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Poverty in the Philippines. Share of population in extreme poverty (1981–2019) In 2023, official government statistics reported that the Philippines had a poverty rate of 15.5%, [ 1 ][ 2 ] (or roughly 17.54 million Filipinos), significantly lower than the 49.2 percent recorded in 1985 through years of government poverty reduction efforts. [ 3 ]
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' poverty rate dropped to 15.5% last year from 18.1% in 2021, with rising food prices limiting the reduction in the number of poor, the government's statistics ...
This is a list of regions and provinces of the Philippines by poverty rate as of 2021. The international poverty rate used by the World Bank is used in the following list. The national poverty rate of the Philippines was estimated to be at 22.4% in early 2023.
In a study recently [when?] conducted by the National Statistics Coordination Board (NSCB), [citation needed] Rizal province came out to be the Philippines' least poor province with a poverty incidence rate of 3.4%, even lower than that of the National Capital Region or Metro Manila. [citation needed]. On April 23, 2013, the National Statistics ...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (Filipino: Pangasiwaan ng Estadistika ng Pilipinas; PSA) is the central statistical authority of the Philippine government that collects, compiles, analyzes, and publishes statistical information on economic, social, demographic, political affairs, and general affairs of the people of the Philippines, as well as enforcing the civil registration functions in ...
Poverty incidence of Samar 10 20 30 40 50 60 2006 40.37 2009 42.50 2012 50.03 2015 49.24 2018 29.25 2021 27.00 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Former governors Main article: Governor of Samar Samar Provincial Capitol Notable personalities 19th & 20th Centuries Senate President José Avelino — the first President of the Senate of the Third Republic of the Philippines and the second ...
Poverty incidence of Nueva Vizcaya 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 14.97 2009 13.26 2012 20.67 2015 15.37 2018 16.05 2021 10.80 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Fresh tilapia catch Agriculture is the main industry in the province, together with rice, corn, fruits and vegetables as major crops. Nueva Vizcaya is a major producer of citrus crops in the country, principally pomelo, ponkan and oranges ...
Poverty incidence of Eastern Visayas 10 20 30 40 50 2006 41.51 2009 42.58 2012 45.23 2015 41.30 2018 30.75 2021 22.20 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Eastern Visayas is primarily an agricultural region with rice, corn, coconut, sugarcane and banana as its major crops. Primary sources of revenue are manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade and services. Mining, farming, fishing and ...