Urban population, total in Indonesia

Indonesia: Urban population, total was 0.6% in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
62nd
of 102 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2019
All-time low
0.3%
in 1990
Years of data
27
1990–2019

Urban population, total in Indonesia, 1990–2019

00.20.40.61990200420191990: 0.306 % of total population1992: 0.335 % of total population1994: 0.355 % of total population1996: 0.377 % of total population1997: 0.389 % of total population1998: 0.4 % of total population1999: 0.412 % of total population2000: 0.429 % of total population2001: 0.442 % of total population2002: 0.438 % of total population2003: 0.441 % of total population2004: 0.443 % of total population2005: 0.447 % of total population2006: 0.453 % of total population2007: 0.435 % of total population2008: 0.437 % of total population2009: 0.438 % of total population2010: 0.437 % of total population2011: 0.509 % of total population2012: 0.503 % of total population2013: 0.505 % of total population2014: 0.506 % of total population2015: 0.538 % of total population2016: 0.544 % of total population2017: 0.551 % of total population2018: 0.557 % of total population2019: 0.563 % of total population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 0.6% for urban population, total in 2019. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, total in Indonesia peaked at 0.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1990.

Indonesia ranks 62nd of 102 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 7
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 10

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 59 Kazakhstan, Republic of 0.6% compare
  2. 60 Croatia, Republic of 0.6% compare
  3. 61 North Macedonia, Republic of 0.6% compare
  4. 63 Gambia, The 0.6% compare
  5. 64 Honduras 0.5% compare
  6. 65 China, People's Republic of 0.5% compare

See the full ranking of 102 places β†’

More reference data data for Indonesia

All data for Indonesia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, total in Indonesia?
Urban population, total in Indonesia was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, total recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest urban population, total recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
How does Indonesia rank for urban population, total?
Indonesia ranks 62nd out of 102 countries with data for 2019.
Is urban population, total rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
102 places, 1,472 data points, 1970–2021
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