Digital 2021: Indonesia
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This report contains all the latest internet stats, mobile stats, and social media stats for Indonesia, but read on below for essential insights into digital use in Indonesia in 2021.
Indonesia’s population
Indonesia had a population of 274.9 million in January 2021.
Indonesia’s population increased by 2.9 million (+1.1%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
49.7% of Indonesia’s population is female, while 50.3% of its population is male [note: the United Nations does not publish data for genders other than ‘female’ and ‘male’].
57.0% of Indonesia’s population lives in urban centres, while 43.0% lives in rural areas.
Internet users in Indonesia
There were 202.6 million internet users in Indonesia in January 2021.
The number of internet users in Indonesia increased by 27 million (+16%) between 2020 and 2021.
Internet penetration in Indonesia stood at 73.7% in January 2021.
Note: we no longer include data sourced from social media platforms in our internet user numbers, so the numbers shown above and in our complete Digital 2021 reports are not comparable with numbers published in our reports from previous years.
Social media statistics for Indonesia
There were 170.0 million social media users in Indonesia in January 2021.
The number of social media users in Indonesia increased by 10 million (+6.3%) between 2020 and 2021.
The number of social media users in Indonesia was equivalent to 61.8% of the total population in January 2021.
Note: Figures for social media users shown here and in our complete Digital 2021 reports may not equate to unique individuals. We have also included new sources in this year’s social media figures, so numbers shown here and in our Digital 2021 reports will not be comparable with numbers published in our previous reports.
Mobile connections in Indonesia
There were 345.3 million mobile connections in Indonesia in January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in Indonesia increased by 4.0 million (+1.2%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in Indonesia in January 2021 was equivalent to 125.6% of the total population.
Note: many people have more than one mobile connection, so figures for mobile connections may exceed 100% of the total population.
Additional resources
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Click here to see all of our published reports for Indonesia.
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