Urban population share in Indonesia
59.4% of people in Indonesia lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Indonesia, 2025
59.4%
Change from 2024
+0.6percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
81.2%
Position in 2025
130th of 217
Urban population share in Indonesia over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Indonesia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.4% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 58.8% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 58.1% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 57.5% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 56.9% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 56.3% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 55.1% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 54.5% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 51.8% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 51.2% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 49.9% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 47.7% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 46.2% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 43.8% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 42.9% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 58.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 53.2%, the figure has changed by +6.2 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Indonesia has the 130th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Indonesia
All statistics for Indonesia
Population estimates and projections
281,190,067 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
29.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.13 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.83%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
285,721,236 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.78%
2025 · World Bank