Medan's 2024 population is now estimated at 2,479,070. In 1950, the population of Medan was 284,000. Medan has grown by 40,020 in the last year, which represents a 1.64% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Medan, which typically includes Medan's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 2,966,020 |
| 2034 | 2,924,430 |
| 2033 | 2,881,860 |
| 2032 | 2,838,370 |
| 2031 | 2,794,090 |
| 2030 | 2,749,030 |
| 2029 | 2,703,380 |
| 2028 | 2,657,360 |
| 2027 | 2,611,410 |
| 2026 | 2,565,940 |
| 2025 | 2,521,590 |
| 2024 | 2,479,070 |
| 2023 | 2,439,050 |
| 2022 | 2,402,040 |
| 2021 | 2,368,350 |
| 2020 | 2,337,960 |
| 2019 | 2,310,520 |
| 2018 | 2,285,340 |
| 2017 | 2,261,480 |
| 2016 | 2,237,870 |
| 2015 | 2,214,500 |
| 2014 | 2,191,380 |
| 2013 | 2,168,510 |
| 2012 | 2,145,900 |
| 2011 | 2,123,460 |
| 2010 | 2,101,290 |
| 2009 | 2,081,220 |
| 2008 | 2,061,730 |
| 2007 | 2,042,370 |
| 2006 | 2,023,220 |
| 2005 | 2,004,240 |
| 2004 | 1,985,480 |
| 2003 | 1,966,830 |
| 2002 | 1,948,390 |
| 2001 | 1,930,120 |
| 2000 | 1,912,050 |
| 1999 | 1,892,420 |
| 1998 | 1,873,020 |
| 1997 | 1,853,820 |
| 1996 | 1,834,840 |
| 1995 | 1,816,000 |
| 1994 | 1,797,380 |
| 1993 | 1,778,960 |
| 1992 | 1,760,740 |
| 1991 | 1,742,670 |
| 1990 | 1,717,660 |
| 1989 | 1,679,060 |
| 1988 | 1,641,390 |
| 1987 | 1,604,460 |
| 1986 | 1,568,410 |
| 1985 | 1,533,170 |
| 1984 | 1,498,770 |
| 1983 | 1,465,050 |
| 1982 | 1,432,140 |
| 1981 | 1,399,960 |
| 1980 | 1,340,390 |
| 1979 | 1,230,900 |
| 1978 | 1,130,480 |
| 1977 | 1,038,250 |
| 1976 | 953,665 |
| 1975 | 875,762 |
| 1974 | 804,317 |
| 1973 | 738,701 |
| 1972 | 678,517 |
| 1971 | 631,350 |
| 1970 | 613,580 |
| 1969 | 596,310 |
| 1968 | 579,549 |
| 1967 | 563,215 |
| 1966 | 547,363 |
| 1965 | 531,957 |
| 1964 | 517,004 |
| 1963 | 502,433 |
| 1962 | 488,291 |
| 1961 | 471,766 |
| 1960 | 450,524 |
| 1959 | 430,182 |
| 1958 | 410,786 |
| 1957 | 392,264 |
| 1956 | 374,601 |
| 1955 | 357,688 |
| 1954 | 341,560 |
| 1953 | 326,159 |
| 1952 | 311,473 |
| 1951 | 297,410 |
| 1950 | 284,000 |
Year | Population | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 284,000 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 297,410 | 4.72% | 13,410 |
| 1952 | 311,473 | 4.73% | 14,063 |
| 1953 | 326,159 | 4.72% | 14,686 |
| 1954 | 341,560 | 4.72% | 15,401 |
| 1955 | 357,688 | 4.72% | 16,128 |
| 1956 | 374,601 | 4.73% | 16,913 |
| 1957 | 392,264 | 4.72% | 17,663 |
| 1958 | 410,786 | 4.72% | 18,522 |
| 1959 | 430,182 | 4.72% | 19,396 |
| 1960 | 450,524 | 4.73% | 20,342 |
| 1961 | 471,766 | 4.71% | 21,242 |
| 1962 | 488,291 | 3.5% | 16,525 |
| 1963 | 502,433 | 2.9% | 14,142 |
| 1964 | 517,004 | 2.9% | 14,571 |
| 1965 | 531,957 | 2.89% | 14,953 |
| 1966 | 547,363 | 2.9% | 15,406 |
| 1967 | 563,215 | 2.9% | 15,852 |
| 1968 | 579,549 | 2.9% | 16,334 |
| 1969 | 596,310 | 2.89% | 16,761 |
| 1970 | 613,580 | 2.9% | 17,270 |
| 1971 | 631,350 | 2.9% | 17,770 |
| 1972 | 678,517 | 7.47% | 47,167 |
| 1973 | 738,701 | 8.87% | 60,184 |
| 1974 | 804,317 | 8.88% | 65,616 |
