Short facts about people of Indonesia

Population:

228,437,870 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  30.26% (male 35,144,702; female 33,973,879) 15-64 years:  65.11% (male 74,273,519; female 74,458,291) 65 years and over:  4.63% (male 4,641,816; female 5,945,663) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.6% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

22.26 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.78 male(s)/female total population:  1 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

40.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  68.27 years male:  65.9 years female:  70.75 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.58 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.05% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

52,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

3,100 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Indonesian(s) adjective:  Indonesian

Ethnic groups:

Javanese 45%, Sundanese 14%, Madurese 7.5%, coastal Malays 7.5%, other 26%

Religions:

Muslim 88%, Protestant 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%, Buddhist 1%, other 1% (1998)

Languages:

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:  83.8% male:  89.6% female:  78% (1995 est.)

Source: World Factbook