2.67% of Children Do Not Live with Both Biological Parents

According to the 2021 Susenas data, the number of children aged 0-6 years is estimated to reach 30.83 million. This group is referred to as early childhood children.

Of this number, 2.67% of early childhood children did not live with both their biological parents in 2018. Furthermore, 7.04% of early childhood children lived only with their biological mother.

Meanwhile, 1.27% of early childhood children lived only with their biological father. However, the number of early childhood children living with both parents is significantly higher.

A total of 89.03% of early childhood children live with both their biological parents. This is in line with Government Regulation (PP) Number 44 of 2017 concerning the Implementation of Childcare, which states that parents within the family environment are the first to have the obligation and responsibility for childcare.

This is intended to ensure that the child's basic needs, both material and non-material, are met. Non-material needs are necessary for the child's socio-emotional development so that they can grow and develop well.