Regions of Indonesia: population and official figures
Indonesia is divided into 38 regions. The largest by population is West Java with 50,759,003 people (17.8% of the total); the smallest is South Papua with 549,651. Population, area and administrative units, poverty, inequality and unemployment come from the tables of the Ministry of Health's Indonesia Health Profile 2025, which reproduces figures of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Statistics Indonesia (BPS, from the Susenas and Sakernas surveys); minimum wages, output per worker and youth NEET rates come from the Ministry of Manpower. Papua was divided into six provinces in 2022-2024, so Papua and West Papua now cover less territory than before.
Who governs Indonesia's regions?
Provinces (38; 34 in 2020 data, four new Papuan provinces created in 2022): Governor and provincial council (DPRD) directly elected for five years; Yogyakarta's governor is its hereditary Sultan. Coordinates regencies and cities; the governor also represents central government.
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All 38 regions, largest first
| # | Region | Population | Year | Growth (1 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Java | 50,759,003 | 2025 | +1.0% |
| 2 | East Java | 42,089,271 | 2025 | +0.7% |
| 3 | Central Java | 38,233,933 | 2025 | +0.9% |
| 4 | North Sumatra | 15,785,839 | 2025 | +1.3% |
| 5 | Banten | 12,537,436 | 2025 | +1.0% |
| 6 | DKI Jakarta | 10,677,975 | 2025 | +0.1% |
| 7 | South Sulawesi | 9,563,127 | 2025 | +1.1% |
| 8 | Lampung | 9,522,913 | 2025 | +1.1% |
| 9 | South Sumatra | 8,928,515 | 2025 | +1.1% |
| 10 | Riau | 6,811,158 | 2025 | +1.3% |
| 11 | West Sumatra | 5,914,296 | 2025 | +1.4% |
| 12 | West Kalimantan | 5,766,030 | 2025 | +1.3% |
| 13 | East Nusa Tenggara | 5,742,564 | 2025 | +1.6% |
| 14 | West Nusa Tenggara | 5,731,107 | 2025 | +1.5% |
| 15 | Aceh | 5,625,960 | 2025 | +1.3% |
| 16 | Bali | 4,461,267 | 2025 | +0.7% |
| 17 | South Kalimantan | 4,323,330 | 2025 | +1.2% |
| 18 | East Kalimantan | 4,267,598 | 2025 | +3.5% |
| 19 | Special Region of Yogyakarta | 3,781,549 | 2025 | +0.6% |
| 20 | Jambi | 3,768,482 | 2025 | +1.2% |
| 21 | Central Sulawesi | 3,156,102 | 2025 | +1.1% |
| 22 | Central Kalimantan | 2,844,992 | 2025 | +1.3% |
| 23 | Southeast Sulawesi | 2,836,738 | 2025 | +1.6% |
| 24 | North Sulawesi | 2,721,438 | 2025 | +0.8% |
| 25 | Riau Islands | 2,213,456 | 2025 | +1.4% |
| 26 | Bengkulu | 2,138,044 | 2025 | +1.3% |
| 27 | Maluku | 1,970,563 | 2025 | +1.3% |
| 28 | Bangka Belitung Islands | 1,550,821 | 2025 | +1.3% |
| 29 | West Sulawesi | 1,525,335 | 2025 | +1.5% |
| 30 | Central Papua | 1,492,286 | 2025 | – |
| 31 | Highland Papua | 1,484,858 | 2025 | – |
| 32 | North Maluku | 1,373,824 | 2025 | +1.4% |
| 33 | Gorontalo | 1,242,238 | 2025 | +1.2% |
| 34 | Papua | 1,073,637 | 2025 | – |
| 35 | North Kalimantan | 749,367 | 2025 | +1.3% |
| 36 | Southwest Papua | 636,434 | 2025 | – |
| 37 | West Papua | 587,645 | 2025 | – |
| 38 | South Papua | 549,651 | 2025 | – |
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Sources
- Ministry of Health (Kemenkes), Secretariat General: Profil Kesehatan Indonesia 2025 (Indonesia Health Profile 2025), Lampiran 1.1: area, administrative units and population by province, 2025 (source cited in the table: Ministry of Home Affairs), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d90b802535dc…)
- Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker), Satudata Kemnaker: Upah Minimum Provinsi (UMP) di Indonesia Tahun 2026 (provincial minimum wages, set under Government Regulation 49 of 2025), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 75af2078cb8d…)
- Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker), Satudata Kemnaker: Upah Minimum Provinsi (UMP) di Indonesia Tahun 2025 (provincial minimum wages, set under Manpower Ministry Regulation 16 of 2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 023382f88b99…)
- Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker), Satudata Kemnaker: Tingkat Produktivitas Tenaga Kerja Berdasarkan Provinsi Tahun 2016-2025 (regional GDP per worker at constant 2010 prices, from BPS regional GDP of 10 February 2026 and Sakernas), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1afeb96d222f…)
- Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker), Satudata Kemnaker: Not in Employment, Education and Training (NEET), Februari 2026: NEET by province and sex (Sakernas February 2026), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 df089218f4bc…)
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