Population growth in Indonesia
From 1960 to 2021 the population of Indonesia increased from 87.75 million to 273.75 million people. This is a growth of 212.0 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in Indonesia was recorded in 1967 with 2.76 percent. The smallest increase in 2021 with 0.70 percent.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 160.2 percent.
The average age in Indonesia rose by 3.63 years from 2012 to 2021 from 27.47 to 31.10 years (median value).
Around 57 percent of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 1.8 percent annually.
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Population development in Indonesia since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Year | Population Indonesia | Change Indonesia | Birth rate | Death rate | Population World | Change World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 90.10 M | 2.67 % | 44.3 ‰ | 18.7 ‰ | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |
| 1962 | 92.52 M | 2.69 % | 43.9 ‰ | 18.2 ‰ | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |
| 1963 | 95.02 M | 2.70 % | 43.5 ‰ | 17.7 ‰ | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |
| 1964 | 97.60 M | 2.72 % | 43.1 ‰ | 17.2 ‰ | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1965 | 100.27 M | 2.74 % | 42.7 ‰ | 16.7 ‰ | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1966 | 103.03 M | 2.75 % | 42.2 ‰ | 16.2 ‰ | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |
| 1967 | 105.87 M | 2.76 % | 41.7 ‰ | 15.7 ‰ | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1968 | 108.78 M | 2.75 % | 41.2 ‰ | 15.2 ‰ | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1969 | 111.76 M | 2.74 % | 40.6 ‰ | 14.8 ‰ | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1970 | 114.79 M | 2.72 % | 40.0 ‰ | 14.3 ‰ | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1971 | 117.88 M | 2.69 % | 39.3 ‰ | 13.9 ‰ | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |
| 1972 | 121.02 M | 2.66 % | 38.6 ‰ | 13.4 ‰ | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |
| 1973 | 124.20 M | 2.63 % | 38.0 ‰ | 13.0 ‰ | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |
| 1974 | 127.42 M | 2.59 % | 37.3 ‰ | 12.6 ‰ | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |
| 1975 | 130.68 M | 2.56 % | 36.6 ‰ | 12.2 ‰ | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |
| 1976 | 133.97 M | 2.51 % | 36.0 ‰ | 11.9 ‰ | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1977 | 137.28 M | 2.47 % | 35.3 ‰ | 11.5 ‰ | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1978 | 140.62 M | 2.44 % | 34.7 ‰ | 11.2 ‰ | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1979 | 144.01 M | 2.41 % | 34.1 ‰ | 10.9 ‰ | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1980 | 147.45 M | 2.39 % | 33.4 ‰ | 10.6 ‰ | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 150.94 M | 2.37 % | 32.7 ‰ | 10.3 ‰ | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 154.47 M | 2.34 % | 32.0 ‰ | 10.0 ‰ | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 158.01 M | 2.29 % | 31.2 ‰ | 9.8 ‰ | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 161.52 M | 2.22 % | 30.4 ‰ | 9.5 ‰ | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 164.98 M | 2.14 % | 29.6 ‰ | 9.3 ‰ | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 168.37 M | 2.06 % | 28.8 ‰ | 9.1 ‰ | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 171.70 M | 1.98 % | 27.9 ‰ | 8.9 ‰ | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 174.98 M | 1.91 % | 27.2 ‰ | 8.7 ‰ | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 178.21 M | 1.85 % | 26.5 ‰ | 8.5 ‰ | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 181.41 M | 1.80 % | 25.8 ‰ | 8.3 ‰ | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 184.59 M | 1.75 % | 25.2 ‰ | 8.2 ‰ | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |
| 1992 | 187.74 M | 1.71 % | 24.6 ‰ | 8.0 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 190.85 M | 1.66 % | 24.0 ‰ | 7.9 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 193.92 M | 1.61 % | 23.4 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 196.93 M | 1.56 % | 22.9 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 199.90 M | 1.51 % | 22.4 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 202.83 M | 1.46 % | 22.1 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 205.72 M | 1.43 % | 21.9 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 208.62 M | 1.41 % | 21.8 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 211.51 M | 1.39 % | 21.8 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 214.43 M | 1.38 % | 21.8 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 217.36 M | 1.37 % | 21.9 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 220.31 M | 1.36 % | 21.9 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 223.29 M | 1.35 % | 21.9 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 226.29 M | 1.35 % | 21.8 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 229.32 M | 1.34 % | 21.6 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 232.37 M | 1.33 % | 21.4 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 235.47 M | 1.33 % | 21.3 ‰ | 6.8 ‰ | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 238.62 M | 1.34 % | 21.0 ‰ | 6.7 ‰ | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 241.83 M | 1.35 % | 20.8 ‰ | 6.7 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2011 | 245.12 M | 1.36 % | 20.5 ‰ | 6.6 ‰ | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2012 | 248.45 M | 1.36 % | 20.2 ‰ | 6.5 ‰ | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2013 | 251.81 M | 1.35 % | 19.9 ‰ | 6.5 ‰ | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2014 | 255.13 M | 1.32 % | 19.0 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 259.09 M | 1.55 % | 18.4 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 7,405 M | 1.97 % | |
| 2016 | 261.85 M | 1.06 % | 18.0 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 7,492 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2017 | 264.50 M | 1.01 % | 17.5 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 7,578 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 267.07 M | 0.97 % | 17.2 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 7,662 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 269.58 M | 0.94 % | 16.9 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 7,743 M | 1.06 % | |
| 2020 | 271.86 M | 0.84 % | 16.6 ‰ | 9.0 ‰ | 7,821 M | 1.01 % | |
| 2021 | 273.75 M | 0.70 % | 16.4 ‰ | 10.1 ‰ | 7,888 M | 0.86 % |
Birth and death rate in Indonesia
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. For example, the year 2021 in the graph: The population in Indonesia increased by about 1,895,000 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 10.1 per 1,000 people (~ 2,736,000 deaths) and the birth rate was 16.4 per 1,000 people (~ 4,465,000 births). As a result, around 166,000 inhabitants have to be added by migration from other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 2,027,995 in Indonesia. The number of births was 4,717,018 annually.
The changes in births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
Birth rate Death rate
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