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RI POPULATION UP 241 MILLION IN 2011
Jakarta, July 6 (ANTARA) - The National Family Planning and Population Board (BKKBN) predicts that Indonesia`s population in 2011 has increased by more than 241 million.
"Indonesia`s population in 2011 has increased by more than 241 million," BKKBN spokesman Sudibyo Alimoeso said here on Tuesday.
Based on a 2010 census, Sudibyo explained that the population exceeded the national projection of 237.6 million souls with a growth rate of 1.49 percent per year.
"It is the figure of the census in 2010 and it means that the population this year has again increased," he said.
Sudibyo added that if the pace of population growth was 1.49 percent per year, the figure would increase every year by about more than 3.5 million people.
"Thus the population in 2010 was 237.6 million, and in 2011 it increased by 3.5 million to become more than 241 million in total," Sudibyo said.
He added that if the population growth rate is not lowered, the country`s population would rise to 450 million in 2045, meaning that one among 20 people in the world would be an Indonesian.
Therefore, Sudibyo said, concrete steps should be taken to reduce the rate of population growth and to increase the population`s quality through various programs.
"To make this happen, a grand design is needed for the revitalization of the national family planning program," he said.
"Indonesia`s population in 2011 has increased by more than 241 million," BKKBN spokesman Sudibyo Alimoeso said here on Tuesday.
Based on a 2010 census, Sudibyo explained that the population exceeded the national projection of 237.6 million souls with a growth rate of 1.49 percent per year.
"It is the figure of the census in 2010 and it means that the population this year has again increased," he said.
Sudibyo added that if the pace of population growth was 1.49 percent per year, the figure would increase every year by about more than 3.5 million people.
"Thus the population in 2010 was 237.6 million, and in 2011 it increased by 3.5 million to become more than 241 million in total," Sudibyo said.
He added that if the population growth rate is not lowered, the country`s population would rise to 450 million in 2045, meaning that one among 20 people in the world would be an Indonesian.
Therefore, Sudibyo said, concrete steps should be taken to reduce the rate of population growth and to increase the population`s quality through various programs.
"To make this happen, a grand design is needed for the revitalization of the national family planning program," he said.
