Years a country was a European overseas colony in Indonesia

Indonesia: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 340 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
340 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 159 countries
All-time high
340 years
in 1962
All-time low
0 years
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years a country was a European overseas colony in Indonesia, 1462–2022

0100200300146217422022

Source: Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 340 years for years a country was a european overseas colony in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years a country was a european overseas colony in Indonesia peaked at 340 years in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0 years, in 1462.

That places Indonesia 13th out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years a country was a European overseas colony in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Years a country was a European overseas colony in Indonesia, 1462 to 2022.
Year years Change
1462 0 years
1463 0 years
1464 0 years
1465 0 years
1466 0 years
1467 0 years
1468 0 years
1469 0 years
1470 0 years
1471 0 years
1472 0 years
1473 0 years
1474 0 years
1475 0 years
1476 0 years
1477 0 years
1478 0 years
1479 0 years
1480 0 years
1481 0 years
1482 0 years
1483 0 years
1484 0 years
1485 0 years
1486 0 years
1487 0 years
1488 0 years
1489 0 years
1490 0 years
1491 0 years
1492 0 years
1493 0 years
1494 0 years
1495 0 years
1496 0 years
1497 0 years
1498 0 years
1499 0 years
1500 0 years
1501 0 years
1502 0 years
1503 0 years
1504 0 years
1505 0 years
1506 0 years
1507 0 years
1508 0 years
1509 0 years
1510 0 years
1511 0 years
1512 0 years
1513 0 years
1514 0 years
1515 0 years
1516 0 years
1517 0 years
1518 0 years
1519 0 years
1520 0 years
1521 0 years
1522 0 years
1523 0 years
1524 0 years
1525 0 years
1526 0 years
1527 0 years
1528 0 years
1529 0 years
1530 0 years
1531 0 years
1532 0 years
1533 0 years
1534 0 years
1535 0 years
1536 0 years
1537 0 years
1538 0 years
1539 0 years
1540 0 years
1541 0 years
1542 0 years
1543 0 years
1544 0 years
1545 0 years
1546 0 years
1547 0 years
1548 0 years
1549 0 years
1550 0 years
1551 0 years
1552 0 years
1553 0 years
1554 0 years
1555 0 years
1556 0 years
1557 0 years
1558 0 years
1559 0 years
1560 0 years
1561 0 years
1562 0 years
1563 0 years
1564 0 years
1565 0 years
1566 0 years
1567 0 years
1568 0 years
1569 0 years
1570 0 years
1571 0 years
1572 0 years
1573 0 years
1574 0 years
1575 0 years
1576 0 years
1577 0 years
1578 0 years
1579 0 years
1580 0 years
1581 0 years
1582 0 years
1583 0 years
1584 0 years
1585 0 years
1586 0 years
1587 0 years
1588 0 years
1589 0 years
1590 0 years
1591 0 years
1592 0 years
1593 0 years
1594 0 years
1595 0 years
1596 0 years
1597 0 years
1598 0 years
1599 0 years
1600 0 years
1601 0 years
1602 0 years
1603 0 years
1604 0 years
1605 0 years
1606 0 years
1607 0 years
1608 0 years
1609 0 years
1610 0 years
1611 0 years
1612 0 years
1613 0 years
1614 0 years
1615 0 years
1616 0 years
1617 0 years
1618 0 years
1619 0 years
1620 0 years
1621 0 years
1622 0 years
1623 1 years
1624 2 years +100.0%
1625 3 years +50.0%
1626 4 years +33.3%
1627 5 years +25.0%
1628 6 years +20.0%
1629 7 years +16.7%
1630 8 years +14.3%
1631 9 years +12.5%
1632 10 years +11.1%
1633 11 years +10.0%
1634 12 years +9.1%
1635 13 years +8.3%
1636 14 years +7.7%
1637 15 years +7.1%
1638 16 years +6.7%
1639 17 years +6.2%
1640 18 years +5.9%
1641 19 years +5.6%
1642 20 years +5.3%
1643 21 years +5.0%
1644 22 years +4.8%
1645 23 years +4.5%
1646 24 years +4.3%
1647 25 years +4.2%
1648 26 years +4.0%
1649 27 years +3.8%
1650 28 years +3.7%
1651 29 years +3.6%
1652 30 years +3.4%
1653 31 years +3.3%
1654 32 years +3.2%
1655 33 years +3.1%
1656 34 years +3.0%
1657 35 years +2.9%
1658 36 years +2.9%
1659 37 years +2.8%
1660 38 years +2.7%
