What is the population of Batam?
Batam has a city population of 1,296,960. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Indonesia · Asia
Batam
Riau · Indonesia
City population
1,296,960
#12
in Indonesia
#1
in Riau
#391
worldwide
1.149, 104.025 · 877 km from Jakarta
About Batam
Ranked 391st in the world, this city of 1.3 million people is the largest in Riau and accounts for 0.5% of Indonesia's national population. Located 877 km from Jakarta, it sits just 25 km from Singapore, whose 5.6 million residents make it by far the nearest major urban centre. Pasir Gudang, with 535,000 people, lies 37 km away.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Riau
Rank in region
#1of 4
Elevation
38 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Jakarta
Coordinates
1.149, 104.025
Record updated
2026-06-11
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 446 in IndonesiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Batam | 1.3M |
Batam Population FAQ
Where is Batam?
Batam is in Riau, Indonesia, 877 km from the capital, Jakarta. Its coordinates are 1.149, 104.025.
How big is Batam compared with other cities in Indonesia?
It is the 12th largest of the 446 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Indonesia, holding 0.5% of the national population.