In recent years, Indonesia has seen an explosion in urbanisation and growth, making it now home to a megacity: Jakarta. Read through the resources below to learn more about urbanisation in Indonesia.
Indonesia is undergoing a historic transformation from a rural to an urban economy. The country’s cities are growing faster than in other Asian countries at a rate of 4.1% per year. By 2025 – in less than 10 years – Indonesia can expect to have 68% of its population living in cities. Read through this website to learn more.
This statistic shows the degree of urbanisation in Indonesia from 2010 to 2020. Read through the website to get a summary of urbanisation in Indonesia from 2010 to 2020.
Based on current projections, Indonesia’s current population is expected to reach its peak of 337.38 million by 2067 and the decrease in the decades following. Between 2000 and 2010, Indonesia experienced an average annual population growth rate of 1.49%. Indonesia’s yearly growth change is about 1.07% for 2020. This means that Indonesia currently grows by about 2.73 million people per year. Read through this article to learn more about the population demographics of Indonesia.
The Indonesian capital of Jakarta is home to 10 million people but it is also one of the fastest-sinking cities in the world. If this goes unchecked, parts of the megacity could be entirely submerged by 2050, say researchers. Is it too late? Read through this article to learn more.
While the population of Jakarta city centre is 9.5 million, the greater area of urbanised Jakarta has a population of 27.9 million. Three million people travel into the centre of Jakarta on a daily basis. Read through this chapter to learn more.
