At present, Batam Island has only 160,000 inhabitants, and with the higher wage rates in neighboring Malaysia (around NT $ 7000-8000 / US $ 280-320 per month), Indonesians prefer to go and find jobs in Malaysia, so that in future Batam may lack sufficient workers.
目前巴譚島上只有十六萬人口，再加上鄰近的馬來西亞工資較高，（約七、八千台幣）印尼人寧願選擇去馬來西亞打工，將來工人可能不敷所需。