Bali Province covers 5,590 km² (2,158 sq mi) of land and had a population of 4.5 million in 2025, about 798 people per km² (2,067 per sq mi). In more familiar terms, it is about 1.11 times the size of Delaware.
Calculated from the population and area above; their reference dates may differ.
On a familiar scale
≈ 1.11 × Delaware (reference rung)
The closest rung on the US reference ladder (Census Bureau land area); see the sources below.
Land per resident
1,253 m² of land per resident
The inverse of population density, from the same area and population figures.
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Bali Province, not the main island alone. The area is the province's statutory land area, the sum of all 57 districts across its eight regencies and one city as fixed in the 2023 provincial spatial plan; it excludes the 9,152.54 km² of coastal waters the same plan assigns to the province. The population is the provincial figure for 2025, so the density shown is provincial. The province is larger than the main island because it also administers Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, Nusa Ceningan, Menjangan and Serangan — Nusa Penida district alone is 209.02 km², about 3.7% of the land. No Indonesian government body publishes a land area for the main island on its own, and figures circulated as the area of Pulau Bali are provincial totals under an island label. Official provincial areas also disagree by source, from 5,590.01 to 5,780.06 km²; this page names the basis it uses. The outline drawn here is the main island's coastline, because the mapped provincial boundary includes territorial waters and encloses roughly 21,000 km². Area and population are about two years apart.
Average administrative density does not describe population distribution in every neighborhood. Compare population definitions and reference dates alongside the numbers.
Place guide
How should this Bali Province profile be read?
The figures here are provincial: 5,590.01 km² of land and 4,461,270 people, about 798 per km². The outline is the main island alone, and the official area itself depends on which body is asked.
Four official areas for one province
The 5,590.01 km² used here is the land area in the 2023 provincial spatial plan, the sum of 57 districts across eight regencies and one city. The same plan assigns the province a further 9,152.54 km² of coastal waters, which is excluded. Other official values are about 5,594.68 km² from the geospatial agency, 5,636.66 km² as a legacy figure and 5,780.06 km² from the statistics agency.
Density swings from about 765 to about 798 per km² depending on which area is chosen, so the basis is named rather than left implicit. The 2025 population and the 2023 area are also about two years apart.
Province, island and outline
The province also administers Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, Nusa Ceningan, Menjangan and Serangan. Nusa Penida district alone is 209.02 km², about 3.7% of the provincial land, and no Indonesian body publishes an area for the main island on its own.
The drawn outline is the main island’s coastline, because the mapped provincial boundary includes territorial waters and encloses roughly 21,000 km². Area and population therefore describe the province while the shape describes the island, and both should be read with that in mind.
Questions people ask
About Bali Province’s area and population
How big is Bali Province?
Bali Province covers 5,590 km², or 2,158 sq mi (reference date 2023-03-09). In US terms: ≈ 1.11 × Delaware.
What is the population of Bali Province?
4.5 million — 4,461,270 as of 2025-06-30. The scope of that count is set out under “Scope and definitions” on this page.
What is the population density of Bali Province?
About 798.1 people per km² (2,067 per sq mi), derived from the area and population above, whose reference dates may differ. An administrative average does not describe how crowded any particular neighbourhood is.
What do these Bali Province figures include?
Bali Province, not the main island alone. The area is the province's statutory land area, the sum of all 57 districts across its eight regencies and one city as fixed in the 2023 provincial spatial plan; it excludes the 9,152.54 km² of coastal waters the same plan assigns to the province. The population is the provincial figure for 2025, so the density shown is provincial. The province is larger than the main island because it also administers Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, Nusa Ceningan, Menjangan and Serangan — Nusa Penida district alone is 209.02 km², about 3.7% of the land. No Indonesian government body publishes a land area for the main island on its own, and figures circulated as the area of Pulau Bali are provincial totals under an island label. Official provincial areas also disagree by source, from 5,590.01 to 5,780.06 km²; this page names the basis it uses. The outline drawn here is the main island's coastline, because the mapped provincial boundary includes territorial waters and encloses roughly 21,000 km². Area and population are about two years apart.
What else is Bali Province called?
Also written or known as Bali. Every one of those names refers to the place measured on this page.