Population:
241,973,879 (July 2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.45% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
20.71 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
6.25 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
110,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
2,400 (2003 est.)
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and chikungunya are high risks in some locations (2004)

Unemployment rate:
9.2% (2004 est.)
Population below poverty line:
27% (1999)
Public debt:
56.2% of GDP (2004 est.)
Debt - external:
$141.5 billion (2004 est.)

Economic aid - recipient:
$43 billion
note: Indonesia finished its IMF program in December 2003 but still receives bilateral aid through the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI), which pledged $2.8 billion in grants and loans for 2004 and again in 2005; nearly $4 billion in aid money pledged by a variety of foreign governments and other groups following the 2004 tsunami; money is slated for use in relief and rebuilding efforts in Aceh.

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