Indonesian

How many people are native Indonesian speakers?

About 43 million people speak Indonesian natively, located in Indonesia, where it is the official language.

How many people speak Indonesian in the world?

Nearly 200 million people speak Indonesian, with more than 155 million speaking it as a second language within the linguistically diverse Indonesia.

Origins of Indonesian

Indonesian is a standardized variety of Malay, from the Austronesian linguistic family and is closely related to Malasian.