Balikpapan, Indonesia Metro Area Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Balikpapan, Indonesia metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Balikpapan in 2025 is 754,000, a 2.03% increase from 2024.
  • The metro area population of Balikpapan in 2024 was 739,000, a 1.93% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Balikpapan in 2023 was 725,000, a 2.11% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Balikpapan in 2022 was 710,000, a 2.01% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in Indonesia
City Name Population
Jakarta 11,634,000
Bekasi 3,926,000
Depok 3,218,000
Surabaya 3,138,000
Bandung 2,758,000
Tangerang 2,627,000
Medan 2,522,000
Semarang 2,052,000
Palembang 1,888,000
Batam 1,859,000
Ujung Pandang 1,737,000
Pekan Baru 1,365,000
Tasikmalaya 1,298,000
Bogor 1,281,000
Bandar Lampung 1,210,000
Samarinda 1,155,000
Denpasar 1,097,000
Padang 1,073,000
Malang 949,000
Banjarmasin 800,000
Balikpapan 754,000
Pontianak 735,000
Jambi 685,000
Ambon 604,000
Mataram 562,000
Surakarta 561,000
Yogyakarta 476,000
Manado 474,000
Bengkulu 451,000
Sukabumi 369,000
Jayapura 347,000
Cirebon 342,000
Pekalongan 338,000
Balikpapan - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 754,000 2.03%
2024 739,000 1.93%
2023 725,000 2.11%
2022 710,000 2.01%
2021 696,000 2.05%
2020 682,000 1.94%
2019 669,000 2.14%
2018 655,000 1.87%
2017 643,000 2.06%
2016 630,000 1.94%
2015 618,000 1.98%
2014 606,000 2.02%
2013 594,000 2.06%
2012 582,000 1.93%
2011 571,000 2.15%
2010 559,000 2.95%
2009 543,000 3.04%
2008 527,000 3.33%
2007 510,000 3.03%
2006 495,000 3.34%
2005 479,000 3.01%
2004 465,000 3.33%
2003 450,000 3.21%
2002 436,000 3.07%
2001 423,000 3.17%
2000 410,000 3.02%
1999 398,000 2.84%
1998 387,000 2.93%
1997 376,000 3.01%
1996 365,000 3.11%
1995 354,000 2.91%
1994 344,000 2.99%
1993 334,000 2.77%
1992 325,000 3.17%
1991 315,000 2.27%
1990 308,000 0.98%
1989 305,000 0.99%
1988 302,000 1.00%
1987 299,000 0.67%
1986 297,000 1.02%
1985 294,000 1.03%
1984 291,000 1.04%
1983 288,000 1.05%
1982 285,000 1.06%
1981 282,000 3.30%
1980 273,000 7.91%
1979 253,000 8.12%
1978 234,000 8.33%
1977 216,000 8.00%
1976 200,000 8.11%
1975 185,000 8.19%
1974 171,000 8.23%
1973 158,000 8.22%
1972 146,000 7.35%
1971 136,000 3.82%
1970 131,000 4.80%
1969 125,000 4.17%
1968 120,000 3.45%
1967 116,000 4.50%
1966 111,000 3.74%
1965 107,000 4.90%
1964 102,000 4.08%
1963 98,000 4.26%
1962 94,000 3.30%
1961 91,000 4.60%
1960 87,000 3.57%
1959 84,000 3.70%
1958 81,000 2.53%
1957 79,000 3.95%
1956 76,000 4.11%
1955 73,000 4.29%
1954 70,000 2.94%
1953 68,000 3.03%
1952 66,000 4.76%
1951 63,000 3.28%
1950 61,000 0.00%