 The 2010 census counted some 9.58 million people, well above government estimates.The population rose from 4.5 million in 1970 to 9.5 million in 2010, counting only legal residents, while the population of Greater Jakarta rose from 8.2 million in 1970 to 28.5 million in 2010.As per 2014, the population of Jakarta stood at ten million, with a population density of 15,174 people/km2.