2015 POVERTY

IN THE PHILIPPINES
Millenium
POVERTY INCIDENCE
The proportion of families/
individuals with per capita
1IN5
Filipinos was
POVERTY INCIDENCE
AMONG POPULATION (%)
Development
Goal for 2015
income less than the per capita poor in 2015. 26.6 26.3
Poverty Threshold to the total 25.2 We are 4.4

21.9
number of families/individuals.
million Filipinos percentage points
were poor in 2015. short of achieving
21.6
Poverty Threshold
is the minimum income required
for a family/ individual to meet
Poverty Threshold the MDG target
the basic food and non-food
In 2015, a Filipino needed at least of 17.2%
requirements, also known as
the POVERTY LINE.
PhP 1,813 monthly
on average
2006 2009 2012 2015
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to meet both basic food and non-food needs.

Year

3.8 million
BATANES

16.5%
Filipino familes
poor Filipino familes
POVERTY INCIDENCE
were poor in 2015. AMONG FAMILIES (%)
2015 Poverty Incidence

APAYAO
ILOCOS NORTE

21.0
CA
Cluster
Poverty Threshold 20.5
GA
YA
N

19.7 1 (Poorest)

A
2006

ABR
A
ING
In 2015, a family of 5 needed at least 2009 KAL 2

PhP 9,064 on average ILOCOS SUR

2012 MOUNTAIN PROVINCE

3
monthly
ISABELA
O
GA
16.5 IFU
4
T
GUE

to meet both basic food and non-food needs. LA UNION

NUEVA VIZCAYA
5 (Least Poor)
BEN

2015 IR
IN
O
U
Q AURORA Provinces with
PANGASINAN
coefficients of variation
NUEVA

C
equal to 0 or >20%
LA
ECIJA
ZA M

SUBSISTENCE INCIDENCE
R
TA

Food Threshold is the minimum income

BAL

PAMPANGA N
ES

CA
LA
The proportion of families/ individuals required for a family/ individual to meet the basic BU DISTRICT II
BAT

with per capita income less than the food needs, which satisfies the nutritional RIZAL
AAN

DISTRICT IV
per capita Food Threshold to the requirements for economically necessary and CAVITE
total number of families/individuals. socially desirable physical activities. LAGUNA CAMARINES NORTE

QUEZON
BATANGAS CATANDUANES

8.1% Filipinos
CAMARINES SUR

SUBSISTENCE INCIDENCE MARINDUQUE

ALBAY

AMONG POPULATION (%)

ORIENTAL MINDORO
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO
were not able to meet SORSOGON

their basic food needs.

12.0 10.9 10.4 8.1
ROMBLON NORTHERN SAMAR
MASBATE

SAMAR (WESTERN SAMAR)

Food Threshold 2006 2009 2012 2015 AKLAN BILIRAN

EASTERN SAMAR

In 2015, a Filipino needed at least Year C AP

IZ

PhP 1,266
8.2 million
ANTIQUE
LO
LE Y

I
ILO
TE

on average monthly GUIMARAS

BU
AN

SOUTHERN LEYTE
CE
AW

to meet basic food needs. NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

Filipinos were food poor.
L

DINAGAT ISLANDS
PA

L
HO
BO

5.7%
SUBSISTENCE INCIDENCE
NEGROS ORIENTAL SURIGAO DEL NORTE

AMONG FAMILIES (%) SIQUIJOR CAMIGUIN

AGUSAN DEL NORTE
SURIGAO DEL SUR

MISAMIS ORIENTAL

8.8 7.9 7.5 5.7 Filipino families were not MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL
AGUSAN DEL SUR
BUKIDNON

ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE LANAO DEL NORTE

able to meet their basic ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAYZAMBOANGA DEL SUR
2006 2009 2012 2015 LANAO DEL SUR

food needs.
DAVAO DEL NORTE

Year
COMPOSTELA VALLEY

1.3
NORTH COTABATODAVAO DEL SUR

Food Threshold
DAVAO ORIENTAL
MAGUINDANAO

CITY OF ISABELA
In 2015, a family of 5 BASILAN
SULTAN KUDARAT

needed at least SOUTH COTABATO

PhP 6,329 SULU SARANGANI

on average million
monthly Filipino familes were food poor. TAWI-TAWI

to meet basic food needs.

Philippine Statistics Authority Contact Information:

WILMA A. GUILLEN
Social Sector Statistics Service (SSSS) Assistant National Statistician, SSSS
(02) 376 - 1883 / (02) 376-1991
Poverty and Human Development Statistics Division (PHDSD) www.psa.gov.ph