Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Indonesia

Urban population in Indonesia in 2025 — 169,698,146 people. Ranked 5 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,215.7%.

2025 170M people +1.89% vs 2024
World rank 5of 217
Period maximum 170M people2025
Period minimum 12.9M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Indonesia, 1960–2025050M100M150M200M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 12,897,985 people1962: 14,058,308 people1964: 15,286,422 people1966: 16,463,343 people1968: 17,829,135 people1970: 19,430,615 people1972: 21,299,817 people1974: 23,613,411 people1976: 26,367,404 people1978: 29,514,186 people1980: 32,987,502 people1982: 36,785,268 people1984: 41,058,512 people1986: 45,713,260 people1988: 50,731,949 people1990: 56,141,276 people1992: 62,128,149 people1994: 68,939,251 people1996: 76,276,549 people1998: 83,736,655 people2000: 90,722,754 people2002: 97,235,689 people2004: 103,587,360 people2006: 109,961,391 people2008: 116,391,264 people2010: 122,788,468 people2012: 129,279,032 people2014: 135,911,187 people2016: 142,402,781 people2018: 148,731,816 people2020: 154,661,763 people2022: 160,309,348 people2024: 166,551,891 people2025: 169,698,146 people
Change over the period: +157M (+1,215.7%) Average annual rate: 4.04 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Indonesia

Indonesia 170M people
World 4.75B people
East Asia & Pacific 1.55B people
South-Eastern Asia computed 381M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.88B people
Urban population — Indonesia, by year Indonesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 170M +3.15M +1.89%
2024 167M +3.13M +1.92%
2023 163M +3.11M +1.94%
2022 160M +2.9M +1.84%
2021 157M +2.75M +1.78%
2020 155M +2.78M +1.83%
2019 152M +3.15M +2.12%
2018 149M +3.15M +2.16%
2017 146M +3.18M +2.23%
2016 142M +3.2M +2.3%
2015 139M +3.29M +2.42%
2014 136M +3.3M +2.49%
2013 133M +3.33M +2.58%
2012 129M +3.34M +2.65%
2011 126M +3.15M +2.57%
2010 123M +3.2M +2.68%
2009 120M +3.19M +2.74%
2008 116M +3.21M +2.84%
2007 113M +3.22M +2.93%
2006 110M +3.21M +3.01%
2005 107M +3.16M +3.05%
2004 104M +3.15M +3.13%
2003 100M +3.2M +3.29%
2002 97.24M +3.24M +3.45%
2001 94M +3.27M +3.61%
2000 90.72M +3.4M +3.89%
1999 87.32M +3.59M +4.28%
1998 83.74M +3.71M +4.64%
1997 80.03M +3.75M +4.92%
1996 76.28M +3.71M +5.12%
1995 72.56M +3.62M +5.26%
1994 68.94M +3.49M +5.34%
1993 65.44M +3.32M +5.34%
1992 62.13M +3.11M +5.27%
1991 59.02M +2.88M +5.13%
1990 56.14M +2.74M +5.14%
1989 53.4M +2.66M +5.25%
1988 50.73M +2.56M +5.32%
1987 48.17M +2.46M +5.37%
1986 45.71M +2.37M +5.46%
1985 43.35M +2.29M +5.57%
1984 41.06M +2.19M +5.65%
1983 38.86M +2.08M +5.65%
1982 36.79M +1.96M +5.62%
1981 34.83M +1.84M +5.58%
1980 32.99M +1.77M +5.67%
1979 31.22M +1.7M +5.77%
1978 29.51M +1.62M +5.81%
1977 27.89M +1.53M +5.79%
1976 26.37M +1.43M +5.74%
1975 24.94M +1.32M +5.61%
1974 23.61M +1.21M +5.42%
1973 22.4M +1.1M +5.16%
1972 21.3M +977,888 +4.81%
1971 20.32M +891,314 +4.59%
1970 19.43M +829,689 +4.46%
1969 18.6M +771,791 +4.33%
1968 17.83M +711,905 +4.16%
1967 17.12M +653,887 +3.97%
1966 16.46M +586,296 +3.69%
1965 15.88M +590,625 +3.86%
1964 15.29M +622,903 +4.25%
1963 14.66M +605,211 +4.31%
1962 14.06M +592,601 +4.4%
1961 13.47M +567,722 +4.4%
1960 12.9M

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.