Based on preliminary results in 2023, the proportion of families in the Philippines with income below the poverty threshold was estimated at **** percent, lower than the estimate for 2018. In that year, the average per capita food threshold reached ****** Philippine pesos.

Philippines Incidence of Poor Families: CALABARZON data was reported at 6.700 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.300 % for 2012. Philippines Incidence of Poor Families: CALABARZON data is updated yearly, averaging 8.800 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2015, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19.100 % in 1991 and a record low of 6.700 % in 2015. Philippines Incidence of Poor Families: CALABARZON data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.H025: Family Income and Expenditure Survey: Poverty Statistics and Proportion of Poor Population: By Regions.

Preliminary estimates for 2023 show that the region of Zamboanga Peninsula had the highest poverty incidence among families in the Philippines at 24.2 percent. In comparison, the National Capital Region (NCR) had the lowest poverty incidence among families during this period. Overall, the total poverty incidence of families in the Philippines was 10.9 percent.

Philippines Incidence of Poor Families: National Capital Region (NCR) data was reported at 2.700 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.600 % for 2012. Philippines Incidence of Poor Families: National Capital Region (NCR) data is updated yearly, averaging 4.100 % from Dec 1988 (Median) to 2015, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.600 % in 1988 and a record low of 2.100 % in 2003. Philippines Incidence of Poor Families: National Capital Region (NCR) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.H025: Family Income and Expenditure Survey: Poverty Statistics and Proportion of Poor Population: By Regions.

In 2023, a family of five in the Philippines had a poverty threshold of a little 13,873 Philippine pesos per month. That was higher than the monthly poverty threshold in 2018, which amounted to around about 12,000 Philippine pesos.

Philippines Incidence of Poor Families: Cagayan Valley data was reported at 11.700 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 17.000 % for 2012. Philippines Incidence of Poor Families: Cagayan Valley data is updated yearly, averaging 23.500 % from Dec 1988 (Median) to 2015, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 40.400 % in 1988 and a record low of 11.700 % in 2015. Philippines Incidence of Poor Families: Cagayan Valley data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.H025: Family Income and Expenditure Survey: Poverty Statistics and Proportion of Poor Population: By Regions.

Based on preliminary results in 2023, it was estimated that there were about 0.74 million food poor families in the Philippines, indicating a significant decline from 1.04 million in 2021. In that year, the average per capita food threshold reached 23,000 Philippine pesos.

Philippines Incidence of Poor Families: Central Luzon data was reported at 8.900 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10.100 % for 2012. Philippines Incidence of Poor Families: Central Luzon data is updated yearly, averaging 13.050 % from Dec 1988 (Median) to 2015, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29.300 % in 1988 and a record low of 8.900 % in 2015. Philippines Incidence of Poor Families: Central Luzon data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.H025: Family Income and Expenditure Survey: Poverty Statistics and Proportion of Poor Population: By Regions.

Based on preliminary results in 2023, the share of individuals in the Philippines with income below the poverty threshold was estimated at 15.5 percent, down from the estimate in 2021. In that year, the average per capita food threshold reached 23,000 Philippine pesos.

Philippines Incidence of Poor Families: Northern Mindanao data was reported at 30.300 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 32.800 % for 2012. Philippines Incidence of Poor Families: Northern Mindanao data is updated yearly, averaging 33.050 % from Dec 1988 (Median) to 2015, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 49.200 % in 1994 and a record low of 27.900 % in 2000. Philippines Incidence of Poor Families: Northern Mindanao data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.H025: Family Income and Expenditure Survey: Poverty Statistics and Proportion of Poor Population: By Regions.

The poverty incidence among farmers in the Philippines was at **** percent in 2023, indicating a decrease from the previous year. The share of farmers belonging to families living below the official poverty threshold declined since 2015.

Magnitude of Poor Families: Philippines data was reported at 3,746,513.000 Unit in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4,214,921.000 Unit for 2012. Magnitude of Poor Families: Philippines data is updated yearly, averaging 4,091,789.000 Unit from Dec 1988 (Median) to 2015, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,531,170.000 Unit in 1994 and a record low of 3,293,096.000 Unit in 2003. Magnitude of Poor Families: Philippines data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.H025: Family Income and Expenditure Survey: Poverty Statistics and Proportion of Poor Population: By Regions.

