# The 20 most spoken languages in Indonesia

Besides Indonesian, spoken by about 210 million people, Javanese, Sundanese and Madurese are the regional languages with the most native speakers. The 20 largest languages of Indonesia by number of speakers, based on Ethnologue and census figures (survey years vary).

- 183 votes · 20 items
- Sep 8, 2023 · intan.bandung
- https://even.best/en/l/5337/the-20-most-spoken-languages-in-indonesia

## Top 20

1. **Indonesian** (21 · ▲21 ▼0) — About 210,000,000 speakers (including second-language speakers), figure from 2010.
2. **Sundanese** (15 · ▲15 ▼0) — About 42,000,000 native speakers, figure from 2016.
3. **Javanese** (12 · ▲12 ▼0) — About 84,300,000 native speakers, figure from 2000.
4. **Madurese** (11 · ▲12 ▼1) — About 13,600,000 native speakers, figure from 2000.
5. **Buginese** (11 · ▲12 ▼1) — About 5,000,000 native speakers, figure from 2000.
6. **Minangkabau** (10 · ▲10 ▼0) — About 5,500,000 native speakers, figure from 2007.
7. **Makassarese** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — About 2,100,000 native speakers, figure from 2000.
8. **Betawi** (6 · ▲9 ▼3) — About 2,700,000 native speakers, figure from 1993.
9. **Min Nan (Hokkien)** (6 · ▲8 ▼2) — About 1,300,000 native speakers, figure from 2000.
10. **Balinese** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — About 3,300,000 native speakers, figure from 2000.
11. **Palembang Malay** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — About 3,900,000 native speakers, figure from 2000.
12. **Banjarese** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — About 3,500,000 native speakers, figure from 2000.
13. **Batak Toba** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — About 2,000,000 native speakers, figure from 1991.
14. **Ambonese Malay** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — About 1,900,000 native speakers, figure from 1987.
15. **Jambi Malay** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — About 1,000,000 native speakers, figure from 2000.
16. **Batak Dairi** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — About 1,200,000 native speakers, figure from 1991.
17. **Acehnese** (3 · ▲6 ▼3) — About 3,500,000 native speakers, figure from 2000.
18. **Sasak** (0 · ▲3 ▼3) — About 2,100,000 native speakers, figure from 1989.
19. **Batak Mandailing** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — About 1,100,000 native speakers, figure from 2000.
20. **Batak Simalungun** (-1 · ▲2 ▼3) — About 1,200,000 native speakers, figure from 2000.

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