Population 212,941,810 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 31% (male 33,311,867; female 32,361,468)
15-64 years: 65% (male 69,215,722; female 69,578,527)
65 years and over: 4% (male 3,744,314; female 4,729,912) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 1.49% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 23.1 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 8.22 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 59.23 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 62.49 years
male: 60.28 years
female: 64.81 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 2.61 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Indonesian(s)
adjective: Indonesian

Ethnic groups Javanese 45%, Sundanese 14%, Madurese 7.5%, coastal Malays 7.5%, other 26%

Religions Muslim 87%, Protestant 6%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%, Buddhist 1%, other 1% (1985)

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: 83.8%
male: 89.6%
female: 78% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Indonesia on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Indonesia People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Indonesia People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.