Based on preliminary results in 2023, it was estimated that there were about 4.84 million food poor people in the Philippines, indicating a decrease from 6.55 million in 2021. In that year, the average per capita food threshold reached 23,000 Philippine pesos.

Philippines Magnitude of Poor Population: National Capital Region (NCR) data was reported at 494,630.000 Person in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 460,831.000 Person for 2012. Philippines Magnitude of Poor Population: National Capital Region (NCR) data is updated yearly, averaging 563,179.000 Person from Dec 1988 (Median) to 2015, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,909,886.000 Person in 1988 and a record low of 346,747.000 Person in 2003. Philippines Magnitude of Poor Population: National Capital Region (NCR) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.H025: Family Income and Expenditure Survey: Poverty Statistics and Proportion of Poor Population: By Regions.

Philippines Incidence of Poor Families: Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) data was reported at 14.900 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 17.500 % for 2012. Philippines Incidence of Poor Families: Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) data is updated yearly, averaging 25.950 % from Dec 1988 (Median) to 2015, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 51.000 % in 1994 and a record low of 14.900 % in 2015. Philippines Incidence of Poor Families: Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.H025: Family Income and Expenditure Survey: Poverty Statistics and Proportion of Poor Population: By Regions.

Philippines Magnitude of Poor Families: MIMAROPA data was reported at 121,283.000 Unit in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 150,486.000 Unit for 2012. Philippines Magnitude of Poor Families: MIMAROPA data is updated yearly, averaging 150,486.000 Unit from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2015, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 176,282.000 Unit in 2006 and a record low of 121,283.000 Unit in 2015. Philippines Magnitude of Poor Families: MIMAROPA data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.H025: Family Income and Expenditure Survey: Poverty Statistics and Proportion of Poor Population: By Regions.

The recent outbreak of the coronavirus COVID-19 in the Philippines had caused a lockdown in the Luzon Island of the Philippines. In view of this, the government has enacted an emergency cash subsidy for low-income families in the country. An amount of 8,000 Philippine pesos would be received in every low-income households in the National Capital Region, while other regions would receive between 5,000 to 6,500 Philippine pesos.

Philippines Incidence of Poor Population: Northern Mindanao data was reported at 36.600 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 39.500 % for 2012. Philippines Incidence of Poor Population: Northern Mindanao data is updated yearly, averaging 41.950 % from Dec 1988 (Median) to 2015, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 54.100 % in 1994 and a record low of 36.600 % in 2015. Philippines Incidence of Poor Population: Northern Mindanao data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.H025: Family Income and Expenditure Survey: Poverty Statistics and Proportion of Poor Population: By Regions.

The share of the urban population in the Philippines has continued to rise over the years. In 2022, the urban population accounted for roughly 48 percent of the entire population. In the Philippines, urbanized areas were primarily found in Metro Manila, located in the National Capital Region (NCR).

 Urban population growth in the Philippines

Urban areas in the Philippines have a high influx of people due to better infrastructure and employment opportunities available. From 2011 to 2015, the urban population growth rate was over two percent. However, from 2016 to 2020, the population growth rate decreased and has been at around 1.9 percent since the Philippine government introduced “Back to the Province” program to reduce overcrowding in Manila.

Lack of affordable housing in the urbanized areas in the Philippines

Poverty has been one of the reasons for slum dwellings in the Philippines. Despite better infrastructures in urban areas, there is also a lack of affordable housing for people living below the poverty level in urban areas. As a result, 43 percent of the urban population live in slums in the Philippines, one of the highest urban population living in slums across the Asia Pacific.

Philippines Per Capita Poverty Threshold: CALABARZON data was reported at 22,121.000 PHP in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 19,137.000 PHP for 2012. Philippines Per Capita Poverty Threshold: CALABARZON data is updated yearly, averaging 13,670.000 PHP from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2015, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22,121.000 PHP in 2015 and a record low of 6,409.000 PHP in 1991. Philippines Per Capita Poverty Threshold: CALABARZON data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.H025: Family Income and Expenditure Survey: Poverty Statistics and Proportion of Poor Population: By Regions.