Demographic profile of Jakarta

Abstract

DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF JAKARTA, is a study attempting to portray the anatomy and physiology of the recent Jakarta population mainly based on the 1961 and 1971 population census data. A brief historical background of the formation of Jakarta city is presented in the first chapter. In the process of describing the demographic changes during 1961-71, historical demographic details were examined from 1623 onward. Starting with 6,000 people in 1623 in the city, Jakarta's population grew at a rate of 4.2 per cent annually from 1700 to 1920 and at 5.7 per cent during 1920-30. In the sixth decade of this century the population growth rate was 4.6 per cent. The description of the population growth, composition and distribution are presented in the second chapter. Fertility and mortality levels fluctuated over time depending very much on the political, socio-economic and health conditions in the country. However, the recent situation demonstrates a declining trend in both fertility and mortality. The Abridged Life Table for Jakarta, 1971, shows the life expectancy at birth to be 53.88 years for females and 48.75 years for males. Migration, the third component of growth, seemingly plays the greatest role in the growth of Jakarta’s population. Not less than 110,000 persons migrated to Jakarta annually during 1961-71. The details on components of population growth are found in the third chapter. Fertility differentials based on the unpublished 1971 census data are presented in Chapter 4. A negative association between fertility and education and a positive association between fertility and economic class were observed among Jakarta's mothers. Fertility control - through the Family Planning Program - has been practised since 1967. The statistics demonstrate an increasing number of program and non-program acceptors. The impact of family planning on marital fertility has also been examined in this study. Finally, the future of Jakarta’s population,i.e. the projection of Jakarta’s population to 2001, is discussed in the sixth chapter. A number of assumptions are made for the projections. With the high projection Jakarta’s population will grow to 15.6 million, with the medium projection between 13.3 and 13.7 million, and with the low projection 11.8 million in the year 2001. Show more