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Indonesia People:

Population:
241,973,879 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 29.1% (male:35,823,456; female:34,590,631)
15-64 years: 65.7% (male:79,447,560; female:79,449,399)
65 years and over: 5.2% (male:5,526,389; female:7,136,444) (2005)

Median age:
total: 26.48 years
male: 26.03 years
female: 26.93 years (2005)

Population growth rate:
1.45% (2005 est.)

Birth rate:
20.71 births / 1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death rate:
6.25 deaths / 1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s) / 1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2005)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 35.6 deaths / 1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 40.72 deaths / 1,000 live births
female: 30.22 deaths / 1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total: 69.57 years (2005 est.)
male: 67.13 years
female: 72.13 years

Total fertility rate:
2.44 children born/woman (2005 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 and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: dengue fever, malaria, and chikungunya are high risks in some locations (2004)

Nationality:
noun: Indonesian(s)
adjective: Indonesian

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

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, Javanese the most widely spoken

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.9%
male: 92.5%
female: 83.4% (2002)



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Washington D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency, 2005
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