Indonesia Cities by Population 2026

Indonesia Overview

The largest city in Indonesia is Jakarta, with a population of 12,545,537 people.

Indonesia is one of Asia’s most populous countries, which is not surprising as it is the 15th largest country in the world by area. Eleven of the country’s cities have populations that have surpassed the one million resident milestone, including the capital city of Jakarta which has surpassed 12.5M. The country’s cities are scattered among 34 provinces. These provinces are the highest level of government, and these are broken down into cities and regencies. These are further split into districts.

According to estimates from 2015, Indonesia has an urban population of over 53%. The annual rate of urbanization is 2.69% since 2010, showing that more migrants and residents are moving to the more populous and developed urban areas. Steady declines in the rural population have been recorded over the last few decades, with numbers from 1960 showing that Indonesia had a rural population of 85%, which has almost been cut in half over the last 50 years. This can be attributed to expansion of developed areas and relocation for employment and educational opportunities, similar to other countries around the world.