DKI Provincial Government Picks up Data of Pascalebaran Arrivals, Services Open until April 20

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has begun to conduct administrative data collection for new arrivals in 2026. This effort is carried out to ensure that citizen data remains accurate in the midst of a potential surge in urbanization.

Head of the DKI Jakarta Population and Civil Registration Office (Disdukcapil) Denny Wahyu Haryanto said that his party would hold a pick-up service directly to the neighborhood.

"Starting from April 1 to April 20, 2026, the Disdukcapil together with the ranks of the City/District Sub-Directorate, the Dukcapil Sector of the Sub-District and the Dukcapil Satpel of the Kelurahan will carry out socialization and Adminduk Service to Pick up the Ball to the RW Post," Denny told reporters, Thursday, April 2.

This service is carried out in collaboration with the city/district government, sub-district, to the village. This approach is chosen so that new arrivals can immediately take care of population documents without having to come to the service office.

Denny emphasized that Jakarta is still open to immigrants who want to find a living or contribute to building the city. However, he reminded the importance of being prepared before deciding to come to the capital.

"As a global city and the center of the national economy, Jakarta is open to immigrants who have good intentions to help build Jakarta," he said.

Denny also gave a number of notes for newcomers so that they can adapt and not cause new problems later.

Migrants are urged to have skills that can support their lives in Jakarta. Then, have a guarantee of a clear address of residence in Jakarta, whether it is the address of relatives, family or rent or contract.

"Also report his arrival to the local RT RW 1x24 hours," said Denny.

For your information, the DKI Provincial Government recorded 967 new arrivals reporting their arrival in the period from March 25 to 30, 2026. In total, there were 967 new arrivals.

Of this number, the proportion of men is slightly more dominant, reaching 51.5% (498 people) compared to women at 48.5% (469 people). The arrival trend shows a fairly consistent daily increase, where on the last day of recording (March 30), there were 334 people added, an increase of 24.6% compared to the previous few days.

If viewed from the distribution of destination areas, East Jakarta became the primadona for immigrants with a number of 270 people (27.92%), followed by West Jakarta (239 people) and South Jakarta (225 people). Central Jakarta and the Thousand Islands are the areas with the lowest number of arrivals.

The main reason for this relocation is dominated by family factors (311 people), followed by other reasons (262 people), jobs (190 people), and the need for housing (156 people).

Demographically, the majority of new arrivals are productive age residents (15-64 years) with a total of 779 people or covering more than 80 percent of the total arrivals. The child age group (0-17 years) is at 21.72 percent, while the elderly are only 2.9 percent.