7.47% of the Population in Dairi Regency Falls into the Poor Category

The poverty rate in Dairi Regency, as of November 30, 2023, was recorded at 7.47 percent. This figure is down 0.41 percent compared to the previous year, which reported 7.88 percent.

The trend of the poverty rate in Dairi Regency over the past 10 years has been downward, moving from 8.4 percent to 7.47 percent.

According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the total population in this regency in 2023 was 322,120.

Meanwhile, in other regencies in North Sumatra, the poverty rates are ranked as follows: West Nias at 22 percent and North Nias at 21 percent.

The following is a list of poverty rates in North Sumatra in 2023:

* West Nias Regency 22%
* North Nias Regency 21%
* South Nias Regency 16%
* Nias Regency 15%
* Gunung Sitoli City 14%
* Tanjung Balai City 12%
* Samosir Regency 11%
* West Tapanuli Regency 11%
* Sibolga City 11%
* Batu Bara Regency 11%
* Tebing Tinggi City 9%
* Langkat Regency 9%
* North Labuhan Batu Regency 9%
* Mandailing Natal Regency 8%
* North Padang Lawas Regency 8%
* Humbang Hasundutan Regency 8%
* North Tapanuli Regency 8%
* Asahan Regency 8%
* South Labuhan Batu Regency 8%
* Toba Samosir Regency 8%
* Medan City 8%
* Labuhan Batu Regency 7%
* Karo Regency 7%
* Padang Lawas Regency 7%
* Simalungun Regency 7%
* Pakpak Bharat Regency 7%
* Dairi Regency 7%
* Serdang Bedagai Regency 7%
* Pematang Siantar City 7%
* South Tapanuli Regency 7%
* Padang Sidempuan City 6%
* Binjai City 4%
* Deli Serdang Regency 3%