Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Indonesia
Indonesia: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 6.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6.7%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
116th
of 130 countries
All-time high
10.3%
in 2018
All-time low
3.6%
in 2002
Years of data
33
1984–2025
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Indonesia, 1984–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Indonesia stood at 6.7%.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Indonesia peaked at 10.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2002.
Indonesia ranks 116th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 8.6% | — |
| 1987 | 5.5% | -36.0% |
| 1990 | 5.2% | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 5.9% | +18.0% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | -15.3% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +36.1% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 6.7% | -4.3% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 6.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 45% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 6.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.3%, 59% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.0% | 5.5% | 8.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 3.6% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.1% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 6.7% | 9.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More infrastructure data for Indonesia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 347.31 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 122.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.65 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0164 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -49.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.65 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.23 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Indonesia?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Indonesia was 6.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2002.
- How does Indonesia rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Indonesia ranks 116th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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