Background: Hypertension is one of the issues of global health problems. This is because hypertensioncan contribute greatly to the incidence of cardiovaskular disease, stroke, kidney failure and early death.Moreover hypertension rarely causes symptoms at an early stage, so many cases are undiagnosed. Theprevalence of hypertension based on measurements in Indonesia through Riset Kesehatan Dasar in 2007was around 31.7%, this figure declined in 2013 to around 25.8%, and increased in 2018 to around 34.1%,which was the largest prevalence in last ten years. This study aimed to look at risk factors that can affect theincidence of hypertension in Indonesia.Method: This study was a quantitative study with a cross-sectional design using Indonesian Family LifeSurvey-5 (IFLS-5) datain 2014. The sample of this study amounted to 36,405.Results: The results of this study obtained the prevalence of hypertension by 21.8%. Some risk factors thatare proven statistically and substantially can affect the occurrence of hypertension, including age> 57 years(PR= 1.18; 95% CI 1.12-1.24), <=junior high school education level (PR=1.52: 95% CI 1.46-1.58), withmariage status (PR = 1.36; 95% CI 1.30-1.18), have a diabetes mellitus history (PR= 2.28; 95% CI 2.11-2.46), have a high cholesterol history (PR= 2.16; 95% CI 2.03-2.29), and have a sleep disorders (PR= 1.08;95% CI 1.03-1.13).Suggestion: The results of the study suggest people especially those aged 15 years and over who have riskfactors for hypertension in order to routinely maintain a healthy lifestyle; became input to the Ministryof Health of the Republic of Indonesia to improve the quality of the implementation of Posbindu PTMsuch as providing blood pressure measuring devices and equipping cadres’ understanding of risk factors forhypertension.