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Overseas Indonesians
Orang Indonesia Perantauan
Flag of Indonesia
Map of the Indonesian Diaspora in the World
Total population
9 million (NOTE[1])
2021 estimate (only Indonesia citizen)[2][3][4]
Regions with significant populations
 Indonesia c. 270 million[5]
 Malaysia
(NOTE[11])[2][4]
 Netherlands
  • c. 1,700,000 (2021)[12][13]
    (Indonesian ancestry)
  • 352,298 (2021)[14][3]
    (Indonesian citizens)
 Saudi Arabia
 Singapore
 South Africa300,000 (assimilate into the local Cape Malays)[22][23]
 Taiwan300,000 (2020)[24]
 Hong Kong200,000 (2019)[25]
 United States142,000 (2020)[26][27][28]
 United Arab Emirates111,987 (2019)[3]
 Australiac. 87,000–92,400 (2021)
(Indonesian-born)[29][30]
 Suriname
 Japan98,865 (2022)[33]
 Brunei80,000 (2018)[34]
(excluding Indonesian ancestry)
 Jordan46,586 (2019)[3]
 Philippines43,871[35][36]
 South Korea42,000 (2019)[37]
 Sri Lanka40,148 (2014) (assimilate into the local Sri Lankan Malays)
 China38,000 (2020)[38]
(only Indonesian legal workers)
 Qatar37,669 (2019)[3]
 Bahrain33,000[39]
 Kuwait28,954 (2020)[3]
 Germany24,000 (2021)[40]
 Canada21,390 (2016)[41]
 Syria12,904 (2019)[3]
 United Kingdom11,000[39]
 France6,000[39]
 Sweden3,000-5,000 (See: Overseas Acehnese)[39]
 Norway2,000[39]
Languages
Indonesian, Regional Languages of Indonesia, English, Dutch, Chinese, Arabic, Afrikaans, German, Japanese, Tagalog, Korean, Papiamento, Cantonese, Taiwanese
Religion
Islam · Christianity · Hinduism · Buddhism · Confucianism · Irreligion
Related ethnic groups
Native Indonesians, Dutch Indonesians, Arab Indonesians, Chinese Indonesians

Overseas Indonesians (Template:Lang-id) refers to Indonesians people who live outside of Indonesia. These include citizens that have migrated to another country as well as people born abroad of Indonesian descent. According to the Indonesian Statistics Agency, more than 9 million Indonesians live abroad in 2021.[2]

History

See also: Maritime History and Spice trade
As early as the 1st century CE Indonesian vessels made trade voyages as far as Africa. Picture: a ship carved on Borobudur in Java c. 800 CE

Since ancient times, people from various ethnic groups of Indonesia have been leaving their hometowns to other parts of the world for purposes of trade, education, labor, or travel. Migration of ancient Indonesians began 2,000 years ago, they migrated to various places including Madagascar, East Africa, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, Australia, and Southeast Asian countries.

Migration to Madagascar

Main article: Malagasy people

The Indonesian migration refers to the expansion of Auatronesian-speaking peoples across the Pasific and Indian Oceans, which occurred over thousands of years. While the Indonesian migration did reach Madagascar, the exact details and timing of this migration are still subjects of ongoing research and debate among scholars. Some scholars argue that the peak of Indonesian migration to Madagascar occurred during the Srivijaya kingdom.[42]

Based on linguistic and genetic evidence, it is believed that Austronesian-speaking people from Indonesia, specifically from South Borneo, made contact with Madagascar around 1,500 to 2,000 years ago. These seafaring people likely navigated the vast distances using outrigger canoes and settled in Madagascar, introducing elements of their culture, language, and genetic heritage to the island.

The Malagasy language, spoken by the majority of the people in Madagascar, is a member of the Malayo-Polunesian subgroup of the Austronesian languages family. This linguistic connection provides evidence of Indonesian migration to Madagascar.

Migration to Australia

Main article: Makassan contact with Australia

The Makassar people, also known as 'Macassans' in Australia, had a significant historical presence in Northern Australia. Their interactions with the Indigenous peoples of Australia date back several centuries and left a lasting impact on the region.

