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People of Indonesia

Population:234,693,997 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 28.7% (male 34,309,176/female 33,148,341)
15-64 years: 65.6% (male 77,132,708/female 76,731,481)
65 years and over: 5.7% (male 5,956,471/female 7,415,820) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 26.9 years
male: 26.4 years
female: 27.4 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:1.213% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:19.65 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:6.25 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:-1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.035 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.005 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.803 male(s)/female
total population: 1.001 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 32.14 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 37.39 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 26.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 70.16 years
male: 67.69 years
female: 72.76 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:2.38 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:0.1% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:110,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:2,400 (2003 est.)
Major infectious diseases:degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and chikungunya are high risks in some locations
note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007)
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)
Religions:Muslim 86.1%, Protestant 5.7%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 3.4% (2000 census)
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: 90.4%
male: 94%
female: 86.8% (2004 est.)

Indonesia Quickstats

  • Population: 234,693,997 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 1,919,440 sq km
  • Density: 134 /km² (84th)
  • GDP (total): US$1,038 bn[²]
  • GDP (per capita): US$4,616[³]
  • Literacy: 90.4%

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  • Currency: Rupiah (IDR)
  • Dial code: +62

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