Over One-Third of the Population in 10 Regencies in Papua Lives in Poverty

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Viva Budy Kusnandar 17/12/2021 09:42 WIB

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Intan Jaya Regency has the highest poverty rate in Papua, reaching 41.66%.

10 Districts with the Highest Poverty Rates in Papua (March 2021)

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10 Districts with the Highest Poverty Rates in Papua (March 2021)

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Papua is the poorest province in Indonesia. In 2021, the poverty rate in this easternmost province reached 26.8%.

Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the number of poor people in Papua reached 920,440 as of March 2021. The percentage of the rural population living below the poverty line was 35.71%, while in urban areas it was 4.91%.

Intan Jaya Regency had the highest poverty rate in Papua, reaching 41.66%. This means that 4 out of 10 people in this regency live below the poverty line.

The regencies with the next highest poverty rates were Deiya at 40.59%, followed by Lanny Jaya at 38.73%, Supiori at 37.91%, and Yahukimo at 37.64%.

Nduga Regency also had a high poverty rate, reaching 37.18%. This was followed by Jayawijaya Regency with a poverty rate of 37.09%, Mamberamo Tengah Regency at 36.76%, and Paniai and Puncak Regencies at 36.59% and 36.26% respectively. This data shows that more than one-third of the poor population in these 10 regencies live below the poverty line.

Editor : Aria W. Yudhistira

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