List of ethnic groups in Indonesia by population

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More than 600 ethnic groups reside in Indonesia. [1] Data on ethnic identities were collected nationally in national censuses, such as in the 2000 census and the 2010 census held by Statistics Indonesia. [2] [3] The following lists rank ethnic groups in Indonesia by population figures.

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2010 census

Initial classification

This list was compiled from the raw data of the 2010 census by Statistics Indonesia (Badan Pusat Statistik, BPS) based on a preliminary classification, which is not meant to be exhaustive and combined figures for smaller groups in various regions. [3]

RankEthnic groupPopulationPercentage
1 Javanese 95,217,02240.22
2 Sundanese 36,701,67015.5
3 Batak 8,466,9693.58
4Other ethnic groups from Sulawesi 7,634,2623.22
5 Madurese 7,179,3563.03
6 Betawi 6,807,9682.88
7 Minangkabau 6,462,7132.73
8 Bugis 6,359,7002.69
9 Malay 5,365,3992.27
10Ethnic groups from South Sumatra 5,119,5812.16
11 Bantenese 4,657,7841.97
12Ethnic groups from East Nusa Tenggara 4,184,9231.77
13 Banjarese 4,127,1241.74
14Ethnic groups from Aceh 4,091,4511.73
15 Balinese 3,946,4161.67
16 Sasak 3,173,1271.34
17 Dayak 3,009,4941.27
18 Chinese 2,832,5101.2
19 Ethnic groups from Papua 2,693,6301.14
20 Makassarese 2,672,5901.13
21Other ethnic groups from Sumatra 2,204,4720.93
22 Moluccan 2,203,4150.93
23Other ethnic groups from Kalimantan 1,968,6200.83
24 Cirebonese 1,877,5140,79
25Ethnic groups from Jambi 1,415,5470.6
26Ethnic groups from Lampung 1,381,6600.58
27Other ethnic groups from West Nusa Tenggara 1,280,0940.54
28 Gorontalo 1,251,4940.53
29 Minahasa 1,237,1770.52
30 Nias 1,041,9250.44
31Foreigners162,7720.07
Total236,728,379100

New classification

This list was compiled from the same raw data of the 2010 census, according to the "new classification" developed by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) in collaboration with Statistics Indonesia. The new classification categorized 1,331 coded ethnicities from the census into more than 600 groups instead of just 31 in the initial classification, [4] completely dissolved the placeholder "ethnic groups from X" categories to better capture the diversity of Indonesia's ethnic demography, [5] corrected misplaced groups and subgroups, [6] and attempted to aggregate and separate sub-ethnic groups into ethnic groups by relying on anthropological sources. [7]

A list of the largest 145 ethnic groups based on the new classification are shown in the table below: [8]