From the 17th to the early 19th centuries, Makassar sailors and traders from the Sultanate of Gowa in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, ventured to the northern coasts of Australia. Their primary objective was to collect trepang, a type of sea cucumber highly prized in Chinese markets for its culinary and medicinal properties.[43]

The Makassans made annual voyages to northern Australia during the monsoon season, typically from December to April. They sailed in large prahu (boats) known as "Pinisi" and established temporary settlements, called "Macassan camps," along the coast of Arnhem Land in what is now the Northern Territory.[44][45]

The Macassans would work together with Indigenous Australians, primarily the Yolngu people, in the trepang industry. They taught the local Aboriginal communities their fishing and processing techniques, and the two groups formed economic and cultural partnerships. The Indigenous Australians helped the Macassans in trepang collection and preparation, while the Macassans introduced new technologies, such as metal tools and firearms, to the Indigenous populations.[46][47]

The arrival of European colonial powers, particularly the British, in the late 18th century brought significant changes to the region. European settlement and the expansion of the pearling industry gradually diminished the Macassans' presence in northern Australia. The Australian government eventually imposed restrictions on the Macassan voyages, leading to a decline in their visits by the early 20th century.

Despite this decline, the cultural legacy of the Makassar people in Australia remains. Indigenous communities in northern Australia, particularly the Yolngu, continue to maintain strong cultural connections with their Makassan ancestors. These connections are expressed through art, music, dance, and storytelling, preserving the memory of the historical interactions between the Makassar people and Indigenous Australians.

During Colonial

During the colonial era, many Indonesians were sent for enslavement by the Dutch East Indies to their other colonies such as Suriname and New Caledonia, while political dissidents against Dutch colonization were sent to South Africa from Indonesia during the 18th century, forming a group known as Cape Malays.[48]

Merantau culture

The practice of going abroad has been motivated by the Merantau culture of the Indonesian people since ancient times. Merantau has been associated deeply with the Minangkabau people as a cultural way of life. A Minangkabau man at the time of young adulthood (20–30 years old) is often encouraged to go abroad as part of the Minangkabau culture; this serves as a sign of manhood to accrue wealth, knowledge, and life experience.[49] This practice can be traced to the 7th century, when Minangkabau merchants played a major role in establishing of the Malay kingdom in Jambi, which was a strategic position for trade via the Silk Road.

Other Indonesian ethnic groups such as the Bugis, Banjar, Madura, Aceh, Batak, and Javanese have also been traveling overseas to gain opportunities, experience, knowledge, and versatility.

Indonesians worldwide

Australia

Main article: Indonesian Australians

Before Dutch and British sailors arrived in Australia, Indonesians from Southern Sulawesi have explored the Australia northern coast. Each year, the Bugis sailors would sail down on the northwestern monsoon in their wooden pinisi. They would stay in Australia for several months to trade and take tripang (or dried sea cucumber) before returning to Makassar on the dry season off shore winds. These trading voyages continued until 1907.[citation needed] Nowadays, many Indonesian residents of Australia are either foreign students or workers, with a large number being of Chinese Indonesian heritage. Furthermore, the Cocos Malays are descendants of native Indonesians were brought by the Clunies-Ross family to work in the copra industry in the 19th century.

Hong Kong

Main article: Indonesians in Hong Kong

Indonesians are the second largest foreigner group after Filipinos, mainly working as female domestic helpers from Java Island. There are also several Chinese Indonesian families and students that reside in Hong Kong. Central and Wan Chai are the main districts that most Indonesians live in.

Japan

Main article: Indonesians in Japan

In 2013, approximately 20,000 Indonesians lived in Japan, including about 3,000 illegal Indonesians. These numbers dropped from the previous years for various reasons, including the high cost of living in Japan and the difficulty of finding jobs in Japan. Most of them are in Japan for a short term and deportation remains high for Indonesian residents. In 2022, approximately 98,865 Indonesians lived in Japan.[50]

Malaysia

Main article: Indonesian Malaysians
See also: Indonesian citizens in Malaysia

Malaysia shares a land border with Indonesia and both countries share many aspects of their culture, including mutually intelligible national languages. Populations have long moved between the areas which make up the modern-day states. Since the distinction between the two regions emerged in the early 19th century, many people from Java, Kalimantan, Sumatra, and Sulawesi, which are located in modern-day Indonesia, migrated and settled in the Malay Peninsula and in Malaysian Borneo. These earlier populations have mostly effectively or partially assimilated with the larger Malaysian-Malay community due to religious, social and cultural similarities. Currently, it is also estimated that there are around 2 million Indonesian citizens in Malaysia at any given time, ranging from all types of backgrounds including a significant majority of labour migrants alongside a considerable number of professionals and students.

Netherlands

Further information: Indo people

Indonesia was a colony of the Netherlands from 1605 until 1942. 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 and after the Indonesian National Revolution, many Moluccans and Indo people, people of mixed Dutch and Indonesian ancestry migrated to the Netherlands. Most of them were former members of the KNIL army. In this way, around 360,000 Indo people and Totoks (white people) and 12,500 persons from Maluke ancestry 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. These 372,500 first generation people and their 2nd, 3rd and 4th generation offspring account for some 1.6 million Dutch passport-holders and form as much as 10% of the overall population of the Netherlands.

