What is birth rate vs. death rate in Indonesia?

Birth rate vs. death rate in Indonesia was 15.94 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Indonesia?

The highest recorded value was 44.39 births per 1,000 people in 1960.

What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Indonesia?

The lowest recorded value was 15.94 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Indonesia rank for birth rate vs. death rate?

Indonesia ranks 104th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Indonesia?

Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Indonesia data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate vs. death rate in Indonesia

Name: Birth rate vs. death rate in Indonesia
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
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Indonesia: Birth rate vs. death rate was 15.94 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

15.94 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 1.6%

World rank

104th

of 236 countries

All-time high

44.39 births per 1,000 people

in 1960

All-time low

15.94 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate vs. death rate in Indonesia, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for birth rate vs. death rate in Indonesia is 15.94 births per 1,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate vs. death rate in Indonesia peaked at 44.39 births per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 15.94 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Indonesia 104th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	42.9 births per 1,000 people	40.45 births per 1,000 people	44.36 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	43.07 births per 1,000 people	40.99 births per 1,000 people	44.39 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	37 births per 1,000 people	34.36 births per 1,000 people	40.2 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	30.09 births per 1,000 people	26.64 births per 1,000 people	33.69 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	24.17 births per 1,000 people	22.21 births per 1,000 people	25.81 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	20.96 births per 1,000 people	20.38 births per 1,000 people	21.69 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	18.84 births per 1,000 people	16.91 births per 1,000 people	20.61 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	16.31 births per 1,000 people	15.94 births per 1,000 people	16.67 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Indonesia

101 Panama 16.03 births per 1,000 people compare
102 Philippines 16.02 births per 1,000 people compare
103 Peru 15.94 births per 1,000 people compare
105 El Salvador 15.76 births per 1,000 people compare
106 Mexico 15.71 births per 1,000 people compare
107 Western Sahara 15.5 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Indonesia

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,286 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 16,463 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2.23 million (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2.13 million (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2.23 million (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2.12 million (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2.24 million (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2.13 million (2025)

All data for Indonesia →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate vs. death rate in Indonesia?: Birth rate vs. death rate in Indonesia was 15.94 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Indonesia?: The highest recorded value was 44.39 births per 1,000 people in 1960.
What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Indonesia?: The lowest recorded value was 15.94 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Indonesia rank for birth rate vs. death rate?: Indonesia ranks 104th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Indonesia?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.