India vs Indonesia: Urban population

India
522.44 million
in 2025
Indonesia
169.70 million
in 2025
India rank
2nd
Indonesia rank
5th

Urban population over time

  • India
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

India currently reports 522.44 million against 169.70 million in Indonesia, a difference of 352.74 million.

That makes India's figure about 3.1 times Indonesia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Globally, India ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 5th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.