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        "id": 1901520,
        "msgid": "indonesias-poor-population-continues-to-decline-hits-lowest-level-in-nearly-30-years-1785916309",
        "date": "2026-08-05 13:55:34",
        "title": "Indonesia's Poor Population Continues to Decline, Hits Lowest Level in Nearly 30 Years",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's poverty rate has fallen to its lowest point since 1999, with the number of people living in poverty dropping to 22.93 million in March 2026. The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) also introduced a new household-based poverty line presentation to complement the existing per capita measure. The national poverty line was recorded at Rp669,235 per capita per month, equivalent to Rp3.09 million per poor household.",
        "content": "<p>The number of poor people in Indonesia has fallen again, with the\nlatest figure marking the lowest level in almost three decades.<\/p>\n<p>The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded 22.93 million people\nliving in poverty as of March 2026. This represents a decrease of\n430,000 people compared to September 2025, when the figure stood at\n23.36 million.<\/p>\n<p>The decline is also reflected in the poverty percentage, which\ndropped from 8.25% in September 2025 to 8.07% in March 2026, a reduction\nof 0.18 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>This achievement brings both the number and percentage of Indonesia\u2019s\npoor population to their lowest positions since at least 1999, or nearly\n27 years.<\/p>\n<p>In this release, BPS also introduced a presentation of the national\npoverty line in the context of households, complementing the per capita\nmeasure that has been used so far. The national poverty line in March\n2026 was recorded at Rp669,235 per capita per month. With the average\npoor household consisting of 4.62 members, this figure is equivalent to\nRp3,091,866 per poor household per month.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesias-poor-population-continues-to-decline-hits-lowest-level-in-nearly-30-years-1785916309",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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