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United States vs Indonesia: population comparison

Current population of United States

343,756,314

Live estimate, extrapolated from the latest official figures

Births today
2,065
Deaths today
1,753
Change today (UTC)
+1,018

Current population of Indonesia

288,196,345

Live estimate, extrapolated from the latest official figures

Births today
2,567
Deaths today
1,242
Change today (UTC)
+1,278

United States has a population of 341,784,857 and Indonesia has 285,721,236 (2025 estimates). United States is currently larger by 56,063,621 people — about 1.2 times Indonesia's population. They rank 3 and 4 in the world respectively.

Their trajectories differ: Indonesia grows at +0.78% per year versus +0.52% for United States. At current rates the balance between them keeps shifting.

Beyond size, the structures differ: Indonesia is the younger society (median age 30.4 vs 38.5); Indonesia is far more crowded at 149 people per km² against 37.

United States vs Indonesia population, 1960–2025

United StatesIndonesia
075M150M225M300M375M19601970198019902000201020202025: 285.72M2025: 341.78M1960: 180,671,0001961: 183,691,0001962: 186,538,0001963: 189,242,0001964: 191,889,0001965: 194,303,0001966: 196,560,0001967: 198,712,0001968: 200,706,0001969: 202,677,0001970: 205,052,0001971: 207,661,0001972: 209,896,0001973: 211,909,0001974: 213,854,0001975: 215,973,0001976: 218,035,0001977: 220,239,0001978: 222,585,0001979: 225,055,0001980: 227,225,0001981: 229,466,0001982: 231,664,0001983: 233,792,0001984: 235,825,0001985: 237,924,0001986: 240,133,0001987: 242,289,0001988: 244,499,0001989: 246,819,0001990: 249,623,0001991: 252,981,0001992: 256,514,0001993: 259,919,0001994: 263,126,0001995: 266,278,0001996: 269,394,0001997: 272,657,0001998: 275,854,0001999: 279,040,0002000: 282,162,4112001: 284,968,9552002: 287,625,1932003: 290,107,9332004: 292,805,2982005: 295,516,5992006: 298,379,9122007: 301,231,2072008: 304,093,9662009: 306,771,5292010: 309,378,2272011: 311,839,4612012: 314,339,0992013: 316,726,2822014: 319,257,5602015: 321,815,1212016: 324,353,3402017: 326,608,6092018: 328,529,5772019: 330,226,2272020: 331,578,1042021: 332,100,1662022: 333,996,3042023: 336,755,0522024: 340,003,7972025: 341,784,8571960: 88,296,0701961: 90,791,2491962: 93,375,8501963: 96,051,4241964: 98,833,7491965: 101,365,1301966: 103,792,7541967: 106,526,3931968: 109,450,0061969: 112,517,6391970: 115,657,4951971: 118,833,7021972: 122,039,8411973: 125,288,5151974: 128,555,0451975: 131,843,8481976: 135,173,6551977: 138,533,5411978: 141,953,1631979: 145,434,8341980: 148,950,5401981: 152,485,0351982: 156,052,1521983: 159,651,3811984: 163,251,1241985: 166,776,1851986: 170,175,0651987: 173,511,1541988: 176,855,0651989: 180,201,6301990: 183,501,0981991: 186,778,2381992: 190,043,7441993: 193,305,1681994: 196,591,8281995: 199,888,0571996: 203,204,3481997: 206,536,0951998: 209,826,7881999: 213,004,6682000: 216,077,7902001: 219,097,9022002: 222,088,4952003: 225,048,0082004: 227,926,6492005: 230,871,6502006: 233,951,6522007: 237,062,3372008: 240,157,9032009: 243,220,0282010: 246,305,3222011: 249,470,0322012: 252,698,5252013: 255,852,4672014: 258,877,3992015: 261,799,2492016: 264,627,4182017: 267,346,6582018: 269,951,8462019: 272,489,3812020: 274,814,8662021: 276,758,0532022: 278,830,5292023: 281,190,0672024: 283,487,9312025: 285,721,236

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United States and Indonesia compared across demographic indicators
IndicatorUnited StatesIndonesia
Population341,784,857285,721,236
Annual growth+0.52%+0.78%
Yearly change+1,781,060+2,233,305
Density (P/km²)37149
Land area (km²)9,147,4201,892,556
Median age38.5 yrs30.4 yrs
Fertility rate1.632.12
Life expectancy78.9 yrs71.3 yrs
Urban population80%59%
World share4.16%3.48%
2050 projection (UN)380,846,910320,712,949

Latest World Bank estimates; median age and 2050 projections from UN WPP 2024. Full profiles: United States · Indonesia

United States vs Indonesia FAQ

Is United States bigger than Indonesia by population?

United States currently has the larger population: 341,784,857 versus 285,721,236 (2025 estimates) — a gap of 56.06 million people.

Which grows faster, United States or Indonesia?

Indonesia currently grows faster: +0.78% per year versus +0.52%.

How do United States and Indonesia compare in 2050?

UN medium-variant projections put United States at 380,846,910 and Indonesia at 320,712,949 in 2050.

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