Only 17% of Indonesia's Population Belongs to the Middle Class

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Nabilah Muhamad 28/08/2024 19:21 WIB

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According to BPS data, in 2024 only 17% of the Indonesian population will be classified as middle class, while the majority, or 49%, will be classified as aspiring middle class.

Indonesia's Population Proportion by Expenditure Class (2024)

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Indonesia's Population Proportion by Expenditure Class (2024)

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The majority of Indonesia's population has an economic capacity lower than the middle class.

This is evident from data presented by the Acting Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti, in a meeting with Commission XI of the DPR (House of Representatives) on Wednesday (28/8/2024).

BPS classifies the economic class of the community based on monthly expenditure ranges, referring to the World Bank's report titled *Aspiring Indonesia: Expanding the Middle Class 2019*, with the following details:

* Upper Class: Expenditure exceeding Rp9,909,844 per capita per month (>17 times the poverty line)
* Middle Class: Expenditure of Rp2,040,262—Rp9,909,844 per capita per month (3.5 to 17 times the poverty line)
* Aspiring Middle Class: Expenditure of Rp874,398—Rp2,040,262 per capita per month (1.5 to 3.5 times the poverty line)
* Near-Poor: Expenditure of Rp582,932—Rp874,398 per capita per month (1.0 to 1.5 times the poverty line)
* Poor: Expenditure less than Rp582,932 per capita per month (below the poverty line)

In 2024, only 1.07 million Indonesians, or 0.38% of the total population, belonged to the upper class.

Then, only 47.85 million people (17.13%) belonged to the middle class.

The vast majority of Indonesians are still in the aspiring middle class stage, namely 137.50 million people (49.22%).

The aspiring middle class are people who have moved up economically but remain vulnerable to poverty.

Furthermore, 67.69 million people (24.23%) are near-poor, and 25.22 million people (9.03%) are classified as poor.

Editor : Adi Ahdiat

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