Poverty Incidence of Poor Families (2021 Full Year)

Poverty incidence - proportion of families (or individuals) with per capita income/expenditure less than the per capita poverty threshold to the number of families (or individuals).

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Poverty Incidence of Poor Families	2021	2018	2015
Philippines	13.20	12.10	18.00
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (NCR)	2.20	1.40	2.80
Ncr, City of Manila, First District (not a province)	1.10	1.90	3.60
Ncr, Second District (not a province)	1.60	1.40	1.90
Ncr, Third District (not a province)	3.30	2.20	3.40
Ncr, Fourth District (not a province)	2.50	0.70	3.10
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR)	6.90	8.60	17.10
Abra	15.80	14.70	19.90
Benguet	3.90	4.20	2.60
Ifugao	6.00	9.90	34.90
Kalinga	5.60	9.20	34.50
Mountain Province	15.30	17.10	33.10
Apayao	4.70	16.00	38.10
REGION I (ILOCOS REGION)	11.00	7.00	14.00
Ilocos Norte	1.70	3.10	5.20
Ilocos Sur	11.50	5.50	10.80
La Union	6.60	2.90	13.50
Pangasinan	13.90	9.30	16.90
REGION II (CAGAYAN VALLEY)	11.70	12.50	13.10
Batanes	2.60	6.50	10.00
Cagayan	7.30	12.50	14.00
Isabela	15.90	13.20	12.40
Nueva Vizcaya	10.80	11.60	10.50
Quirino	6.20	8.90	20.30
REGION III (CENTRAL LUZON)	8.30	5.20	8.30
Bataan	9.00	5.80	0.80
Bulacan	8.30	3.50	3.10
Nueva Ecija	10.00	6.60	16.80
Pampanga	2.90	2.10	2.70
Tarlac	8.10	7.70	13.20
Zambales	17.70	10.90	12.30
Aurora	16.50	11.80	27.30
REGION IV-A (CALABARZON)	7.20	5.10	9.20
Batangas	4.30	8.60	17.40
Cavite	7.10	3.70	6.10
Laguna	6.90	2.70	3.80
Quezon	16.30	9.30	18.40
Rizal	4.30	3.30	4.10
REGION IV-B (MIMAROPA)	15.00	10.50	18.00
Marinduque	15.60	10.00	12.50
Occidental Mindoro	23.00	16.10	30.50
Oriental Mindoro	12.80	7.30	15.30
Palawan	9.40	8.20	12.60
Romblon	31.00	19.70	29.30
REGION V (BICOL REGION)	21.90	20.00	31.00
Albay	15.40	15.00	18.50
Camarines Norte	16.60	22.40	35.10
Camarines Sur	29.80	21.00	28.50
Catanduanes	16.80	14.40	33.60
Masbate	20.20	25.80	35.50
Sorsogon	21.70	19.60	46.20
REGION VI (WESTERN VISAYAS)	13.80	11.90	18.50
Aklan	13.90	8.80	12.00
Antique	18.20	12.90	18.40
Capiz	6.10	4.10	7.00
Iloilo	12.60	12.10	16.40
Guimaras	7.30	6.80	4.80
Negros Occidental	16.40	14.50	25.50
Negros Oriental	23.60	19.40	36.30
Siquijor	2.20	7.20	47.00
REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS)	22.10	13.40	24.90
Bohol	19.10	15.50	25.20
Cebu	22.80	11.30	20.00
REGION VIII (EASTERN VISAYAS)	22.20	23.90	33.00
Eastern Samar	29.40	40.90	42.40
Leyte	20.80	21.70	25.10
Northern Samar	19.30	27.60	51.80
Samar	27.00	22.20	41.80
Southern Leyte	16.00	17.30	32.70
Biliran	19.90	13.70	17.40
REGION IX (ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA)	23.40	25.40	29.70
Zamboanga del Norte	40.80	36.90	50.90
Zamboanga del Sur	13.40	17.40	18.90
Zamboanga Sibugay	26.00	27.10	27.60
City of Isabela	12.70	41.60	22.20
REGION X (NORTHERN MINDANAO)	19.20	17.30	32.30
Bukidnon	22.80	22.30	47.60
Camiguin	14.70	17.90	33.90
Lanao del Norte	25.50	19.00	38.10
Misamis Occidental	18.30	19.50	36.80
Misamis Oriental	13.00	11.40	16.50
REGION XI (DAVAO REGION)	11.90	13.90	18.00
Davao del Norte	7.30	10.30	24.30
Davao del Sur	7.20	8.10	14.80
Davao Oriental	21.80	27.70	22.50
Compostela Valley	17.70	18.60	20.80
Davao Occidental	34.50	31.90	-
REGION XII (SOCCSKSARGEN)	21.40	22.40	31.20
North Cotabato	23.60	23.60	36.50
South Cotabato	12.80	13.70	18.30
Sultan Kudarat	23.80	24.30	41.20
Sarangani	33.50	36.10	45.20
City of Cotabato	31.30	35.20	38.50
REGION XIII (CARAGA)	25.90	24.10	31.10
Agusan del Norte	23.50	18.90	25.80
Agusan del Sur	33.40	30.60	37.50
Surigao del Norte	21.20	27.70	28.80
Surigao del Sur	24.00	19.20	32.30
Dinagat Islands	26.10	26.50	34.60
BANGSAMORO AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO (BARMM)	29.80	54.20	53.80
Basilan	42.50	66.30	35.60
Lanao del Sur	7.40	64.20	72.40
Maguindanao	29.80	40.60	45.70
Sulu	51.00	75.30	63.80
Tawi-tawi	28.10	15.10	15.20

