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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.
Siruma, officially the Municipality of Siruma (Central Bikol: Banwaan kan Siruma; Tagalog: Bayan ng Siruma), is a municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,419 people.
Poverty in the Philippines is a complex issue influenced by various factors, including economic inequality, corruption, and inadequate access to education. The disparity in income across different regions and sectors creates significant barriers for many Filipinos, limiting their opportunities for upward mobility.
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said there were 17.54 million people living below the poverty line, a decrease of 2.4 million from the previous survey two years earlier. The government ...
As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions." [11] "National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates ...
Poverty incidence of Camarines Sur 10 20 30 40 50 2006 47.85 2009 47.94 2012 41.16 2015 36.81 2018 28.41 2021 29.80 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority The economy of Camarines Sur is mostly agriculture-based. 29 of the 35 towns are agricultural and produce rice, corn, feedmeal, freshwater fish, livestock, coconut, sugar, abacá, and water-lily. Entrepreneurs engage in trading, often ...
Poverty incidence of Tigaon 10 20 30 40 50 2006 39.30 2009 41.86 2012 27.93 2015 34.28 2018 28.70 2021 40.22 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Commercial establishments include open market, banks, pawnshops, hardware stores, self-service supermarkets, drug stores, food chains and restaurants, pension house. Tigaon is also home to a slaughterhouse and information technology centers. Local ...
Poverty incidence of Tinambac 10 20 30 40 50 60 2006 51.30 2009 53.20 2012 47.40 2015 51.36 2018 36.77 2021 47.71 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Total agricultural area is estimated to be 17,230 hectares (42,600 acres), 96% of which are planted with coconut. Only around 4% are devoted to rice, corn, banana and root crops. Fishponds cover around 464 hectares (1,150 acres) or 1.8% of ...