Constitutional guarantees of religious freedom apply to the five religions recognized by the state, namely Islam (87%), Protestantism (6%), Catholicism (3%), Buddhism (2%), and Hinduism (1%). In some remote areas, animism is still practiced.
Population: 224,784,210 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
30.57% (male 34,932,102; female 33,783,603)
15-64 years:
64.96% (male 72,889,994; female 73,124,821)
65 years and over:
4.47% (male 4,413,268; female 5,640,422) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.63% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 22.6 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 6.31 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.78 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 42.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
67.96 years
male:
65.61 years
female:
70.42 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.61 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Indonesian(s)
adjective:
Indonesian
Ethnic groups: Javanese 45%, Sundanese 14%, Madurese 7.5%, coastal Malays 7.5%, other 26%
See also: Indonesian Chinese
Religions: Muslim 88%, Protestant 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%, Buddhist 1%, other 1% (1998)
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.)