Indonesia:The newest member of group of ageing Asian nations
Indonesia is now officially an ageing nation, according to the 2025 Intercensal Survey (SUPAS) published by Statistics Indonesia (BPS). The survey published on 12 May 2026 reveals that the percentage of the elderly population has climbed to 11.97%, breaching for the first time the 10% threshold used to differentiate between a young population and an ageing one. The exercise conducted every five years found that the elderly population share has continued to climb in each of the surveys. The ageing population...
