Poverty and living standards in Maluku, Indonesia: official figures
15.25% of people in Maluku lived below the poverty line in September 2025, 8th highest of 38 provinces; the national poverty rate was 8.25%.
How many people live in poverty in Maluku?
About 287 thousand people in Maluku were poor in September 2025, 18th lowest of 38 provinces for the number of poor people (Indonesia: 23.36 million).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kemenkes), Secretariat General · saved copyWhat is the poverty line in Maluku?
The poverty line in Maluku was Rp 797,060 per person per month in September 2025, 10th highest of 38 provinces; the national line was Rp 641,443.
Source: Ministry of Health (Kemenkes), Secretariat General · saved copyIs poverty higher in rural or urban areas of Maluku?
Poverty in Maluku was 4.80% in cities and towns and 24.01% in rural areas in September 2025 (national: 6.60% urban, 10.72% rural).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kemenkes), Secretariat General · saved copyHow many poor people live in rural Maluku?
Of the 287 thousand poor people in Maluku in September 2025, 41 thousand lived in urban areas and 246 thousand in rural areas.
Source: Ministry of Health (Kemenkes), Secretariat General · saved copyHow deep is poverty in Maluku?
The poverty depth index in Maluku was 3.14 and the poverty severity index 0.98 in September 2025 (national: 1.29 and 0.30); the depth index is 6th highest of 38 provinces, and a higher value means the poor live further below the poverty line.
Source: Ministry of Health (Kemenkes), Secretariat General · saved copyHow unequal is Maluku?
The Gini index of spending inequality in Maluku was 0.273 in 2025 (0 is perfect equality, 1 is total inequality), 3rd most equal of 38 provinces; the national index was 0.363.
Source: Ministry of Health (Kemenkes), Secretariat General · saved copyIs inequality rising in Maluku?
Inequality in Maluku fell from 0.291 in 2024 to 0.273 in 2025; nationally the Gini index fell from 0.390 to 0.363.
Source: Ministry of Health (Kemenkes), Secretariat General · saved copyHow Maluku compares with other provinces
Share of people below the poverty line (September 2025)
Maluku ranks 8 of 38, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of people below the poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Papua | 17.82% |
| 6 | East Nusa Tenggara | 17.50% |
| 7 | Southwest Papua | 17.50% |
| 8 | Maluku | 15.25% |
| 9 | Gorontalo | 12.62% |
| 10 | Aceh | 12.22% |
| 11 | Bengkulu | 11.88% |
Gini index of spending inequality (2025)
Maluku ranks 36 of 38, highest first. 0 is perfect equality, 1 is total inequality
| Rank | Region | Gini index of spending inequality |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | West Sumatra | 0.280 |
| 33 | Central Sulawesi | 0.277 |
| 34 | North Maluku | 0.275 |
| 35 | Aceh | 0.274 |
| 36 | Maluku | 0.273 |
| 37 | North Kalimantan | 0.251 |
| 38 | Bangka Belitung Islands | 0.214 |
Poverty depth index (P1) (September 2025)
Maluku ranks 6 of 38, highest first. How far the average poor person falls below the poverty line
| Rank | Region | Poverty depth index (P1) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | South Papua | 4.07 |
| 4 | Papua | 3.61 |
| 5 | Southwest Papua | 3.21 |
| 6 | Maluku | 3.14 |
| 7 | East Nusa Tenggara | 2.89 |
| 8 | West Papua | 2.75 |
| 9 | Gorontalo | 2.40 |
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Sources
- Ministry of Health (Kemenkes), Secretariat General: Profil Kesehatan Indonesia 2025, Lampiran 1.8: Gini index by province, 2021-2025 (Susenas, Statistics Indonesia), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d90b802535dc…)
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