Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Indonesia
Indonesia: Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents was 32.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Indonesia, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Indonesia stood at 32.5%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Indonesia peaked at 32.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 1950.
That places Indonesia 26th out of 180 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.0% | 9.8% | 12.2% | 2 |
| 1960s | 15.0% | 13.6% | 16.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 21.5% | 19.8% | 23.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 24.9% | 24.0% | 25.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.0% | 26.5% | 27.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 28.7% | 29.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 30.6% | 31.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.5% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Indonesia?
- Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Indonesia was 32.5% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1950.
- How does Indonesia rank for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Indonesia ranks 26th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the 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.