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How many Orang Rimba are there?
On record Orang Rimba · 2025-06-29 · Redaksi wilayah Sumatera
Contested claim · CLM-0004
Enumeration by accompanying organisations
Community position
About 3,000 people maintaining band livelihood in and around Bukit Duabelas.
T4 SRC-0402
Regional government figures
Official position
About 5,000 people, using the Suku Anak Dalam category which includes groups that have settled.
T3 SRC-0301
The difference arises from the definition of membership, not from miscounting. Both figures are given with their definitions.
Every position carries its own source, and the tier of that source is visible. A position resting only on a tertiary source is still recorded — as circulating usage, not as an equivalent account.