Medan, Indonesia Metro Area Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Medan, Indonesia metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Medan in 2025 is 2,522,000, a 1.73% increase from 2024.
  • The metro area population of Medan in 2024 was 2,479,000, a 1.64% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Medan in 2023 was 2,439,000, a 1.54% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Medan in 2022 was 2,402,000, a 1.44% 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
Medan - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 2,522,000 1.73%
2024 2,479,000 1.64%
2023 2,439,000 1.54%
2022 2,402,000 1.44%
2021 2,368,000 1.28%
2020 2,338,000 1.17%
2019 2,311,000 1.14%
2018 2,285,000 1.06%
2017 2,261,000 1.03%
2016 2,238,000 1.04%
2015 2,215,000 1.10%
2014 2,191,000 1.01%
2013 2,169,000 1.07%
2012 2,146,000 1.08%
2011 2,123,000 1.05%
2010 2,101,000 0.96%
2009 2,081,000 0.92%
2008 2,062,000 0.98%
2007 2,042,000 0.94%
2006 2,023,000 0.95%
2005 2,004,000 0.96%
2004 1,985,000 0.92%
2003 1,967,000 0.98%
2002 1,948,000 0.93%
2001 1,930,000 0.94%
2000 1,912,000 1.06%
1999 1,892,000 1.01%
1998 1,873,000 1.02%
1997 1,854,000 1.04%
1996 1,835,000 1.05%
1995 1,816,000 1.06%
1994 1,797,000 1.01%
1993 1,779,000 1.02%
1992 1,761,000 1.03%
1991 1,743,000 1.46%
1990 1,718,000 2.32%
1989 1,679,000 2.32%
1988 1,641,000 2.31%
1987 1,604,000 2.30%
1986 1,568,000 2.28%
1985 1,533,000 2.27%
1984 1,499,000 2.32%
1983 1,465,000 2.30%
1982 1,432,000 2.29%
1981 1,400,000 4.48%
1980 1,340,000 8.85%
1979 1,231,000 8.94%
1978 1,130,000 8.86%
1977 1,038,000 8.81%
1976 954,000 8.90%
1975 876,000 8.96%
1974 804,000 8.80%
1973 739,000 8.84%
1972 679,000 7.61%
1971 631,000 2.77%
1970 614,000 3.02%
1969 596,000 2.76%
1968 580,000 3.02%
1967 563,000 2.93%
1966 547,000 2.82%
1965 532,000 2.90%
1964 517,000 2.99%
1963 502,000 2.87%
1962 488,000 3.39%
1961 472,000 4.66%
1960 451,000 4.88%
1959 430,000 4.62%
1958 411,000 4.85%
1957 392,000 4.53%
1956 375,000 4.75%
1955 358,000 4.68%
1954 342,000 4.91%
1953 326,000 4.82%
1952 311,000 4.71%
1951 297,000 4.58%
1950 284,000 0.00%