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==Demographics== The [[demonym]] for Borneo is '''Bornean'''.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Christine Padoch|author2=Nancy Lee Peluso|title=Borneo in Transition: People, Forests, Conservation, and Development|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s78sAQAAMAAJ|year=1996|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-967-65-3110-0}}</ref> Borneo had 23,053,723 inhabitants (in 2020 Censuses),<ref name="detik20"/><ref name="citypop"/> a population density of {{convert|30.8|PD/sqkm|abbr=off}}. Most of the population lives in coastal cities, although the hinterland has small towns and villages along the rivers. ===Territories by population, size, and timezone=== {|class="sortable wikitable" |- !Country !Population !Area !Density !Province/state !Population !Area !Density !Capital !Time zone |- |'''{{flag|Brunei}}'''{{note label|en|a}}{{note label|en|b}}||460,345<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.depd.gov.bn/SitePages/Population.aspx|title=Department of Economic Planning and Development - Population|website=www.depd.gov.bn|language=en-US|access-date=12 December 2017|archive-date=20 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320011146/http://www.depd.gov.bn/SitePages/Population.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref><br>(2% of the population)||5,765 km<sup>2</sup><br>(0.8% of the land area)||72.11/km<sup>2</sup><br>|| colspan="4" | |[[Bandar Seri Begawan]] ||[[UTC+8]] |- | rowspan="5" |'''{{flag|Indonesia}}''' ('''[[Kalimantan]]'''){{note label|en|a}}|| rowspan="5" |16,544,696<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2021">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.</ref><br>(72% of the population)|| rowspan="5" |539,238 km<sup>2</sup><br>(72.5% of the land area)|| rowspan="5" |30.8/km<sup>2</sup><br>||{{flag|North Kalimantan}}||713,622<br>(3% of the population)||72,275 km<sup>2</sup><br>(9.7% of the land area)||9.7/km<sup>2</sup>||[[Tanjung Selor]] ||[[UTC+8]] |- |{{flag|East Kalimantan}}||3,849,842<br>(16.8% of the population)||127,347 km<sup>2</sup><br>(17.1% of the land area)||29.6/km<sup>2</sup><br>||[[Samarinda]] ||[[UTC+8]] |- |{{flag|South Kalimantan}}||3,808,235<br>(16.6% of the population)||38,744 km<sup>2</sup><br>(5.2% of the land area)||105.1/km<sup>2</sup><br>||[[Banjarbaru]] ||[[UTC+8]] |- |{{flag|Central Kalimantan}}||2,702,200<br>(11.8% of the population)||153,565 km<sup>2</sup><br>(20.6% of the land area)||17.4/km<sup>2</sup><br>||[[Palangka Raya]] ||[[UTC+7]] |- |{{flag|West Kalimantan}}||5,470,797<br>(23.8% of the population)||147,307 km<sup>2</sup><br>(19.8% of the land area)||36.8/km<sup>2</sup><br>||[[Pontianak]] ||[[UTC+7]] |- | rowspan="3" |'''{{flag|Malaysia}}''' ('''[[East Malaysia]]'''){{note label|en|a}}|| rowspan="3" |5,967,582<br>(26% of the population)|| rowspan="3" |198,447 km<sup>2</sup><br>(26.7% of the land area)|| rowspan="3" |30.7/km<sup>2</sup><br>||{{flag|Sabah}}||3,418,785<br>(14.9% of the population)||73,904 km<sup>2</sup><br>(9.9% of the land area)||46/km<sup>2</sup><br>||[[Kota Kinabalu]] ||[[UTC+8]] |- |{{flag|Sarawak}}||2,453,677<br>(10.7% of the population)||124,450 km<sup>2</sup><br>(16.7% of the land area)||22/km<sup>2</sup><br>||[[Kuching]] ||[[UTC+8]] |- |{{flag|Labuan}}||95,120<br>(0.4% of the population)||92 km<sup>2</sup><br>(0.1% of the land area)||1,000/km<sup>2</sup><br>||[[Victoria, Labuan|Victoria]] ||[[UTC+8]] |- |'''Total'''||22,972,623||743,450 km<sup>2</sup><br>||30.9~/km<sup>2</sup><br> |} {{note label|en|a}}<small>May includes the offshore islands and its populations</small><br> {{note label|en|b}}<small>Due to its size, Brunei is further subdivided into 4 districts ([[Districts of Brunei|mukim]]), which is similar to the size of smaller administrative units in Indonesia ([[Districts of Indonesia|kecamatan]]) and Malaysia ([[List of districts in Malaysia|daerah]]) </small> ===20 largest cities and towns in Borneo by population=== [[File:Major