Balikpapan, Indonesia Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Balikpapan, Indonesia metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Balikpapan in 2024 is 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.
  • The metro area population of Balikpapan in 2021 was 696,000, a 2.05% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in Indonesia
City Name Population
Jakarta 11,436,000
Bekasi 3,831,000
Depok 3,133,000
Surabaya 3,089,000
Bandung 2,714,000
Tangerang 2,571,000
Medan 2,479,000
Semarang 2,014,000
Palembang 1,853,000
Batam 1,806,000
Ujung Pandang 1,705,000
Pekan Baru 1,335,000
Tasikmalaya 1,258,000
Bogor 1,256,000
Bandar Lampung 1,186,000
Samarinda 1,128,000
Denpasar 1,075,000
Padang 1,053,000
Malang 933,000
Banjarmasin 785,000
Balikpapan 739,000
Pontianak 721,000
Jambi 673,000
Ambon 588,000
Surakarta 552,000
Mataram 550,000
Yogyakarta 468,000
Manado 466,000
Bengkulu 441,000
Sukabumi 362,000
Jayapura 341,000
Cirebon 337,000
Pekalongan 332,000
Balikpapan - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
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%