How many different languages are spoken in Indonesia?

Languages and dialects: Indonesia is the 4th most populous country in the world and a vast amount of languages are practiced. The main language however, is Bahasa Indonesia. read more

There are 726 languages spoken across the Indonesian archipelago in 2009 (dropped from 742 languages in 2007), the largest multilingual population in the world only after Papua New Guinea. Indonesian Papua, which is adjacent to Papua New Guinea, has the most languages in Indonesia. read more

Nonetheless, a study has discovered that 17.4 percent of Indonesians are trilingual, making Indonesia the country with highest ratio of people speaking in three different languages. The most common combination of language that are being spoken in Indonesia include Bahasa Indonesia, English and Javanese. read more