1661 39 years +2.6%
1662 40 years +2.6%
1663 41 years +2.5%
1664 42 years +2.4%
1665 43 years +2.4%
1666 44 years +2.3%
1667 45 years +2.3%
1668 46 years +2.2%
1669 47 years +2.2%
1670 48 years +2.1%
1671 49 years +2.1%
1672 50 years +2.0%
1673 51 years +2.0%
1674 52 years +2.0%
1675 53 years +1.9%
1676 54 years +1.9%
1677 55 years +1.9%
1678 56 years +1.8%
1679 57 years +1.8%
1680 58 years +1.8%
1681 59 years +1.7%
1682 60 years +1.7%
1683 61 years +1.7%
1684 62 years +1.6%
1685 63 years +1.6%
1686 64 years +1.6%
1687 65 years +1.6%
1688 66 years +1.5%
1689 67 years +1.5%
1690 68 years +1.5%
1691 69 years +1.5%
1692 70 years +1.4%
1693 71 years +1.4%
1694 72 years +1.4%
1695 73 years +1.4%
1696 74 years +1.4%
1697 75 years +1.4%
1698 76 years +1.3%
1699 77 years +1.3%
1700 78 years +1.3%
1701 79 years +1.3%
1702 80 years +1.3%
1703 81 years +1.2%
1704 82 years +1.2%
1705 83 years +1.2%
1706 84 years +1.2%
1707 85 years +1.2%
1708 86 years +1.2%
1709 87 years +1.2%
1710 88 years +1.1%
1711 89 years +1.1%
1712 90 years +1.1%
1713 91 years +1.1%
1714 92 years +1.1%
1715 93 years +1.1%
1716 94 years +1.1%
1717 95 years +1.1%
1718 96 years +1.1%
1719 97 years +1.0%
1720 98 years +1.0%
1721 99 years +1.0%
1722 100 years +1.0%
1723 101 years +1.0%
1724 102 years +1.0%
1725 103 years +1.0%
1726 104 years +1.0%
1727 105 years +1.0%
1728 106 years +1.0%
1729 107 years +0.9%
1730 108 years +0.9%
1731 109 years +0.9%
1732 110 years +0.9%
1733 111 years +0.9%
1734 112 years +0.9%
1735 113 years +0.9%
1736 114 years +0.9%
1737 115 years +0.9%
1738 116 years +0.9%
1739 117 years +0.9%
1740 118 years +0.9%
1741 119 years +0.8%
1742 120 years +0.8%
1743 121 years +0.8%
1744 122 years +0.8%
1745 123 years +0.8%
1746 124 years +0.8%
1747 125 years +0.8%
1748 126 years +0.8%
1749 127 years +0.8%
1750 128 years +0.8%
1751 129 years +0.8%
1752 130 years +0.8%
1753 131 years +0.8%
1754 132 years +0.8%
1755 133 years +0.8%
1756 134 years +0.8%
1757 135 years +0.7%
1758 136 years +0.7%
1759 137 years +0.7%
1760 138 years +0.7%
1761 139 years +0.7%
1762 140 years +0.7%
1763 141 years +0.7%
1764 142 years +0.7%
1765 143 years +0.7%
1766 144 years +0.7%
1767 145 years +0.7%
1768 146 years +0.7%
1769 147 years +0.7%
1770 148 years +0.7%
1771 149 years +0.7%
1772 150 years +0.7%
1773 151 years +0.7%
1774 152 years +0.7%
1775 153 years +0.7%
1776 154 years +0.7%
1777 155 years +0.6%
1778 156 years +0.6%
1779 157 years +0.6%
1780 158 years +0.6%
1781 159 years +0.6%
1782 160 years +0.6%
1783 161 years +0.6%
1784 162 years +0.6%
1785 163 years +0.6%
1786 164 years +0.6%
1787 165 years +0.6%
1788 166 years +0.6%
1789 167 years +0.6%
1790 168 years +0.6%
1791 169 years +0.6%
1792 170 years +0.6%
1793 171 years +0.6%
1794 172 years +0.6%
1795 173 years +0.6%
1796 174 years +0.6%
1797 175 years +0.6%
1798 176 years +0.6%
1799 177 years +0.6%
1800 178 years +0.6%
1801 179 years +0.6%
1802 180 years +0.6%
1803 181 years +0.6%
1804 182 years +0.6%
1805 183 years +0.5%
1806 184 years +0.5%
1807 185 years +0.5%
1808 186 years +0.5%
1809 187 years +0.5%
1810 188 years +0.5%
1811 189 years +0.5%
1812 190 years +0.5%
1813 191 years +0.5%
1814 192 years +0.5%
1815 193 years +0.5%
1816 194 years +0.5%
1817 195 years +0.5%
1818 196 years +0.5%
1819 197 years +0.5%
1820 198 years +0.5%
1821 199 years +0.5%
1822 200 years +0.5%
1823 201 years +0.5%
1824 202 years +0.5%
1825 203 years +0.5%
1826 204 years +0.5%
1827 205 years +0.5%
1828 206 years +0.5%
1829 207 years +0.5%
1830 208 years +0.5%
1831 209 years +0.5%
1832 210 years +0.5%
1833 211 years +0.5%
1834 212 years +0.5%
1835 213 years +0.5%
1836 214 years +0.5%
1837 215 years +0.5%
1838 216 years +0.5%
1839 217 years +0.5%
1840 218 years +0.5%
1841 219 years +0.5%
1842 220 years +0.5%
1843 221 years +0.5%
1844 222 years +0.5%
1845 223 years +0.5%
1846 224 years +0.4%
1847 225 years +0.4%
1848 226 years +0.4%
1849 227 years +0.4%
1850 228 years +0.4%
