The Percentage of Indonesian Children with Birth Certificates Increases Every Year

Every child has the right to an identity and citizenship. Identity is a form of state recognition of a person's existence before the law. One form of identity for a child is a birth certificate.

Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (Badan Pusat Statistik), the percentage of children with birth certificates has been increasing every year. In fact, the percentage of children with birth certificates reached 88.11% in 2020, a 2.1% increase compared to the previous year.

The percentage of children with birth certificates is higher in urban areas than in rural areas. Specifically, 91.2% of children in urban areas have birth certificates, while the figure is 84.41% in rural areas.

By province, Yogyakarta has the highest percentage of children with birth certificates at 98.36%. Meanwhile, East Nusa Tenggara has the lowest percentage at 63.33%.

According to the Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (Kementerian Pemberdayaan Perempuan dan Perlindungan Anak or PPPA), several factors contribute to the low rate of birth certificate ownership in certain regions. Some of these include geographically challenging areas with limited access to services and inadequate internet access.