Trend in the Number of Villages/Urban Villages in Indonesia 1955-2025

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the number of villages/urban communities in Indonesia tended to increase throughout 1955-2025.

In 1955, the number reached 47,151 units. However, the figure decreased in 1965 to 43,765 units. The quantity in 1965 was also the lowest during that period.

In 1985, the number of villages/urban communities rose again to 67,534. However, a decade later, it decreased to 65,852. The decrease occurred twice during 1955-2025.

In the three subsequent decades, the number of villages/urban communities consistently increased. By 2025, it was recorded at 83,762 villages/urban communities.

"The number of villages/urban communities increased by 77.65% compared to 70 years ago," BPS wrote in its report 80 Years of Independent Indonesia Statistics.

Villages/Urban Communities Without Latrines

In a separate report, BPS stated that most families in 3,569 villages/urban communities in Indonesia usually defecate in places other than latrines.

Places for defecation considered not latrines include ponds, rice fields, holes in the ground, open fields, gardens, rivers, lakes, the sea, and so on.

Most of these villages where the majority of residents do not use latrines are located in Papua Pegunungan Province.