List of Indonesian cities by population

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates This is a list of the most populous cities in Indonesia. It excludes urban-characterized settlements such as regency seats, which does not have city status. Indonesia has 93 cities classified as kota (city), one provincial-level capital city, and one provincial-level special city. Population figures are taken from the 2020 census and the more recent official estimates as at mid 2023, all by Statistics Indonesia (BPS).

Jakarta is the largest city and the only megacity in Indonesia, with a population of 10.70 million. As a primate city, Jakarta is nearly four times larger than the second largest city Surabaya. Jakarta, along with Capital City of Nusantara, are unique compared to other cities in Indonesia, since they are technically provinces with a city management. Jakarta is subdivided into five administrative cities and an administrative regency, which are not self-governed (without municipal council nor government budget). Each of Jakarta's five satellite cities also have passed the one million mark in population, with the largest one being Bekasi.

The other largest cities by region include Medan (Sumatra, also the largest outside of Java), Samarinda (Kalimantan), Denpasar (Lesser Sunda Islands), Makassar (Sulawesi), Ambon (Maluku Islands), and Jayapura (Western New Guinea). Over the decade from 2010 to 2020, Jayapura was also the fastest-growing city in Indonesia, at 70% in that decade. As of the 2020 census, there are a total of fourteen cities in Indonesia exceeding a population of one million people, and about 32.6 million people live in these fourteen cities (or 12.07% of Indonesia's population of 270.2 million people as of the 2020 census).

Most of the provinces' largest cities in Indonesia are also their capital cities. The exceptions are Bekasi (West Java), Tangerang (Banten), Batam (Riau Islands), Banjarmasin (South Kalimantan), Tarakan (North Kalimantan), and Ternate (North Maluku).

