Jakarta — special capital region population
Jakarta has a recorded base population of 10,609,681 for the special capital region definition (Population reference date not supplied in local record). GeoNames administrative-unit record; the moving counter uses World Bank national growth (2025); not measured local growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Jakarta UN urban centre: 41,913,860 people (2025), larger than the displayed special capital region figure of 10,609,681. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 8,540,121; the UN value is larger (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Administrative units of Jakarta
6 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 6 of 6 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 10,493,079; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed special capital region denominator 10,609,681; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Administrasi Jakarta Timur | 3,037,139 | 28.63% | Not independently verified |
| Kota Administrasi Jakarta Barat | 2,365,502 | 22.30% | Not independently verified |
| Kota Administrasi Jakarta Selatan | 2,226,812 | 20.99% | Not independently verified |
| Kota Administrasi Jakarta Utara | 1,778,981 | 16.77% | Not independently verified |
| Kota Administrasi Jakarta Pusat | 1,056,896 | 9.96% | Not independently verified |
| Kabupaten Administrasi Kepulauan Seribu | 27,749 | 0.26% | Not independently verified |
Comparable database records
Same definition label: special capital region. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 10,609,681 as denominator.
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About these numbers
Source: GeoNames administrative-unit record. Reference: Population reference date not supplied in local record; GeoNames record modified 2026-04-16 (not the population date). Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-07-01 using World Bank national growth (2025); not measured local growth (+0.78% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 10,609,681, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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