Concerning its economy, one significant strength of Indonesia's demographic composition is that the nation has a large number of populations. It means that a large workforce makes it important (educated workforce) to obtain higher skills and be absorbed by employment opportunities. In line with the important number of populations, this study seeks to examine the effect of population growth on Indonesia's economic growth. This study is designed using a quantitative approach through time series data were collected from the Indonesian Central Bureau of Statistics. The data analysed using simple linear time series regression model assisted by econometric software, namely Eviews. This study showed that population growth has a significant positive effect on Indonesia's economic growth. In conclusion, we have successfully identified that population growth has contributed significantly to Indonesia's economic growth.
Keywords: Population growth, economic growth, time series regression, Indonesia context.