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Population:
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237,512,352 (July 2008 est.)
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Age structure:
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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.)
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Median age:
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total: 27.2 years
male: 26.7 years
female: 27.7 years (2008 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.175% (2008 est.)
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Birth rate:
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19.24 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Death rate:
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6.24 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-1.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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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.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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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.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 70.46 years
male: 67.98 years
female: 73.07 years (2008 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.34 children born/woman (2008 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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110,000 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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2,400 (2003 est.)
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Major infectious diseases:
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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)
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Nationality:
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noun: Indonesian(s)
adjective: Indonesian
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Ethnic groups:
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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)
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Religions:
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Muslim 86.1%, Protestant 5.7%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 3.4% (2000 census)
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Languages:
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Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (the most widely spoken of which is Javanese)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.4%
male: 94%
female: 86.8% (2004 est.)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 11 years
male: 12 years
female: 11 years (2005)
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Education expenditures:
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3.6% of GDP (2006)
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