Economy

Indonesia Poverty Drops to 8.07%, 920,000 People Lifted Out of Poverty

Stateline MEDIA Newsroom•October 19, 2026•3 min read

Indonesia's poverty rate fell to 8.07% in March 2026, lifting 920,000 out of poverty in a year and 2.29 million under Prabowo-Gibran, per BPS data.

Key Facts

Badan Komunikasi Pemerintah (Bakom) RI menyebut tingkat kemiskinan Indonesia turun menjadi 8,07 persen pada Maret 2026, dengan jumlah penduduk miskin 22,93 juta orang — berkurang 920 ribu orang dibanding Maret 2025, berdasarkan data Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS).
Dalam dua tahun pemerintahan Prabowo-Gibran, tingkat kemiskinan turun dari 9,03 persen (25,22 juta orang) pada Maret 2024 menjadi 8,07 persen (22,93 juta orang) pada Maret 2026 — berkurang sekitar 2,29 juta orang.
Kemiskinan ekstrem turun dari 2,14 persen (2021) menjadi 0,85 persen (2025); tingkat ketimpangan (rasio Gini) membaik dari 0,384 menjadi 0,375 pada periode yang sama, dan 0,368 pada Maret 2026.
Deputi Bidang Kemitraan dan Hubungan Media Bakom Kurnia Ramadhana dalam keterangan di Jakarta, Minggu (18/10/2026), mengatakan pemerintah memperkuat pengentasan kemiskinan lewat perlindungan sosial, pemenuhan kebutuhan dasar, dan pemberdayaan ekonomi masyarakat.
Program andalan yang diklaim menopang capaian itu: Bantuan Subsidi Upah (BSU) 2025 untuk 17 juta pekerja (Rp300.000 per bulan selama dua bulan), Program Magang Nasional (100 ribu peserta pada 2025 menjadi 150 ribu pada 2026, 30 persen di antaranya diangkat karyawan tetap), realisasi 324.213 unit Program 3 Juta Rumah, dan 10.070 Koperasi Desa/Kelurahan Merah Putih yang beroperasi.
Catatan pembanding: garis kemiskinan nasional Maret 2026 hanya Rp669.235 per kapita per bulan (sekitar Rp22.308 per hari); tingkat pengangguran terbuka Februari 2026 tercatat 4,68 persen; ekonomi tumbuh 5,29 persen pada triwulan II-2026.

Poverty falls to 8.07 percent

Indonesia's poverty rate dropped to 8.07 percent in March 2026. The number of poor people was recorded at 22.93 million, decreasing by 920,000 compared to March 2025. This figure was announced by the Indonesian Government Communication Agency (Bakom - Badan Komunikasi Pemerintah) based on data from Statistics Indonesia (BPS - Badan Pusat Statistik).

The achievement was announced on the eve of the two-year mark of the administration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, which falls on October 20, 2026. "The government continues to strengthen poverty alleviation efforts through social protection, fulfilling basic needs, and community economic empowerment," said Deputy for Partnerships and Media Relations at Bakom Kurnia Ramadhana in a statement in Jakarta, Sunday (18/10/2026).

Two-year trend: down by 2.29 million people

When traced back to the beginning of the administration, the decline is even greater. In March 2024, the poverty rate stood at 9.03 percent or 25.22 million people, then dropped to 8.47 percent (23.85 million people) in March 2025, and reached 8.07 percent (22.93 million people) in March 2026. Over the span of two years, the number of poor people declined by approximately 2.29 million.

Extreme poverty also showed a downward trend, falling from 2.14 percent in 2021 to 0.85 percent in 2025. The level of inequality as measured by the Gini ratio improved from 0.384 to 0.375 over the same period, reaching 0.368 in March 2026—indicating that expenditure inequality is starting to narrow.

Programs claimed to support the achievement

The government cited several programs as key drivers behind this achievement. To protect workers' purchasing power, the Wage Subsidy Assistance (BSU - Bantuan Subsidi Upah) in 2025 targeted 17 million workers, providing Rp300,000 per month for two months or Rp600,000 paid as a lump sum.

The National Internship Program for university graduates targeted 100,000 participants in 2025 and was expanded to 150,000 participants in 2026. An evaluation of the program in 2025 showed that around 30 percent of participants were offered continued employment and hired as permanent staff. On the housing front, the 3 Million Houses Program recorded physical completion of 324,213 units through mid-2026, while 10,070 Merah Putih Village/Sub-district Cooperatives have commenced operations.

Note: poverty line at Rp669 thousand per month

A number of analysts cautioned that poverty numbers must be interpreted alongside purchasing power. The national poverty line in March 2026 stood at just Rp669,235 per capita per month—equivalent to around Rp22,308 per person per day. This means that households whose spending is slightly above that threshold are statistically no longer classified as poor, despite remaining vulnerable to economic shocks.

The Open Unemployment Rate in February 2026 stood at 4.68 percent, and there were still approximately 7.22 million unemployed individuals in May 2026. Indonesia's economy grew by 5.29 percent in the second quarter of 2026, with annual inflation standing at 3.28 percent in September 2026.