Javanese (people)

Javanese people
ꦮꦺꦴꦁꦗꦮ / ꦠꦶꦪꦁꦗꦮꦶ / ꦥꦿꦶꦪꦤ꧀ꦠꦸꦤ꧀ꦗꦮꦶ
Wòng Jåwå / tiyang Jawi / priyantun Jawi

A pair of Javanese bride and groom wearing their traditional garb.
Total population
(c. 96 million)
Regions with significant populations
Indonesia	95,217,022
Malaysia	640,000
Singapore	97,000
Suriname	87,000
Hong Kong	78,000
Taiwan	68,550
Netherlands	42,600
Saudi Arabia	29,000
United Arab Emirates	16,000
Australia	12,000
New Caledonia	4,000
French Guiana	2,600
Germany	2,400
Macau	800
Languages
Javanese (Mataram, Cirebonese, Osing, Tenggerese, Boyanese, Samin, Naganese, Banyumasan, Arekan, Kedu, etc.) Indonesian (used for formal & commercial purposes, as a home medium vernacular amongst younger generations and/or to communicate with non-Javanese Indonesians, also used for those living abroad) Dutch (used only by those living in Netherlands and Suriname) Malay (used only by those living in Malaysia and Singapore) Cantonese (used only by those living in Hong Kong and Macau) French (used only by those living in New Caledonia) English (used by many of those living in Indonesia or abroad)
Religion
Predominantly Islam and Kejawen. Minorities follow Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, Hinduism, and Buddhism.
Related ethnic groups
Other Indonesian ethnic groups: Sundanese, Madurese, Tionghoa, Balinese and Indo people

The Javanese (Ngoko Javanese: ꦮꦺꦴꦁꦗꦮ,Madya Javanese: ꦠꦶꦪꦁꦗꦮꦶ,Krama Javanese: ꦥꦿꦶꦪꦤ꧀ꦠꦸꦤ꧀ꦗꦮꦶ,Ngoko Gêdrìk: wòng Jåwå, Madya Gêdrìk: tiyang Jawi, Krama Gêdrìk: priyantun Jawi, Indonesian: suku Jawa) are an ethnic group native to the Indonesian island of Java. With approximately 100 million people (as of 2011^[update]), they form the largest ethnic group in Indonesia. They are predominantly located in the central to eastern parts of the island. There are also significant numbers of people of Javanese descent in most provinces of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Suriname, Saudi Arabia and the Netherlands.

The Javanese ethnic group has many sub-groups, such as the Mataram, Cirebonese, Osing, Tenggerese, Samin, Naganese, Banyumasan, etc.