In 2024, the poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Indonesia stood at nine percent. Between 2000 and 2024, the figure dropped by 10.1 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

Poverty rate at national poverty line of Indonesia slipped by 4.26% from 9.4 % in 2023 to 9.0 % in 2024. Since the 3.06% improve in 2021, poverty rate at national poverty line dropped by 10.89% in 2024. National poverty rate is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.

Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) in Indonesia was reported at 9 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Indonesia - Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

In 2024, about ** million people lived below the poverty line in Indonesia. This number slowly decreased from approximately ** million people in 2015. The poverty line is the minimum amount of income needed for day to day necessities.

Historical dataset showing Indonesia poverty rate by year from 1984 to 2024.

As of March 2024, about ** percent of the population in Papua Barat lived below the poverty line, the highest among all provinces in Indonesia. The poverty line is the minimum amount of income needed for day to day necessities.

Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines: % of Population data was reported at 23.600 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 24.600 % for 2022. Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 37.300 % from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2023, with 31 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 74.600 % in 1987 and a record low of 23.600 % in 2023. Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Indonesia – Table ID.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line is the percentage of a population living in poverty according to the World Bank's Societal Poverty Line. The Societal Poverty Line is expressed in purchasing power adjusted 2017 U.S. dollars and defined as max($2.15, $1.15 + 0.5*Median). This means that when the national median is sufficiently low, the Societal Poverty line is equivalent to the extreme poverty line, $2.15. For countries with a sufficiently high national median, the Societal Poverty Line grows as countries’ median income grows.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Indonesia: Poverty, percent of population: The latest value from 2023 is 9.4 percent, a decline from 9.5 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 28.17 percent, based on data from 3 countries. Historically, the average for Indonesia from 2000 to 2023 is 13.37 percent. The minimum value, 9.4 percent, was reached in 2019 while the maximum of 19.1 percent was recorded in 2000.

Indonesia Average Monthly Poverty Line per Capita: Bali: Karangasem Regency data was reported at 311,321.000 IDR in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 301,720.000 IDR for 2017. Indonesia Average Monthly Poverty Line per Capita: Bali: Karangasem Regency data is updated yearly, averaging 231,430.500 IDR from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2018, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 311,321.000 IDR in 2018 and a record low of 120,248.000 IDR in 2005. Indonesia Average Monthly Poverty Line per Capita: Bali: Karangasem Regency data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Indonesia Premium Database’s Socio and Demographic – Table ID.GAE015: Poverty Line: by Regency.

Average Monthly Poverty Line per Capita: Food: Indonesia data was reported at 302,022.000 IDR in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 294,806.000 IDR for Mar 2018. Average Monthly Poverty Line per Capita: Food: Indonesia data is updated semiannually, averaging 274,544.000 IDR from Sep 2015 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 302,022.000 IDR in Sep 2018 and a record low of 251,943.000 IDR in Sep 2015. Average Monthly Poverty Line per Capita: Food: Indonesia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Indonesia – Table ID.GAE013: Poverty Line.

Poverty ratio at $1.9 a day of Indonesia plummeted by 25.00% from 3.6 % in 2018 to 2.7 % in 2019. Since the 18.42% drop in 2009, poverty ratio at $1.9 a day sank by 82.58% in 2019. Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

19.90 (%) in 2024. Population below $3.1 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.1 a day at 2005 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

In 2024, Indonesia had a rural poverty line of approximately ******* Indonesian rupiah per month, indicating a constant increase from previous years. The poverty line is the minimum amount of income needed for day to day necessities.

Poverty ratio at $5.5 a day of Indonesia slipped by 1.88% from 53.2 % in 2018 to 52.2 % in 2019. Since the 1.56% downward trend in 2009, poverty ratio at $5.5 a day sank by 36.26% in 2019. Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

Average Monthly Poverty Line per Capita: Indonesia data was reported at 410,670.000 IDR in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 401,220.000 IDR for Mar 2018. Average Monthly Poverty Line per Capita: Indonesia data is updated semiannually, averaging 374,478.000 IDR from Sep 2015 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 410,670.000 IDR in Sep 2018 and a record low of 344,809.000 IDR in Sep 2015. Average Monthly Poverty Line per Capita: Indonesia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Indonesia – Table ID.GAE013: Poverty Line.

Indonesia Average Monthly Poverty Line per Capita: Annual: Rural data was reported at 383,908.000 IDR in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 361,496.000 IDR for 2017. Indonesia Average Monthly Poverty Line per Capita: Annual: Rural data is updated yearly, averaging 107,306.500 IDR from Mar 1976 (Median) to 2018, with 30 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 383,908.000 IDR in 2018 and a record low of 2,849.000 IDR in 1976. Indonesia Average Monthly Poverty Line per Capita: Annual: Rural data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Indonesia – Table ID.GAE013: Poverty Line.

As of 2023, the poverty rate in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, stood at around **** percent. East Kalimantan had one of the lowest poverty rates among provinces in Indonesia.

As of March 2024, the poverty line of Bangka Belitung Islands amounted to approximately ******* Indonesian rupiah, the highest among all provinces. The poverty line is the minimum amount of income needed for day to day necessities.

Indonesia Average Monthly Poverty Line per Capita: Riau data was reported at 500,612.000 IDR in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 479,944.000 IDR for 2018. Indonesia Average Monthly Poverty Line per Capita: Riau data is updated yearly, averaging 330,366.000 IDR from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2019, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 500,612.000 IDR in 2019 and a record low of 167,620.000 IDR in 2005. Indonesia Average Monthly Poverty Line per Capita: Riau data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Indonesia Premium Database’s Socio and Demographic – Table ID.GAE014: Poverty Line: by Province.

As of March 2024, about 13.56 percent of the people in urban areas of Bengkulu lived below the poverty line, more than any province. The poverty line is the minimum amount of income needed for day to day necessities.