Poverty Profile of Bengkulu Province March 2023

• In March 2023, the number of poor people (population with per capita spending per month below the poverty line) in Bengkulu Province reached 14.04 percent (288.46 thousand people), decreased by 0.58 percentage point compared to conditions in March 2022 which amounted to 14.62 percent (297.23 thousand people).

• The percentage of poor people in urban areas in March 2022 was 14.88 percent, dropping to 14.21 percent in March 2023. Meanwhile, the percentage of poor people in rural areas in March 2022 was 14.49 percent, dropping to 13.96 percent in March 2023.

• During the period September 2022-March 2023, the number of poor people in urban areas decreased by around 1.4 thousand people (from 99.08 thousand people in September 2022 to 97.66 thousand people in March 2023), as well as in rural areas it decreased by around 3 thousand people (from 193.85 thousand people in September 2022 to 190.80 thousand people in March 2023).

• The role of food commodities in the Poverty Line is far greater than that of non-food commodities. The contribution of the Food Poverty Line to the Poverty Line in March 2023 was recorded at 73.25 percent. This condition experienced an increase of 1.84 percent when compared to conditions in September 2022.