1.69% of Indonesian Children Did Not Live with Their Biological Parents in 2021

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) collected data on young children (aged 0-6) living with their biological parents in 2021. It was recorded that 90.82% of young children in both urban and rural areas lived with both their biological mother and father.

The survey also showed that at least 7.48% of children lived with a single parent, either their biological mother or father.

BPS stated that this situation might occur when a biological parent is not registered as a household member due to death, divorce/separation, or working outside the city/country and not regularly returning home once a year.

Finally, approximately 1.69% of young children were recorded as not living with both their biological parents.

BPS notes that this residential status information does not preclude the possibility of other household members besides the biological mother or father, such as grandparents, siblings, or live-in domestic helpers.

Through the National Socioeconomic Survey (Susenas), BPS also estimated that there were 30.2 million children aged 0-6 years in Indonesia in March 2023. This figure represents 10.91% of Indonesia's total population.

Based on their developmental age group, young children are divided into three categories: infants (<1 year) accounting for 11.22%, toddlers (1-4 years) accounting for 59.95%, and preschoolers (5-6 years) accounting for 28.83%.

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