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        "msgid": "indonesias-population-reaches-288-3-million-over-50-living-on-java-island-1773320092",
        "date": "2026-03-12 18:59:00",
        "title": "Indonesia's Population Reaches 288.3 Million, Over 50% Living on Java Island",
        "author": "Cahya  Mulyana",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's population has reached 288.3 million people as of the second semester of 2025, according to official data released by the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil). The data reveals a concentration of 55.55 per cent of the population on Java Island, with electronic ID card (KTP-el) registration reaching 97.47 per cent coverage, enabling more accurate planning for public services and policy development across the nation.",
        "content": "<p>The Ministry of Home Affairs, through the Directorate General of\nPopulation and Civil Registration (Dukcapil), has recorded Indonesia\u2019s\npopulation reaching 288.3 million people. This was announced by Dukcapil\nDirector General Teguh Setyabudi during the release of the Clean\nPopulation Data (DKB) for the Second Semester of 2025 at the Bidakara\nHotel Assembly Hall in Jakarta on Thursday, 12 March.<\/p>\n<p>Teguh explained that Indonesia\u2019s population according to the DKB for\nthe second semester of 2025 reached 288,315,089 people, an increase of\n1,621,396 compared to the first semester of 2025. The breakdown\ncomprised 145,498,092 men and 142,816,997 women.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis ratio shows a slight surplus of men, but it remains within\nnormal demographic limits. The government typically monitors this ratio\nfor long-term planning, for instance in the fields of reproductive\nhealth, education, and social welfare,\u201d said Teguh.<\/p>\n<p>Teguh explained that Indonesia\u2019s population distribution remains\nconcentrated on Java Island at 55.55 per cent, followed by Sumatra at\n21.88 per cent, whilst other regions such as Kalimantan, Sulawesi,\nBali-Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, and Papua have smaller proportions.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the percentage of electronic ID card (KTP-el)\nregistration has reached 97.47 per cent, covering 206,467,957 people out\nof a total of 211,826,747 eligible. According to Teguh, the high\nregistration percentage means demographic data increasingly reflects\nactual conditions, enabling more accurate planning for development,\nstatistics, and public policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe difference of approximately 2.53 per cent, or roughly 5.3\nmillion people, represents groups not yet reached, which could be due to\ngeographic, social, or administrative factors. Dukcapil continues to\npursue mobile registration services to accelerate the registration rate\nand ensure the majority of citizens can access public services based on\nthe national identity number (NIK), thereby strengthening the principle\nof \u2018no one left behind\u2019,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>According to Teguh, the population data was compiled from various\ncivil registration services including electronic ID card biometric\nrecording, birth registration, death registration, population movement,\nmarriage and divorce registration, and the issuance of other civil\ndocuments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Clean Population Data represents a factual portrait of\nIndonesia\u2019s demographic conditions obtained from civil registration\nservices throughout the country. This data serves as an important\nreference for the government, institutions, and the business world,\u201d\nsaid Teguh.<\/p>",
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