Central Sulawesi is showing notable disparities in gender across its 13 regencies and cities, according to the latest figures released by Indonesian Central Statistics Agency (BPS) — Web API. Palu City tops the provincial ranking with a reading of 99.19, while Morowali sits at the other end of the scale with 86.10. The findings, drawn from official 2025 data, offer a granular look at how this indicator plays out at the local level.
Taken together, the highest and lowest readings differ by 13.09, equivalent to a 1.2-fold gap. The variation, which observers consider modest, illustrates the degree to which gender hinges on factors ranging from urban density and infrastructure to historical access to public services.
Poso (97.42) and Morowali Utara (97.22) round out the top of the table, both posting readings that exceed the provincial average. The concentration of higher values in Palu City (99.19), Poso (97.42), Morowali Utara (97.22) signals that gains in gender have so far accrued to a relatively small group of districts within Central Sulawesi.
Combined, the 13 districts return an average of 93.02 per district and a combined total of 1.21K — a synthesis that helps put individual outliers in perspective. Palu City clears the provincial mean by 6.6%, while Morowali undershoots it by 7.4%.
Beyond the 2025 headline figures, the data take on additional weight when viewed against Indonesia's broader development indicators. Regional disparities in gender of this magnitude are far from unique to Central Sulawesi: similar patterns recur across several provinces, where urban centres consistently outperform rural and remote districts. The challenge for policymakers is to translate the diagnostic value of these readings into targeted programmes capable of nudging the laggards closer to the leading districts over time.
At the other end of the scale, Morowali (86.10), Donggala (89.56), Buol (90.85) register among the lowest readings in Central Sulawesi. The clustering of weaker figures in these districts highlights areas where targeted intervention may be required to lift outcomes closer to the provincial mean. Policymakers have previously flagged such pockets as priorities for capacity-building and resource allocation.
Indonesian Central Statistics Agency (BPS) — Web API publishes the indicators on a recurring basis as part of broader monitoring of regional development. The 2025 snapshot for Central Sulawesi captures all 13 subordinate jurisdictions and provides a comparable view across the province's diverse local economies.
Read in the round, the 2025 figures suggest that progress on gender in Central Sulawesi is uneven, with a handful of leading districts pulling ahead while several outlying areas continue to lag. Bridging that gap is likely to remain a central theme of provincial and national policy in the coming years, particularly as Indonesia pushes to harmonise development outcomes across its diverse regions.
Source: Indonesian Central Statistics Agency (BPS) — Web API · Wednesday, 17 June 2026, 13:41
