Jakarta, July 21 -- The high percentage of informal workers in Indonesia remains one of the main barriers to reaping the demographic dividend, secretary of the Ministry of Population and Family Development, Budi Setiyono, has said.

While 70 percent of Indonesia's population is currently in the productive age group, many are burdened by the responsibility of supporting more than one non-productive family member, he pointed out.

"Statistics show that about 41 percent of the population is employed in the formal sector; the remaining 59 percent still work in the informal sector," he said at the ministry's office here on Monday.

He informed that only around 13 to 15 million Indonesians filed annual tax returns (SPT) in 2025, showing the lim...