Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) released the results of population census 2010. From the results of the census conducted this year found that the number of resident males more than females.
SPC Deputy Director General for Social BPS Wynandin Imawan in his presentation said that Indonesia's population as of 2010 this number reached 237.56 million. Of this total of 119.51 million people are of the male population.
"The number of women there are 118.05 million people, which means there are 1.46 million more men, this might be cause there is no goto partner," said Wynandi in Jakarta, Tuesday, October 19, 2010.
According to population ratio trends of Indonesian men continued to increase since 1961. Listed according to BPS data, in 1961 there are 95 women per 100 men, then in 1971 rose to 98 men, in 1980 there are 100 men per 100 women, 1990 there are 100.2 males, in 2000 there are 100 , 62 men, and in 2010 there are 101.2 males per 100 females.
Whether because of what factors, BPS does not review this data. "But this is a good news for the women," he joked.
Areas where the most widely brother, Wynandi said, from census BPS Papua, West Papua, East Kalimantan, is a province that has the highest male ratio. "Sex ratio above 110 percent," he said. Respectively with a ratio of 112.6 percent of Papua, West Papua, with a ratio of 112.4 percent and 111 percent of East Kalimantan.
The next sequence is occupied by the Central Kalimantan with a ratio of 108.8 percent, 107.9 percent of Bangka Belitung, Riau 106.2 percent, 105.8 percent of Lampung, and Riau Islands 105.2 percent. Indonesia Today
