Poverty and living standards in Southwest Papua, Indonesia: official figures
17.50% of people in Southwest Papua lived below the poverty line in September 2025, joint 6th highest of 38 provinces; the national poverty rate was 8.25%.
How many people live in poverty in Southwest Papua?
About 102 thousand people in Southwest Papua were poor in September 2025, joint 4th 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 Southwest Papua?
The poverty line in Southwest Papua was Rp 855,657 per person per month in September 2025, 9th 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 Southwest Papua?
Poverty in Southwest Papua was 7.27% in cities and towns and 30.77% 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 Southwest Papua?
Of the 102 thousand poor people in Southwest Papua in September 2025, 24 thousand lived in urban areas and 78 thousand in rural areas.
Source: Ministry of Health (Kemenkes), Secretariat General · saved copyHow deep is poverty in Southwest Papua?
The poverty depth index in Southwest Papua was 3.21 and the poverty severity index 0.91 in September 2025 (national: 1.29 and 0.30); the depth index is 5th 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 Southwest Papua?
The Gini index of spending inequality in Southwest Papua was 0.361 in 2025 (0 is perfect equality, 1 is total inequality), 10th most unequal of 38 provinces; the national index was 0.363.
Source: Ministry of Health (Kemenkes), Secretariat General · saved copyIs inequality rising in Southwest Papua?
Inequality in Southwest Papua rose from 0.347 in 2024 to 0.361 in 2025; nationally the Gini index fell from 0.390 to 0.363.
Source: Ministry of Health (Kemenkes), Secretariat General · saved copyHow Southwest Papua compares with other special autonomy provinces
Share of people below the poverty line (September 2025)
Southwest Papua ranks 7 of 38, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of people below the poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | South Papua | 19.26% |
| 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% |
Gini index of spending inequality (2025)
Southwest Papua ranks 10 of 38, highest first. 0 is perfect equality, 1 is total inequality
| Rank | Region | Gini index of spending inequality |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Gorontalo | 0.383 |
| 8 | West Papua | 0.383 |
| 9 | West Nusa Tenggara | 0.364 |
| 10 | Southwest Papua | 0.361 |
| 11 | East Java | 0.359 |
| 12 | Southeast Sulawesi | 0.357 |
| 13 | Central Java | 0.350 |
Poverty depth index (P1) (September 2025)
Southwest Papua ranks 5 of 38, highest first. How far the average poor person falls below the poverty line
| Rank | Region | Poverty depth index (P1) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Highland Papua | 5.99 |
| 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 |
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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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