1851 229 years +0.4%
1852 230 years +0.4%
1853 231 years +0.4%
1854 232 years +0.4%
1855 233 years +0.4%
1856 234 years +0.4%
1857 235 years +0.4%
1858 236 years +0.4%
1859 237 years +0.4%
1860 238 years +0.4%
1861 239 years +0.4%
1862 240 years +0.4%
1863 241 years +0.4%
1864 242 years +0.4%
1865 243 years +0.4%
1866 244 years +0.4%
1867 245 years +0.4%
1868 246 years +0.4%
1869 247 years +0.4%
1870 248 years +0.4%
1871 249 years +0.4%
1872 250 years +0.4%
1873 251 years +0.4%
1874 252 years +0.4%
1875 253 years +0.4%
1876 254 years +0.4%
1877 255 years +0.4%
1878 256 years +0.4%
1879 257 years +0.4%
1880 258 years +0.4%
1881 259 years +0.4%
1882 260 years +0.4%
1883 261 years +0.4%
1884 262 years +0.4%
1885 263 years +0.4%
1886 264 years +0.4%
1887 265 years +0.4%
1888 266 years +0.4%
1889 267 years +0.4%
1890 268 years +0.4%
1891 269 years +0.4%
1892 270 years +0.4%
1893 271 years +0.4%
1894 272 years +0.4%
1895 273 years +0.4%
1896 274 years +0.4%
1897 275 years +0.4%
1898 276 years +0.4%
1899 277 years +0.4%
1900 278 years +0.4%
1901 279 years +0.4%
1902 280 years +0.4%
1903 281 years +0.4%
1904 282 years +0.4%
1905 283 years +0.4%
1906 284 years +0.4%
1907 285 years +0.4%
1908 286 years +0.4%
1909 287 years +0.3%
1910 288 years +0.3%
1911 289 years +0.3%
1912 290 years +0.3%
1913 291 years +0.3%
1914 292 years +0.3%
1915 293 years +0.3%
1916 294 years +0.3%
1917 295 years +0.3%
1918 296 years +0.3%
1919 297 years +0.3%
1920 298 years +0.3%
1921 299 years +0.3%
1922 300 years +0.3%
1923 301 years +0.3%
1924 302 years +0.3%
1925 303 years +0.3%
1926 304 years +0.3%
1927 305 years +0.3%
1928 306 years +0.3%
1929 307 years +0.3%
1930 308 years +0.3%
1931 309 years +0.3%
1932 310 years +0.3%
1933 311 years +0.3%
1934 312 years +0.3%
1935 313 years +0.3%
1936 314 years +0.3%
1937 315 years +0.3%
1938 316 years +0.3%
1939 317 years +0.3%
1940 318 years +0.3%
1941 319 years +0.3%
1942 320 years +0.3%
1943 321 years +0.3%
1944 322 years +0.3%
1945 323 years +0.3%
1946 324 years +0.3%
1947 325 years +0.3%
1948 326 years +0.3%
1949 327 years +0.3%
1950 328 years +0.3%
1951 329 years +0.3%
1952 330 years +0.3%
1953 331 years +0.3%
1954 332 years +0.3%
1955 333 years +0.3%
1956 334 years +0.3%
1957 335 years +0.3%
1958 336 years +0.3%
1959 337 years +0.3%
1960 338 years +0.3%
1961 339 years +0.3%
1962 340 years +0.3%
1963 340 years +0.0%
1964 340 years +0.0%
1965 340 years +0.0%
1966 340 years +0.0%
1967 340 years +0.0%
1968 340 years +0.0%
1969 340 years +0.0%
1970 340 years +0.0%
1971 340 years +0.0%
1972 340 years +0.0%
1973 340 years +0.0%
1974 340 years +0.0%
1975 340 years +0.0%
1976 340 years +0.0%
1977 340 years +0.0%
1978 340 years +0.0%
1979 340 years +0.0%
1980 340 years +0.0%
1981 340 years +0.0%
1982 340 years +0.0%
1983 340 years +0.0%
1984 340 years +0.0%
1985 340 years +0.0%
1986 340 years +0.0%
1987 340 years +0.0%
1988 340 years +0.0%
1989 340 years +0.0%
1990 340 years +0.0%
1991 340 years +0.0%
1992 340 years +0.0%
1993 340 years +0.0%
1994 340 years +0.0%
1995 340 years +0.0%
1996 340 years +0.0%
1997 340 years +0.0%
1998 340 years +0.0%
1999 340 years +0.0%
2000 340 years +0.0%
2001 340 years +0.0%
2002 340 years +0.0%
2003 340 years +0.0%
2004 340 years +0.0%
2005 340 years +0.0%
2006 340 years +0.0%
2007 340 years +0.0%
2008 340 years +0.0%
2009 340 years +0.0%
2010 340 years +0.0%
2011 340 years +0.0%
2012 340 years +0.0%
2013 340 years +0.0%
2014 340 years +0.0%
2015 340 years +0.0%
2016 340 years +0.0%
2017 340 years +0.0%
2018 340 years +0.0%
2019 340 years +0.0%
2020 340 years +0.0%
2021 340 years +0.0%
2022 340 years +0.0%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 340 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198 years, 1.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 340 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76 years, 4.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years a country was a European overseas colony in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1624 +100.0% 1 years 2 years
