Jakarta – Based on the latest report on the ongoing national census, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has predicted that Indonesia will see its population reach 234.2 million in 2010, as compared to 205.1 million people in 2000, kompas.com reports.

According to the BPS official website, the result of the 2010 national census, which started in early May and is scheduled to end in late June, aims to update population data as well as evaluate the government's programs in relation to reaching the Millennium Development Goals.

In 2000, Indonesia was dubbed the fourth-largest country in terms of population after China, India and the USA. Around 60 percent of the total Indonesian population lives on Java Island.