How many people live in Indonesia right now?
Right now, according to UN estimates
288,549,870
| Today | In 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Births | · | · |
| Deaths | · | · |
| Growth | · | · |
2026 figures
- Rank by population
- 4 of 237
- Share of world population
- 3.47%
- Median age
- 30.7 years
- Children per woman
- 2.08
- Life expectancy
- 71.6 years
- People per km²
- 151
According to UN estimates, about 289 million people live in Indonesia right now. It ranks 4th out of 237 countries and territories by population, between the United States and Pakistan, and it is home to one in every 29 people on the planet.
Every day, about 12,100 people are born there and about 6,200 die. Overall, the population grows by about 5,800 people a day (0.74% a year).
In 1950, about 68.8 million people lived there. Today there are 4.2 times as many. The UN expects it to peak around 2058, at about 323 million, and then begin to fall. By 2050 it is projected to have about 321 million people (11% more than today), and by 2100 about 296 million.
Half of its people are younger than 31 (worldwide, 31). Women have an average of 2.08 children each, below the 2.1 needed for each generation to replace the one before, and life expectancy at birth is 72 years (worldwide, 74). There are 151 people per square kilometer.
UN estimates up to today and projections (medium variant) from today onward.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the population of Indonesia in 2026?
- Indonesia has about 289 million people right now, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024. On July 1, 2026, there were 287,886,782.
- How many people are born each day in Indonesia?
- About 12,100 a day (4.4 million a year). About 6,200 people die each day (2.2 million a year).
- Is the population of Indonesia growing?
- Yes: it grows by 0.74% a year, or about 2.1 million people.
- What will the population of Indonesia be in 2050?
- According to the UN projection (medium variant), about 321 million, with a peak around 2058 at about 323 million.
- Why doesn't this figure match the country's official statistics?
- The UN estimates the population of every country with the same method, based on censuses, surveys and registers, and projects it year by year. Each national statistics office uses its own censuses and registers, which may be more up to date or count foreign residents differently. That is why the figures can differ slightly.
Countries with a similar population
- India 1,480,583,751
- China 1,411,889,248
- United States 349,570,536
- Pakistan 260,627,159
- Nigeria 243,985,734
- Brazil 213,783,507
More countries in Asia
- India 1,480,583,751
- China 1,411,889,248
- Pakistan 260,627,159
- Bangladesh 178,484,008
- Japan 122,207,155
- Philippines 118,018,712
- Vietnam 102,351,220
- Iran 93,380,134
- Turkey 88,012,217
- Thailand 71,536,984
- Myanmar 55,285,188
- South Korea 51,574,559
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Where these figures come from
The figures are estimates from the United Nations Population Division, published in World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant): the reference used by international organizations and by most population counters. The UN estimates how many people there are on July 1 of each year and how many are born, die and migrate; between one date and the next, this counter spreads the change continuously, second by second.
It is not a real-time headcount: nobody can count every person in a country at once. It is the best available estimate, and it may differ slightly from the figures of each country's statistics office, which use their own censuses and population registers.