1.56 Million Civil Servants Aged Over 51 in 2021

Based on data from the Indonesian National Civil Service Agency (Badan Kepegawaian Negara or BKN), the number of Civil Servants (Pegawai Negeri Sipil or PNS) reached 3.99 million in December 2021. This comprises 936,860 central government employees and 3.06 million regional government employees, encompassing both provincial and district/city levels.

According to age group, 1.52 million civil servants were aged 51-60 years. This constitutes 38.04% of the total number of civil servants, the largest proportion among all age groups.

There were also 39,060 State Civil Apparatus (Aparatur Sipil Negara or ASN) aged over 60. Therefore, the total number of civil servants aged 51 and above reached 1.56 million.

There were also 1.25 million civil servants aged 41-50, 931,840 aged 31-40, 256,900 aged 21-30, and 18 aged 18-20.

Some time ago, the BKN reported that 105 prospective civil servants (Calon Pegawai Negeri Sipil or CPNS) who passed the 2021 selection withdrew for various reasons, one of which was the low PNS salary.

For today's youth, PNS salaries are considered low compared to those with expertise in digital technology or the income earned by YouTubers.

The following is the number of civil servants by age group (December 2021):

* Age > 60: 39,060 employees
* Age 51 – 60: 1,519,924 employees
* Age 41 – 50: 1,247,853 employees
* Age 31 – 40: 931,841 employees
* Age 21 – 30: 256,936 employees
* Age 18 – 20: 18 employees