These are the 10 Provinces with the Lowest Access to Decent Housing Nationwide

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded that only 27.28% of households in Papua Province had access to decent and affordable housing in 2022. This figure is down from 28.92% the previous year, and the lowest among the 33 other provinces in Indonesia.

The provinces with the next lowest access to decent and affordable housing are Bangka Belitung Islands (30.79%), followed by Jakarta (36.69%), and East Nusa Tenggara (41.8%).

This is followed by Riau Islands (46.49%), West Java (53.37%), West Papua (53.81%), Central Kalimantan (54.07%), Bengkulu (54.98%), and West Sulawesi (55.37%).

Nationally, the percentage of households with access to decent and affordable housing was 60.68% in 2022. Fifteen provinces were below the national average, while 19 were above.

The Special Region of Yogyakarta had the highest percentage of access to decent and affordable housing nationally, at 84.94%, followed by Bali (81.65%), and East Kalimantan (73.18%).

The right to housing is a human right internationally recognized. The international community's commitment to supporting the fulfillment of this right is enshrined in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a global action to end poverty, reduce inequality, and protect the environment.

The following is a complete list of the percentage of households with access to decent and affordable housing in Indonesia's 34 provinces in 2022, ordered from lowest to highest:

1. Papua: 27.28%
2. Bangka Belitung Islands: 30.79%
3. Jakarta: 36.69%
4. East Nusa Tenggara: 41.8%
5. Riau Islands: 46.69%
6. West Java: 53.37%
7. West Papua: 53.81%
8. Central Kalimantan: 54.07%
9. Bengkulu: 54.98%
10. West Sulawesi: 55.37%
11. South Kalimantan: 55.96%
12. West Sumatra: 58.18%
13. Central Sulawesi: 58.61%
14. South Sumatra: 59.96%
15. Maluku: 60.66%
16. West Kalimantan: 60.74%
17. Jambi: 60.85%
18. Banten: 60.98%
19. Lampung: 61.24%
20. West Nusa Tenggara: 62.3%
21. Aceh: 64.18%
22. North Maluku: 65.42%
23. East Java: 66.28%
24. Central Java: 67.02%
25. North Kalimantan: 67.21%
26. North Sumatra: 67.26%
27. Riau: 69.43%
28. Gorontalo: 69.48%
29. North Sulawesi: 69.57%
30. South Sulawesi: 69.9%
31. Southeast Sulawesi: 72.8%
32. East Kalimantan: 73.18%
33. Bali: 81.65%
34. Yogyakarta: 84.94%