Indonesia's Housing Backlog Drops to 9.29 Million Households

Indonesia has made progress in reducing its housing backlog, with the number of households lacking their own homes falling to 9.29 million in March 2026. This marks a decrease of approximately 350,000 households compared to the same period last year, when the backlog stood at 9.64 million.

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the percentage of households without a home also declined, dropping from 13% in March 2025 to 12.39% in March 2026. This represents a 0.61 percentage point decrease.

Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti, head of BPS, announced these figures during a press conference on the 2026 Housing Statistics Publication in Jakarta. The data, derived from the March 2026 National Socio-Economic Survey (Susenas), indicates a positive trend across all provinces.

Geographically, West Java province recorded the highest number of housing backlogs, with 2.03 million households. Jakarta followed with 1.16 million, and North Sumatra with 911,800 households. The data also showed a reduction in the backlog of households living in homes that are owned but uninhabitable, decreasing to 18.01 million from 18.77 million in the previous year.