List of languages by number of native speakers in Indonesia

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Population 5 years old and upward, Language Used at home Everyday 2011 [1]

RankedEveryday language groupnumber %
1 Javanese 68,044,66031.79
2 Indonesian 42,682,56619.94
3 Sundanese 32,412,75215.14
4 Malay 7,901,3863.69
5 Madurese 7,743,5333.62
6 Minangkabau 4,232,2261.98
7 Banjarese 3,651,6261.71
8 Buginese 3,510,2491.64
9 Balinese 3,371,0491.57
10 Batak languages 3,318,3601.55
11 Cirebonese 3,086,7211.44
12Other Languages of East Nusa Tenggara 3,004,1201.40
13 Sasak 2,691,1271.26
14 Acehnese 2,550,0551.19
15 Betawi 2,244,6481.05
16 Malay-based creoles 2,243,0001.05
17 Palembang Malay/Musi/Sekayu 2,181,7691.02
18Other languages of South Sulawesi 1,953,5920.91
19 Makassarese 1,644,3000.77
20 Papuan languages 1,643,3250.77
21Languages of Maluku 1,616,2400.76
22Other languages of Dayaks 1,478,6960.69
23 Bengkulu Malay 1,438,2780.67
24Other spoken languages in Sumatra 1,345,3870.63
25Other languages of Southeast Sulawesi 1,047,7500.49
26Other languages of West Nusa Tenggara 1,020,0350.48
27Other languages of Lampung province914,6560.43
28Other languages of North Sulawesi 875,8610.41
29Other Sulawesi languages812,8510.38
30Languages of Kalimantan 758,0100.35
31 Nias 747,1680.35
32Unknown561,7110.26
33Other languages of Aceh 532,8140.25
34Foreign languages,
including:
443,9730.21
35 Sign languages 40,3730.02
Total214,056,929100.00

References

Notes

  1. Kewarganegaraan, Suku Bangsa, agama, dan Bahasa Sehari-hari Penduduk Indonesia: Hasil Sensus Penduduk 2010. (PDF), Badan Pusat Statistik