Native Indonesians

Pribumi Indonesia
Indonesians wearing their indigenous costume during cultural carnaval
Total population
More than 300 million
Including Indonesian ancestry
c. 270 million
Indonesia 2020 census[1]
c. 210 million
Worldwide; 2006 estimate[2]
Regions with significant populations
 Indonesia c. 270 million[2]
Languages
National Language
Indonesian
Regional Language
Javanese, Sundanese, Malay, Madurese, Minangkabau, Betawi, Batak, Balinese, etc.
Religion
Majority
Islam (mostly Sunni, minority Shia, and Non-denominational)
Minorities
Christianity (Protestantism, Catholicism and Orthodoxy), Hinduism, Buddhism, Animism, Shamanism, Sunda Wiwitan, Kaharingan, Parmalim, Kejawen, Aluk To Dolo, Others.
Related ethnic groups
Indonesians

Native Indonesians, also known as Pribumi or Bumiputra (lit.'first on the soil'), are Indonesians whose ancestral roots lie mainly in the archipelago, distinguished from Indonesians of known (partial) foreign descent, like Chinese Indonesians (Tionghoa), Arab Indonesians, Indian Indonesians, Japanese Indonesians and Indo-Europeans (Eurasians).

  1. ^ "Hasil Sensus Penduduk 2020" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Statistics Indonesia. December 15, 2022. p. 9. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Pribumi". Encyclopedia of Modern Asia. Macmillan Reference USA. Archived from the original on July 11, 2007. Retrieved October 5, 2006.

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