Philippine Statistics AuthoritySocial Sector Statistics Service (SSSS)Poverty and Human Development Statistics Division (PHDSD) www.psa.gov.ph

Contact Information:WILMA A. GUILLENAssistant National Statistician, SSSS(02) 376 - 1883 / (02) 376-1991

POVERTY INCIDENCE AMONG POPULATION (%)

Year2006

26.6

2009

26.3

2012

25.2

2015

21.621.9 were poor in 2015.million Filipinos

POVERTY INCIDENCEThe proportion of families/individuals with per capita income less than the per capita Poverty Threshold to the total number of families/individuals.

Poverty Threshold is the minimum income required for a family/ individual to meet the basic food and non-food requirements, also known as the POVERTY LINE.

1 5 Filipinos was poor in 2015.

PhP 1,813In 2015, a Filipino needed at least

to meet both basic food and non-food needs.monthly

Poverty Threshold

on average

2015 POVERTYIN THE PHILIPPINES

IN

8.1% Filipinos were not able to meet their basic food needs.

8.2 million Filipinos were food poor.

SUBSISTENCE INCIDENCEThe proportion of families/ individuals with per capita income less than the per capita Food Threshold to the total number of families/individuals.

Food Threshold is the minimum incomerequired for a family/ individual to meet the basic food needs, which satisfies the nutritional requirements for economically necessary and socially desirable physical activities.

SUBSISTENCE INCIDENCE AMONG POPULATION (%)

Year2006 2009 2012 2015

12.0 10.9 10.4 8.1

Cluster 2015 Poverty Incidence

1 (Poorest)2345 (Least Poor)

We are 4.4percentage pointsshort of achieving the MDG target

of 17.2%nap.psa.gov.ph/stats/mdg/mdg_watch.asp

MilleniumDevelopmentGoal for 2015

ISABELA

PALA

WAN

CAGAYAN

LEYTEBU

KIDN

ON

CEBU

ABR

A

ILOILO

BOHOL

APAYAO

CAPIZ

NU

EVA ECIJATA

RLAC

QUIRINO

KALINGA

ALBAY

ZAMBALES

IFUGAO

BULACAN

BEN

GU

ET

BATAAN

QUEZON

AGUSAN DEL SUR

PANGASINAN

DAVAO DEL SUR

AURORA

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

NORTH COTABATO

MASBATE

CAMARINES SUR

MAGUINDANAO

BATANGAS

DAVAO ORIENTAL

ANTIQUE

NEGROS ORIENTAL

ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE

NUEVA VIZCAYA

AKLAN

LANAO DEL SUR

SULTAN KUDARAT

OCCIDENTAL MINDORO

SOUTH COTABATO

EASTERN SAMAR

SURIGAO DEL SUR

ILOCOS NORTE

LAGUNA

RIZAL

ORIENTAL MINDORO

ILOCOS SUR

COMPOSTELA VALLEY

PAMPANGA

SAMAR (WESTERN SAMAR)

MISAMIS ORIENTAL

SARANGANI

CAVITE

ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR

NORTHERN SAMAR

SORSOGON

DAVAO DEL NORTE

LA UNION

SULU

LANAO DEL NORTE

AGUSAN DEL NORTE

BASILAN

ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY

CAMARINES NORTE

CATANDUANES

MOUNTAIN PROVINCE

MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL

SOUTHERN LEYTE

ROMBLON

MARINDUQUE

BILIRAN

TAWI-TAWI

SURIGAO DEL NORTE

GUIMARAS

DINAGAT ISLANDS

SIQUIJOR CAMIGUIN

DISTRICT II

DISTRICT IV

CITY OF ISABELA

BATANES

Provinces withcoefficients of variationequal to 0 or >20%

PhP 9,064In 2015, a family of 5 needed at least

to meet both basic food and non-food needs.monthly

Poverty Threshold

POVERTY INCIDENCE AMONG FAMILIES (%)

2006

21.0

2009

20.5

2012

19.7

2015

16.5

16.5% Filipino familes

were poor in 2015.

on average

3.8 million poor Filipino familes

SUBSISTENCE INCIDENCE AMONG FAMILIES (%)

Year2006 2009 2012 2015

8.8 7.9 7.5 5.7

PhP 6,329In 2015, a family of 5

needed at least

to meet basic food needs.

Food Threshold

on averagemonthly

1.3million

Filipino familes were food poor.

5.7% Filipino families were not able to meet their basic food needs.

In 2015, a Filipino needed at least

to meet basic food needs.

Food Threshold

PhP 1,266on average monthly