More than 600 ethnic groups reside in Indonesia. Data on ethnic identities were collected nationally in national censuses, such as in the 2000 census and the 2010 census held by Statistics Indonesia. The following lists rank ethnic groups in Indonesia by population figures.
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. RankEthnic groupPopulationPercentage1Javanese95,217,022 40.222Sundanese36,701,67015.5 3Batak8,466,9693.584Other ethnic groups from Sulawesi7,634,2623.225Madurese7,179,356 3.036Betawi6,807,968 2.887Minangkabau6,462,713 2.738Bugis6,359,7002.699Malay 5,365,3992.2710Ethnic groups from South Sumatra5,119,581 2.1611Bantenese4,657,7841.9712Ethnic groups from East Nusa Tenggara 4,184,923 1.7713Banjarese 4,127,1241.7414Ethnic groups from Aceh 4,091,4511.7315Balinese 3,946,416 1.6716Sasak 3,173,1271.3417Dayak 3,009,494 1.2718Chinese2,832,5101.219Ethnic groups from Papua 2,693,630 1.1420Makassarese 2,672,590 1.1321Other ethnic groups from Sumatra2,204,4720.9322Moluccan 2,203,4150.9323Other ethnic groups from Kalimantan1,968,620 0.8324Cirebonese 1,877,514 0,7925Ethnic groups from Jambi 1,415,5470.626Ethnic groups from Lampung 1,381,660 0.5827Other ethnic groups from West Nusa Tenggara1,280,094 0.5428Gorontalo 1,251,494 0.5329Minahasa 1,237,177 0.5230Nias 1,041,925 0.4431Foreigners 162,772 0.07 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, completely dissolved the placeholder "ethnic groups from X" categories to better capture the diversity of Indonesia's ethnic demography, corrected misplaced groups and subgroups, and attempted to aggregate and separate sub-ethnic groups into ethnic groups by relying on anthropological sources.
A list of the largest 145 ethnic groups based on the new classification are shown in the table below:
RankEthnic groupPopulationPercentage1Javanese94,843,073 40.062Sundanese36,704,944 15.513Malay8,753,791 3.704Batak8,466,969 3.585Madurese7,179,356 3.036Betawi6,807,968 2.887Minangkabau6,462,713 2.738Bugis6,415,103 2.719Bantenese4,642,389 1.9610Banjarese 4,127,124 1.7411Balinese3,924,908 1.6612Acehnese3,404,109 1.4413Dayak3,219,626 1.3614Sasak3,175,006 1.3415Chinese2,832,510 1.216Makassarese2,672,590 1.1317Cirebonese1,877,514 0.7918Lampung1,376,390 0.5819Palembang1,252,258 0.5320Gorontalo1,251,884 0.5321Minahasa1,240,232 0.5222Nias1,041,925 0.4423Buton937,761 0.4024Atoni933,093 0.3925Toraja857,250 0.3626Kaili770,088 0.3327Manggarai737,615 0.3128721,613 0.3029Mandar684,688 0.2930Bangka683,193 0.2931Bima665,383 0.2832Sumba658,721 0.2833654,105 0.2834Dani650,898 0.2735Sangir553,853 0.2336Rejang454,673 0.1937Ambon442,585 0.1938425,938 0.1839Luwu420,117 0.1840Sumbawa396,906 0.1741Komering370,119 0.1642Gayo336,856 0.1443Muna332,437 0.1444Auwye/Mee316,357 0.1345Mongondow304,292 0.1346Kerinci303,550 0.1347Lamaholot294,615 0.1248Ngada289,950 0.1249Osing286,653 0.1250Kutai279,055 0.1251Timor Leste origin269,368 0.1152Flores260,069 0.1153Bajau241,836 0.1054Rote239,346 0.1055238,084 0.1056Kei213,826 0.0957Biak-Numfor204,415 0.0958201,068 0.0859196,529 0.0860Seram194,818 0.0861192,705 0.0862187,155 0.0863Pamona186,163 0.0864Savu177,297 0.0765Banggai165,381 0.0766Enim163,628 0.0767Lembak163,262 0.0768144,986 0.0669/Yali133,812 0.0670Mamasa133,659 0.0671Ternate133,110 0.0672Asmat132,991 0.0673131,213 0.0674Mbojo127,972 0.0575121,289 0.0576119,713 0.0577Arabs118,866 0.0578Tobelo115,946 0.0579Tanimbar110,597 0.0580Mamuju108,229 0.0581102,456 0.048299,305 0.0483Dauwa99,239 0.0484Alas98,223 0.0485Saluan97,134 0.048697,314 0.048793,879 0.048890,960 0.0489Saparua89,674 0.0490Tidore87,524 0.049184,858 0.0492Bawean83,409 0.0493Arfak73,828 0.039473,350 0.039572,371 0.0396Mentawai69,145 0.0397Simeulue67,722 0.0398Aneuk Jamee63,357 0.0399Moni63,309 0.0310061,817 0.03101Buru57,5210.02102Singkil52,9820.0210352,9010.0210452,6540.02105Mariri45,5500.02106Ta’a44,5790.02107Mukomuko43,7500.0210842,0250.02109Tialo41,7030.0211040,8630.0211140,0250.02112Marind Anim37,5580.0211334,9620.01114Geser-Gorom33,5980.01115Haruku31,0520.0111630,9420.0111730,6610.01118Ngalum29,1860.0111929,1730.0112028,6450.01121Loloda28,1320.01122Kisar27,9630.0112327,7690.0112427,4500.0112527,3530.0112627,0730.01127Baham24,5210.01128Bali Aga23,8260.0112923,7040.01130Banda23,2470.0113122,9700.01132Damal22,4790.01133Mooi21,9230.01134Yaghay21,1210.01135Patani19,3870.0113618,3500.0113716,5620.01138Tehit16,3980.0113916,3740.01140Kore16,3130.0114112,0330.0114210,1460.001439,6850.001449,5480.001456,0900.00146Others2,199,5560.89Total236,728,379100
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