Indonesia Population Pyramid 1985
Indonesia in 1985
As of 1985, Indonesia counted 166,776,185 inhabitants. That is 26.5% more than in 1975, when the population stood at 131,843,848.
Half of the population was younger than 20.3 years; 38.5% were children under 15 and 3.8% 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 | 166,776,185 | 20.3 | |
| Viet Nam | 59,060,622 | 19.9 | |
| Philippines | 55,213,006 | 18.2 | |
| Thailand | 50,270,753 | 21.9 | |
| Myanmar | 36,622,828 | 20.7 |





