Rising Poverty Rate Means Heavier Burden for Government

By Editorial Team 16/02/2021
social security
Summary

More people lived below in poverty as the COVID-19 pandemic took its toll on the poor across the country. Around 27.55 people lived below the poverty lines, equivalent to 10.19 percent of the total population as of September 2020, Statistic Indonesia (BPS) data announced.

Around 2.76 million people fell into poverty from 9,22 million people as of September 2019, equivalent to a 0.97-percent increase. In urban areas, the poverty rate increased by 1.32 percent. Meanwhile, the number of poor people in rural areas increased by 0.60 percent. "Spatial-wise, almost all provinces in Indonesia saw an increased number of poor people," said Head of BPS Suhariyanto on Monday (2/15).

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