| 1975 | 875,762 | 8.88% | 71,445 |
| 1976 | 953,665 | 8.9% | 77,903 |
| 1977 | 1,038,250 | 8.87% | 84,585 |
| 1978 | 1,130,480 | 8.88% | 92,230 |
| 1979 | 1,230,900 | 8.88% | 100,420 |
| 1980 | 1,340,390 | 8.9% | 109,490 |
| 1981 | 1,399,960 | 4.44% | 59,570 |
| 1982 | 1,432,140 | 2.3% | 32,180 |
| 1983 | 1,465,050 | 2.3% | 32,910 |
| 1984 | 1,498,770 | 2.3% | 33,720 |
| 1985 | 1,533,170 | 2.3% | 34,400 |
| 1986 | 1,568,410 | 2.3% | 35,240 |
| 1987 | 1,604,460 | 2.3% | 36,050 |
| 1988 | 1,641,390 | 2.3% | 36,930 |
| 1989 | 1,679,060 | 2.3% | 37,670 |
| 1990 | 1,717,660 | 2.3% | 38,600 |
| 1991 | 1,742,670 | 1.46% | 25,010 |
| 1992 | 1,760,740 | 1.04% | 18,070 |
| 1993 | 1,778,960 | 1.03% | 18,220 |
| 1994 | 1,797,380 | 1.04% | 18,420 |
| 1995 | 1,816,000 | 1.04% | 18,620 |
| 1996 | 1,834,840 | 1.04% | 18,840 |
| 1997 | 1,853,820 | 1.03% | 18,980 |
| 1998 | 1,873,020 | 1.04% | 19,200 |
| 1999 | 1,892,420 | 1.04% | 19,400 |
| 2000 | 1,912,050 | 1.04% | 19,630 |
| 2001 | 1,930,120 | 0.95% | 18,070 |
| 2002 | 1,948,390 | 0.95% | 18,270 |
| 2003 | 1,966,830 | 0.95% | 18,440 |
| 2004 | 1,985,480 | 0.95% | 18,650 |
| 2005 | 2,004,240 | 0.94% | 18,760 |
| 2006 | 2,023,220 | 0.95% | 18,980 |
| 2007 | 2,042,370 | 0.95% | 19,150 |
| 2008 | 2,061,730 | 0.95% | 19,360 |
| 2009 | 2,081,220 | 0.95% | 19,490 |
| 2010 | 2,101,290 | 0.96% | 20,070 |
| 2011 | 2,123,460 | 1.06% | 22,170 |
| 2012 | 2,145,900 | 1.06% | 22,440 |
| 2013 | 2,168,510 | 1.05% | 22,610 |
| 2014 | 2,191,380 | 1.05% | 22,870 |
| 2015 | 2,214,500 | 1.06% | 23,120 |
| 2016 | 2,237,870 | 1.06% | 23,370 |
| 2017 | 2,261,480 | 1.06% | 23,610 |
| 2018 | 2,285,340 | 1.06% | 23,860 |
| 2019 | 2,310,520 | 1.1% | 25,180 |
| 2020 | 2,337,960 | 1.19% | 27,440 |
| 2021 | 2,368,350 | 1.3% | 30,390 |
| 2022 | 2,402,040 | 1.42% | 33,690 |
| 2023 | 2,439,050 | 1.54% | 37,010 |
| 2024 | 2,479,070 | 1.64% | 40,020 |
| 2025 | 2,521,590 | 1.72% | 42,520 |
| 2026 | 2,565,940 | 1.76% | 44,350 |
| 2027 | 2,611,410 | 1.77% | 45,470 |
| 2028 | 2,657,360 | 1.76% | 45,950 |
| 2029 | 2,703,380 | 1.73% | 46,020 |
| 2030 | 2,749,030 | 1.69% | 45,650 |
| 2031 | 2,794,090 | 1.64% | 45,060 |
| 2032 | 2,838,370 | 1.58% | 44,280 |
| 2033 | 2,881,860 | 1.53% | 43,490 |
| 2034 | 2,924,430 | 1.48% | 42,570 |
| 2035 | 2,966,020 | 1.42% | 41,590 |
Name | 2024 Pop. | 2024 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Jakarta | 11,436,000 | 1.66% |
| Bekasi | 3,830,680 | 2.72% |
| Depok | 3,133,300 | 3.03% |
| Surabaya | 3,088,750 | 1.46% |
| Bandung | 2,714,220 | 1.5% |
| Tangerang | 2,570,980 | 2.26% |
| Medan | 2,479,070 | 1.64% |
| Semarang | 2,013,570 | 1.94% |
| Palembang | 1,852,670 | 1.88% |
| Batam | 1,806,150 | 3.32% |
| Makassar | 1,704,930 | 1.9% |
| Pekan Baru | 1,334,530 | 2.39% |
| Tasikmalaya | 1,258,120 | 3.65% |
| Bogor | 1,256,160 | 2.01% |
| Bandar Lampung | 1,186,230 | 2.06% |
| Samarinda | 1,128,180 | 2.53% |
| Denpasar | 1,075,240 | 2.11% |
| Padang | 1,052,850 | 1.86% |
| Malang | 933,392 | 1.52% |
| Banjarmasin | 785,125 | 1.84% |