The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Indonesia
Indonesia: The share and number of people living in extreme poverty was 4.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Indonesia, 1984–2025
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Indonesia is 4.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.2% on the previous year and down 81.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Indonesia peaked at 86.8% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2025.
Indonesia ranks 42nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 86.2% | — |
| 1987 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 78.6% | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 78.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 68.1% | -12.6% |
| 1998 | 82.8% | +21.6% |
| 1999 | 66.2% | -20.1% |
| 2000 | 65.7% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 62.3% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 46.8% | -24.8% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 46.8% | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 41.1% | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 37.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 34.1% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | -19.7% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | -25.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.5% | 86.2% | 86.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 74.8% | 66.2% | 82.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 37.9% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 10.9% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 4.0% | 9.8% | 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 the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Indonesia?
- The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Indonesia was 4.0% in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest the share and number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 1987.
- What is the lowest the share and number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2025.
- How does Indonesia rank for the share and number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Indonesia ranks 42nd out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
- Is the share and number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 The share and number of people living in extreme 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 $3 per day.