Indonesia's Population Reaches 288.3 Million as of December 2025
Jakarta — The Director General of the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil) at the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri), Teguh Setyabudi, stated that Indonesia’s total population as of 31 December 2025 reached 288,315,089 people.
Speaking during the release of Net Population Data for the Second Semester of 2025 in Jakarta on Thursday, Teguh explained that the figure represents Indonesia’s population as of the second semester of 2025. This represents an increase of 1,621,396 people compared to the first semester.
“So when people talk about Indonesia’s population, we should no longer use the old figure like in Rhoma Irama’s song, ‘125 million people’. We are far beyond that now—we have reached 288,315,089 people, with males outnumbering females,” he said.
Of the 288.3 million population, the number of males is higher than females, with 145,498,092 males recorded. Meanwhile, the female population totalled 142,816,997 people.
“Out of Indonesia’s 288 million population, 211 million are required to hold an electronic ID card (KTP-el); 97.47 per cent have already been recorded. This means 206.4 million people have been recorded with an electronic ID card,” Teguh explained.
The working-age population aged 15 to 64 years reached 199,026,595 people, equivalent to 69.03 per cent of the total population. Meanwhile, the young population (0–14 years) totalled 66,658,876 people, and the elderly population (over 65 years) totalled 22,629,618 people.
When the working-age population is categorised by age groups, those aged 40–44 years dominate with 14,866,704 people. This is followed by those aged 35–39 years with 14,367,828 people and those aged 30–34 years with 13,922,892 people.
“Looking at the working-age population at 69.03 per cent, we should be grateful that until the 2030s, this represents what is known as a demographic dividend. The key question is how we can optimise the potential of this working-age population. It could be extraordinary if we can fully maximise it,” Teguh said.
Population distribution is dominated by Java, accounting for 55.81 per cent of the total national population. Meanwhile, 21.88 per cent of the population is spread across Sumatra, 7.35 per cent in Sulawesi, 6.21 per cent in Kalimantan, 5.55 per cent in Bali and Nusa Tenggara, 2.01 per cent in Papua, and 1.18 per cent in Maluku.
The provinces with the largest populations are West Java with 52,211,020 people, followed by East Java (42,226,212 people) and Central Java (38,649,532 people), whilst the provinces with the smallest populations are West Papua (588,491 people), South Papua (588,837 people), and Southwest Papua (632,788 people).