<![CDATA[This study aims to analyze the effects of population growth rate, human development index, and open unemployment rate on poverty levels in East Java Province for the period 2020-2024. The issue of poverty, which remains a development challenge, underscores the need for an analysis of the factors influencing it, both in terms of demographics and the quality of human resources. This study employs a quantitative approach using panel data regression analysis that combines temporal and spatial dimensions at the district/city level. The results indicate that the human development index has a negative and significant effect on poverty rates, meaning that improvements in human capital can reduce poverty. Meanwhile, population growth rates and open unemployment rates show a positive but insignificant effect on poverty rates. Collectively, these three variables influence poverty levels. Thus, this study concludes that improving the quality of human development is a key factor in efforts to reduce poverty in East Java, whereas demographic factors and unemployment have relatively limited effects.]]>
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