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REMARKS

The 2021 Full Year Official Poverty Statistics presents the official poverty statistics for 2021 released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) based on the preliminary results of the 2021 Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) conducted by the PSA. Poverty estimates at the national, regional, provincial, and highly urbanized city levels were generated based on the methodology for the estimation of official poverty statistics using income from the FIES. This methodology was approved in 2011 through PSA Board Resolution No. 1, Series of 2017 – 171 (NSCB Resolution No. 09, Series of 2011).

Philippines - Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2015 to 2018 is significant; Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2018 to 2021 is significant.

Region I (Ilocos Region) - Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2015 to 2018 is significant; Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2018 to 2021 is significant.

Region II (Cagayan Valley) - Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2015 to 2018 is significant; Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2018 to 2021 is significant.

Region III (Central Luzon) - Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2015 to 2018 is significant; Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2018 to 2021 is significant.

Region IV-A (CALABARZON) - Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2015 to 2018 is significant; Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2018 to 2021 is significant.

Region IV-B (MIMAROPA) - Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2015 to 2018 is significant; Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2018 to 2021 is significant.

Region V (Bicol Region) - Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2015 to 2018 is significant.

Region VI (Western Visayas) - Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2015 to 2018 is significant; Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2018 to 2021 is significant.

Region VII (Central Visayas) - Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2015 to 2018 is significant.

Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) - Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2015 to 2018 is significant; Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2018 to 2021 is significant.

Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) - Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2015 to 2018 is significant; Including Isabela City.

Region X (Northern Mindanao) - Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2015 to 2018 is significant; Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2018 to 2021 is significant.

Region XI (Davao Region) - Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2015 to 2018 is significant; Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2018 to 2021 is significant.

Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) - Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2015 to 2018 is significant; Including Cotabato City.

National Capital Region (NCR) - Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2015 to 2018 is significant; Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2018 to 2021 is significant.

Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) - Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2015 to 2018 is significant; Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2018 to 2021 is significant.

Bangsamoro Autonomous Region In Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) - Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2018 to 2021 is significant.

Region XIII (Caraga) - Based on t-test at 10% level of significance, the observed change from 2015 to 2018 is significant.

SOURCE

Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)

DATE MODIFIED

July 08, 2024