Statistical Descriptive Analysis of the Development and Disparity of the Number of Poor in South Sulawesi in 2016–2025
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https://doi.org/10.1956/jge.v22i3.989Keywords:
poverty, regional disparity, South Sulawesi, statistical descriptive analysisAbstract
Poverty is a complex development problem because it is related to limited income, access to basic needs, and inequality between regions. This study aims to analyze the development and disparity in the number of poor people in South Sulawesi Province during the period 2016–2025. The research uses a descriptive quantitative approach with secondary data in the form of the number of poor people by district/city sourced from the Central Statistics Agency. The analysis was carried out through descriptive statistics, intertemporal comparisons, comparisons between regions, as well as the calculation of absolute change and percentage change. The results of the study show that the number of poor people in South Sulawesi tends to decrease in the long term, from 807.03 thousand people in 2016 to 698.13 thousand people in 2025, or a decrease of around 13.49%. However, the decline did not take place linear because there were fluctuations in several years, especially in 2017, 2020, 2021, and 2023. The disparity between regions is also quite clear. By 2025, Makassar, Bone, and Gowa will be the areas with the largest number of poor people, while Parepare, Barru, and Palopo will be among the lowest. The six regions with the largest number of poor people accounted for almost half of the total number of poor people in the province. These findings show that the burden of poverty in South Sulawesi has not been evenly distributed and that its handling requires a more targeted approach based on regional characteristics. This study confirms that the number of poor people can be used to describe the dynamics of poverty burden between regions, although it does not fully reflect the relative poverty rate.
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