Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Indonesia
Indonesia: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line was 9.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Indonesia, 1996–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Indonesia is 9.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Indonesia peaked at 23.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2024.
Indonesia ranks 59th of 73 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 17.5% | — |
| 1999 | 23.4% | +33.7% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | -18.4% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.4% | 17.5% | 23.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 14.1% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 9.4% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.0% | 10.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More poverty & inequality data for Indonesia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 10 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,829 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.0857 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.31 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Indonesia?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Indonesia was 9.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2024.
- How does Indonesia rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Indonesia ranks 59th out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population living below the national poverty line rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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