Population · Asia · 2025 data
Indonesia Population
Indonesia had a population of 285.72 million in 2025, ranking #4 of 216 countries and territories (3.49% of the world). The population grew by 9.1% over the past ten years.
Population of Indonesia, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 285,721,236 | +0.79% |
| 2024 | 283,487,931 | +0.82% |
| 2023 | 281,190,067 | +0.85% |
| 2022 | 278,830,529 | +0.75% |
| 2021 | 276,758,053 | +0.71% |
| 2020 | 274,814,866 | +0.85% |
| 2019 | 272,489,381 | +0.94% |
| 2018 | 269,951,846 | +0.97% |
| 2017 | 267,346,658 | +1.03% |
| 2016 | 264,627,418 | +1.08% |
| 2015 | 261,799,249 | +1.13% |
| 2014 | 258,877,399 | +1.18% |
| 2013 | 255,852,467 | +1.25% |
| 2012 | 252,698,525 | +1.29% |
| 2011 | 249,470,032 | +1.28% |
| 2010 | 246,305,322 | +1.27% |
| 2009 | 243,220,028 | +1.28% |
| 2008 | 240,157,903 | +1.31% |
| 2007 | 237,062,337 | +1.33% |
| 2006 | 233,951,652 | +1.33% |
| 2005 | 230,871,650 | +1.29% |
| 2004 | 227,926,649 | +1.28% |
| 2003 | 225,048,008 | +1.33% |
| 2002 | 222,088,495 | +1.36% |
| 2001 | 219,097,902 | +1.40% |
| 2000 | 216,077,790 | +1.44% |
| 1999 | 213,004,668 | +1.51% |
| 1998 | 209,826,788 | +1.59% |
| 1997 | 206,536,095 | +1.64% |
| 1996 | 203,204,348 | +1.66% |
| 1995 | 199,888,057 | +1.68% |
| 1994 | 196,591,828 | +1.70% |
| 1993 | 193,305,168 | +1.72% |
| 1992 | 190,043,744 | +1.75% |
| 1991 | 186,778,238 | +1.79% |
| 1990 | 183,501,098 | +1.83% |
| 1989 | 180,201,630 | +1.89% |
| 1988 | 176,855,065 | +1.93% |
| 1987 | 173,511,154 | +1.96% |
| 1986 | 170,175,065 | +2.04% |
| 1985 | 166,776,185 | +2.16% |
| 1984 | 163,251,124 | +2.25% |
| 1983 | 159,651,381 | +2.31% |
| 1982 | 156,052,152 | +2.34% |
| 1981 | 152,485,035 | +2.37% |
| 1980 | 148,950,540 | +2.42% |
| 1979 | 145,434,834 | +2.45% |
| 1978 | 141,953,163 | +2.47% |
| 1977 | 138,533,541 | +2.49% |
| 1976 | 135,173,655 | +2.53% |
| 1975 | 131,843,848 | +2.56% |
| 1974 | 128,555,045 | +2.61% |
| 1973 | 125,288,515 | +2.66% |
| 1972 | 122,039,841 | +2.70% |
| 1971 | 118,833,702 | +2.75% |
| 1970 | 115,657,495 | +2.79% |
| 1969 | 112,517,639 | +2.80% |
| 1968 | 109,450,006 | +2.74% |
| 1967 | 106,526,393 | +2.63% |
| 1966 | 103,792,754 | +2.39% |
| 1965 | 101,365,130 | +2.56% |
| 1964 | 98,833,749 | +2.90% |
| 1963 | 96,051,424 | +2.87% |
| 1962 | 93,375,850 | +2.85% |
| 1961 | 90,791,249 | +2.83% |
| 1960 | 88,296,070 | — |
Demographics of Indonesia
Ethnic groups
Javanese 40.1%, Sundanese 15.5%, Malay 3.7%, Batak 3.6%, Madurese 3%, Betawi 2.9%, Minangkabau 2.7%, Buginese 2.7%, Bantenese 2%, Banjarese 1.7%, Balinese 1.7%, Acehnese 1.4%, Dayak 1.4%, Sasak 1.3%, Chinese 1.2%, other 15% (2010 est.)
Languages
Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (of which the most widely spoken is Javanese); note - more than 700 languages are used in Indonesia
Religions
Muslim 87.4%, Protestant 7.5%, Roman Catholic 3.1%, Hindu 1.7%, other 0.8% (includes Buddhist and Confucian) (2022 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 58.6% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
Indonesia and its neighbours
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).