Indonesia is the Second Largest Sending Country for Migrant Workers
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Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency revealed that in 2023, Indonesia is the second largest sending country for migrant workers in Southeast Asia after the Philippines.
Acting Head of BPS Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti said from second position, 44 percent of Indonesia's 4.6 million international migrants were women.
The 2020 population census also recorded that out of 100,000 residents, there were 43 Indonesian citizens who had migrated, said Amalia at the One International Migration Data for Golden Indonesia 2045 event on Wednesday.
Ilustrasi pekerja migran Indonesia saat baru pulang dari luar negeri.
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Meanwhile, for people entering Indonesia, Widyasanti said that of the one million Indonesian population, 72 people are foreign citizens and 19 of them are Chinese people.
"It shows that Indonesia is quite open to human traffic coming in and out. The majority of international migrants come from middle and low income countries, said Widyasanti.
Meanwhile, 88 percent of the main destination countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) or better countries are Saudi Arabia.
"The rapid development of international migration will certainly have an impact on both destination and origin countries," Widysanti remarked.
Moreover, she gave an example, Indonesian people who emigrated from the United States were recorded as being able to increase their income by up to 500 percent compared to if they had not emigrated.
"So, this proves that people move to other countries (developed countries) because they want to get more income and higher welfare," Widyasanti concluded.
