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.

Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) in Philippines was reported at 15.5 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Philippines - Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

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 Per Capita Poverty Threshold: Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) data was reported at 21,770.000 PHP in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 19,483.000 PHP for 2012. Philippines Per Capita Poverty Threshold: Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) data is updated yearly, averaging 13,471.500 PHP from Dec 1988 (Median) to 2015, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21,770.000 PHP in 2015 and a record low of 5,116.000 PHP in 1988. Philippines Per Capita Poverty Threshold: 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.

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.

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.

Unemployment Rate in Philippines decreased to 3.90 percent in May from 4.10 percent in April of 2025. This dataset provides - Philippines Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Philippines expanded 5.40 percent in the first quarter of 2025 over the same quarter of the previous year. This dataset provides - Philippines GDP Annual Growth Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2018, approximately **** percent of employees in the Philippines were paid with an hourly basic pay below ********** of the median hourly basic wage. Among the workers in the Philippines, about **** percent of women were underpaid while **** percent for men.

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.

In 2024, Myanmar had the highest crude death rate among the Southeast Asian countries, with 8.9 deaths per thousand population. That year, Singapore had the lowest crude death rate, with 5.4 deaths per thousand population.Factors that influence the death rateThe death rate, also called mortality rate, is generally influenced by various factors such as the social environment, diseases, health facilities and services as well as the food supply of the respective countries. Myanmar’s government spent five percent of its public budget on health in 2016. In 2020, health expenditure per capita in Myanmar amounted to around 72 U.S. dollars. The Maldives had the lowest crude death rate in the Asia-Pacific region in 2024. There, health expenditure accounted for 13.73 percent of the country’s GDP. Furthermore, the share of undernourished people was at around three percent in Myanmar in 2020. Within Southeast Asia, Myanmar has also been one of the poorest countries. In 2020, the country’s GDP per capita was estimated at 1.15 thousand U.S. dollars, the lowest across the Asia-Pacific region.