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Indonesia: Indonesia People Profile 2012

2012/03/13

Indonesia People Profile 2012

The People

Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous nation. In 2000 the population of Indonesia was 206,264,595. About 60% lived on Java and Madura. These two islands together are about the size of New York State but have about six times as many people. Indonesia's population density was was about 281 persons per square mile (108 per km²), more than three times that of the United States.

Of the hundreds of ethnic groups in Indonesia, the largest are the Malay peoples, who also inhabit Malaysia, the Philippines, and the Southeast Asian mainland. Malays are made up of several smaller cultural groups. The largest in Indonesia are the Javanese and the Sundanese. The Balinese are a distinct ethnic and religious minority. The immigrant Chinese community is small but economically powerful. In the cities, there are communities of Europeans, Arabs, and Africans.

Religion

Islam is the religion of 87 per cent of the people. Christians, mainly Protestants, make up the largest minority, about 10 per cent. Buddhism prevails among the Chinese, Hinduism among the Balinese. There are also mystic cults and numerous local sects.

Population

Value:

242 968 342

Date:

July 2010

Comparison to the world:

Age structure

Age:

0-14 years

Value:

27.7% (male 34,276,146/female 33,094,836)

Year:

2010

Age:

15-64 years

Value:

66.2% (male 80,806,409/female 80,065,855)

Age:

15-64 years

Value:

6.1% (male 6,504,559/female 8,220,537)

Median Age

Name:

total

Value:

27.9 years

Year:

2010

Name:

male:

Value:

27.4 years

Name:

female

Value:

: 28.4 years

Population growth rate

Value:

1,097%

Year:

2010

Comparison to the world:

118

Birth rate

Value:

18.45 births/1,000 population

Year:

2010

Comparison to the world:

105

Death rate

Value:

6.25 deaths/1,000 population

Date:

July 2010

Comparison to the world:

158

Net migration rate

Value:

-1.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Year:

2010

Comparison to the world:

125

Urbanization

Urban population:

52% of total population

Rate of urbanization:

3.3% annual rate of change

Sex ratio

Range:

at birth

Value:

1.05 male(s)/female

Year:

2010

Range:

under 15 years

Value:

1.04 male(s)/female

Range:

15-64 years:

Value:

1.01 male(s)/female

Range:

65 years and over

Value:

0.79 male(s)/female

Range:

total population

Value:

1 male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate

Total value:

28.94 deaths/1,000 live births

Comparison to the world:

Male value:

33.76 deaths/1,000 live births

Female value:

23.89 deaths/1,000 live births

Year:

2010

Life expectancy at birth

Total value:

71.05 years

Comparison to the world:

137

Male value:

68.53 years

Female value:

73.69 years

Year:

2010

Total fertility rate

Value:

2.28 children born/woman

Year:

2010

Comparison to the world:

107

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

Value:

0,2%

Comparison to the world:

2010

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

Value:

270 000

Year:

Comparison to the world:

HIV/AIDS - deaths

Value:

8 700

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

Nationality

Noun:

Indonesian(s)

Adjective:

Indonesian

Ethnic groups

Value:

<p> Javanese 40.6%, Sundanese 15%, Madurese 3.3%, Minangkabau 2.7%, Betawi 2.4%, Bugis 2.4%, Banten 2%, Banjar 1.7%, other or unspecified 29.9%</p>

Religions

Value:

Muslim 86.1%, Protestant 5.7%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 3.4%

Languages

Languages info:

Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (the most widely spoken of which is Javanese)

Literacy

Definition:

age 15 and over can read and write

Total population:

90,4%

Male:

94%

Female:

86,8%

Year:

2004

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Total:

11 years

Male:

12 years

Female:

11 years

Year:

2005

Education expenditures

Value:

3.6% of GDP

Comparison to the world:

127

Year:

2006

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