The Growing Middle Class in Indonesia

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Adi Ahdiat 29/08/2024 15:24 WIB

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According to BPS data, the number of Indonesians whose economic capabilities are moving towards the middle class, or aspiring middle class, is increasing.

Number and Percentage of Indonesian Population Reaching the Middle Class (2019-2024)*

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The number of Indonesians whose economic capabilities are moving towards the middle class—or aspiring middle class—is increasing.

This is evident from data presented by the Acting Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti, in a meeting with Commission XI of the DPR (House of Representatives) on Wednesday (28/8/2024).

The World Bank defines the aspiring middle class as a group of people who are not classified as poor or vulnerable to poverty, but whose economic capabilities have not yet reached the middle-class level.

In 2019, there were 128.85 million people, or 48.20% of Indonesia's population, who fell into this category.

After that, the population increased to 137.50 million people, or 49.22% of the total population in 2024.

“[The population moving towards the middle class], numbering 135 million people, is easily upgradable to the middle class,” said the Acting Head of BPS, Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti.

Based on the BPS explanation, the aspiring middle class has expenditures between 1.5 and 3.5 times the national poverty line.

In March 2024, BPS set the national poverty line at Rp582,932 per capita per month.

This means that Indonesian citizens classified as aspiring middle class this year have an expenditure range of between Rp874,398 and Rp2,040,262 per capita per month.

Editor : Adi Ahdiat

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