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About 25 Million Indonesian Adults Have No Bank Account
Indonesia’s deposit insurance agency estimates that about 25 million people over 17 have no bank account.
The agency, known as LPS, said the figure is being used to help the government plan how to expand access to bank accounts.
The government’s One Person One Account program aims to increase account ownership.
LPS is supporting the program by coordinating with relevant ministries and agencies.
That work includes aligning data and the criteria for people who may take part.
The effort is intended to reach people without formal financial services.
The coordination is part of the government’s plan to bring more people into the banking system.
About 25 million Indonesians aged over 17 are estimated to have no bank account, according to the Indonesia Deposit Insurance Corporation.
The corporation’s chairman, Anggito Abimanyu, said the estimate is being used to help the government plan wider access to bank accounts.
The government’s One Person, One Account program aims to expand account ownership.
The corporation said it is coordinating with relevant ministries and agencies on data and eligibility criteria for the program.
- Who
- About 25 million Indonesian residents aged over 17 are estimated to have no bank account.
- What
- The Indonesia Deposit Insurance Corporation is supporting efforts to expand bank account access through the government’s One Person, One Account program.
- When
- The estimate was discussed at a press conference on November 3, 2026.
- Where
- Jakarta, Indonesia.
- Why
- The government aims to increase the number of people with bank accounts and reach groups not served by formal financial services.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The government rolled out the One Person, One Account program to expand account ownership.
Anggito Abimanyu discussed the estimated number of adults without accounts at a press conference in Jakarta.
- Estimated unbanked adults
- About 25 million
- Age group
- Over 17
- Program
- One Person, One Account
- Press conference
- Jakarta, November 3, 2026
What people are saying
LPS supports implementation of the program through coordination with relevant ministries/agencies, particularly in aligning data and criteria for prospective participants.
The number of residents over 17 who do not have an account is around 25 million.