August 5, 2026 | 10:34 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Jakarta Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the number of poor people in Jakarta reached 432,620 in March 2026, marking a decrease of 6,500 compared to the 439,120 recorded in September 2025.
In percentage terms, Jakarta's poverty rate stood at 3.96 percent in March 2026, reflecting a 0.07 percentage point drop compared to September 2025.
"Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Jakarta was at three percent, and the poverty rate has returned to around three percent, although it has not fully recovered," said Head of BPS Jakarta Kadarmanto in Jakarta on Wednesday.
He noted that the ongoing post-pandemic economic recovery has played a crucial role in pulling down the city's poverty figures.
Jakarta's poverty rate ranks as the third lowest nationwide, trailing only Bali, which recorded Indonesia's lowest poverty rate at 3.44 percent, and South Kalimantan at 3.63 percent.
Additionally, the poverty line threshold in Jakarta for March 2026 was pegged at Rp925,525 per capita per month. With the average poor household in March 2026 comprising 4.89 members, the official poverty line per poor household in Jakarta reached Rp4,525,817 per month.
Read: Indonesia Targets 6.5% Poverty Rate in 2027
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