Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Indonesia
Indonesia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 16.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Indonesia is 16.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 17.0% on the previous year and down 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Indonesia peaked at 94.6% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2025.
That places Indonesia 36th out of 120 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 94.3% | — |
| 1987 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 90.5% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 90.1% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 84.1% | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 92.8% | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 85.1% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 84.3% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 81.9% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 73.1% | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 71.3% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 71.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 68.6% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 71.8% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 63.4% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 56.7% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 53.6% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 49.9% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 49.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 38.7% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 30.3% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 26.4% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 19.8% | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 16.4% | -17.0% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 16.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 3.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 16.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.6%, 10.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.4% | 94.3% | 94.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 88.5% | 84.1% | 92.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 71.6% | 63.4% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 28.3% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 16.4% | 26.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More reference data data for Indonesia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 23.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 46.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 19.49 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Indonesia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Indonesia was 16.4% in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 1987.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2025.
- How does Indonesia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Indonesia ranks 36th out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.