The Influence of Human Development Index, Unemployment and Population on Poverty Rate in Sulawesi Island in 2013-2022

Rhegina Delly Shantika (University of Bengkulu)
Sunoto Sunoto (University of Bengkulu)

Formosa Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (FJMR)
Vol. 4 No. 5 (2025): May 2025

Finding out how Sulawesi Island's poverty rate is impacted by HDI, unemployment, and total population characteristics is the goal of this study. This study's research methodology uses panel data regression from six Sulawesi Island provinces from 2013 to 2022, with the Random Effect Model (REM) as the chosen analysis model. As demonstrated by the findings, (1) HDI significantly and negatively affects Sulawesi Island's poverty rate. In Sulawesi Island, (2) The open unemployment rate significantly and favorably affects the poverty rate. (3) The overall population has no discernible impact on Sulawesi Island's poverty rate.