1990 Indonesian census

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1990 Population Census
Sensus Penduduk 1990

  1980 31 October 1990 (1990-10-31) 2000  

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Postage stamp commemorating the census
General information
CountryIndonesia
Authority Central Bureau of Statistics
Results
Total population179,378,946
Most populous province West Java
Least populous province East Timor

The 1990 Indonesian census was held on 31 October 1990, and recorded a population of 179 million people within the country. However, a revised figure of 179,378,946 people was the official result. In some provinces, estimates were made, like the notably then-secessionist Aceh, and the census was criticized internationally for significant underreporting.

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The census also recorded ethnicity. A total of 101 ethnic groups were identified officially, but the real number was estimated to be in the thousands.

Province rankings

1990 Indonesian province Population Rankings
RankProvincePopulation
1 West Java 35,384,352
2 East Java 32,503,991
3 Central Java 28,520,643
4 North Sumatra 10,256,027
5 Jakarta 8,259,266
6 South Sulawesi 6,891,646
7 South Sumatra 6,313,074
8 Lampung 6,017,573
9 West Sumatra 4,000,207
10 Aceh 3,416,156
11 West Nusa Tenggara 3,369,649
12 Riau 3,303,976
13 East Nusa Tenggara 3,268,644
14 West Kalimantan 3.229,153
15 Special Region of Yogyakarta 2,913,054
16 Bali 2,777,811
17 South Kalimantan 2,597,572
18 North Sulawesi 2,478,119
19 Jambi 2,020,568
20 East Kalimantan 1,876,663
21 Maluku 1,857,790
22 Central Sulawesi 1,711,327
23 Irian Jaya 1,648,708
24 Central Kalimantan 1.396,486
25 South East Sulawesi 1,349,619
26 Bengkulu 1,179,122
27 East Timor 747,557
--Total179,378,946

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    Bibliography

    • "Population of Indonesia by Province 1971, 1980, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2010". Statistics Indonesia. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.