Residents Leaving Jakarta Nearly Double Incoming Migrants Post-Eid

The Jakarta Population and Civil Registration Service (Dukcapil) recorded 22,617 residents moving out of the capital after Eid 2026, nearly double the 12,766 new arrivals. The data collection was conducted from 25 March to 30 April 2026.

Jakarta Dukcapil Head Denny Wahyu Haryanto stated that the number of new arrivals shows a declining trend over the past two years. “From 2021 to 2023, the number of post-Eid arrivals was above 20,000. This number decreased in 2024 and 2025,” he said in an official statement on Tuesday, 5 May 2026.

Denny explained that the increase in residents leaving Jakarta is influenced by programmes to organise and regulate population documents according to domicile. This programme encourages residents who have long lived in buffer areas, such as Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi, to adjust their administrative addresses. “Many residents have lived in buffer areas for years but still use Jakarta KTPs,” he said.

This phenomenon reflects the trend of deurbanisation, namely the movement of population from the city centre to surrounding areas. According to Denny, this condition does not necessarily indicate that Jakarta is losing its appeal, but rather a shift in housing patterns and economic activities. The high cost of living in the capital also encourages residents to seek housing in buffer cities deemed more affordable.

The profile of residents moving out is dominated by productive age at 71.57 percent, with an assumption of low income reaching 64.53 percent. The main reason for the move is housing factors. Meanwhile, new arrivals to Jakarta generally come for family reasons.

In addition, Dukcapil recorded 5,499 non-permanent residents, namely those with out-of-Jakarta IDs who temporarily reside in the capital. The government views this dynamic as aligned with the concept of an agglomeration area that integrates Jakarta with its surrounding regions in one economic and mobility system.