Percentage of Poor People March 2019 Reached 9.41 Percent

The percentage of poor people in March 2019 of 9.41 percent decreased 0.25 percentage points compared to September 2018 and decreased 0.41 percentage points compared to March 2018.
The percentage of poor people in urban areas in September 2018 was 6.89 percent, decreased to 6.69 percent in March 2019. While the percentage of poor people in rural areas in September 2018 was 13.10 percent, decreased to 12.85 percent in March 2019.
Compared to September 2018 the number of poor people in March 2019 in urban areas fell by 136.5 thousand people (from 10.13 million people in September 2018 to 9.99 million people in March 2019). Meanwhile, rural areas fell by 393.4 thousand people (from 15.54 million people in September 2018 to 15.15 million people in March 2019).
The Poverty Line in March 2019 was recorded at Rp 425,250, - / capita / month with the composition of the Food Poverty Line amounting to Rp 313,232 (73.66 percent) and the Non-Food Poverty Line Rp 112,018 (26.34 percent).
In March 2019, on average, poor households in Indonesia have 4.68 household members. Thus the average poverty line per poor household is Rp. 1,990,170, - / poor households / month.