Countries in Southeast Asia (2020-05-04)
Country | Etymology of the country name | Population | Ethnic groups | Languages | Religions |
Brunei  | Borneo (place name). | 464,478 | Malay 65.7%, Chinese 10.3%, other 24% | Malay (Bahasa Melayu) (official), English, Chinese dialects | Muslim (official) 78.8%, Christian 8.7%, Buddhist 7.8%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 4.7% |
Cambodia  | Kampuchea, Kambujadeśa “land of Kambuja”, from an origin-myth. | 16,926,984 | Khmer 97.6%, Cham 1.2%, Chinese 0.1%, Vietnamese 0.1%, other 0.9% | Khmer (official) 96.3%, other 3.7% | Buddhist (official) 97.9%, Muslim 1.1%, Christian 0.5%, other 0.6% |
Indonesia  | Indos “India”+ nesos “islands” in Greek. nusantara | 267,026,366 | Javanese 40.1%, Sundanese 15.5%, Malay 3.7%, Batak 3.6%, Madurese 3%, Betawi 2.9%, Minangkabau 2.7%, Buginese 2.7%, Bantenese 2%, Banjarese 1.7%, Balinese 1.7%, Acehnese 1.4%, Dayak 1.4%, Sasak 1.3%, Chinese 1.2%, other 15% | Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (of which the most widely spoken is Javanese) note: more than 700 languages are used in Indonesia | Muslim 87.2%, Protestant 7%, Roman Catholic 2.9%, Hindu 1.7%, other 0.9% (includes Buddhist and Confucian), unspecified 0.4% |
Laos  | Lao (ethnic group name), plural s in French. | 7,447,396 | Lao 53.2%, Khmou 11%, Hmong 9.2%, Phouthay 3.4%, Tai 3.1%, Makong 2.5%, Katong 2.2%, Lue 2%, Akha 1.8%, other 11.6% note: the Laos Government officially recognizes 49 ethnic groups, but the total number of ethnic groups is estimated to be well over 200 | Lao (official), French, English, various ethnic languages | Buddhist 64.7%, Christian 1.7%, none 31.4%, other/not stated 2.1% |
Malaysia  | Malay (ethnic gropu name) + sia, in Greek. | 32,652,083 | Bumiputera 62% (Malays and indigenous peoples, including Orang Asli, Dayak, Anak Negeri), Chinese 20.6%, Indian 6.2%, other 0.9%, non-citizens 10.3% | Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai note: Malaysia has 134 living languages - 112 indigenous languages and 22 non-indigenous languages; in East Malaysia, there are several indigenous languages; the most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan | Muslim (official) 61.3%, Buddhist 19.8%, Christian 9.2%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 1.3%, other 0.4%, none 0.8%, unspecified 1% |
Myanmar  | Bamar (ethnic group name), results in Burma and Myanmar. | 56,590,071 | Burman (Bamar) 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Indian 2%, Mon 2%, other 5% note: government recognizes 135 indigenous ethnic groups | Burmese (official) note: minority ethnic groups use their own languages | Buddhist 87.9%, Christian 6.2%, Muslim 4.3%, Animist 0.8%, Hindu 0.5%, other 0.2%, none 0.1% note: religion estimate is based on the 2014 national census, including an estimate for the non-enumerated population of Rakhine State, which is assumed to mainly affiliate with the Islamic faith; as of December 2019, Muslims probably make up less than 3% of Burma's total population due to the large outmigration of the Rohingya population since 2017 |
Philippines  | Named after KIng Philip II of Spain (r. 1556-98). | 109,180,815 | Tagalog 24.4%, Bisaya/Binisaya 11.4%, Cebuano 9.9%, Ilocano 8.8%, Hiligaynon/Ilonggo 8.4%, Bikol/Bicol 6.8%, Waray 4%, other local ethnicity 26.1%, other foreign ethnicity .1% | unspecified Filipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan | Roman Catholic 80.6%, Protestant 8.2% (includes Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches 2.7%, National Council of Churches in the Philippines 1.2%, other Protestant 4.3%), other Christian 3.4%, Muslim 5.6%, tribal religions .2%, other 1.9%, none .1% |
Singapore  | Singa + pura < siṃha “lion” + pūra “city” in Sanskrit from an origin myth. | 6,209,660 | Chinese 74.3%, Malay 13.4%, Indian 9%, other 3.2% note: individuals self-identify; the population is divided into four categories: Chinese, Malay (includes indigenous Malays and Indonesians), Indian (includes Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, or Sri Lankan), and other ethnic groups (includes Eurasians, Caucasians, Japanese, Filipino, Vietnamese) | English (official) 36.9%, Mandarin (official) 34.9%, other Chinese dialects (includes Hokkien, Cantonese, Teochew, Hakka) 12.2%, Malay (official) 10.7%, Tamil (official) 3.3%, other 2% (2015 est.) note: data represent language most frequently spoken at home | Buddhist 33.2%, Christian 18.8%, Muslim 14%, Taoist 10%, Hindu 5%, other 0.6%, none 18.5% |
Thailand  | Thai (ethnic group name, Siam) + land | 68,977,400 | Thai 97.5%, Burmese 1.3%, other 1.1%, unspecified <.1% note: data represent population by nationality | Thai (official) only 90.7%, Thai and other languages 6.4%, only other languages (includes Malay, Burmese) note: data represent population by language(s) spoken at home; English is a secondary language of the elite | Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.3%, Christian 1%, other 上座仏教 Theravada Buddhism, Hinayana Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism |
Timor-Leste  | Timur “East” in Malay. Leste “East” in Portugese. | 1,383,723 | Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) (includes Tetun, Mambai, Tokodede, Galoli, Kemak, Baikeno), Melanesian-Papuan (includes Bunak, Fataluku, Bakasai), small Chinese minority | Tetun Prasa 30.6%, Mambai 16.6%, Makasai 10.5%, Tetun Terik 6.1%, Baikenu 5.9%, Kemak 5.8%, Bunak 5.5%, Tokodede 4%, Fataluku 3.5%, Waima'a 1.8%, Galoli 1.4%, Naueti 1.4%, Idate 1.2%, Midiki 1.2%, other 4.5% note: data represent population by mother tongue; Tetun and Portuguese are official languages; Indonesian and English are working languages; there are about 32 indigenous languages | Roman Catholic 97.6%, Protestant/Evangelical 2%, Muslim 0.2%, other 0.2% |
Vietnam  | Việt “越” (ethnic group name) + Nam “南, south” in Chinese. Official name used since 19th c. from an origin myth. | 98,721,275 | 京 Kinh (Viet) 85.7%, Tay 1.9%, Thai 1.8%, Muong 1.5%, Khmer 1.5%, Mong 1.2%, Nung 1.1%, Hoa 1%, other 4.3% note: 54 ethnic groups are recognized by the Vietnamese Government | Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer, mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian) | Buddhist 7.9%, Catholic 6.6%, Hoa Hao 1.7%, Cao Dai 0.9%, Protestant 0.9%, Muslim 0.1%, none 81.8% |
Source: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Source: http://www.tufs.ac.jp/blog/ts/g/aoyama/seaclc-20100527b.pdf