The percentage of poor people in September 2019 dropped to 9.22 percent

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Release Date	:	January 15, 2020
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Abstract

The percentage of poor people in September 2019 was 9.22 percent, decreasing 0.19 percentage points against March 2019 and decreasing 0.44 percentage points against September 2018.

The number of poor people in September 2019 was 24.79 million people, decreased 0.36 million people in March 2019 and decreased 0.88 million people in September 2018.

The percentage of poor people in urban areas in March 2019 was 6.69 percent, down to 6.56 percent in September 2019. While the percentage of poor people in rural areas in March 2019 was 12.85 percent, down to 12.60 percent in September 2019.

Compared to March 2019, the number of poor people in September 2019 in urban areas decreased by 137 thousand people (from 9.99 million people in March 2019 to 9.86 million people in September 2019). Meanwhile, rural areas fell by 221.8 thousand people (from 15.15 million people in March 2019 to 14.93 million people in September 2019).

The Poverty Line in September 2019 was recorded at Rp440,538 / capita / month with the composition of the Food Poverty Line of Rp324,911 (73.75 percent) and the Non-Food Poverty Line of Rp115,627, (26, 25 percent).

In September 2019, on average, poor households in Indonesia had 4.58 household members. Therefore, the average poverty line per poor household is Rp. 2,017,664 / poor / month.

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