Balinese people
ᬳᬦᬓ᭄ᬩᬮᬶ (Ânak Bali) ᬯᭀᬂᬩᬮᬶ (Wång Bali) ᬓ᭄ᬭᬫᬩᬮᬶ (Krâma Bali) | |
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Balinese couple during their wedding with their friends | |
| Total population | |
| 3,946,416 (2010 census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Indonesia | 3,946,416 |
| Bali | 3,336,065 |
| West Nusa Tenggara | 119,407 |
| Central Sulawesi | 115,812 |
| Lampung | 104,810 |
| Southeast Sulawesi | 49,411 |
| South Sumatra | 38,552 |
| South Sulawesi | 27,330 |
| Languages | |
| Native: Balinese Dialect:
Also: Indonesian Others: English, Dutch (historical) | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Hinduism (95.22%) Minorities Islam (3.24%) • Christianity (1.26%) • Buddhism (0.26%) • Other (0.02%) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bali Aga, Nak Nusé, Javanese, Sundanese, Sasak, Betawi and other Austronesian peoples | |
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The Balinese people (Balinese: ᬳᬦᬓ᭄ᬩᬮᬶ, romanized: Ânak Bali, Indonesian: Suku Bali) are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the Indonesian island of Bali. The Balinese population of 4.2 million (1.7% of Indonesia's population) live mostly on the island of Bali, making up 89% of the island's population. There are also significant populations on the island of Lombok and in the easternmost regions of Java (e.g. the regency of Banyuwangi). The Balinese are distinctive amongst Indonesian ethnic groups for their adherence to Balinese Hinduism rather than Sunni Islam.