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View all search resultsHis life story would have been so different had he been destined to grow up in a poor rural family like the ones studied recently by the Smeru Institute. Smeru found that children born into poverty are likely to remain poor and unsuccessful as adults.
In a country with poor pension coverage where almost half of the elderly live with their children and grandchildren, it is common to find working-age people covering the needs of their children as well as their parents.
The UN's 2019 World Population Prospects report projected that the global population would reach 9.7 billion people by 2050 from 7.7 billion in mid-2019, with Indonesia placed eighth out of the countries expected to contribute most to the increase.
The government will work together with its Australian counterpart to address employment and labor force issues, as Indonesia’s demographics could pose challenges for its economy in the long run if not well managed.
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