cities in towns of borneo.png|thumb|upright 1.2|Cities and major towns in Borneo]] [[File:Samarinda landscape 2.png|thumb|[[Samarinda]], the most populous and largest city on the island of Borneo]] [[File:2018-12-04 Balikpapan cropped.jpg|thumb|[[Balikpapan]], the second most populous and largest city on Borneo]] * {{legend|#cfecec|Provincial/state capital|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} * {{legend|#ccff99|National capital|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} {| class="sortable wikitable" ! Rank !! City !! Population<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-10-largest-cities-in-borneo.html |title =The 10 Largest Cities In Borneo |year=2019 |access-date=1 April 2023 |work=World Atlas}}</ref> !! Country !! Province/state |- | style="text-align:center;"|1 || style="text-align:left;background-color:#cfecec"|'''[[Samarinda]]''' || style="text-align:right;" | 861,878 || {{IDN}} || {{flag|East Kalimantan}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|2 || style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Balikpapan]]''' || style="text-align:right;" | 738,532 || {{IDN}} || {{flag|East Kalimantan}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|3 || style="text-align:left;background-color:#cfecec"|'''[[Pontianak]]''' || style="text-align:right;" | 679,818 || {{IDN}} || {{flag|West Kalimantan}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|4 || style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Banjarmasin]]''' || style="text-align:right;" | 678,243 || {{IDN}} || {{flag|South Kalimantan}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|5 || style="text-align:left;background-color:#cfecec"|'''[[Kota Kinabalu]]''' || style="text-align:right;" | 500,425 || {{flag|Malaysia}} || {{flag|Sabah}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|6 || style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Sandakan]]''' || style="text-align:right;" | 439,050 || {{flag|Malaysia}} || {{flag|Sabah}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|7 || style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Tawau]]''' || style="text-align:right;" | 420,806 || {{flag|Malaysia}} || {{flag|Sabah}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|8 || style="text-align:left;background-color:#cfecec"|'''[[Kuching]]''' || style="text-align:right;" | 402,738 || {{flag|Malaysia}} || {{flag|Sarawak}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|9 || style="text-align:left;" |'''[[Miri]]''' || style="text-align:right;" | 356,900 || {{flag|Malaysia}} || {{flag|Sarawak}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|10 || style="text-align:left;background-color:#ccff99"" |'''[[Bandar Seri Begawan]]''' || style="text-align:right;" | 318,530 || scope="col" colspan="2"| {{flag|Brunei}} |- | style="text-align:center;|11 || style="text-align:left;background-color:#cfecec" |'''[[Palangkaraya]]'''||style="text-align:right;" | 305,797||{{flag|Indonesia}}|| {{flag|Central Kalimantan}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|12 || style="text-align:left;background-color:#cfecec" |'''[[Banjarbaru]]''' || style="text-align:right;" | 272,763 || {{flag|Indonesia}} || {{flag|South Kalimantan}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|13 || style="text-align:left;" |'''[[Tarakan]]''' || style="text-align:right;" | 249,960 || {{flag|Indonesia}} || {{flag|North Kalimantan}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|14 || style="text-align:left;" |'''[[Singkawang]]''' || style="text-align:right;" | 246,112 || {{flag|Indonesia}} || {{flag|West Kalimantan}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|15 || style="text-align:left;" |'''[[Bontang]]''' || style="text-align:right;" | 189,968 || {{flag|Indonesia}} || {{flag|East Kalimantan}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|16 || style="text-align:left;" |'''[[Sampit]]''' || style="text-align:right;" | 166,773 || {{flag|Indonesia}} || {{flag|Central