Rural population growth (annual %) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Rural population growth (annual %) was -0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Rural population growth in Indonesia, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population growth in Indonesia is -0.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 159.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Indonesia peaked at 2.6% in 1964 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 2025.
Indonesia ranks 158th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rural population growth (annual %) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.5% | — |
| 1962 | 2.5% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 2.6% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 2.6% | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 2.3% | -12.3% |
| 1966 | 2.1% | -7.2% |
| 1967 | 2.4% | +10.4% |
| 1968 | 2.4% | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 2.5% | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 2.4% | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 2.3% | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 2.2% | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 2.0% | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 1.9% | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 1.8% | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 1.7% | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | -13.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | -17.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -15.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | -11.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | -13.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | -19.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -28.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -60.4% |
| 1993 | -0.0% | -134.8% |
| 1994 | -0.2% | +279.1% |
| 1995 | -0.3% | +58.2% |
| 1996 | -0.3% | +20.9% |
| 1997 | -0.3% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | -0.3% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | -0.3% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | -0.3% | -19.4% |
| 2001 | -0.2% | -22.2% |
| 2002 | -0.2% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | -0.2% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | -0.2% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | -0.2% | -19.4% |
| 2006 | -0.1% | -38.8% |
| 2007 | -0.1% | -17.4% |
| 2008 | -0.1% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | -0.1% | +16.0% |
| 2010 | -0.1% | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -111.3% |
| 2012 | -0.1% | -937.0% |
| 2013 | -0.1% | +60.5% |
| 2014 | -0.2% | +56.0% |
| 2015 | -0.3% | +34.8% |
| 2016 | -0.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | -0.4% | +24.4% |
| 2018 | -0.4% | +19.3% |
| 2019 | -0.5% | +12.6% |
| 2020 | -0.4% | -25.1% |
| 2021 | -0.7% | +77.5% |
| 2022 | -0.7% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | -0.6% | -8.4% |
| 2024 | -0.7% | +11.3% |
| 2025 | -0.8% | +10.5% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's -0.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.6%, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's -0.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rural population growth (annual %) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -937.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | -279.1% | -0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | -134.8% | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | +111.3% | -0.1% | 0.0% |
| 2021 | -77.5% | -0.4% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1% | -0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2% | -0.3% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -0.5% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -0.8% | -0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More agriculture & rural data for Indonesia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.131 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 662.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7808 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4061 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Indonesia?
- Rural population growth in Indonesia was -0.8% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1964.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 2025.
- How does Indonesia rank for rural population growth?
- Indonesia ranks 158th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 159.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.