Figures
In February 1999, as much as 47.97 million people were classified as poor, representing 23.43% of the nation's population. However, this figure must take into account the slide of the rupiah in the Asian financial crisis. By July 2005, that number had been reduced to 35.10 million, representing 15.97% of the total population. Latest available figures, March 2007, show that 37.17 million people are under the poverty line representing 16.58% of the entire population. While the total number of people officially classified as poor in Indonesia is less than that of the officially classified poor in the United States with 39.1 million, the measures are calculated differently and problems with methodology exist in both nations.
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