The data displays the degree of urbanization in Indonesia from 2007 to 2017. Urbanization means the share of urban population in the total population of a country. In 2017, 55.18% of Indonesia's total population lived in urban areas and cities.
Indonesia's urban and rural population
In 2010, 51% of the world’s population lived in cities while 49% of the world’s population lived in rural areas. Indonesia is a prime example for this almost equal distribution: In 2010, for example, Indonesia’s population was half urban and half rural.
