Dukcapil states nearly 35 percent of migrants to Jakarta seek employment
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Jakarta Civil Registry and Population Agency (Dukcapil) has recorded that around 34.97 percent of migrants to Jakarta, particularly after last year’s Eid al-Fitr holidays, are aiming to find employment.
“If people come to Jakarta, it’s definitely to look for work. The factors for seeking employment are reinforced by the highest number of productive ages,” said the Head of the Jakarta Dukcapil Agency, Denny Wahyu Haryanto, in a podcast on population matters monitored in Jakarta on Friday.
The percentage of reasons related to work is higher compared to family reasons (32.58 percent), employment (15.59 percent), housing (13.04 percent), education (3.49 percent), health (0.29 percent), and security (0.03 percent).
In terms of age, 77.84 percent of migrants are of productive age, namely 15-64 years old. Meanwhile, the gender ratio of these migrants shows that for every 100 women, there are 97 men.
In terms of education, 78.71 percent of migrants have education up to high school or equivalent and below. Then, 58.96 percent of them are assumed to have low income.
“They are more focused on their skills in the informal sector,” said Denny.
He stated that the most supportive factor for migrants to the capital is the ease of access to public services, including transportation, health, and education.
“Public population services, public health services, public education services, which are quite easy to process. That might be the main factor why Jakarta remains a magnetic and attractive destination for migrants,” Denny explained.
“This data can be used as material for programmes related to the development of UMKM (micro, small, and medium enterprises), and how to manage informal sectors into more formal ones through guidance provided by regional government organisations in charge,” Denny revealed.
Currently, the Jakarta Dukcapil Agency is conducting data collection on migrants through door-to-door services in Jakarta areas until 30 April 2026.
Referring to data as of 1 April 2026, there were 1,776 new migrants entering Jakarta, with a composition of 891 men (50.17 percent) and 885 women (49.83 percent).
Meanwhile, since 2022, the number of post-Eid migrants in Jakarta has been declining, from an initial 27,478 people, then dropping to 25,918 in 2023, further reducing to 16,207 in 2024, and to 16,049 in 2025.
Denny added that based on the trend over the last two years, migrants to Jakarta have more thorough preparations, including adequate work skills, job certainty, and housing guarantees before arriving.