Bengkulu: population, jobs, wages, poverty and inequality

Bengkulu is a province of Indonesia, number 26 of 38 by population. Bengkulu had 2,138,044 people in 2025 (1,091,256 men and 1,046,788 women), 13th least populous of 38 provinces, or 0.8% of Indonesia's 284.4 million.

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Bengkulu: The open unemployment rate in Bengkulu was 3.41% in August 2025, 8th lowest of 38 provinces; the national rate was 4.85%.
• Health in Bengkulu: Bengkulu had 179 community health centres (Puskesmas) in 2024, about 8.5 per 100,000 residents, 10th highest of 38 provinces on that measure (Indonesia overall: 3.6 per 100,000). Of these, 52 had inpatient beds.
• Education in Bengkulu: Adults aged 15 and over in Bengkulu had completed an average of 9.40 years of schooling in 2024 (19th highest of 38 provinces), compared with 9.22 years nationally (BPS Susenas).
• Poverty and living standards in Bengkulu: 11.88% of people in Bengkulu lived below the poverty line in September 2025, 11th highest of 38 provinces; the national poverty rate was 8.25%.
• Government budget and revenue in Bengkulu: The provincial government of Bengkulu collected Rp 2.79 trillion in revenue in 2025 (93.4% of its Rp 2.99 trillion budget) and spent Rp 2.88 trillion (93.9% of budget), according to the Ministry of Finance; this is the province government alone, not its regencies and cities.

How provinces are governed in Indonesia

Provinces (38; 34 in 2020 data, four new Papuan provinces created in 2022). Governor and provincial council (DPRD) directly elected for five years; Yogyakarta's governor is its hereditary Sultan. Coordinates regencies and cities; the governor also represents central government.

Every tier of government in Indonesia

Other provinces of Indonesia

• West Java 50,759,003
• East Java 42,089,271
• Central Java 38,233,933
• North Sumatra 15,785,839
• Banten 12,537,436
• DKI Jakarta 10,677,975
• South Sulawesi 9,563,127
• Lampung 9,522,913
• South Sumatra 8,928,515
• Riau 6,811,158
• West Sumatra 5,914,296
• West Kalimantan 5,766,030
• East Nusa Tenggara 5,742,564
• West Nusa Tenggara 5,731,107
• Aceh 5,625,960
• Bali 4,461,267
• South Kalimantan 4,323,330
• East Kalimantan 4,267,598
• Special Region of Yogyakarta 3,781,549
• Jambi 3,768,482
• Central Sulawesi 3,156,102
• Central Kalimantan 2,844,992
• Southeast Sulawesi 2,836,738
• North Sulawesi 2,721,438
• Riau Islands 2,213,456
• Maluku 1,970,563
• Bangka Belitung Islands 1,550,821
• West Sulawesi 1,525,335
• Central Papua 1,492,286
• Highland Papua 1,484,858
• North Maluku 1,373,824
• Gorontalo 1,242,238
• Papua 1,073,637
• North Kalimantan 749,367
• Southwest Papua 636,434
• West Papua 587,645
• South Papua 549,651

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Sources

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