | – |
| 1835 | 19.2 million | 15.2 million | – |
| 1834 | 19.1 million | 14.8 million | – |
| 1833 | 18.9 million | 14.4 million | – |
| 1832 | 18.8 million | 14 million | – |
| 1831 | 18.6 million | 13.6 million | – |
| 1830 | 18.5 million | 13.3 million | – |
| 1829 | 18.3 million | 12.9 million | – |
| 1828 | 18.2 million | 12.5 million | – |
| 1827 | 18 million | 12.2 million | – |
| 1826 | 17.9 million | 11.8 million | – |
| 1825 | 17.8 million | 11.5 million | – |
| 1824 | 17.7 million | 11.2 million | – |
| 1823 | 17.6 million | 10.9 million | – |
| 1822 | 17.4 million | 10.6 million | – |
| 1821 | 17.3 million | 10.3 million | – |
| 1820 | 17.2 million | 9.97 million | – |
| 1819 | 17.1 million | 9.67 million | – |
| 1818 | 17.1 million | 9.37 million | – |
| 1817 | 17 million | 9.07 million | – |
| 1816 | 16.9 million | 8.79 million | – |
| 1815 | 16.8 million | 8.51 million | – |
| 1814 | 16.8 million | 8.24 million | – |
| 1813 | 16.7 million | 7.98 million | – |
| 1812 | 16.6 million | 7.73 million | – |
| 1811 | 16.6 million | 7.5 million | – |
| 1810 | 16.5 million | 7.3 million | – |
| 1809 | 16.5 million | 7.11 million | – |
| 1808 | 16.5 million | 6.97 million | – |
| 1807 | 16.4 million | 6.84 million | – |
| 1806 | 16.4 million | 6.72 million | – |
| 1805 | 16.3 million | 6.59 million | – |
| 1804 | 16.3 million | 6.47 million | – |
| 1803 | 16.2 million | 6.35 million | – |
| 1802 | 16.2 million | 6.23 million | – |
| 1801 | 16.2 million | 6.11 million | – |
| 1800 | 16.1 million | 6 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Indonesia | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 284 million283 million–284 million | 345 million345 million–346 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 286 million284 million–287 million | 347 million346 million–348 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 288 million286 million–290 million | 349 million347 million–351 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 290 million287 million–293 million | 351 million348 million–354 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 292 million288 million–297 million | 352 million349 million–356 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 294 million289 million–300 million | 354 million349 million–359 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 296 million289 million–303 million | 356 million350 million–362 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 298 million290 million–306 million | 357 million350 million–365 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 300 million291 million–309 million | 359 million351 million–367 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 301 million291 million–312 million | 360 million351 million–370 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 303 million291 million–315 million | 362 million351 million–373 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 305 million292 million–318 million | 363 million351 million–376 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 306 million292 million–321 million | 365 million351 million–379 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 308 million292 million–324 million | 366 million351 million–382 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 309 million292 million–327 million | 368 million351 million–385 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 311 million292 million–330 million | 369 million350 million–388 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 312 million292 million–333 million | 370 million350 million–391 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 313 million292 million–335 million | 372 million349 million–394 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 314 million292 million–338 million | 373 million349 million–397 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 315 million292 million–341 million | 374 million348 million–400 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 316 million292 million–343 million | 375 million347 million–403 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 317 million292 million–346 million | 376 million346 million–406 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 318 million292 million–348 million | 377 million346 million–409 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 319 million291 million–350 million | 378 million344 million–411 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 320 million291 million–353 million | 379 million343 million–414 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 320 million290 million–355 million | 380 million343 million–417 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 321 million289 million–357 million | 381 million342 million–420 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 321 million288 million–359 million | 382 million341 million–423 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 322 million287 million–361 million | 383 million340 million–425 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 322 million286 million–363 million | 383 million339 million–428 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 322 million285 million–366 million | 384 million337 million–431 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 322 million283 million–368 million | 385 million336 million–434 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 323 million282 million–370 million | 386 million335 million–436 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 323 million281 million–372 million | 386 million333 million–440 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 323 million279 million–373 million | 387 million332 million–443 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 323 million277 million–375 million | 388 million331 million–446 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 323 million275 million–378 million | 389 million329 million–449 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 322 million273 million–380 million | 390 million327 million–452 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 322 million272 million–382 million | 391 million325 million–455 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 322 million270 million–384 million | 392 million325 million–458 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 322 million268 million–386 million | 392 million324 million–462 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 322 million265 million–388 million | 393 million322 million–465 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 321 million263 million–390 million | 394 million320 million–469 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 321 million262 million–392 million | 395 million319 million–474 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 321 million260 million–393 million | 396 million317 million–478 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 320 million258 million–395 million | 397 million315 million–481 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 320 million256 million–398 million | 398 million313 million–485 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 320 million254 million–400 million | 399 million311 million–489 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 319 million251 million–401 million | 400 million309 million–493 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 319 million249 million–403 million | 401 million307 million–497 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 318 million247 million–405 million | 402 million305 million–502 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 318 million244 million–407 million | 403 million304 million–506 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 317 million242 million–408 million | 404 million302 million–510 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 317 million239 million–409 million | 405 million300 million–515 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 316 million237 million–411 million | 406 million298 million–520 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 315 million234 million–413 million | 406 million297 million–525 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 315 million232 million–415 million | 407 million295 million–530 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 314 million230 million–417 million | 408 million293 million–535 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 313 million227 million–418 million | 409 million292 million–538 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 312 million224 million–420 million | 409 million291 million–542 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 312 million221 million–422 million | 410 million289 million–547 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 311 million219 million–423 million | 411 million286 million–552 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 310 million216 million–425 million | 412 million284 million–558 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 309 million214 million–427 million | 412 million282 million–564 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 308 million211 million–428 million | 413 million280 million–568 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 307 million209 million–431 million | 414 million279 million–573 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 306 million206 million–433 million | 415 million278 million–578 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 305 million204 million–435 million | 415 million276 million–581 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 304 million202 million–436 million | 416 million274 million–585 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 303 million199 million–439 million | 417 million272 million–590 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 302 million197 million–440 million | 417 million269 million–596 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 301 million194 million–442 million | 418 million267 million–601 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 300 million192 million–444 million | 419 million265 million–605 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 299 million189 million–445 million | 420 million262 million–610 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 298 million187 million–447 million | 420 million260 million–616 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 297 million183 million–449 million | 421 million258 million–621 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 296 million181 million–452 million | 421 million256 million–625 million | 10.2 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Indonesia vs United States
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023United States: 79.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024United States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023United States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIndonesia: 30.3% in 2022United States: 97.5% in 2022
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017United States: 4.84% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017United States: 12.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023United States: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023United States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025United States: 80.2% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023United States: 38 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023United States: 17.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023United States: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025United States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025United States: $929B in 2025
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025United States: $2,755 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025United States: 8.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020United States: 1.4 million people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022United States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020United States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025United States: 745 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIndonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021United States: 14 billion TIV in 2025