Four Papuan Provinces Top September 2024 Poverty List

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Nabilah Muhamad 17/01/2025 17:59 WIB

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According to BPS data, in September 2024 there were 24.06 million poor people in Indonesia, equivalent to 8.57% of the total population. Papua Pegunungan had the highest percentage at 29.66%.

Poverty Rate in 38 Indonesian Provinces (September 2024)

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Poverty Rate in 38 Indonesian Provinces (September 2024)

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The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that in September 2024, there were 24.06 million poor people in Indonesia. This represents 8.57% of the total national population.

Spatially, 20 provinces had poverty rates above the national average, while 18 provinces had rates below the national average.

"This reflects the considerable variation in poverty levels between regions in Indonesia," said the Acting Head of BPS, Amalia A. Widyasanti, in a press conference on Wednesday, January 15, 2025.

In September 2024, the four provinces with the highest poverty rates were all located in Papua. Papua Pegunungan had the highest rate at 29.66% of its total population, followed by Papua Tengah at 27.6%; Papua Barat at 21.09%; and Papua Selatan at 19.35%.

The following is a list of the 10 provinces with the highest percentage of poor people in Indonesia in September 2024:

1. Papua Pegunungan: 29.66%
2. Papua Tengah: 27.60%
3. Papua Barat: 21.09%
4. Papua Selatan: 19.35%
5. NTT: 19.02%
6. Papua: 18.09%
7. Papua Barat Daya: 16.95%
8. Maluku: 15.78%
9. Gorontalo: 13.87%
10. Aceh: 12.64%

Meanwhile, the province with the lowest percentage of poor people nationally was Bali, at only 3.8% in September 2024. It was followed by South Kalimantan at 4.02% and DKI Jakarta at 4.14%.

BPS defines poor people as those whose average expenditure is below the poverty line.

The national poverty line in September 2024 was Rp595,242 per capita per month.

Editor : Erlina Fury Santika

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