Indonesia's Poor Population Remains Concentrated in Java in March 2021
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The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) notes that poverty in Indonesia remained concentrated on the island of Java until March 2021. 14.8 million impoverished people resided in Java, equivalent to 53.6% of the national total.
Sumatra followed with 6.1 million impoverished people. In Bali and Nusa Tenggara, there were 2.1 million impoverished people. Meanwhile, the number of impoverished people in Papua and Kalimantan was 1.5 million and 1 million, respectively.
Nationally, the number of impoverished people totaled 27.54 million in March 2021. This figure decreased by 0.01 million compared to September 2020. However, it increased by 1.12 million compared to March 2020.
In line with this, the poverty rate in Indonesia was 10.14% in March 2021, down 0.05 percentage points compared to September 2020. However, it increased by 0.36 percentage points from March 2020.
Indonesia's poverty line reached Rp 472,525 per capita per month in March 2021. This figure was the highest in the last year, with food as the main contributor to the poverty line in the country.
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