Philippines

Main article: Indonesians in the Philippines

The official number of Indonesians in the Philippines range anywhere from 43,871 to 101,720.[35] They reside mostly in the island of Mindanao, in the Muslim parts with a noticeable community in Davao City that has an international school for the overseas community. They tend to be protective of their separate ethnic identity. Most are Muslims, while many others are also Christian, coming from Minahasan-speaking ancestry.

Qatar

There are about 39,000 Indonesian citizens in the State of Qatar according to the Indonesian Embassy.[51]

Saudi Arabia

Islamic teachers from Indonesia in Mecca, 1955
Main article: Indonesians in Saudi Arabia

Indonesian pilgrims have long lived in Hejaz, a region along the west coast of Saudi Arabia. Among them was Shaykh Ahmad Khatib Al-Minangkabawi who was from Minangkabau origin in Sumatra. He served as the Imam and taught at the Shafi'i school at the Grand Mosque in Mecca during the late 19th century.[52]

Many Indonesians in Saudi Arabia are domestic workers, with a minority of other types of labour migrants and students. Most of the santris (Islamic boarding school pupils) from Indonesia also have continued to pursue their education in Saudi, such as in the Islamic University of Madinah and the Umm al-Qura University in Mecca. A number of Indonesian expatriates in Saudi Arabia work in diplomatic sectors and local private and foreign companies, such as in the Saudi Aramco, banking companies, Saudia Airlines, SABIC, Schlumberger, Halliburton, Indomie, etc. Most Indonesians in Saudi Arabia reside in Riyadh, Jeddah, and all around the Dammam area.

Saudis of Indonesian descent

There are Saudi citizens who reside in Mecca and Jeddah that are of Indonesian descent. Their forefathers came from Indonesia by sea during the late 19th century til the mid 20th century for pilgrimage, trade, and Islamic education purposes. Many of them did not return to their homeland thus they decided to stay in Saudi and their descendants have become Saudi citizens ever since. Many of them also married with local Arab women and stayed permanently in Saudi. Their descendants today are recognizable with their family name originating from their forefathers' origins back in Indonesia, such as "Bugis", "Banjar", "Batawi" (Betawi), "Al-Felemban" (Palembang), "Faden" (Padang), "Al-Bantani" (Banten), "Al-Minangkabawi" (Minangkabau), "Bawayan" (Bawean), and many more. One of them is Muhammad Saleh Benten, a Saudi politician appointed by King Salman as the Minister of Hajj and Umrah.[53]

Singapore

Main article: Malays in Singapore

The Malays in Singapore (Malay: Orang Melayu Singapura) make up about 14% of the country's population. Most of them came from what we know today as Indonesia and southern Malaysia. In the 19th century, Singapore was part of Johor-Riau Sultanate. Many Indonesian people, mainly Bugis and Minangkabau settled in Singapore. From 1886 till 1890, as many as 21,000 Javanese became bonded labourers with the Singapore Chinese Protectorate, an organisation formed by the British in 1877 to monitor the Chinese population. They performed manual labour in the rubber plantations. After their bond ended, they continued to open up the land and stayed on in Johore. Famous Singaporeans of Indonesian descent are the first president of Singapore Yusof bin Ishak, and Zubir Said who composed the national anthem of Singapore Majulah Singapura.

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.

South Africa

Main article: Cape Malays

South Korea

Main article: Indonesians in South Korea

Suriname

Main article: Javanese Surinamese

People of Indonesian descent, mainly Javanese, make up 15% of the population of Suriname. In the 19th century, the Dutch sent the Javanese to Suriname as indentured laborers in plantations. The most famous person of Indonesian descent is Paul Somohardjo as the speaker of the National Assembly of Suriname.[54]

Taiwan

Main article: Indonesians in Taiwan

United Arab Emirates

Main article: Indonesians in the United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

Main article: Indonesians in the United Kingdom

United States

Main article: Indonesian Americans

The United States is home to many Indonesian students and professionals. In the Silicon Valley region of Northern California, there are many professional Indonesian-American engineers in the technology industry who are employed in companies like Cisco Systems, KLA Tencor, Google, Yahoo, Sun Microsystems, and IBM. Sehat Sutardja, the CEO of Marvell Technology Group, is a prominent Indonesian professional in the USA.[55]

In April 2011, the Special English service of Voice of America reported on a push for American universities to attract more Indonesians to study in America in order to compete with students' preferred universities in Australia, Singapore, and Malaysia.[56]

List of Indonesian diaspora by ethnicity and culture

See also

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