Page last updated on February 5, 2013
Nationality:
noun: Indonesian(s)
adjective:
Indonesian
Ethnic groups:
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% (2000 census)
Languages:
Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (of which the most widely spoken is Javanese)
Religions:
Muslim 86.1%, Protestant 5.7%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 3.4% (2000 census)
Population:
248,645,008 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 4
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Age structure:
0-14 years: 27% (male 34,224,282/female 33,022,222)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
17.1% (male 21,696,545/female 20,939,720)
25-54 years:
42.2% (male 53,007,277/female 51,909,233)
55-64 years:
7.2% (male 8,490,220/female 9,536,097)
65 years and over:
6.4% (male 6,926,153/female 8,893,259) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 28.5 years
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male:
28 years
female:
29.1 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.03% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
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Birth rate:
17.7 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 106
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Death rate:
6.3 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 155
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Net migration rate:
-1.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 153
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Urbanization:
urban population: 44% of total population (2010)
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rate of urbanization:
1.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
JAKARTA (capital) 9.121 million; Surabaya 2.509 million; Bandung 2.412 million; Medan 2.131 million; Semarang 1.296 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
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under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.78 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
220 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 51
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 27 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 72
male:
31.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
22.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.62 years
country comparison to the world: 136
male:
69.07 years
female:
74.29 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.23 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 103
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Health expenditures:
5.5% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 127
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Physicians density:
0.288 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
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Hospital bed density:
0.6 beds/1,000 population (2002)
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Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 67% of population
rural: 36% of population
total: 52% of population
unimproved:
