Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Indonesia
Indonesia: Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share was 15.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Indonesia, 1984–2025
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Indonesia stood at 15.5%. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Indonesia peaked at 94.6% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2025.
That places Indonesia 38th out of 120 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 94.3% | — |
| 1987 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 90.5% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 90.1% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 84.1% | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 92.8% | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 85.1% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 84.3% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 81.9% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 73.1% | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 71.3% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 71.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 68.6% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 71.8% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 63.4% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 56.7% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 53.6% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 49.9% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 49.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 38.7% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 30.3% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 26.4% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 19.8% | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 15.5% | -21.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 15.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 3.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 15.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.6%, 9.7× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.4% | 94.3% | 94.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 88.5% | 84.1% | 92.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 71.6% | 63.4% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 28.3% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 15.5% | 26.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More poverty & inequality data for Indonesia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 10 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Indonesia?
- Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Indonesia was 15.5% in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2025.
- How does Indonesia rank for share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty?
- Indonesia ranks 38th out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.