In 1800, the population of Indonesia was estimated to be approximately 16 million. The population of the island nation would grow steadily over the course of the 19th century, as the Dutch colonial administration launched several initiatives to modernize the region. After reaching 38 million people in 1900, the population of Indonesia would continue to grow until the 1940’s, when the Japanese occupation of the country would see between four to ten million Indonesians moved away from the island nation to be made to work on Japanese military projects, and in combination with wartime famine, this would result in the death or displacement of up to four million Indonesians by the end of the Japanese occupation in 1945. Despite this, Indonesia's population continued to grow throughout these years.
Following the Second World War, Indonesia claimed its independence from the Netherlands, and achieved this in 1949. In the second half of the 20thcentury, the population would continue to grow exponentially in size through the remainder of the 20th century, although the growth rate would slow somewhat in the 1980s, the result of a decline in fertility rate throughout the country which some studies suggest may be attributed to improved access to birth control and improved mass education. In 2020, Indonesia is estimated to have just over 273.5 million people living within its borders, making it the fourth most populous country in the world (behind the U.S. and above Pakistan).
Population of Indonesia from 1800 to 2020
(in millions)
Characteristic
Population in millions
2020
273.52
2019
270.63
2018
267.67
2017
264.65
2016
261.56
2015
258.38
2014
255.13
2013
251.81
2012
248.45
2011
245.12
2010
241.83
2009
238.62
2008
235.47
2007
232.37
2006
229.32
2005
226.29
2004
223.29
2003
220.31
2002
217.36
2001
214.43
2000
211.51
1999
208.62
1998
205.72
1997
202.83
1996
199.9
1995
196.93
1994
193.92
1993
190.85
1992
187.74
1991
184.59
1990
181.41
1989
178.21
1988
174.98
1987
171.7
1986
168.37
1985
164.98
1984
161.52
1983
158.01
1982
154.47
1981
150.94
1980
147.45
1979
144.01
1978
140.62
1977
137.28
1976
133.97
1975
130.68
1974
127.42
1973
124.2
1972
121.02
1971
117.88
1970
114.79
1969
111.76
1968
108.78
1967
105.87
1966
103.03
1965
100.27
1964
97.6
1963
95.02
1962
92.52
1961
90.1
1960
87.75
1959
85.48
1958
83.28
1957
81.18
1956
79.17
1955
77.27
1954
75.49
1953
73.82
1952
72.27
1951
70.85
1950
69.54
1949
68.4
1948
67.2
1947
66.2
1946
65.3
1945
64.9
1944
64.6
1943
64.4
1942
63.7
1941
62.8
1940
61.8
1939
60.9
1938
60
1937
59.1
1936
58.3
1935
57.4
1934
56.6
1933
55.8
1932
54.9
1931
54.1
1930
53.4
1929
52.7
1928
52.1
1927
51.4
1926
50.8
1925
50.2
1924
49.6
1923
49
1922
48.4
1921
47.9
1920
47.3
1919
46.7
1918
46.2
1917
45.8
1916
45.5
1915
45.1
1914
44.6
1913
44.2
1912
43.7
1911
43.2
1910
42.8
1909
42.3
1908
41.9
1907
41.4
1906
41
1905
40.5
1904
40.1
1903
39.6
1902
39.2
1901
38.6
1900
38.2
1899
37.7
1898
37.2
1897
36.7
1896
36.2
1895
35.8
1894
35.4
1893
34.9
1892
34.5
1891
34.1
1890
33.7
1889
33.3
1888
33
1887
32.6
1886
32.3
1885
31.9
1884
31.5
1883
31.2
1882
30.8
1881
30.5
1880
30.2
1879
29.9
1878
29.5
1877
29.2
1876
28.9
1875
28.6
1874
28.3
1873
28
1872
27.7
1871
27.4
1870
27.1
1869
26.8
1868
26.5
1867
26.2
1866
25.9
1865
25.6
1864
25.3
1863
25
1862
24.8
1861
24.5
1860
24.2
1859
24
1858
23.7
1857
23.5
1856
23.3
1855
23
1854
22.8
1853
22.6
1852
22.4
1851
22.2
1850
22
1849
21.8
1848
21.6
1847
21.3
1846
21.1
1845
21
1844
20.8
1843
20.6
1842
20.4
1841
20.2
1840
20.1
1839
19.9
1838
19.7
1837
19.6
1836
19.4
1835
19.2
1834
19.1
1833
18.9
1832
18.8
1831
18.6
1830
18.5
1829
18.3
1828
18.2
1827
18
1826
17.9
1825
17.8
1824
17.7
1823
17.5
1822
17.4
1821
17.3
1820
17.2
1819
17.1
1818
17.1
1817
17
1816
16.9
1815
16.8
1814
16.8
1813
16.7
1812
16.6
1811
16.6
1810
16.5
1809
16.5
1808
16.4
1807
16.4
1806
16.4
1805
16.3
1804
16.3
1803
16.2
1802
16.2
1801
16.2
1800
16.1
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Gapminder, & UN DESA. (August 31, 2019). Population of Indonesia from 1800 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066929/population-indonesia-historical/
Gapminder, und UN DESA. "Population of Indonesia from 1800 to 2020 (in millions)." Chart. August 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066929/population-indonesia-historical/
Gapminder, UN DESA. (2019). Population of Indonesia from 1800 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066929/population-indonesia-historical/
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Population of Indonesia from 1800 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph], Gapminder, & UN DESA, August 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066929/population-indonesia-historical/