The world now falls into three demographic camps ’ the very high fertility countries, the very low fertility countries, and those in between. Indonesia is in the “in between” group. As far as economic development and human development are concerned, Indonesia is again in an “in between” group. Is this a good place to be, and will Indonesia remain in this group? This seminar will be a rather discursive discussion of demographic and human development trends in Indonesia in a broader Asian context. There will be some discussion of a new comparative research project at the National University of Singapore on China, India and Indonesia.