Housing ownership backlog falls to 9.29 million in March
For the first time, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) released a housing statistics figure, which compiles data from the National Socioeconomic Survey (Susenas) and administrative data from ministries, government agencies and local administrations.
In March 2026, the number of households without their own home in Indonesia decreased to 9.29 million, according to a new housing statistics report released by Statistics Indonesia (BPS). This represents a decline from 13 percent a year earlier, as the proportion of households without homes fell to 12.39 percent in March 2026 from 13 percent in March 2025.
The report, published for the first time by BPS, compiled data from the National Socioeconomic Survey (Susenas) and administrative records from ministries, government agencies, and local administrations. The housing quality backlog, which measures households that own a home but reside in living conditions below minimum standards, also saw improvement, dropping from 25.33 percent in March 2025 to 24.03 percent in March 2026.
BPS head Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti announced that the Housing Statistics Publication would be released regularly, serving as a basis for policymaking and evaluating housing development.
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