Population and development in Indonesia: achieving greater certainty for evidence-based policy making

There is a great deal of uncertainty related to the demography of Indonesia in the past 20 years and hot political debate. The uncertainty has arisen in particular through doubts about the quality of the 2000 Census of Indonesia. While Indonesia has conducted a successful census in 2010, the lack of a reliable historical benchmark means that the demography of the world's fourth most populous country is disputed. This represents a considerable obstacle to policy making. The project aims to resolve this dilemma through comprehensive analysis of all available databases in cooperation with UNFPA and the relevant Indonesian Government agencies.