People

The population policy is directed toward development of the population as human resources in order that the national development can be effective and valuable, while the quality of life is gradually improving. Meanwhile, control of population growth is carried out through efforts to lower the birth and mortality rate, especially that of infants and children. These efforts in particular have been implemented through family planning programs which also have the purpose of improving the welfare of mother and child and at the same time create a small, happy, and prosperous family.

The implementation of population policy has noted significant progress. In 1998, the life expectancy was 64.7 years, the crude death rate was 7.7 per 1,000 people, and the infant mortality rate was 50 per 1,000 live birth. Meanwhile the crude birth rate in 1998 was 22.7 per 1,000 people and the total fertility rate was 2,59 per woman. Until June 1999, the total population is approximately 209 millions.

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