As Asia frets over shrinking population, this nation wants fewer babies

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Indonesia is expected to be replaced as the world’s fourth most populous country by 2045 amid slowing birth rates, according to a survey unveiled by the country’s Ministry of National Planning on May 16, 2023. The nation’s population growth will slow to 0.4 per cent in 2045, from 1.17 per cent in 2022. Southeast Asia’s biggest economy will be home to 324 million people by then, placing it behind Nigeria and Pakistan in the demographic ranking.