Largest Cities in Indonesia 2026: Population Ranking

Indonesia's cities at a glance

Updated October 2026

Dots sized by population · Jakarta in orange

Indonesia has 16 cities with more than a million inhabitants and 168 with more than 100,000 (city-proper figures). The largest is Jakarta with 8,540,121 people, followed by Surabaya (3,018,022) and Bekasi (2,648,272). The three largest cities together hold about 4.9% of the country's 288.5 million people.

The capital, Jakarta, is also the largest city.

By region, the most large cities are in West Java (46), East Java (18), Central Java (18).

Country-level figures — live population, births and deaths, growth, density and history — are on the Indonesia population page; provinces, terrain, rivers and society maps are in the Indonesia atlas.

Indonesia cities by population

168 cities · GeoNames · city proper

#	City	Region	Population	Share of Indonesia
1	JakartaCapital	Jakarta	8,540,121	3%
2	Surabaya	East Java	3,018,022	1%
3	Bekasi	West Java	2,648,272	0.9%
4	Bandung	West Java	2,528,163	0.9%
5	Medan	North Sumatra	2,486,283	0.9%
6	Depok	West Java	2,163,635	0.7%
7	Tangerang	Banten	1,927,815	0.7%
8	Palembang	South Sumatra	1,801,367	0.6%
9	Semarang	Central Java	1,694,740	0.6%
10	Makassar	South Sulawesi	1,474,393	0.5%
11	South Tangerang	Banten	1,429,529	0.5%
12	Batam	Riau	1,296,960	0.4%
13	Jepara	Central Java	1,257,912	0.4%
14	Pekanbaru	Riau	1,167,599	0.4%
15	Bandar Lampung	Lampung	1,166,066	0.4%
16	Bogor	West Java	1,078,351	0.4%
17	Padang	West Sumatra	942,938	0.3%
18	Malang	East Java	889,359	0.3%
19	Samarinda	East Kalimantan	865,306	0.3%
20	Tasikmalaya	West Java	770,839	0.3%
21	Serang	Banten	735,651	0.3%
22	Balikpapan	East Kalimantan	695,287	0.2%
23	Pontianak	West Kalimantan	686,019	0.2%
24	Situbondo	East Java	685,967	0.2%
25	Denpasar	Bali	670,210	0.2%
26	Banjarmasin	South Kalimantan	657,663	0.2%
27	Jambi City	Jambi	635,101	0.2%
28	Cimahi	West Java	581,994	0.2%
29	Surakarta	Central Java	526,870	0.2%
30	Kupang	East Nusa Tenggara	474,801	0.2%
31	Cilegon	Banten	470,378	0.2%
32	Manado	North Sulawesi	458,582	0.2%
33	Mataram	West Nusa Tenggara	441,147	0.2%
34	Jayapura	Papua	410,852	0.1%
35	Bengkulu	Bengkulu	397,321	0.1%
36	Palu	Central Sulawesi	389,959	0.1%
37	Yogyakarta	Yogyakarta	375,699	0.1%
38	Sukabumi	West Java	365,735	0.1%
39	Cibinong	West Java	363,424	0.1%
40	Kendari	Southeast Sulawesi	351,085	0.1%
41	Dumai	Riau	349,389	0.1%
42	Ambon	Maluku	347,288	0.1%
43	Cirebon	West Java	344,851	0.1%
44	Pekalongan	Central Java	324,564	0.1%
45	Palangkaraya	Central Kalimantan	318,247	0.1%
46	Percut	North Sumatra	311,063	0.1%
47	Karawang	West Java	307,880	0.1%
48	Kediri	East Java	301,424	0.1%
49	Jember	East Java	298,585	0.1%
50	Tegal	Central Java	297,173	0.1%
51	Banjarbaru	South Kalimantan	293,332	0.1%
52	Cileungsir	West Java	289,833	0.1%
53	Binjai	North Sumatra	279,302	0.1%
54	Pematangsiantar	North Sumatra	279,198	0.1%
55	Banda Aceh	Aceh	267,962	0.1%
56	Pasarkemis	West Java	263,289	0.1%
57	Cilacap	Central Java	256,996	0.1%
58	Tarakan	North Kalimantan	255,310	0.1%
59	Singkawang	West Kalimantan	253,812	0.1%
60	Padangsidempuan	North Sumatra	243,843	0.1%
61	Probolinggo	East Java	243,746	0.1%
62	Toli-Toli	Central Sulawesi	242,783	0.1%
63	Lubuklinggau	South Sumatra	234,166	0.1%
64	Purwokerto	Central Java	230,235	0.1%
65	Tanjung Pinang	Riau Islands	227,663	0.1%
66	Pangkalpinang	Bangka–Belitung Islands	226,297	0.1%
67	Batu	East Java	225,408	0.1%
68	Bitung	North Sulawesi	225,134	0.1%
69	Klungkung	Bali	223,720	0.1%
70	Sorong	Southwest Papua	219,958	0.1%
71	Citeureup	West Java	214,668	0.1%
72	Pasuruan	East Java	213,469	0.1%
73	Loa Janan	East Kalimantan	212,816	0.1%
74	Ternate	North Maluku	210,836	0.1%
75	Banjar	West Java	209,791	0.1%
76	Ciputat	West Java	207,858	0.1%
77	Ciampea	West Java	207,212	0.1%
78	Gorontalo	Gorontalo	205,390	0.1%
79	Madiun	East Java	202,544	0.1%
80	Rengasdengklok	West Java	201,463	0.1%
81	Lhokseumawe	Aceh	200,876	0.1%
82	Sumedang	West Java	200,000	0.1%
83	Salatiga	Central Java	198,971	0.1%
84	Sawangan	West Java	197,170	0.1%
