• Many countries in this world find themselves struggling

with over-population.
• One of these countries is Indonesia, a tropical island
chain or archipelago located in the south Pacific.
• For years Indonesia’s Birth Rate(19.24) has been twice
its Death Rate(6.24)
 Population
The estimated population of
Indonesia as of July 2008 is

This is the 4th most populated

country in the world and it’s
still growing.
A crowded mosque in Jakarta,
Indonesia’s capital city
 Density
Although Indonesia has a
very large population, it is
quite small kilometer-wise. The population
density of
Indonesia is

This proves to be
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problematic, because a
high population and small
people per
acreage makes for a large
population density. kilometer.
 Average Income
Income is defined as a
country’s GDP (gross
domestic product) divided
by its population.
This is also called a
country’s GDP per
capita.
Indonesian rupiah (INR) bills.
Indonesia’s average income, an One Indonesian rupiah is worth
about 0.000106 USD.
estimate as of 2007, is $3,600.
 As the chart shows,
Indonesia’s urban
population is 47.9%
as of 2005,
which means its
rural population
is 52.1%.

However, the percent of

urban dwellers in
Indonesia is expected to
increase in the next 20 Population
or so years, as indicated
by the column chart. Distribution
 Indonesia’s Arable Land
About 11% of
Indonesian land is
arable.
Arability means that
said land is able to be
(and is) farmed with
crops that are
replanted every year,
such as corn,
potatoes and soy A farm in Mount Bromo, Java
beans.
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 Infant Mortality Rate
Herein lies one of Indonesia’s many population problems– its infant mortality rate.

Although Indonesia has nowhere near the highest infant mortality rate in
the world, it is significantly larger than that of the United State’s, which
is 6.30 deaths per 1000 live births.

Here are the statistics:

The total infant mortality rate is 31.03 deaths
per 1000 live births.

The female infant mortality rate is 25.68 deaths

per 1000 live births.

The male infant mortality rate is 36.14 deaths

per 1000 live births.
 OVERPOPULATION…

Indonesia is, and for a good reason, considered to be

OVERPOPULATED.
OVERPOPULATED
Multiple reasons for this exist, however there is one that
automatically comes into mind…
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Overpopulation like this has many adverse effects in Indonesia.

Lack of food/nutrients
Pollution
Deforestation
Poverty
Compacted space
Less land for farming, cultivating
Less opportunities for people young and old
Generally decreased quality of living
 However many consequences of
overpopulation exist, there are just as many
ways to combat it, controversial or not.

Increase education in women and men alike

Make contraceptives more easily available to the population
Sterilization
Government-mandated child limit
Bribes of money, land, etc.
Forced abortions
Forced murders
Relocation
One method of combating overpopulation that is used in
Indonesia today (although on a small scale compared to
what it once was) is its transmigration program.

This involves moving people from the most heavily

populated islands of Indonesia (Java, Bali, Madura)
to islands that have few people (Papua, Kalimantan,
Sumatra, Sulawesi).

The transmigration program was used heavily in

the 70s-80s, but has since toned down because of
indigenous peoples of the latter islands mentioned
revolting against the newly relocated Indonesians.
Transmigration Program
Depending on whether you consider yourself to be
an optimist or a pessimist, Indonesia either has a
bright future or a dark, depleted one.

Personally, we think that unless drastic measures

are taken, Indonesia is going to suffer even more
from its population inflation in the looming future.

However, it’s almost impossible to take any action

that would be considered ethical and lawful and
appeal to everyone.
So good luck,
Indonesia!!
THE END.