1625 +50.0% 2 years 3 years
1626 +33.3% 3 years 4 years
1627 +25.0% 4 years 5 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 years 0 years 0 years 8
1470s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1480s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1490s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1500s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1510s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1520s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1530s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1540s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1550s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1560s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1570s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1580s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1590s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1600s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1610s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1620s 2.8 years 0 years 7 years 10
1630s 12.5 years 8 years 17 years 10
1640s 22.5 years 18 years 27 years 10
1650s 32.5 years 28 years 37 years 10
1660s 42.5 years 38 years 47 years 10
1670s 52.5 years 48 years 57 years 10
1680s 62.5 years 58 years 67 years 10
1690s 72.5 years 68 years 77 years 10
1700s 82.5 years 78 years 87 years 10
1710s 92.5 years 88 years 97 years 10
1720s 102.5 years 98 years 107 years 10
1730s 112.5 years 108 years 117 years 10
1740s 122.5 years 118 years 127 years 10
1750s 132.5 years 128 years 137 years 10
1760s 142.5 years 138 years 147 years 10
1770s 152.5 years 148 years 157 years 10
1780s 162.5 years 158 years 167 years 10
1790s 172.5 years 168 years 177 years 10
1800s 182.5 years 178 years 187 years 10
1810s 192.5 years 188 years 197 years 10
1820s 202.5 years 198 years 207 years 10
1830s 212.5 years 208 years 217 years 10
1840s 222.5 years 218 years 227 years 10
1850s 232.5 years 228 years 237 years 10
1860s 242.5 years 238 years 247 years 10
1870s 252.5 years 248 years 257 years 10
1880s 262.5 years 258 years 267 years 10
1890s 272.5 years 268 years 277 years 10
1900s 282.5 years 278 years 287 years 10
1910s 292.5 years 288 years 297 years 10
1920s 302.5 years 298 years 307 years 10
1930s 312.5 years 308 years 317 years 10
1940s 322.5 years 318 years 327 years 10
1950s 332.5 years 328 years 337 years 10
1960s 339.7 years 338 years 340 years 10
1970s 340 years 340 years 340 years 10
1980s 340 years 340 years 340 years 10
1990s 340 years 340 years 340 years 10
2000s 340 years 340 years 340 years 10
2010s 340 years 340 years 340 years 10
2020s 340 years 340 years 340 years 3

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 361 years compare
  2. 12 Antigua and Barbuda 350 years compare
  3. 13 Barbados 340 years compare
  4. 15 East Timor 334 years compare
  5. 15 Philippines 334 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Indonesia?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in Indonesia was 340 years in 2022, according to Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 340 years in 1962.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does Indonesia rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Indonesia ranks 13th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Years a country was a European overseas colony. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years a country was a European overseas colony
Unit
years
Source
Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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Number of years the country has been colonized from overseas by the European colonial power(s) in a specific year, between Belgium, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Italy, or a combination of them.