Jakarta, July 25, 2025 (AFP) - Indonesia says its poverty rate the lowest in two decades

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2025-07-25

The number of Indonesians living under the poverty line has hit a record low for the past two decades, the country's statistics bureau said Friday. According to the Central Statistics Agency, there were roughly 23.85 million Indonesians living in poverty as of March this year -- representing 8.47 percent of the country's total population of 280 million. BPS categorises people living off Rp 609,160 a month, about $37, as poor. "The poverty line......

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