Lampung: population, jobs, wages, poverty and inequality

Lampung is a province of Indonesia, number 8 of 38 by population. Lampung had 9,522,913 people in 2025 (4,857,474 men and 4,665,439 women), 8th most populous of 38 provinces, or 3.3% of Indonesia's 284.4 million.

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Lampung: The open unemployment rate in Lampung was 4.21% in August 2025, joint 19th highest of 38 provinces; the national rate was 4.85%.
• Health in Lampung: Lampung had 322 community health centres (Puskesmas) in 2024, about 3.4 per 100,000 residents, 9th lowest of 38 provinces on that measure (Indonesia overall: 3.6 per 100,000). Of these, 162 had inpatient beds.
• Education in Lampung: Adults aged 15 and over in Lampung had completed an average of 8.80 years of schooling in 2024 (11th lowest of 38 provinces), compared with 9.22 years nationally (BPS Susenas).
• Poverty and living standards in Lampung: 9.66% of people in Lampung lived below the poverty line in September 2025, 18th highest of 38 provinces; the national poverty rate was 8.25%.
• Government budget and revenue in Lampung: The provincial government of Lampung collected Rp 6.71 trillion in revenue in 2025 (88.8% of its Rp 7.56 trillion budget) and spent Rp 6.69 trillion (87.6% 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
• 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
• Bengkulu 2,138,044
• 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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