Bandung — Population
How many people live in Bandung, how young the city is, and how densely it is packed.
People
Total population
2.57M
2026+0.8% vs 2025
BPS mid-year projection (Proyeksi Penduduk Kabupaten/Kota Jawa Barat 2020–2035). Civil-registry counts (Disdukcapil) are higher.
Population growth rate
0.87%
2026
Average annual growth 2020–2026 from BPS projections; 0.89% for 2020–2025. Fastest in Gedebage (2.13%) and Ujung Berung (2.11%).
Population density
15,355
2026
Projected population over 167.31 km²; ranges from 4,808 (Gedebage) to 39,583 (Bojongloa Kaler).
Life expectancy at birth
76.3
2025
HDI component (SP2020 long-form basis); 75.83 years in 2024.
Mean years of schooling (age 25+)
11.41
2025
HDI component; 11.07 years in 2024. Expected years of schooling: 14.27.
Districts (kecamatan)
30
2025
Urban villages (kelurahan)
151
2025
Age structure
Share of residents by age group, 2026.
Men and women
8 areas, 30 districts
| Area | Districts (kecamatan) |
|---|---|
| SWK Bojonagara (North-west) The north-western quarter around Jalan Pasteur, where the Pasteur toll exit, Husein Sastranegara airport and the Stasiun Bandung area meet the Sukajadi shopping strip and the hillside UPI campus in Sukasari. | Andir, Sukasari, Cicendo, Sukajadi |
| SWK Cibeunying (North-central) Bandung's civic and campus heart: Gedung Sate, ITB and the Dago corridor, the Braga and Asia-Afrika heritage streets in Sumur Bandung, rising to the cool hills of Cidadap at the city's highest point. | Cidadap, Coblong, Bandung Wetan, Cibeunying Kidul, Cibeunying Kaler, Sumur Bandung |
| SWK Tegallega (South-west) A crowded, working south-west along Jalan Kopo and Soekarno-Hatta, with Terminal Leuwipanjang, the Cibaduyut shoe-making area and Bojongloa Kaler, the densest kecamatan in the city. | Astanaanyar, Bojongloa Kidul, Bojongloa Kaler, Babakan Ciparay, Bandung Kulon |
| SWK Karees (Central-south) South and east of the old centre, from the Alun-alun and Masjid Agung in Regol through the kampung and food streets of Lengkong to Batununggal and Stasiun Kiaracondong. | Regol, Lengkong, Batununggal, Kiaracondong |
| SWK Arcamanik (East) Mostly residential eastern suburbs of housing estates in Antapani and Arcamanik, climbing to the greener slopes of Mandalajati on the city's north-eastern edge. | Arcamanik, Antapani, Mandalajati |
| SWK Ujung Berung (Far east) The far-eastern gateway toward Cileunyi and Jatinangor, with the old market town of Ujung Berung and the UIN Sunan Gunung Djati campus in Cibiru. | Cibiru, Ujung Berung, Cinambo, Panyileukan |
| SWK Kordon (South) A southern residential belt of large housing estates along Jalan Buahbatu and Soekarno-Hatta, near the Buahbatu exit of the Padaleunyi toll road and bordering Kabupaten Bandung to the south. | Bandung Kidul, Buahbatu |
| SWK Gedebage (South-east) The city's fastest-growing area and planned second centre, home to the Al Jabbar Grand Mosque and the Gelora Bandung Lautan Api stadium, a short ride from the Whoosh station at Tegalluar. | Rancasari, Gedebage |