👥 Indonesian Provinces by Population
Estimated population of the provinces in mid-2025.
West Java18%
East Java15%
Central Java13%
North Sumatra5.5%
Banten4.4%
Special Capital Region of Jakarta3.8%
South Sulawesi3.4%
Lampung3.3%
South Sumatra3.1%
Riau2.4%
West Sumatra
West Kalimantan2%
East Nusa Tenggara2%
West Nusa Tenggara2%
Aceh
Bali
South Kalimantan
East Kalimantan
Special Region of Yogyakarta
Jambi
Central Sulawesi
Central Kalimantan
Southeast Sulawesi
North Sulawesi
Riau Islands
Bengkulu
1
West Java
50.8M
2
East Java
42.1M
3
Central Java
38.2M
4
North Sumatra
15.8M
5
Banten
12.5M
6
Special Capital Region of Jakarta
10.7M
7
South Sulawesi
9.6M
8
Lampung
9.5M
9
South Sumatra
8.9M
10
Riau
6.8M
11
West Sumatra
5.9M
12
West Kalimantan
5.8M
13
East Nusa Tenggara
5.7M
14
West Nusa Tenggara
5.7M
15
Aceh
5.6M
16
Bali
4.5M
17
South Kalimantan
4.3M
18
East Kalimantan
4.3M
19
Special Region of Yogyakarta
3.8M
20
Jambi
3.8M
21
Central Sulawesi
3.2M
22
Central Kalimantan
2.8M
23
Southeast Sulawesi
2.8M
24
North Sulawesi
2.7M
25
Riau Islands
2.2M
26
Bengkulu
2.1M
27
Maluku
2.0M
28
Bangka Belitung Islands
1.6M
29
West Sulawesi
1.5M
30
Central Papua
1.5M
31
Highland Papua
1.5M
32
North Maluku
1.4M
33
Gorontalo
1.2M
34
Papua
1.1M
35
North Kalimantan
0.7M
36
Southwest Papua
0.6M
37
West Papua
0.6M
38
South Papua
0.6M
Highlights
Within Indonesia, West Java ranks first in 2025 with 50.8M, followed by East Java (42.1M) and Central Java (38.2M).
Across 38 entries, values run from 50.8M (West Java) to 0.6M (South Papua), with a median of 3.8M.
Source: Statistics Indonesia (BPS), mid-2025 estimates (via Wikipedia), 2025. Unit: million people.
Source: Statistics Indonesia (BPS), mid-2025 estimates (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited publisher · fetched Oct 13, 2026