JAKARTA - The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) revealed that the number of extreme poor people in Indonesia has decreased.
Deputy for Social Statistics BPS Ateng Hartono conveyed that based on data from the National Socio-Economic Survey (Susenas) in March 2025, the number of extreme poor people was recorded at 2.38 million people, a decrease of 0.40 million people compared to September 2024.
"Based on data from Susenas March 2025, the number of extreme poor people in Indonesia is 2.38 million people, a decrease of 0.40 million people compared to September 2024," he said at a press conference, Friday, July 25.
Ateng said that when compared to March 2024, the number of extreme poor people in March 2025 decreased by 1.18 million people.
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"When compared to last year or March 2024, it decreased by 1.18 million people. In terms of percentage, the extreme poor population or total population in March 2025 reached 0.85 percent or decreased by around 0.14 percent when compared to September 2024, or when compared to March 2024 it fell 0.41 percent," he said.
He explained that the extreme poor are those who have per capita expenditure below 2.15 US dollars Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) per day or around Rp. 35,045 (assuming an exchange rate of Rp. 16,300), in accordance with the definition of the World Bank.
"Extreme poor people are residents with per capita expenditure below USD 2.15 PPP in 2017 per day, we quote this source from the World Bank," he explained.
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