The Number Of Poor Kaltara Down, National 10th Position

TANJUNG SELOR - Central Statistics Agency (BPS). The province of North Kalimantan (Kaltara) recorded the projected results of the number of Interim residents in 2020-2035, especially in 2023 which reached 730.01 thousand people spread across Bulungan, Nunukan, Malinau, Tana Tidung and Tarakan, with different population economic conditions.

Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of North Kalimantan, Mas'ud Rifai, said that in March 2023, the Poverty Line (GK) in Kaltara was recorded at 817,876 rupiah/capita/month or an increase of 1.91 percent when compared to the September 2022 Poverty Line.

"This figure increase shows that the standard population in Kaltara has met their daily needs so as not to become poor or increase from September 2022 to March 2023," said Rifai, Tuesday, July 2.

He explained that the poverty line in Kaltara March 2023, is far above the National Poverty Line, which is 817,876 Rupiah/Kapita/Moon.

"In March 2023, the poor population in Kaltara was recorded at 47.97 thousand people, while in September 2022 there were 50.58 thousand people. This proves that there has been a decrease in the number of poor people by 2.26 thousand people," he said.

"There was a decrease in the percentage of poor people in Kaltara by 0.41 percentage points compared to September 2022 and March 2023," he continued.

Over the past three years from March 2021 to March 2023, the number of poor people in Kaltara has moved fluctuately. From March 2021 to September 2021, it decreased from 52.86 thousand people in March 2021 to 49.49 thousand people in September 2021.

"The decline in the poor population which occurred from March 2021 to September 2021 reached 3.37 thousand people. Then, March 2021 to March 2022, which was originally 52.86 thousand in September 2021, decreased to 49.46 thousand in March 2022. So that in March 2021 to March 2022 the number of poor people decreased by 3.40 thousand," he explained.

The poor population experienced an increase from March 2022 to September 2022. In March 2022, the poor in North Kalimantan Province amounted to 49.46 thousand people (6.77 percent).

"There was an increase in the poor by 1.12 thousand people in September 2022 when compared to the poor in March 2022 or an increase of 2.21 percentage points," he explained.

Then, the decline in the poor population in March 2023 was 47.97 thousand people, this figure decreased by 2.61 thousand compared to September 2022.

"Nationally, the percentage of poor people in March 2023 in Kaltara is ranked 10th with the smallest percentage of poor people when compared to 34 provinces in Indonesia," he said.