Jakarta, April 19 -- The Ministry of Population and Family Development stated that social solidarity in the family planning program is a key factor in achieving the benefits of the demographic bonus.

Minister of Population and Family Development Wihaji emphasized that the demographic bonus currently enjoyed by Indonesia is the result of long-term efforts through the family planning program established decades ago.

"We are reaping this demographic bonus from Prof. Haryono Suyono, the first head of BKKBN, through the family planning program, resulting in today's demographic bonus, namely the productive age group of 14-65 years," he said in an official statement here on Sunday.

Wihaji noted that there was strong collective effort in gathe...