<![CDATA[This study aims to analyze the characteristics of poverty in Southwest Papua Province in 2025 across multiple dimensions, including poverty rates, education, employment, food expenditure, and housing facilities. The data are drawn from the National Socioeconomic Survey (Susenas) Consumption and Expenditure Module for March 2025 (VSEN25.KP), conducted by Statistics Indonesia (BPS). Poverty is measured using the Cost of Basic Needs (CBN) approach with the Foster-Greer-Thorbecke (FGT) formulation. The results show that the poverty rate in Southwest Papua reached 17.95 percent in March 2025, with a total poor population of 103.57 thousand people. The poverty depth index (P1) and poverty severity index (P2) were 4.527 and 1.723, respectively, reflecting that poverty is still concentrated well below the poverty line. In terms of education, the majority of the poor completed only primary/junior secondary education (50.11%). Regarding employment, half of the poor (50.15%) were not working. Food expenditure among the poor accounted for 57.94 percent of total spending, significantly higher than the non-poor (46.36%). Access to adequate housing facilities remains a challenge, particularly in Sorong Selatan and Tambrauw. These findings underscore the need for integrated policy interventions targeting education, economic empowerment, and basic infrastructure improvement. ]]>
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