32.28% of the Population in Jayawijaya Regency is Classified as Poor
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The poverty rate in Jayawijaya Regency as of November 30, 2024, was recorded at 32.28 percent. This figure is down 2.43 percentage points compared to the previous year's reported rate of 34.71 percent.
Over the past 10 years, the poverty rate in Jayawijaya Regency has shown a downward trend, decreasing from 39.48 percent to 32.28 percent.
According to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), the total population of this regency/city in 2024 was 275,770.
Among other regencies/cities in the Papua Mountains region, the second and third highest poverty rates were in Nduga Regency (36 percent) and Mamberamo Tengah Regency (35 percent).
Poverty rates in Papua Mountains region in 2024 were:
* Nduga Regency: 36%
* Mamberamo Tengah Regency: 35%
* Lanny Jaya Regency: 34%
* Yahukimo Regency: 33%
* Jayawijaya Regency: 32%
* Tolikara Regency: 31%
* Yalimo Regency: 30%
* Pegunungan Bintang Regency: 28%
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