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.
Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 9.8% | — |
| 1955 | 12.2% | +25.0% |
| 1960 | 13.6% | +10.8% |
| 1965 | 16.4% | +20.7% |
| 1970 | 19.8% | +20.9% |
| 1975 | 23.2% | +17.5% |
| 1980 | 24.0% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 25.8% | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 26.5% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 27.5% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 28.7% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 32.5% | +2.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 32.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.8%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 32.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.4%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More reference data data for Indonesia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 23.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 46.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 19.49 (2050)
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.