Indonesia Demographics Profile 2008

Population

237,512,352 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 28.4% (male 34,343,198/female 33,175,135)
15-64 years: 65.7% (male 78,330,830/female 77,812,339)
65 years and over: 5.8% (male 6,151,305/female 7,699,548) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 27.2 years
male: 26.7 years
female: 27.7 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

1.175% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

19.24 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

6.24 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

-1.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 31.04 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 36.14 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 25.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 70.46 years
male: 67.98 years
female: 73.07 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.34 children born/woman (2008 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 diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: chikungunya, dengue fever, and malaria
note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)

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.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 11 years
male: 12 years
female: 11 years (2005)

Education expenditures

3.6% of GDP (2006)