RRI.CO.ID, Jakarta - Indonesian Home Ministry's Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration has released the Net Population Data for the second half of 2025, recording Indonesia’s population at 288,315,089.

Director General Teguh Setyabudi said the figure increased by 1,621,396 compared to the previous semester. The male population was recorded at 145,498,092, while the female population reached 142,816,997.

He noted that the male-to-female ratio is slightly higher but remains within normal demographic limits. “This ratio is still normal and serves as the basis for long-term policy planning,” Teguh said when releasing the Clean Population Data (DKB) for Semester II of 2025 at the Birawa Assembly Hall, Bidakara Hotel, Jakarta, on Thursday, March 12, 2026.

He explained that population data underpins government policies, including public services and development planning. The data is collected from various civil registration services, such as biometric recording for electronic ID cards (e-KTP), birth registration, death registration, population migration, and marriage and divorce registration.

All data is compiled from Civil Registration Agency (Dukcapil) services across Indonesia.

Teguh said the Clean Population Data factually reflects the national demographic situation and serves as a reference for both the government and the business sector. Indonesia’s population distribution remains concentrated on Java, which is home to 55.55 percent of the national population. Sumatra ranks second with 21.88 percent, while other regions account for smaller proportions.

He also reported that national e-KTP registration has reached 97.47 percent of eligible applicants, equivalent to 206,467,957 people. Around 5.3 million residents have not yet registered, mostly in hard-to-reach areas due to geographical and administrative challenges.

Dukcapil continues to strengthen outreach services to ensure all residents receive civil administration services. “This step is to ensure the principle of leaving no one behind. So all residents are served,” Teguh said. (Misni Parjiati/Lasti Martina)