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The number of poor people in the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY Yogyakarta) reached 474,490 in September 2021. This figure decreased by 6.3% from March 2021, which was 506,450.
This decrease in the number of poor people was also accompanied by a decrease in the poverty rate. The poverty rate in DIY Yogyakarta fell to 11.91% in September 2021 from 12.8% in March 2021.
This is the first time the poverty rate has fallen below 12% since the beginning of the March 2020 pandemic. In March 2020, the poverty rate in this province was recorded at 12.28%.
The poverty rate increased to 12.8% in September 2020 and remained unchanged in March 2021. The lowest poverty rate in DIY Yogyakarta was recorded in September 2019 at 11.44%.
Compared to other provinces in Java, DIY Yogyakarta has the highest poverty rate. Central Java is second with 11.25% and East Java third with 10.59%.
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