What is the population of Bekasi?
Bekasi has a city population of 2,648,272. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Bekasi
Indonesia's third-largest city by population, Bekasi holds 2,648,272 residents and accounts for 0.9% of the national total. Located 16 km from Jakarta, it sits among a cluster of major urban centres: Depok lies 26 km away with 2,163,635 residents, while Cileungsir (289,833) and Cikarang (106,479) are each 18 km distant. The city ranks first among 65 cities in West Java.
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
Rank in region
#1of 65
Elevation
18 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Jakarta
Coordinates
-6.235, 106.990
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 |
| Bekasi | 2.65M |
Bekasi Population FAQ
Where is Bekasi?
Bekasi is in West Java, Indonesia, 16 km from the capital, Jakarta. Its coordinates are -6.235, 106.990.
How big is Bekasi compared with other cities in Indonesia?
It is the 3rd largest of the 446 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Indonesia, holding 0.9% of the national population.