Brazil vs Indonesia: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Brazil
64.18 million people
in 2020
Indonesia
89.18 million people
in 2020
Brazil rank
6th
Indonesia rank
3rd
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Brazil
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 89.18 million people against 64.18 million people in Brazil, a difference of 25.00 million people.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 182 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.04 million people | 8.09 million people | 2.05 million people | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 10.81 million people | 14.28 million people | 3.47 million people | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 19.53 million people | 26.75 million people | 7.22 million people | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 31.51 million people | 39.45 million people | 7.93 million people | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 39.84 million people | 51.82 million people | 11.98 million people | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 49.12 million people | 64.66 million people | 15.54 million people | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 56.98 million people | 79.28 million people | 22.30 million people | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 64.18 million people | 89.18 million people | 25.00 million people | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Brazil or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 89.18 million people against 64.18 million people in Brazil as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Brazil and Indonesia?
- 25.00 million people, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Brazil ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.