Population aging is a megatrend reshaping the economy and society in Asia and the Pacific. The region's population aged 60 and above is forecast to double from 567.7 million in 2022 to 1.2 billion in 2050, accounting for a quarter of the regional population. Rapid demographic transition entails challenges and opportunities for societies, older people, and their families in the region, including in Indonesia, which has witnessed steady growth in the number and share of its population aged 60 years or older. This demographic has increased from 2.2 million (3.2%) in 1950 to 12 million (6.5%) in 1990, reaching 30.1 million (10.8%) in 2022. It is expected that the share of the older population will rise to 21.9% by 2050.

The Indonesia Longitudinal Aging Survey (ILAS) 2023 was conducted with the objectives of monitoring trends related to the aging population in Indonesia, instituting data-driven reforms to improve health and social security systems for older people, and assessing and monitoring the policy objectives and target indicators outlined in Presidential Regulation No. 88 of 2021 on the National Strategy for Aging. 
 
ILAS 2023 is a crucial milestone in the Indonesia’s ongoing effort towards broadening and deepening the knowledge base to better understand the process and consequences of population aging and the state of well-being of older persons. ILAS is expected to play a critical role in informing future social development policies in Indonesia. We invite policymakers, scholars, and other stakeholders to make active use of the ILAS dataset to meet these objectives.

 Maliki
 Deputy for Population and Employment
 Ministry of National Development Planning/BAPPENAS
 Republic of Indonesia    

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