Indonesia
Population in Indonesia
Population in Indonesia: 68.8 million people in 1950 and 281 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 281 million people
- Since 1950
- +212 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 4 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 296 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 296 million people in 2100, between 181 million people and 452 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 16.1 million people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Indonesia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 281 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 279 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 277 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 275 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 273 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 270 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 267 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 265 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 262 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 259 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 256 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 253 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 250 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 246 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 243 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 240 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 237 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 234 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 231 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 228 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 225 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 222 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 219 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 216 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 213 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 210 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 207 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 203 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 200 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 197 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 193 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 190 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 187 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 184 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 180 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 177 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 174 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 170 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 167 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 163 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 160 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 156 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 153 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 149 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 145 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 142 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 139 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 135 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 132 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 129 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 125 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 122 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 119 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 116 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 113 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 110 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 107 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 104 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 101 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 98.8 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 96.1 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 93.4 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 90.8 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 88.3 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 85.9 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 83.6 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 81.4 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 79.3 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 77.3 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 75.4 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 73.6 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 71.9 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 70.3 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 68.8 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 68.4 million | – |
| 1948 | 67.3 million | – |
| 1947 | 66.2 million | – |
| 1946 | 65.4 million | – |
| 1945 | 64.9 million | – |
| 1944 | 64.7 million | – |
| 1943 | 64.4 million | – |
| 1942 | 63.7 million | – |
| 1941 | 62.8 million | – |
| 1940 | 61.8 million | – |
| 1939 | 60.9 million | – |
| 1938 | 60 million | – |
| 1937 | 59.1 million | – |
| 1936 | 58.3 million | – |
| 1935 | 57.4 million | – |
| 1934 | 56.6 million | – |
| 1933 | 55.8 million | – |
| 1932 | 55 million | – |
| 1931 | 54.2 million | – |
| 1930 | 53.4 million | – |
| 1929 | 52.7 million | – |
| 1928 | 52.1 million | – |
| 1927 | 51.5 million | – |
| 1926 | 50.9 million | – |
| 1925 | 50.2 million | – |
| 1924 | 49.6 million | – |
| 1923 | 49.1 million | – |
| 1922 | 48.5 million | – |
| 1921 | 47.9 million | – |
| 1920 | 47.3 million | – |
| 1919 | 46.7 million | – |
| 1918 | 46.2 million | – |
| 1917 | 45.8 million | – |
| 1916 | 45.5 million | – |
| 1915 | 45.1 million | – |
| 1914 | 44.7 million | – |
| 1913 | 44.2 million | – |
| 1912 | 43.7 million | – |
| 1911 | 43.3 million | – |
| 1910 | 42.8 million | – |
| 1909 | 42.4 million | – |
| 1908 | 41.9 million | – |
| 1907 | 41.5 million | – |
| 1906 | 41 million | – |
| 1905 | 40.6 million | – |
| 1904 | 40.1 million | – |
| 1903 | 39.7 million | – |
| 1902 | 39.2 million | – |
| 1901 | 38.7 million | – |
| 1900 | 38.2 million | – |
| 1899 | 37.7 million | – |
| 1898 | 37.2 million | – |
| 1897 | 36.7 million | – |
| 1896 | 36.3 million | – |
| 1895 | 35.8 million | – |
| 1894 | 35.4 million | – |
| 1893 | 35 million | – |
| 1892 | 34.5 million | – |
| 1891 | 34.2 million | – |
| 1890 | 33.8 million | – |
| 1889 | 33.4 million | – |
| 1888 | 33 million | – |
| 1887 | 32.6 million | – |
| 1886 | 32.2 million | – |
| 1885 | 31.9 million | – |
| 1884 | 31.5 million | – |
| 1883 | 31.1 million | – |
| 1882 | 30.8 million | – |
| 1881 | 30.4 million | – |
| 1880 | 30.1 million | – |
| 1879 | 29.8 million | – |
| 1878 | 29.5 million | – |
| 1877 | 29.3 million | – |
| 1876 | 29 million | – |
| 1875 | 28.6 million | – |
| 1874 | 28.3 million | – |
| 1873 | 28 million | – |
| 1872 | 27.7 million | – |
| 1871 | 27.4 million | – |
| 1870 | 27.1 million | – |
| 1869 | 26.8 million | – |
| 1868 | 26.5 million | – |
| 1867 | 26.2 million | – |
| 1866 | 25.9 million | – |
| 1865 | 25.6 million | – |
| 1864 | 25.3 million | – |
| 1863 | 25 million | – |
| 1862 | 24.8 million | – |
| 1861 | 24.5 million | – |
| 1860 | 24.2 million | – |
| 1859 | 24 million | – |
| 1858 | 23.7 million | – |
| 1857 | 23.5 million | – |
| 1856 | 23.3 million | – |
| 1855 | 23 million | – |
| 1854 | 22.8 million | – |
| 1853 | 22.6 million | – |
| 1852 | 22.4 million | – |
| 1851 | 22.2 million | – |
| 1850 | 22 million | – |
| 1849 | 21.8 million | – |
| 1848 | 21.6 million | – |
| 1847 | 21.4 million | – |
| 1846 | 21.2 million | – |
| 1845 | 21 million | – |
| 1844 | 20.8 million | – |
| 1843 | 20.6 million | – |
| 1842 | 20.4 million | – |
| 1841 | 20.2 million | – |
| 1840 | 20.1 million | – |
| 1839 | 19.9 million | – |
