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Overseas Indonesians

Overseas Indonesians
Total population
(8 million (est))
Regions with significant populations
 Malaysia est 2,500,000
 Netherlands est 1,800,000
 Saudi Arabia est 350,000
 Singapore est 200,000
 Taiwan 161,000
 Hong Kong 102,100
 United States 101,270
 United Arab Emirates 100,000
 Suriname 90,000
 Australia 86,196
 Philippines 43,871
 Qatar 39,000
 South Korea 33,195
 Japan 30,567
 Canada 14,300
 United Kingdom 9,624 (2011)
 New Caledonia 7,000
 Macau 6,269
Languages
Indonesian, Javanese, Minangkabau, Buginese, other Indonesia languages, English, Chinese
Religion
Majority Sunni Islam · Christianity · Hinduism · Buddhism
Related ethnic groups
Native Indonesians, Chinese Indonesians

Overseas Indonesians people of Indonesian origin who live outside Indonesia. This term applies to people of Indonesian birth and descent who are citizens or residents of temporary status.

Many Indonesians go abroad as students, or labourers (known as TKI). Most of them settle in Malaysia, UAE, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Netherlands, United States, and Australia.

An estimated 2,500,000 Indonesian citizens are in Malaysia at any given time, due to a constant migration since the age of antiquity from Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan and Celebes, the number of Malaysians with some Indonesian ancestry may be up to millions more.

There are about 39,000 Indonesian citizens in the State of Qatar according to the Indonesian Embassy.

According to the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore, as of 2010 there are 180.000 Indonesian citizens in Singapore. As much as 80.000 work as domestic helpers/TKI, 10.000 as sailors, and the rest are either students or professionals. But the number can be higher as registering one's residence is not compulsory for Indonesians, putting the number to around 200.000 people. Singaporean citizens of Indonesian descent make the bulk of the Malay population in Singapore.

Indonesia was the colony of the Netherlands. In the early 20th century, many Indonesian students studied in the Netherlands. Most of them lived in Leiden and were active in the Perhimpoenan Indonesia (Indonesian Association). During the Indonesian National Revolution, many Moluccans and Indo people, people of mixed Dutch and Indonesian ancestry migrated to the Netherlands. Most of them were ex-KNIL army. In this way around 12,500 persons were settled in the Netherlands. Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Denny Landzaat, Roy Makaay, Mia Audina, and Daniel Sahuleka are notable people of Indonesian ancestry from the Netherlands.


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