Number of people living in extreme poverty in Indonesia
Indonesia: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 11.53 million people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty in Indonesia is 11.53 million people, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 24.6% on the previous year and down 79.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Indonesia peaked at 173.81 million people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11.53 million people, in 2025.
Indonesia ranks 15th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 145.71 million people | 140.80 million people | 150.62 million people | 2 |
| 1990s | 149.66 million people | 138.48 million people | 173.81 million people | 5 |
| 2000s | 107.36 million people | 91.27 million people | 141.91 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.19 million people | 29.57 million people | 84.00 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.73 million people | 11.53 million people | 27.06 million people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 12 Zambia 14.44 million people compare
- 13 Philippines 13.25 million people compare
- 14 Ghana 11.65 million people compare
- 16 South Africa 11.00 million people compare
- 17 Bangladesh 10.01 million people compare
- 18 Burundi 9.40 million people compare
More poverty & inequality data for Indonesia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 10 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.3% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.423 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.0% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1229 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1229 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1346 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2364 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Indonesia?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Indonesia was 11.53 million people in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 173.81 million people in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.53 million people in 2025.
- How does Indonesia rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Indonesia ranks 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.6%. 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 Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.