Page last updated on June 22, 2014

Nationality:
noun: Indonesian(s)
adjective: Indonesian

Ethnic groups:
Javanese 40.1%, Sundanese 15.5%, Malay 3.7%, Batak 3.6%, Madurese 3%, Betawi 2.9%, Minangkabau 2.7%, Buginese 2.7%, Bantenese 2%, Banjarese 1.7%, Balinese 1.7%, Acehnese 1.4%, Dayak 1.4%, Sasak 1.3%, Chinese 1.2%, other 15% (2010 est.)

Languages:
Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (of which the most widely spoken is Javanese)
note: more than 700 languages are used in Indonesia

Religions:
Muslim 87.2%, Christian 7%, Roman Catholic 2.9%, Hindu 1.7%, other 0.9% (includes Buddhist and Confucian), unspecified 0.4% (2010 est.)

Population:
253,609,643 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 5
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 26.2% (male 33,854,520/female 32,648,568)
15-24 years: 17.1% (male 22,067,716/female 21,291,548)
25-54 years: 42.3% (male 54,500,650/female 52,723,359)
55-64 years: 7.9% (male 9,257,637/female 10,780,724)
65 years and over: 6.4% (male 7,176,865/female 9,308,056) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 51 %
youth dependency ratio: 43 %
elderly dependency ratio: 8 %
potential support ratio: 12.5 (2014 est.)

Median age:
total: 29.2 years
male: 28.7 years
female: 29.8 years (2014 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.95% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 124
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Birth rate:
17.04 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 108
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
6.34 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 156
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
-1.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 154
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 50.7% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 2.45% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
JAKARTA (capital) 9.769 million; Surabaya 2.787 million; Bandung 2.429 million; Medan 2.118 million; Semarang 1.573 million; Palembang 1.455 million (2011)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth:
22.8
note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)
[see also: Mother's mean age at first birth country ranks ]

Maternal mortality rate:
220 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 52
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 25.16 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 71
male: 29.45 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 20.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 72.17 years
country comparison to the world: 137
male: 69.59 years
female: 74.88 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate:
2.18 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 102
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Contraceptive prevalence rate:
61.9% (2012)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
2.7% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 181
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Physicians density:
0.2 physicians/1,000 population (2012)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
0.6 beds/1,000 population (2010)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 93% of population
rural: 76.4% of population
total: 84.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 7% of population
rural: 23.6% of population
total: 15.1% of population (2012 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 71.4% of population
rural: 45.5% of population
total: 58.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 28.6% of population
rural: 54.5% of population
total: 41.2% of population (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.4% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 74
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
605,500 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 15
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
26,800 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 15
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria
note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2013)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
4.8% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 160
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
18.6% (2010)
country comparison to the world: 36
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
2.8% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 143
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.8%
male: 95.6%
female: 90.1% (2011 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2011)

Child labor - children ages 5-14:
total number: 4,026,285
percentage: 7 %
note: data represents children ages 5-17 (2009 est.)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 22.2%
country comparison to the world: 52
male: 21.6%
female: 23% (2009)