Indonesia at a glance
Government Type: Independent Republic
Languages: Indonesian (official), local languages, the most prevalent of which is Javanese
Ethnic Groups: Javanese 45%, Sundanese 14%, Madurese 7.5%, coastal Malays 7.5%, others 26%
Religious beliefs: Muslim 88%, Protestant 5%, Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%, Buddhist and other 1%
Labor Force: Agriculture 46.5%, Industry 11.8%, Services 41.7%
Total population: 239.9 million
Percent of the population under the age of 15: 29%
Urban population: 48%
Life expectancy: 70 years

Focus on reproductive health
Total fertility rate (average number of children born to a woman in her lifetime): 2.6
Contraceptive prevalence rate (among married women ages 15-49): 57% (modern methods); 61% (all methods)
A Woman’s Lifetime Risk of Dying from Maternal Causes: 1 in 97
Percent of births attended by skilled health personnel: 72%*
Abortion is legal in Indonesia to save the life of the woman.

Focus on young people
Percentage of females ages 15-19 who have ever been married: 15%
Percentage of females who have given birth by age 18: 12%
Condom use by young people (15-24) at higher risk sex (2000-2006): N/A**

Focus on HIV/AIDS***
Adults 15+ living with HIV (2007): 270,000
Women 15+ living with HIV (2007): 54,000
Women 15+ as a percentage of all adults 15+ living with HIV (2007): 20.0%
Adult (15-49) prevalence rate (2007): .2%
Young women (15-24) HIV prevalence rate (2007): .1%
Young men (15-24) HIV prevalence rate (2007): .3%
HIV prevalence rate among female sex workers in capital city (Jakarta, 2007): 9.5%

Focus on gender
Literacy rate for women (ages 15-24): 98%
Literacy rate for men (ages 15-24): 99%
From 1995-2002, 52% of females ages 15+ were economically active compared to 85% of males ages 15+
Expected number of years of formal female schooling: 11*
Ratio of estimated female to male earned income: .46*
Participation of women in national government (% seats held by women): 12%*

*Save the Children, State of the World’s Mothers 2008: Closing the Survival Gap for Children Under 5, May 2008.
http://www.savethechildren.org/campaigns/state-of-the-worlds-mothers-report/2008

**World Health Organization, World Health Statistics 2008, May 2008.
http://www.who.int/whosis/whostat/2008/en/index.html

*** UNAIDS, 2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, July 2008.
www.unaids.org