Languages of the country
Indonesia
Official language: Indonesian. Population (CLDR): 282 million.
Map of regions
We have not described regional languages for this country yet – the map shows the whole country in the colour of its main language.
Languages and their status
Share: the estimated part of the population that uses the language (also as a second language), according to CLDR.
| Language | Status | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesian Indonesia | Official | 64% |
| Javanese Jawa | Widely used | 34% |
| Sundanese Basa Sunda | Widely used | 12% |
| Madurese | Minority | 6.3% |
| Malay Melayu | Minority | 3.4% |
| Minangkabau | Minority | 3% |
| Betawi | Minority | 2.1% |
| Balinese | Minority | 1.8% |
| Buginese | Minority | 1.6% |
| Banjar | Minority | 1.5% |
| Acehnese | Minority | 1.4% |
| Sasak | Minority | 1.0% |
| Batak Toba | Minority | 0.9% |
| Chinese 中文 | Minority | 0.9% |
| Makasar | Minority | 0.7% |
| Lampung Api | Minority | 0.7% |
| Rejang | Minority | 0.5% |
| Gorontalo | Minority | 0.4% |
| Ngaju | Minority | 0.4% |
Indonesia on other Ominuvo maps
- World in NumbersPopulation: 286 million (2025)Source: World Bank – WDI: UN World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0)
- Prices around the worldIndonesian rupiah (IDR)Source: ISO 4217
- Time zones mapUTC+7 … UTC+9 · 3 time zonesSource: IANA tz database (public domain)
- Plugs and sockets of the worldType C, F · 230 V · 50 Hz
- National dishes of the world5 national dishes
- Plants of the world15 characteristic plants
- Castles map7 castles and palacesSource: Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- Volcano & earthquake map101 volcanoesSource: Smithsonian GVP (Smithsonian Terms of Use)
- Ghost map1 ghost story
- UFO sightings map2 UFO sightings and unexplained cases
- VPN provider mapServers of 30 VPN providersSource: VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0)