Demographics of Indonesia
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Indonesia's 238 million people make it the world's fourth-most populous nation (after China, India and the United States).[1] The island of Java is the world's most populated island and one of the most densely populated areas in the world, with more than 130 million people living in an area the size of Greece.
Indonesia includes numerous related but distinct cultural and linguistic groups. Since independence, Indonesian (a form of Malay and official national language) is the language of most written communication, education, government, and business. Many local ethnic languages are the first language of most Indonesians and still important.
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[edit] List of Indonesian provinces' population
| Province | Population | In Cities (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Aceh | 3,930,905 | 23.6 |
| North Sumatra | 11,649,656 | 42.4 |
| West Sumatra | 4,248,931 | 29.0 |
| Riau | 4,947,971 | 43.7 |
| Jambi | 2,413,846 | 28.3 |
| South Sumatra | 6,899,675 | 34.4 |
| Bengkulu | 1,567,432 | 29.4 |
| Lampung | 6,741,439 | 21.0 |
| Bangka Belitung | 900,197 | 43.0 |
| Banten | 8,098,780 | 52.2 |
| Jakarta | 8,389,443 | 100.0 |
| West Java | 35,729,537 | 50.3 |
| Central Java | 31,228,940 | 40.4 |
| Yogyakarta | 3,122,268 | 57.7 |
| East Java | 34,783,640 | 40.9 |
| Bali | 3,151,162 | 49.8 |
| West Nusa Tenggara | 4,009,261 | 34.8 |
| East Nusa Tenggara | 3,952,279 | 15.9 |
| West Kalimantan | 4,034,198 | 25.1 |
| Central Kalimantan | 1,857,000 | 27.5 |
| South Kalimantan | 2,985,240 | 36.3 |
| East Kalimantan | 2,455,120 | 57.6 |
| North Sulawesi | 2,012,098 | 37.0 |
| Gorontalo | 835,044 | 25.5 |
| Central Sulawesi | 2,218,435 | 19.7 |
| South Sulawesi | 8,059,627 | 29.4 |
| Southeast Sulawesi | 1,821,284 | 20.8 |
| Maluku | 1,205,539 | 25.9 |
| North Maluku | 785,059 | 29.5 |
| Papua | 2,220,934 | 22.2 |
[edit] Population
The national population from the 2000 national census is 206 million,[2] and the Indonesian Central Statistics Bureau and Statistics Indonesia estimate a population of 222 million for 2006.[3] 130 million people live on the island of Java, the world's most populous island.[4] Despite a fairly effective family planning program that has been in place since the 1960s,[5] the population is expected to grow to around 254 million by 2020 and 288 million by 2050,[6] falling to fifth behind Pakistan sometime before 2050.[7]
[edit] Ethnic groups
There are over 300 ethnic groups in Indonesia.
[edit] Religions
Although it is not an Islamic state, Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, with almost 86.1% of Indonesians declared Muslim according to the 2000 census.[8] 8.7% of the population is Christian,[9] 3% are Hindu, and 1.8% Buddhist or other. Most Indonesian Hindus are Balinese,[10] and most Buddhists in modern-day Indonesia are ethnic Chinese.[11]
[edit] Art
They were first found to have tattoos on their bodies.
[edit] Languages
Indonesian is the official national language, but there are many different languages native to Indonesia. According to Ethnologue, there are currently 737 living languages [12] the most widely spoken of which is Javanese.
A number of Chinese dialects, most prominently Min Nan, are also spoken. The public use of Chinese, especially Chinese characters, was officially discouraged between 1966 and 1998.
[edit] Literacy
definition: age 15 and over and can read and write
total population: 87.9%
male: 92.5%
female: 83.4% (2005 est.)
Education is not free; however, it is compulsory for children through to grade 9. Although about 92% of eligible children are enrolled in primary school, a much smaller percentage attend full time. About 44% of secondary school-age children attend junior high school, and some others of this age group attend vocational schools.
[edit] CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
[edit] Population
- 237,512,355 (July 2008 est.)
[edit] Age structure
- 0-14 years: 28.4% (male 34,343,198/female 33,175,135)
- 15-64 years: 65.7% (male 78,330,830/female 77,812,339)
- 65 years and over: 5.8% (male 6,151,305/female 7,699,548) (2008 est.)
[edit] Population growth rate
- 1.175% (2008 est.)
[edit] Birth rate
- 19.24 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
[edit] Death rate
- 6.24 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
[edit] Net migration rate
- -1.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
[edit] Gender ratio
- at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
- under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
- total population: 1 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
[edit] Infant mortality rate
- total: 31.04 deaths/1,000 live births
- male: 36.14 deaths/1,000 live births
- female: 25.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
[edit] Life expectancy at birth
- total population: 70.97 years
- male: 67.98 years
- female: 73.07 years (2008 est.)
[edit] Total fertility rate
- 2.34 children born/woman (2008 est.)
[edit] Nationality
- noun: Indonesian(s)
- adjective: Indonesian
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ See List of countries by population for sources.
- ^ Indonesian Central Statistics Bureau (30 June 2000). "2000 Population Statistics". Press release. http://www.bps.go.id/sector/population/pop2000.htm. Retrieved 2006-10-05.
- ^ Indonesian Central Statistics Bureau (1 September 2006). "Tingkat Kemiskinan di Indonesia Tahun 2005–2006" (in Indonesian) (PDF). Press release. http://www.bps.go.id/releases/files/kemiskinan-01sep06.pdf. Retrieved 2006-09-26.
- ^ Calder, Joshua (3 May 2006). "Most Populous Islands". World Island Information. http://www.worldislandinfo.com/POPULATV2.htm. Retrieved 2006-09-26.
- ^ Witton, Patrick (2003). Indonesia. Melbourne: Lonely Planet. p. 47. ISBN 1-74059-154-2.
- ^ World Population Prospects (2008) http://esa.un.org/unpp/
- ^ World Population to 2300 (Table 5) http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/longrange2/WorldPop2300final.pdf
- ^ "Indonesia - The World Factbook". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html.
- ^ of which roughly two-thirds are Protestant
- ^ Oey, Eric (1997), Bali (3rd ed.), Singapore: Periplus Editions, ISBN 962-593-028-0
- ^ "Indonesia - Buddhism". U.S. Library of Congress. http://countrystudies.us/indonesia/40.htm. Retrieved 2006-10-15.
- ^ ethnologue.com
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