Kalimantan}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|17 || style="text-align:left;" |'''[[Sibu]]''' || style="text-align:right;" | 162,676 || {{flag|Malaysia}} || {{flag|Sarawak}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|18 || style="text-align:left;" |'''[[Bintulu]]''' || style="text-align:right;" | 114,058 || {{flag|Malaysia}} || {{flag|Sarawak}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|19 || style="text-align:left;" |'''[[Tenggarong]]''' || style="text-align:right;" | 106,669 || {{flag|Indonesia}} || {{flag|East Kalimantan}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|20 || style="text-align:left;" |'''[[Pangkalan Bun]]''' || style="text-align:right;" | 105,514 || {{flag|Indonesia}} || {{flag|Central Kalimantan}} |- |} ===Urbanisation by region=== [[File:Sarawak River.jpg|thumb|[[Kuching]], one of the largest cities on the island of Borneo]] {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !rowspan="2" |Country !rowspan="2" |Province/state !colspan="2" |Urban–rural population (%) |- !style="background-color:#" data-sort-type="number"|Urban !style="background-color:#" data-sort-type="number"|Rural |- |- |'''{{flag|Brunei}}'''<ref name="World Atlas-2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/761109/share-of-urban-population-brunei/|title =Share of the urban population in Brunei from 2012 to 2021|year=2023|access-date=15 April 2023|work=World Atlas}}</ref><ref name="Brunei Urban Population 1960-2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/BRN/brunei/urban-population|title =Brunei Urban Population 1960-2023 |year=|access-date=15 April 2023|work=Macrotrends}}</ref>||||style="text-align:right;" | 78.3% ||style="text-align:right;" | 21.8% |- | rowspan="4" |'''{{flag|Indonesia}}''' ('''[[Kalimantan]]''')<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik-2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.bps.go.id/statictable/2014/02/18/1276/persentase-penduduk-daerah-perkotaan-hasil-proyeksi-penduduk-menurut-provinsi-2015---2035.html|title =Persentase Penduduk Daerah Perkotaan menurut Provinsi, 2010-2035|year=2020|access-date=15 April 2023|work=Badan Pusat Statistik}}</ref>||{{flag|East Kalimantan}}<br>{{flag|North Kalimantan}}{{note label|en|c}}||style="text-align:right;" | 68.9% ||style="text-align:right;" | 31.1% |- |{{flag|South Kalimantan}}||style="text-align:right;" | 48.4% ||style="text-align:right;" | 51.6% |- |{{flag|Central Kalimantan}}||style="text-align:right;" | 40.2% ||style="text-align:right;" | 59.8% |- |{{flag|West Kalimantan}}||style="text-align:right;" | 36.2% ||style="text-align:right;" | 63.8% |- | rowspan="3" |'''{{flag|Malaysia}}''' ('''[[East Malaysia]]''')<ref name="DSMO Portal-2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.dosm.gov.my/v1/index.php?r=column/cthemeByCat&cat=509&bul_id=ZFRzTG9ubTkveFR4YUY2OXdNNk1GZz09&menu_id=L0pheU43NWJwRWVSZklWdzQ4TlhUUT09#:~:text=Meanwhile%2C%20Sabah%20registered%20the%20highest,112%20(2010%3A%20109)|title =Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020: Urban and Rural|year=2020|access-date=15 April 2023|work=Department of Statistics Malaysia Official Portal}}</ref><ref name="DSMO Portal-2011">{{cite web|url=https://www.dosm.gov.my/v1/index.php?r=column/cthemeByCat&cat=117&bul_id=MDMxdHZjWTk1SjFzTzNkRXYzcVZjdz09&menu_id=L0pheU43NWJwRWVSZklWdzQ4TlhUUT09|title =Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristic Report 2010 (Updated: 05/08/2011)|year=2011|access-date=15 April 2023|work=Department of Statistics Malaysia Official Portal}}</ref>||{{flag|Sabah}}||style="text-align:right;" | 54.7% ||style="text-align:right;" | 45.3% |- |{{flag|Sarawak}}||style="text-align:right;" | 57.0% ||style="text-align:right;" | 43.0% |- |{{flag|Labuan}}||style="text-align:right;" | 88.9% ||style="text-align:right;" | 11.1% |} {{note label|en|c}}Data based on the projection in the former territories in East Kalimantan Province (prior to the separation of North Kalimantan in 2012) ===Major ethnicities by region=== [[File:Young Dayak