Indonesians
Indonesians (Indonesian: orang Indonesia) are citizens or people who are identified with the country of Indonesia, regardless of their ethnic or religious background. There are more than 1,300 ethnicities in Indonesia, making it a multicultural archipelagic country with a diversity of languages, culture and religious beliefs. The population of Indonesia according to the 2020 national census was 270.2 million. 56% live on the island of Java, the world's most populous island. Around 95% of Indonesians are Native Indonesians (formerly grouped as "Pribumi"), with 40% Javanese and 15% Sundanese forming the majority, while the other 5% are Indonesians with ancestry from foreign origin, such as Arab Indonesians, Chinese Indonesians, Indian Indonesians, and Indos.
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Total population | |
Indonesia c. 277 million Indonesia 2022 estimate c. 270 million Indonesia 2020 census c. 237 million Indonesia 2010 census | |
Malaysia |
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Netherlands |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Singapore |
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South Africa | 300,000 (assimilate into the local Cape Malays) |
Taiwan | 300,000 (2020) |
Hong Kong | 200,000 (2019) |
Japan | 149,101 (2023) |
United States | 142,000 (2020) |
United Arab Emirates | 111,987 (2019) |
Australia | c. 87,000–92,400 (2021) (Indonesian-born) |
Suriname |
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Brunei | 80,000 (2018) (excluding Indonesian ancestry) |
Jordan | 46,586 (2019) |
Philippines | 43,871 |
South Korea | 42,000 (2019) |
Sri Lanka | 40,148 (2014) (assimilate into the local Sri Lankan Malays) |
China | 38,000 (2020) (only Indonesian legal workers) |
Qatar | 37,669 (2019) |
Bahrain | 33,000 |
Kuwait | 28,954 (2020) |
Germany | 24,000 (2021) |
Canada | 21,390 (2016) |
Syria | 12,904 (2019) |
United Kingdom | 11,000 |
Brazil | 7,310 (2022) |
New Zealand | 7,000 |
France | 6,000 |
New Caledonia | 4,300 |
Sweden | 3,000-5,000 (See: Overseas Acehnese) |
Italy | 4,000 |
French Guiana | 3,000 |
Turkey | 2,400 (2020) |
Norway | 2,000 |
Languages | |
Indonesian Javanese • Sundanese • Madurese • Minangkabau • Buginese • Bantenese • Banjarese • Balinese • Acehnese and other languages | |
Religion | |
Majority Islam 87.02% Minorities Christianity 10.49% (Protestantism 7.43% and Roman Catholicism 3.06%) · Hinduism 1.69% · Buddhism 0.73% · Confucianism 0.03% · Animism · Shamanism · Aliran Kepercayaan · Irreligious 0.04% (2022) |