BPS data shows Tangsel residents' welfare improving

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has released welfare indicators for Tangerang Selatan City (Tangsel). The results show several indicators have improved notably, particularly in health and education. Looking at the morbidity rate, which shows the number of residents with health complaints, BPS notes a decline. Based on Susenas 2025 results, the morbidity rate in Tangsel City has reached 6.73 per cent, down from 6.80 per cent in 2024. ‘The decline is a sign that the health status of Tangsel residents has improved compared with the previous year,’ as quoted on the Tangsel BPS page. Meanwhile, life expectancy (UHH), a marker of improved health status and overall welfare, has also risen. Tangsel residents’ life expectancy in 2024 reached 75.80 years, up from 75.64 in 2023. In terms of births, 100 per cent of deliveries are now in the hands of healthcare professionals. In 2025, 75 per cent will be attended by obstetricians and 25 per cent by midwives. In education, Tangsel’s literacy rate in 2025 reached 99.47 per cent, up from 98.89 per cent in 2024. The school participation rates for ages 7-12 reached 98.74 per cent, ages 13-15 reached 99.98 per cent, and ages 16-18 stood at 82.21 per cent. In employment, the open unemployment rate in 2025 reached 4.13 per cent, down from 5.09 per cent in 2024. In 2025, the services sector is highly dominant in employment absorption at 85.65 per cent. Next, Tangsel’s poverty rate stands at 2.39 per cent, the lowest in Banten Province and the fifth lowest nationally after Bandung, Balikpapan, Denpasar, and Depok at 1.90 per cent, 1.97 per cent, 2.16 per cent and 2.31 per cent respectively. During the Ramadan Safari of the Tangsel City Government at the Jami Al-Ikhlas Mosque, Serpong Utara District, last week, Tangsel Mayor Benyamin Davnie stated that Tangsel’s development directions are guided by the RPJMD 2025–2029 vision: Tangsel Superior, Inclusive, Innovative, Collaborative, Towards a Sustainable City. He noted that development should not only focus on physical and economic aspects but also human development and environmental preservation. Moreover, based on the Early Draft RKPD 2027 data from Bappelitbangda, Tangsel’s population in the first half of 2025 stood at 1,474,311, with 72.20 per cent of them being of productive age. He also cited that Tangsel’s economic growth reached 5.81 per cent, higher than the provincial and national averages. The poverty rate was 2.39 per cent, among the five lowest in Indonesia. The Human Development Index (IPM) reached 84.81, in the ‘very high’ category. ‘This is an achievement we should be grateful for. However, behind these achievements, we still face challenges, among them environmental issues, particularly waste management. The progress we have achieved is a collective effort, so environmental preservation must be carried out with the fullest sense of solidarity,’ he said.