Poverty Statistics of Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta Province 2020

The election of three economists with a research background in the field of poverty as winners of the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2019 brings new hope and energy to poverty alleviation efforts. Moreover, amid concerns that the rate of global poverty reduction is starting to slow down so that the target of the Sustainable Development Goals in 2030 is not expected to be achieved. Poverty alleviation efforts require the support of comprehensive data and information. This publication provides information on poverty indicators in the Yogyakarta Special Region over the past five years. It is hoped that the data presented in this publication can become a reference material for stakeholders to carry out planning and evaluation of development programs, as well as the formulation of poverty alleviation policies. In addition, this publication is expected to become a reference for data consumers, especially those concerned with poverty issues.