Cities by population

• Bold: province's capital city
• Italics: province's largest city

City	Province	Region	2020 census	2010 census	Change 2010 to 2020	mid 2023 official estimate	Notes
Jakarta	Specific Region of Jakarta	Java	Template:Change	10,672,100	comprising the non-autonomous administrative cities of West Jakarta, Central Jakarta, South Jakarta, East Jakarta and North Jakarta, plus the administrative regency of Kepulauan Seribu.
Surabaya	East Java	Java	Template:Change	3,009,286
Bekasi	West Java	Java	Template:Change	2,627,207	Satellite city of Jakarta
Bandung	West Java	Java	Template:Change	2,506,603
Medan	North Sumatra	Sumatra	Template:Change	2,494,512	Most populated city outside of Java
Depok	West Java	Java	Template:Change	2,145,400	Satellite city of Jakarta
Tangerang	Banten	Java	Template:Change	1,912,679	Satellite city of Jakarta
Palembang	South Sumatra	Sumatra	Template:Change	1,772,492
Semarang	Central Java	Java	Template:Change	1,694,740
Makassar	South Sulawesi	Sulawesi	Template:Change	1,474,393
South Tangerang	Banten	Java	Template:Change	1,404,785	Satellite city of Jakarta
Batam	Riau Islands	Sumatra	Template:Change	1,256,610
Bogor	West Java	Java	Template:Change	1,127,408	Satellite city of Jakarta
Pekanbaru	Riau	Sumatra	Template:Change	1,123,348
Bandar Lampung	Lampung	Sumatra	Template:Change	1,100,109
Padang	West Sumatra	Sumatra	Template:Change	942,938
Samarinda	East Kalimantan	Kalimantan	Template:Change	861,878
Malang	East Java	Java	Template:Change	847,182
Tasikmalaya	West Java	Java	Template:Change	741,760
Serang	Banten	Java	Template:Change	723,794
Balikpapan	East Kalimantan	Kalimantan	Template:Change	738,532	Satellite city of Nusantara
Banjarmasin	South Kalimantan	Kalimantan	Template:Change	675,915
Pontianak	West Kalimantan	Kalimantan	Template:Change	675,468
Denpasar	Bali	Lesser Sunda Islands	Template:Change	660,984
Jambi	Jambi	Sumatra	Template:Change	627,774
Cimahi	West Java	Java	Template:Change	590,782	Satellite city of Bandung
Surakarta	Central Java	Java	Template:Change	526,870
Nusantara	Specific Region of the Capital City of Nusantara	Kalimantan	Template:Change	488,409
Kupang	East Nusa Tenggara	Lesser Sunda Islands	Template:Change	466,632
Manado	North Sulawesi	Sulawesi	Template:Change	458,582
Cilegon	Banten	Java	Template:Change	450,507
Mataram	West Nusa Tenggara	Lesser Sunda Islands	Template:Change	441,147
Jayapura	Papua	Western New Guinea	Template:Change	414,862
Bengkulu	Bengkulu	Sumatra	Template:Change	391,117
Palu	Central Sulawesi	Sulawesi	Template:Change	387,493
Yogyakarta	Special Region of Yogyakarta	Java	Template:Change	375,699
Sukabumi	West Java	Java	Template:Change	360,644
Ambon	Maluku	Maluku Islands	Template:Change	354,052
Kendari	Southeast Sulawesi	Sulawesi	Template:Change	351,085
Cirebon	West Java	Java	Template:Change	341,980
Dumai	Riau	Sumatra	Template:Change	338,064
Pekalongan	Central Java	Java	Template:Change	317,524
Palangka Raya	Central Kalimantan	Kalimantan	Template:Change	305,797
Binjai	North Sumatra	Sumatra	Template:Change	303,272	Satellite city of Medan
Kediri	East Java	Java	Template:Change	298,830
Sorong	Southwest Papua	Western New Guinea	Template:Change	294,978
Pematangsiantar	North Sumatra	Sumatra	Template:Change	274,838
Banjarbaru	South Kalimantan	Kalimantan	Template:Change	272,763	Satellite city of Banjarmasin
Tegal	Central Java	Java	Template:Change	262,781
Banda Aceh	Aceh	Sumatra	Template:Change	261,969
Tarakan	North Kalimantan	Kalimantan	Template:Change	249,960
Probolinggo	East Java	Java	Template:Change	246,980
Singkawang	West Kalimantan	Kalimantan	Template:Change	246,112
Lubuklinggau	South Sumatra	Sumatra	Template:Change	241,894
Padang Sidempuan	North Sumatra	Sumatra	Template:Change	236,217
Tanjungpinang	Riau Islands	Sumatra	Template:Change	234,840
Bitung	North Sulawesi	Sulawesi	Template:Change	232,440	Satellite city of Manado
Pangkalpinang	Bangka Belitung Islands	Sumatra	Template:Change	226,297
Batu	East Java	Java	Template:Change	221,714
Pasuruan	East Java	Java	Template:Change	212,466
Banjar	West Java	Java	Template:Change	207,510
Gorontalo	Gorontalo	Sulawesi	Template:Change	205,390
Ternate	North Maluku	Maluku Islands	Template:Change	204,920
Madiun	East Java	Java	Template:Change	202,544
Salatiga	Central Java	Java	Template:Change	201,369	Satellite city of Semarang
Prabumulih	South Sumatra	Sumatra	Template:Change	200,673
Lhokseumawe	Aceh	Sumatra	Template:Change	196,067
Langsa	Aceh	Sumatra	Template:Change	194,730
Bontang	East Kalimantan	Kalimantan	Template:Change	189,968
Tanjungbalai	North Sumatra	Sumatra	Template:Change	183,170
Tebing Tinggi	North Sumatra	Sumatra	Template:Change	178,914
Metro	Lampung	Sumatra	Template:Change	178,381
Palopo	South Sulawesi	Sulawesi	Template:Change	177,526
Bima	West Nusa Tenggara	Lesser Sunda Islands	Template:Change	161,362
Baubau	Southeast Sulawesi	Sulawesi	Template:Change	161,280
Parepare	South Sulawesi	Sulawesi	Template:Change	160,309
Blitar	East Java	Java	Template:Change	159,781
Pagar Alam	South Sumatra	Sumatra	Template:Change	150,881
Payakumbuh	West Sumatra	Sumatra	Template:Change	144,830
Gunungsitoli	North Sumatra	Sumatra	Template:Change	142,890
Mojokerto	East Java	Java	Template:Change	141,785	Satellite city of Surabaya
Bukittinggi	West Sumatra	Sumatra	Template:Change	124,047
Kotamobagu	North Sulawesi	Sulawesi	Template:Change	123,918
Magelang	Central Java	Java	Template:Change	122,150
Tidore Islands	North Maluku	Maluku Islands	Template:Change	118,613
Tomohon	North Sulawesi	Sulawesi	Template:Change	103,072	Satellite city of Manado
Sungai Penuh	Jambi	Sumatra	Template:Change	99,771
Subulussalam	Aceh	Sumatra	Template:Change	97,770
Pariaman	West Sumatra	Sumatra	Template:Change	97,206
Sibolga	North Sumatra	Sumatra	Template:Change	91,265
Tual	Maluku	Maluku Islands	Template:Change	90,007
Solok	West Sumatra	Sumatra	Template:Change	77,842
Sawahlunto	West Sumatra	Sumatra	Template:Change	67,760
Padang Panjang	West Sumatra	Sumatra	Template:Change	58,627
Sabang	Aceh	Sumatra	Template:Change	43,527

See also

• List of metropolitan areas in Indonesia