| 1838 | 19.7 million | – |
| 1837 | 19.6 million | – |
| 1836 | 19.4 million | – |
| 1835 | 19.2 million | – |
| 1834 | 19.1 million | – |
| 1833 | 18.9 million | – |
| 1832 | 18.8 million | – |
| 1831 | 18.6 million | – |
| 1830 | 18.5 million | – |
| 1829 | 18.3 million | – |
| 1828 | 18.2 million | – |
| 1827 | 18 million | – |
| 1826 | 17.9 million | – |
| 1825 | 17.8 million | – |
| 1824 | 17.7 million | – |
| 1823 | 17.6 million | – |
| 1822 | 17.4 million | – |
| 1821 | 17.3 million | – |
| 1820 | 17.2 million | – |
| 1819 | 17.1 million | – |
| 1818 | 17.1 million | – |
| 1817 | 17 million | – |
| 1816 | 16.9 million | – |
| 1815 | 16.8 million | – |
| 1814 | 16.8 million | – |
| 1813 | 16.7 million | – |
| 1812 | 16.6 million | – |
| 1811 | 16.6 million | – |
| 1810 | 16.5 million | – |
| 1809 | 16.5 million | – |
| 1808 | 16.5 million | – |
| 1807 | 16.4 million | – |
| 1806 | 16.4 million | – |
| 1805 | 16.3 million | – |
| 1804 | 16.3 million | – |
| 1803 | 16.2 million | – |
| 1802 | 16.2 million | – |
| 1801 | 16.2 million | – |
| 1800 | 16.1 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Indonesia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 284 million283 million–284 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 286 million284 million–287 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 288 million286 million–290 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 290 million287 million–293 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 292 million288 million–297 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 294 million289 million–300 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 296 million289 million–303 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 298 million290 million–306 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 300 million291 million–309 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 301 million291 million–312 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 303 million291 million–315 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 305 million292 million–318 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 306 million292 million–321 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 308 million292 million–324 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 309 million292 million–327 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 311 million292 million–330 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 312 million292 million–333 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 313 million292 million–335 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 314 million292 million–338 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 315 million292 million–341 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 316 million292 million–343 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 317 million292 million–346 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 318 million292 million–348 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 319 million291 million–350 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 320 million291 million–353 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 320 million290 million–355 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 321 million289 million–357 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 321 million288 million–359 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 322 million287 million–361 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 322 million286 million–363 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 322 million285 million–366 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 322 million283 million–368 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 323 million282 million–370 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 323 million281 million–372 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 323 million279 million–373 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 323 million277 million–375 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 323 million275 million–378 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 322 million273 million–380 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 322 million272 million–382 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 322 million270 million–384 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 322 million268 million–386 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 322 million265 million–388 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 321 million263 million–390 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 321 million262 million–392 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 321 million260 million–393 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 320 million258 million–395 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 320 million256 million–398 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 320 million254 million–400 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 319 million251 million–401 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 319 million249 million–403 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 318 million247 million–405 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 318 million244 million–407 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 317 million242 million–408 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 317 million239 million–409 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 316 million237 million–411 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 315 million234 million–413 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 315 million232 million–415 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 314 million230 million–417 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 313 million227 million–418 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 312 million224 million–420 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 312 million221 million–422 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 311 million219 million–423 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 310 million216 million–425 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 309 million214 million–427 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 308 million211 million–428 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 307 million209 million–431 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 306 million206 million–433 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 305 million204 million–435 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 304 million202 million–436 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 303 million199 million–439 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 302 million197 million–440 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 301 million194 million–442 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 300 million192 million–444 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 299 million189 million–445 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 298 million187 million–447 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 297 million183 million–449 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 296 million181 million–452 million | 10.2 billion |
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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Military
- Military spending1.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$15.3B in 2025
- Military spending per person$53 in 2025
- Military share of state spending6.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel676,000 people in 2020
- National power2.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.49% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports1.28 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exports17 million TIV in 2021