The Number Of Poor People In Jakarta Rose To 464.87 Thousand As Of March 2025

JAKARTA - The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of DKI Jakarta recorded that the number of poor people in Jakarta in March 2025 was 464.87 thousand people, an increase of 15.8 thousand people compared to September 2024 which reached 449.07 thousand people.

"The number of poor people is 464.87 thousand people, an increase of 15.8 thousand people for the position in March 2025 against September 2024 which was 449.07 thousand people," said Head of BPS DKI Jakarta Nurul Hasanudin in the release of official DKI Jakarta Statistical News July 2025 quoted by ANTARA Friday, July 25.

The poverty rate in Jakarta in March 2025 was 4.28 percent, an increase of 0.14 percent compared to September 2024 which was 4.14 percent.

Based on DKI BPS records, when compared to March 2024), the poverty rate in March 2025 fell 0.02 percent, from 4.3 percent to 4.28 percent.

Even so, the poverty rate in DKI Jakarta is in third place nationally after Bali and South Kalimantan.

Meanwhile, the national poverty rate was recorded at 8.47 percent, with a total of 23.85 million poor people.

"For the urban poverty rate, of the 39 provinces in Indonesia, as many as 21 provinces experienced an increase in the poverty rate. And the increase (in poverty) in Jakarta was 0.14 percent," he said.

BPS DKI also noted a number of factors that affected the poverty rate of DKI Jakarta, one of which was the increasing number of informal workers in February 2025.

The percentage of informal workers rose 1.89 percentage points to 37.95 percent in February 2025 from February 2024 (36.06 percent). Meanwhile, the percentage of the population working in formal activities decreased by 1.89 percentage points in the same period.

In addition, inflation that occurs from October to December 2024 shows an increasing trend is also an influential factor. In March 2025, Jakarta's inflation (2.00 percent) was higher than national inflation (1.65 percent).

The entry of the month of Ramadan caused a surge in food prices, triggering inflation of 2.00 percent in March 2025 (monthly/m-to-m) and reducing the purchasing power of vulnerable groups, causing a decrease in the average consumption expenditure of poor groups.