Javanese

Javanese
Javanese rambutan seller wearing Batik shirt and peci hat
Total population
approximately 85 million (2000 census)
Regions with significant populations
Indonesia: 83.2 million Central Java: 30.6 million East Java: 27.5 million Lampung: 4.2 million West Java: 3.9 million North Sumatra: 3.7 million Yogyakarta: 3 million Jakarta: 2.9 million South Sumatra: 1.9 million Riau: 1.2 million Banten: 1.0 million East Kalimantan: 0.7 million Jambi: 0.7 million Aceh: 0.6 million South Kalimantan: 0.4 million Bengkulu: 0.3 million Central Kalimantan: 0.3 million Papua: 0.3 million Malaysia: 1 million Suriname: 75,000 New Caledonia: 5,000 Netherlands: 150,000-300,000
Languages
Javanese, Indonesian, Malay, Madurese, Dutch, French and others
Religions
Kejawen, Islam, Christian, Hindu, and Buddhist
Related ethnic groups
Sundanese, Madurese, Balinese

The Javanese are an ethnic group native to the Indonesian island of Java. They are predominantly located in the central to eastern parts of the island. At 90 million people (as of 2004) it is the largest ethnic group on the island, and also in Indonesia.

The Javanese were traditionally concentrated in the provinces of East Java, Central Java and Yogyakarta, but due to migration within Indonesia (as part of government transmigration programs or otherwise) there are now high populations of Javanese people in almost all the Indonesian provinces. (The province of West Java is home to the Sundanese, Indonesia's second largest ethnic group who are ethnically distinct from the Javanese).