The impact of population growth and employment rate on economic growth in North Sumatera

Thomson Sitompul

Abstract


This research aims to determine the influence of population growth and employment rate on the economic growth in North Sumatera from 2004 to 2022. The type of data used in this research is secondary data obtained from the Central Provincial Statistics Agency of North Sumatra from 2004 to 2022 (time series data). The results of this research show that partially the population growth has a significant positive effect on the economic growth of North Sumatra from 2004 to 2022. Partially the employment rate has a significant positive effect on the economic growth of North Sumatra from 2004 to 2022. Simultaneously, population growth and employment rate have a significant effect on economic growth.


Keywords


Population growth; employment rate; economic growth

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30872/jkin.v20i4.13962

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