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)

Languages:
Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (of which the most widely spoken is Javanese)

Religions:
Muslim 86.1%, Protestant 5.7%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 3.4% (2000 census)

Population:
251,160,124 (July 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 5
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 26.6% (male 34,049,541/female 32,844,509)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 17.1% (male 21,883,499/female 21,117,498)
25-54 years: 42.2% (male 53,766,202/female 52,325,932)
55-64 years: 7.6% (male 8,879,503/female 10,164,470)
65 years and over: 6.4% (male 7,038,904/female 9,090,066) (2013 est.)

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 51.8 %
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 43.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 7.9 %
potential support ratio: 12.6 (2013)

Median age:
total: 28.9 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 28.4 years
female: 29.5 years (2013 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.99% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 117
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Birth rate:
17.38 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 108
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
6.31 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 157
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
-1.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 150
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 50.7% of total population (2011)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 2.45% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
JAKARTA (capital) 9.121 million; Surabaya 2.509 million; Bandung 2.412 million; Medan 2.131 million; Semarang 1.296 million (2009)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.89 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth:
22.8
note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)
[see also: Mother's mean age at first birth country ranks ]

Maternal mortality rate:
220 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 52
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 26.06 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 72
male: 30.47 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 21.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.9 years
country comparison to the world: 138
male: 69.33 years
female: 74.59 years (2013 est.)

Total fertility rate:
2.2 children born/woman (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 104
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Contraceptive prevalence rate:
61.9% (2012)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
2.7% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 181
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
0.2 physicians/1,000 population (2012)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
0.6 beds/1,000 population (2010)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved: