Demography of Indonesia's Ethnicity
Indonesia, the largest country in Southeast Asia, has as its national motto "Unity in Diversity." In 2010, Indonesia stood as the world's fourth most populous country after China, India and the United States, with 237.6 million people. This archipelagic country contributed 3.5 per cent to the world's population in the same year. The country's demographic and political transitions have resulted in an emerging need to better understand the ethnic composition of Indonesia. This book aims to contribute to that need. It is a demographic study on ethnicity, mostly relying on the tabulation provided
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Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
Foreword
Acknowledgements
1. Changing Indonesia: An Introduction
Continuation and Deeper Expansion
Objectives
The Third Demographic Transition
Challenges from Indonesia's Population
Politics and Statistics on Ethnicity
Two Recommendations for Statistics in Indonesia
A Major and Significant Ethno-demographic Study in Indonesia
2. Complexity of Statistics on Ethnicity: Concept, Data and Method of Analysis
Concept of Ethnicity
Measurement of Ethnic Groups
Data Set Classifying Ethnic Groups3. The New Classification: Uncovering Diversity
Significance of the New Classification
How New is New?
Ethnic Groups in Three Selected Provinces
4. Ethnic Diversity: New Demographic Evidence
Size and Distribution of Indonesia's Population in 2010
Foreigners: Rising Presence
Indonesia: Order of Ethnic Groups
Ethnic Groups in the Provinces: Between Homogeneity and Heterogeneity
Extension List of Ethnic Composition in Indonesia
Ubiquity of Ethnic Groups 5. The Fifteen Largest Ethnic Groups: Age-Sex Structure and Geographical DistributionLife-cycle Approach
Javanese
Sundanese
Malay
Batak
Madurese
Betawi
Minangkabau
Buginese
Bantenese
Banjarese
Balinese
Acehnese
Dayak
Sasak
Chinese
6. Change in Size and Composition of Ethnic Groups: Indonesia, 2000â#x80;#x93;2010
Ethnic Classification in 2000
Undestimation in 2000
Unchanging Trend: Skewed Distribution
Stable Ranking of Eleven Ethnic Groups in 2000â#x80;#x93;2010 Declining Percentages: Javanese, Malay, Madurese, Bantenese and ChineseRising Percentages: Sundanese, Batak, Betawi, Buginese, Balinese and Dayak
Constant Percentages: Mingangkabau, Banjarese, Achehnese and Sasak
7. Religion and Language: Two Important Ethnic Markers
Religious Followers
Religious Composition of the Largest Ethnic Groups
Language Speakers
Languages Spoken by Ethnic Group
References
Appendix 1: New Classification of Ethnic Groups Categorized According to the Main Island Regions in Indonesia
""Appendix 2: The Classification of the Twenty Languages Spoken Daily at Home: Indonesia, 2010""""Index""
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