Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving Social Assistance in Indonesia

Indonesia: Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving Social Assistance was 10.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
10.7%
Change on year
up 62.4%
World rank
14th
of 40 countries
All-time high
10.7%
in 2022
All-time low
0.8%
in 2009
Years of data
12
2009–2022

Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving Social Assistance in Indonesia, 2009–2022

02468102009201520222009: 0.828 %2011: 3 %2012: 2.5 %2014: 4.7 %2015: 4.6 %2016: 5.1 %2017: 4.8 %2018: 6.5 %2019: 4.6 %2020: 4.6 %2021: 6.6 %2022: 10.7 %

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in %.

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 10.7% for population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving social assistance in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 62.4% on the previous year and up 322.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving social assistance in Indonesia peaked at 10.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2009.

Indonesia ranks 14th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving Social Assistance in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving Social Assistance and Other (%) in Indonesia, 2009 to 2022.
Year % Change
2009 0.8%
2011 3.0% +256.2%
2012 2.5% -14.1%
2014 4.7% +86.9%
2015 4.6% -3.0%
2016 5.1% +11.7%
2017 4.8% -7.0%
2018 6.5% +36.1%
2019 4.6% -29.1%
2020 4.6% +0.4%
2021 6.6% +42.5%
2022 10.7% +62.4%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 10.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.3%, 2.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2010s 4.5% 2.5% 6.5% 8
2020s 7.3% 4.6% 10.7% 3

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 11 Costa Rica 18.2% compare
  2. 12 Argentina 15.0% compare
  3. 13 Kazakhstan 13.3% compare
  4. 15 Türkiye 9.4% compare
  5. 16 Viet Nam 7.9% compare
  6. 17 Kyrgyzstan 7.9% compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

More work & labour data for Indonesia

All data for Indonesia →

Frequently asked questions

What is population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving social assistance in Indonesia?
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving social assistance in Indonesia was 10.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving social assistance recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2022.
What is the lowest population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving social assistance recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2009.
How does Indonesia rank for population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving social assistance?
Indonesia ranks 14th out of 40 countries with data for 2022.
Is population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving social assistance rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 322.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving Social Assistance and Other (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving Social Assistance in Indonesia. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/population-in-the-1st-quintile-poorest-receiving-social-assistance-and-other-percent/indonesia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/population-in-the-1st-quintile-poorest-receiving-social-assistance-and-other-percent/indonesia/">Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving Social Assistance in Indonesia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving Social Assistance and Other (%)
Unit
%
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
40 places, 395 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of population receiving Social Assistance and Other program (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)