85	Bontang	East Kalimantan	194,606	0.1%
86	Padalarang	West Java	193,114	0.1%
87	Curug	Banten	191,406	0.1%
88	Tanjungbalai	North Sumatra	190,935	0.1%
89	Labuan Bajo	East Nusa Tenggara	188,724	0.1%
90	Palopo	South Sulawesi	184,961	0.1%
91	Pemalang	Central Java	184,149	0.1%
92	Langsa	Aceh	184,016	0.1%
93	Lembang	West Java	183,130	0.1%
94	Singosari	East Java	182,656	0.1%
95	Metro	Lampung	182,293	0.1%
96	Purwakarta	West Java	179,233	0.1%
97	Teluknaga	West Java	175,155	0.1%
98	Cianjur	West Java	174,587	0.1%
99	Pamulang	West Java	174,557	0.1%
100	Cikupa	West Java	174,041	0.1%
101	Ungaran	Central Java	171,378	0.1%
102	Plumbon	West Java	167,105	0.1%
103	Sampit	Central Kalimantan	166,773	0.1%
104	Bima	West Nusa Tenggara	165,113	0.1%
105	Banjaran	West Java	164,952	0.1%
106	Baubau	Southeast Sulawesi	161,280	0.1%
107	Blitar	East Java	161,204	0.1%
108	Parepare	South Sulawesi	160,309	0.1%
109	Sunggal	North Sumatra	157,914	0.1%
110	Perbaungan	North Sumatra	157,174	0.1%
111	Watampone	South Sulawesi	149,336	0.1%
112	Astanajapura	West Java	148,047	0.1%
113	Nusantara	East Kalimantan	147,430	0.1%
114	Timika	Central Papua	142,909	0%
115	Kisaran	North Sumatra	141,915	0%
116	Mojokerto	East Java	141,785	0%
117	Payakumbuh	West Sumatra	139,576	0%
118	Batang	Central Java	139,492	0%
119	Purwodadi	Central Java	139,387	0%
120	Sidoarjo	East Java	139,189	0%
121	Weru	West Java	139,004	0%
122	Subang	West Java	137,234	0%
123	Rangkasbitung	Banten	137,041	0%
124	Gunungsitoli	North Sumatra	136,707	0%
125	Baturaja	South Sumatra	134,759	0%
126	Adiwerna	Central Java	134,188	0%
127	Singaraja	Bali	133,784	0%
128	Manokwari	West Papua	132,300	0%
129	Garut	West Java	131,809	0%
130	Martapura	South Kalimantan	131,449	0%
131	Parung	West Java	128,905	0%
132	Magelang	Central Java	128,709	0%
133	Cikampek	West Java	127,173	0%
134	Klaten	Central Java	126,831	0%
135	Jombang	East Java	126,465	0%
136	Paseh	West Java	126,181	0%
137	Sukawati	Bali	125,470	0%
138	Lumajang	East Java	123,626	0%
139	Indramayu	West Java	123,263	0%
140	Kotamobagu	North Sulawesi	121,756	0%
141	Bukittinggi	West Sumatra	121,028	0%
142	Sepatan	West Java	118,439	0%
143	Banyuwangi	East Java	117,558	0%
144	Tebingtinggi	North Sumatra	117,530	0%
145	Kedungwuni	Central Java	117,249	0%
146	Merauke	South Papua	116,864	0%
147	Soreang	West Java	116,780	0%
148	Pamanukan	West Java	114,290	0%
149	Lawang	East Java	112,540	0%
150	Kuningan	West Java	111,742	0%
151	Cileunyi	West Java	111,476	0%
152	Kresek	West Java	110,182	0%
153	Ciamis	West Java	109,839	0%
154	Pelabuhanratu	West Java	109,523	0%
155	Pangkalanbuun	Central Kalimantan	108,814	0%
156	Pati	Central Java	107,028	0%
157	Cikarang	West Java	106,479	0%
158	Pare	East Java	106,007	0%
159	Arjawinangun	West Java	105,845	0%
160	Subulussalam	Aceh	105,553	0%
161	Prabumulih	South Sumatra	103,470	0%
162	Tanjung Pandan	Bangka–Belitung Islands	103,062	0%
163	Rantauprapat	North Sumatra	103,009	0%
164	Belawan	North Sumatra	102,707	0%
165	Sungai Penuh	Jambi	102,224	0%
166	Sungailiat	Bangka–Belitung Islands	100,750	0%
167	Grogol	Central Java	100,613	0%
168	Negara	Bali	100,074	0%

Cities with 300,000 or more people link to their own page. The list keeps every city of 100,000+ and at least the 30 largest places of the country.

Frequently asked questions

What is the largest city in Indonesia?

Jakarta, with about 8,540,121 inhabitants (city proper).

What is the capital of Indonesia?

Jakarta — population 8,540,121, the largest city in the country.

How many cities in Indonesia have over one million people?

16: Jakarta, Surabaya, Bekasi, Bandung, Medan, Depok, Tangerang, Palembang, Semarang, Makassar, South Tangerang, Batam, Jepara, Pekanbaru, Bandar Lampung, Bogor.

Are these metropolitan-area populations?

No. They are city-proper figures (the administrative city) from GeoNames, based on the latest census or official estimate. Metropolitan areas, which include suburbs and satellite towns, are larger — often several times larger for the biggest cities.

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