Indonesia Population Clock
Indonesia has an estimated population of about 285.7 million, which makes it the 4th most populous of the 115 countries tracked here.
Its population is growing slowly, at 0.78% a year.
The capital is Jakarta.
The counter below is a live estimate interpolated from the World Bank's latest annual figures — not a real-time measurement. It links to its source, base year and method via the ⓘ next to it.
Statistics
Population trend
Population 2016–2025 (World Bank)
How Indonesia's population is changing
Indonesia records about 12,330 births and 5,964 deaths a day. That is a natural increase of roughly 6,366 people per day, or about 2.33 million a year before migration is counted.
Net migration runs at about 39,509 over the reported period, with more people leaving than arriving. That is equivalent to about 2% of its natural change.
If the current rate held indefinitely, Indonesia would take roughly 89 years to double in size — a projection of today's rate, not a forecast.
Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population rose from 264.6 million to 285.7 million — a gain of 21.1 million, or 8.0%.
Where people live in Indonesia
With about 149 people per square kilometre, Indonesia is moderately populated, roughly 2.4× the world average of 62. That ranks 34th of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are Ghana and Denmark.
Indonesia covers about 1,892,555 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 285.7 million into that density figure.
About 59.4% of people live in urban areas, making Indonesia majority urban, almost exactly the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 169.7 million town and city dwellers and 116.0 million living rurally.
Age, fertility and life expectancy in Indonesia
Indonesia has a broadly balanced age structure: about 24.2% are under 15 and 7.5% are 65 or older. Children outnumber over-65s by roughly 3.2 to one.
The total fertility rate is about 2.12 births per woman, right at the ~2.1 needed to hold a population steady without migration. The world figure is about 2.19.
Life expectancy at birth is about 71.3 years, roughly 2.2 years below the global average of 73.5.
Indonesia at a glance
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 285.7 million | 2025 |
| World rank by population | #4 | 2025 |
| Annual growth rate | 0.78% | 2025 |
| Population density | 149 /km² | 2023 |
| Land area | 1,892,555 km² | 2023 |
| Urban population | 59.4% | 2025 |
| Life expectancy at birth | 71.3 years | 2024 |
| Fertility rate | 2.12 births per woman | 2024 |
| Population under 15 | 24.2% | 2025 |
| Population 65 and over | 7.5% | 2025 |
| Net migration | -39,509 | 2025 |
| Births per day | 12,330 | 2025 |
| Deaths per day | 5,964 | 2025 |
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Methodology & sources
Data: World Bank (CC BY 4.0), base year 2025. The live counter animates the latest annual growth rate per second; it is an estimate, not a real-time measurement. No figures are invented — every number traces back to the World Bank indicators listed above.
Source: World Bank