Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration Releases Net Population Data

The Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs released Net Population Data (DKB) for the second semester of 2025 at Birawa Assembly Hall, Hotel Bidakara, Jakarta, on Thursday, 12 March 2026. Director General of Dukcapil Teguh Setyabudi, representing the Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian, formally opened the event themed “Portrait of Indonesia’s Diversity in One National Population Database”.

Teguh emphasised the importance of population data as the foundation for national development planning. “Population data is the foundation for various state policies, ranging from public services, building democracy, development planning to budget allocation. Therefore, data accuracy and unity are key,” said Teguh.

Teguh explained that population data was compiled from various civil administration services such as biometric recording of electronic ID cards (KTP-el); birth registration; death registration; population relocation; marriage and divorce registration and issuance of other civil documents. “This Net Population Data is a factual portrait of Indonesia’s demographic condition obtained from civil administration services throughout Indonesia. This data becomes an important reference for government, institutions, and the business world,” said Teguh.

Teguh presented that Indonesia’s population based on DKB for the second semester of 2025 reached 288,315,089 people, an increase of 1,621,396 people compared to the first semester of 2025. The breakdown consists of 145,498,092 male inhabitants and 142,816,997 female inhabitants.

“This ratio shows a slight excess of males, but remains within normal demographic limits. The government usually pays attention to this ratio for long-term planning, for example in the fields of reproductive health, education, and social welfare,” he said.

Regarding population distribution, Indonesia’s population remains concentrated on Java at 55.55 per cent, followed by Sumatra at 21.88 per cent, whilst other regions such as Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Bali-Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, and Papua have smaller proportions. The percentage of electronic ID card (KTP-el) registration has reached 97.47 per cent, namely 206,467,957 people out of a total of 211,826,747 people required to have KTP.

According to Teguh, the high registration percentage means that demographic data increasingly approaches real conditions, thus more accurate for development planning, statistics, and public policy. “The gap of approximately 2.53 per cent or ±5.3 million people reflects groups not yet reached, possibly due to geographical, social, or administrative factors,” he said.

He emphasised that Dukcapil continues to endeavour to provide outreach services to accelerate high registration figures and ensure the majority of citizens can access public services based on their national ID number (NIK). “Thus strengthening the principle of leaving no one behind.”