RankEthnic groupPopulationPercentage
1 Javanese 94.843.07340,06
2 Sundanese 36.704.94415,51
3 Malay 8.753.7913,70
4 Batak 8.466.9693,58
5 Madurese 7.179.3563,03
6 Betawi 6.807.9682,88
7 Minangkabau 6.462.7132,73
8 Bugis 6.415.1032,71
9 Bantenese 4.642.3891,96
10 Banjarese 4.127.1241,74
11 Balinese 3.924.9081,66
12 Acehnese 3.404.1091,44
13 Dayak 3.219.6261,36
14 Sasak 3.175.0061,34
15 Chinese 2.832.5101,2
16 Makassarese 2.672.5901,13
17 Cirebonese 1.877.5140,79
18 Lampung 1.376.3900,58
19 Palembang 1.252.2580,53
20 Gorontalo 1.251.8840,53
21 Minahasa 1.240.2320,52
22 Nias 1.041.9250,44
23 Buton 937.7610,40
24 Atoni 933.0930,39
25 Toraja 857.2500,36
26Kaili770.0880,33
27 Manggarai 737.6150,31
28Ogan721.6130,30
29 Mandar 684.6880,29
30Bangka683.1930,29
31 Bima 665.3830,28
32 Sumba 658.7210,28
33Musi654.1050,28
34 Dani 650.8980,27
35 Sangir 553.8530,23
36 Rejang 454.6730,19
37 Ambon 442.5850,19
38Tolaki425.9380,18
39Luwu420.1170,18
40 Sumbawa 396.9060,17
41Komering370.1190,16
42 Gayo 336.8560,14
43Muna332.4370,14
44Auwye/Mee316.3570,13
45 Mongondow 304.2920,13
46 Kerinci 303.5500,13
47 Lamaholot 294.6150,12
48Ngada289.9500,12
49 Osing 286.6530,12
50Kutai279.0550,12
51 Timor Leste origin269.3680,11
52Flores origin260.0690,11
53 Bajau 241.8360,10
54Rote239.3460,10
55Duri238.0840,10
56 Kei 213.8260,09
57Biak-Numfor204.4150,09
58Belitung201.0680,08
59Alor196.5290,08
60Seram194.8180,08
61Rawas192.7050,08
62Lio187.1550,08
63 Pamona 186.1630,08
64 Savu 177.2970,07
65Banggai165.3810,07
66Enim163.6280,07
67Lembak163.2620,07
68Rambang144.9860,06
69Ngalik/Yali133.8120,06
70Mamasa133.6590,06
71Ternate133.1100,06
72 Asmat 132.9910,06
73Selayar131.2130,06
74Mbojo127.9720,05
75Daya121.2890,05
76Buol119.7130,05
77 Arabs 118.8660,05
78Tobelo115.9460,05
79Tanimbar110.5970,05
80Mamuju108.2290,05
81Galela102.4560,04
82Yapen99.3050,04
83Dauwa99.2390,04
84 Alas 98.2230,04
85Saluan97.1340,04
86Talaud97.3140,04
87Tomini93.8790,04
88Makian90.9600,04
89Saparua89.6740,04
90Tidore87.5240,04
91Sula84.8580,04
92 Bawean 83.4090,04
93Arfak73.8280,03
94Pasir73.3500,03
95Lauje72.3710,03
96 Mentawai 69.1450,03
97 Simeulue 67.7220,03
98Aneuk Jamee63.3570,03
99 Moni 63.3090,03
100Dompu61.8170,03
101 Buru 57.5210,02
102Singkil52.9820,02
103Tamiang52.9010,02
104Ayfat52.6540,02
105Mariri45.5500,02
106Ta'a44.5790,02
107Mukomuko43.7500,02
108Ketengban42.0250,02
109Tialo41.7030,02
110Kaur40.8630,02
111Moronene40.0250,02
112 Marind Anim 37.5580,02
113Pattae34.9620,01
114Geser-Gorom33.5980,01
115Haruku31.0520,01
116Aru30.9420,01
117Sentani30.6610,01
118Ngalum29.1860,01
119Pekal29.1730,01
120Kamoro/Mimika28.6450,01
121Loloda28.1320,01
122Kisar27.9630,01
123Akit27.7690,01
124Babar27.4500,01
125Hubula/Hupla27.3530,01
126Waropen27.0730,01
127Mbaham/Baham24.5210,01
128 Bali Aga 23.8260,01
129Tobaru23.7040,01
130 Banda 23.2470,01
131Kau22.9700,01
132Damal22.4790,01
133Mooi/Moi21.9230,01
134Yaghay21.1210,01
135Patani19.3870,01
136Galumpang18.3500,01
137Wandamen16.5620,01
138 Tehit 16.3980,01
139Suwawa16.3740,01
140Kore16.3130,01
141Irarutu12.0330,01
142Kokoda10.1460,00
143Inanwatan9.6850,00
144Wamesa9.5480,00
145Atinggola6.0900,00
146Others2.199.5560,89
Total236.728.379100

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