dancers, Samarinda, Indonesia.jpg|thumb|Young [[Dayak people|Dayak]] dancers in their traditional clothes, Pampang Cultural Village, [[Samarinda]], East Kalimantan, Indonesia]] [[File:Baju Melayu.jpg|thumb|A group of [[Brunei]]an men in [[Baju Melayu]]; the ethnic Malays of Borneo primarily inhabit the coastal areas of the island.]] {|class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2" |Country ! rowspan="2" |Province/state ! colspan="2" |Major ethnic groups{{note label|en|d}} |- ! '''Indigenous''' ! '''Non-indigenous''' |- |'''{{flag|Brunei}}'''|||| [[Bisaya (Borneo)|Bisaya]], [[Dusun people|Dusun]], [[Kedayan]], [[Bruneian Malays|Malay]] |[[Ethnic Chinese in Brunei|Chinese]] |- | rowspan="5" |'''{{flag|Indonesia}}''' ('''[[Kalimantan]]''')||{{flag|North Kalimantan}}||[[Sama-Bajau|Bajau]], Bulungan, [[Dayak people|Dayak]], [[Tidung people|Tidung]] | [[Bugis]], [[Javanese people|Javanese]] |- |{{flag|East Kalimantan}}||[[Banjar people|Banjarese]], [[Berau Malays|Berau]], [[Dayak people|Dayak]], [[Kutai#The Kutai People|Kutai]], Paser | [[Bugis]], [[Javanese people|Javanese]] |- |{{flag|South Kalimantan}}||[[Banjar people|Banjarese]], [[Dayak people|Dayak]] |[[Bugis]], [[Javanese people|Javanese]], [[Madurese people|Madurese]] |- |{{flag|Central Kalimantan}}||[[Banjar people|Banjarese]], [[Dayak people|Dayak]], [[Malays (ethnic group)|Malay]] |[[Javanese people|Javanese]], [[Madurese people|Madurese]] |- |{{flag|West Kalimantan}}||[[Dayak people|Dayak]], [[Malays (ethnic group)|Malay]] |[[Chinese Indonesians|Chinese]], [[Javanese people|Javanese]], [[Madurese people|Madurese]] |- | rowspan="3" |'''{{flag|Malaysia}}''' ('''[[East Malaysia]]''')||{{flag|Sabah}}|| [[Sama-Bajau|Bajau]], [[Kadazan-Dusun]], [[Bruneian Malays|Malay]], [[Murut people|Murut]], [[Rungus]], [[Sulu people|Suluk]] |[[Bugis]], [[Chinese Indonesians|Chinese]] |- |{{flag|Sarawak}}||[[Bidayuh]], [[Iban people|Iban]], [[Sarawakian Malay people|Malay]], [[Melanau people|Melanau]], [[Orang Ulu]] |[[Malaysian Chinese|Chinese]] |- |{{flag|Labuan}}||[[Sama-Bajau|Bajau]], [[Kadazan-Dusun]], [[Kedayan]], [[Bruneian Malays|Malay]], [[Murut people|Murut]] |[[Malaysian Chinese|Chinese]] |} {{note label|en|d}}Based on alphabetical order ===Religion=== {| class="wikitable" |+ Religions based on regions |- | {{Pie chart |thumb = |caption = Religion in Brunei (2016)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Population by Religion, Sex and Census Year|url=http://www.deps.gov.bn/SiteAssets/Time-Series3.html|access-date=11 May 2021|archive-date=1 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401024235/http://www.deps.gov.bn/SiteAssets/Time-Series3.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> |label1 = [[Islam]] |value1 = 80.9 |color1 = Green |label2 = [[Christianity]] |value2 = 7.1 |color2 = Blue |label4 = Other |value4 = 5 |color4 = Black |label3 = [[Buddhism]] |value3 = 7 |color3 = Yellow }} || {{Pie chart |thumb = |caption = Religion in Malaysian Borneo (2020){{my10|2020kf}} |label1 = [[Islam]] |value1 = 51.9 |color1 = Green |label2 = [[Christianity]] |value2 = 37.4 |color2 = Blue |label3 = [[Buddhism]] |value3 = 9.0 |color3 = Yellow |label5 = [[Hinduism]] |value5 = 0.1 |color5 = DarkOrange |label4 = [[Confucianism]] and others |value4 = 0.3 |color4 = White |label6 = No religion |value6 = 1.3 |color6 = Black }} || {{Pie chart |thumb = |caption = Religion in Indonesian Borneo (December 2023)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://gis.dukcapil.kemendagri.go.id/peta/ | title=ArcGIS Web Application }}</ref> |label1 = [[Islam]] |value1 = 78.42 |color1 = Green |label2 = [[Protestantism]] |value2 = 9.30 |color2 = Blue |label3 = [[Roman Catholic]] |value3 = 9.09 |color3 = Purple |label4 = [[Buddhism]] |value4 = 1.94 |color4 = Yellow |label5 = [[Hinduism]] |value5 = 1.08 |color5 = DarkOrange |label6 = [[Confucianism]] |value6 = 0.1 |color6 = Red |label7 = [[Folk religion]] |value7 = 0.06 |color7 = Black }} |}
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