Surabaya, Indonesia Metro Area Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Surabaya, Indonesia metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Surabaya in 2025 is 3,138,000, a 1.59% increase from 2024.
  • The metro area population of Surabaya in 2024 was 3,089,000, a 1.48% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Surabaya in 2023 was 3,044,000, a 1.3% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Surabaya in 2022 was 3,005,000, a 1.11% 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
Surabaya - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 3,138,000 1.59%
2024 3,089,000 1.48%
2023 3,044,000 1.30%
2022 3,005,000 1.11%
2021 2,972,000 0.95%
2020 2,944,000 0.75%
2019 2,922,000 0.65%
2018 2,903,000 0.62%
2017 2,885,000 0.59%
2016 2,868,000 0.60%
2015 2,851,000 0.56%
2014 2,835,000 0.60%
2013 2,818,000 0.61%
2012 2,801,000 0.57%
2011 2,785,000 0.61%
2010 2,768,000 0.58%
2009 2,752,000 0.58%
2008 2,736,000 0.59%
2007 2,720,000 0.59%
2006 2,704,000 0.60%
2005 2,688,000 0.60%
2004 2,672,000 0.56%
2003 2,657,000 0.61%
2002 2,641,000 0.57%
2001 2,626,000 0.57%
2000 2,611,000 0.54%
1999 2,597,000 0.50%
1998 2,584,000 0.51%
1997 2,571,000 0.55%
1996 2,557,000 0.51%
1995 2,544,000 0.51%
1994 2,531,000 0.52%
1993 2,518,000 0.52%
1992 2,505,000 0.52%
1991 2,492,000 1.01%
1990 2,467,000 2.03%
1989 2,418,000 2.07%
1988 2,369,000 2.07%
1987 2,321,000 2.02%
1986 2,275,000 2.06%
1985 2,229,000 2.06%
1984 2,184,000 2.01%
1983 2,141,000 2.05%
1982 2,098,000 2.09%
1981 2,055,000 2.34%
1980 2,008,000 2.92%
1979 1,951,000 2.96%
1978 1,895,000 2.99%
1977 1,840,000 2.91%
1976 1,788,000 3.00%
1975 1,736,000 2.90%
1974 1,687,000 2.99%
1973 1,638,000 2.95%
1972 1,591,000 3.31%
1971 1,540,000 4.48%
1970 1,474,000 4.46%
1969 1,411,000 4.44%
1968 1,351,000 4.57%
1967 1,292,000 4.45%
1966 1,237,000 4.48%
1965 1,184,000 4.50%
1964 1,133,000 4.52%
1963 1,084,000 4.43%
1962 1,038,000 4.22%
1961 996,000 3.53%
1960 962,000 3.55%
1959 929,000 3.57%
1958 897,000 3.46%
1957 867,000 3.58%
1956 837,000 3.59%
1955 808,000 3.46%
1954 781,000 3.58%
1953 754,000 3.57%
1952 728,000 3.56%
1951 703,000 3.53%
1950 679,000 0.00%