As people moved towards urban life, the population growth rate also decreased. The major reason for this is because in urban living, less of labour is required as compared to rural life. Again in 2005, the sudden decrease in the growth rate is followed by the sudden drop in population in 2006. This can be explained by the mini-crisis that struck Indonesia in late 2005 when the prices of international oil and imports increased.
The age dependency ratio of Indonesia kept decreasing. This is due to the rural to urban population migration. In urban cities, there are 2 children per family thus decreasing the dependent people per person. Also in urban cities, there are many investors from other countries who set up businesses, thus creating more job opportunities and reducing the Dependency ratio.
The infant mortality rate has been steadily declining over the past 10 years. This indicates a major development in the medical sector of the country.
More hospitals are available and accesses to these facilities are improving.
More people are aware of the benefits of the good health.
The life expectancy at birth has been increasing at almost 6 months every year. This indicates great improvements in the country’s medical facilities and also in the lifestyle of its people.
This enables a person to serve the country for a longer period of time with ever increasing experience.
The sex ratio of indonesia has been near about constant for the past 10 years. This shows a healthy popultion and also a good balance between the males and females.
Women are treated equally and get the same status as men.
As we see from the graph and the population pyramid, the population of Indonesia is growing evenly throughout. This indicates a healthy population which has a majority of young people. This type of population is not faced with the immediate concern of succession. Young people are more focused towards personal development. Also this equips the country with man-force which ensures efficiency in all sectors.
In rural areas, mostly primary activities such as farming, fishing, etc. are done. Whereas in urban population secondary and tertiary activities have a greater share which generate more money. An increased life expectancy at birth keeps alive higher experienced people which can help a great deal in times of crisis, become teachers and share their knowledge. All these lead to an increasing GDP of the country.
The unemployment rate is declining and is a healthy indicator of economy. More jobs are available as a result of the growing economy and helping growth.
With better family planning measures, education and foreign investment in the industries the unemployment rate is the lowest in the past decade.
The UPL (Under poverty line) population is the lowest in the last decade. This indicates better affluence resulting from the higher urban population.
As measures of production, education and employment opportunities are improving, the per capita income growth is directly impacting the UPL population and hence augurs well for an sustained GDP growth in the future.
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