| 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.) |