13.21% of the Population in Sarmi Regency Falls into the Poor Category

The poverty rate in Sarmi Regency, as of November 30, 2023, was recorded at 13.21 percent. This figure is down 0.55 percentage points compared to the previous year, which was reported at 13.76 percent.

The trend of the poverty rate in Sarmi Regency over the past 10 years has been downward, moving from 13.32 percent to 13.21 percent.

According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the total population in this regency in 2023 was 42,321 people.

Meanwhile, in other regencies in Papua, the poverty rates are ranked second highest in Intan Jaya at 40 percent and Deiyai at 38 percent.

Below is the percentage of the poor population in Papua in 2023:

• Intan Jaya Regency 40%


• Deiyai Regency 38%


• Nduga Regency 37%


• Supiori Regency 36%


• Lanny Jaya Regency 36%


• Puncak Regency 36%


• Yahukimo Regency 36%


• Puncak Jaya Regency 35%


• Mamberamo Tengah Regency 35%


• Paniai Regency 35%


• Tolikara Regency 31%


• Yalimo Regency 30%


• Pegunungan Bintang Regency 29%


• Mamberamo Raya Regency 29%


• Dogiyai Regency 29%


• Yapen Waropen Regency 29%


• Kepulauan Yapen Regency 25%


• Mappi Regency 25%


• Asmat Regency 24%


• Biak Numfor Regency 23%


• Boven Digoel Regency 19%


• Keerom Regency 15%


• Mimika Regency 13%


• Sarmi Regency 13%


• Jayapura Regency 11%


• Jayapura City 10%