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Cirebon: population

Cirebon, Indonesia: 1.57 million people in 2025, by the UN estimate.

Rank among the cities of the country: 14 of 389.

In 1975 it had 772,000 people.

In 2000 it had 1.41 million people, so it has grown by 11% since then.

For 2050 the UN projects 1.37 million people.

A city here is a dense area of at least 1,500 people per km² with at least 50,000 people, drawn on a population grid by the UN degree of urbanisation. It can differ from the city’s administrative borders and from national statistics. Years from 2026 on are projections.

Population, 1975 to 2050Projected from 20260500K1M1.5M2M19801990200020102020203020402050
2025 Cirebon: 1.6M

Largest cities: Indonesia

City20252050, projected
Jakarta41,913,86051,784,216
Bandung8,909,1049,746,912
Surabaya6,843,5036,342,808
Medan4,245,8954,102,926
Tasikmalaya2,827,2553,351,772
Yogyakarta2,793,7472,432,351
Semarang2,679,3492,425,847
Denpasar2,352,7342,836,012
Makassar2,255,0882,389,019
Palembang2,132,5762,069,866

Indonesia: population and ages

Sources: World Urbanization Prospects 2025, UN DESA Population Division (CC BY 3.0 IGO).

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