Indonesia Population Pyramid 1983
Indonesia in 1983
The population of Indonesia in 1983 was 159,651,382. That is 27.4% more than in 1973, when the population stood at 125,288,515.
Half of the population was younger than 19.9 years; 39.4% were children under 15 and 3.7% were 65 or older. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Indonesia was 2.13 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 71.1 years in 2023: 73.3 for women and 69.0 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
418,736 immigrants live in Indonesia, 0.1% of the population.
| Malaysia | 161,013 |
| Timor-Leste | 95,603 |
| China | 82,568 |
| India | 22,758 |
| Thailand | 10,481 |
3,745,060 people born in Indonesia live in other countries.
| Malaysia | 1,761,502 |
| United Arab Emirates | 298,351 |
| Taiwan | 292,830 |
| Bangladesh | 205,947 |
| Singapore | 180,437 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 159,651,382 | 19.9 | |
| Viet Nam | 56,337,921 | 19.7 | |
| Philippines | 52,194,621 | 17.9 | |
| Thailand | 48,423,309 | 21.0 | |
| Myanmar | 35,162,715 | 20.4 |





