❑ Poverty and Food Threshold

❑ Poverty Incidence and Magnitude

of Poor Families and Population

❑ Subsistence Incidence and

Magnitude of Food Poor Families

and Population

Full Year 2018

Official Poverty Statistics

1

2

3

4

1

13.5%

FULL YEAR Poverty Threshold per Family1 per Month

1 Refers to a family of five

2015

Php

9,452

2018

Php

10,727

FULL YEAR Poverty Incidence

among Families

(in percent)

* significant at α=10%

2015

17.9

2018

12.1*

FULL YEAR

Magnitude of Poor Families

(in millions)

4.1

2018

3.0

2015

2

FULL YEAR Poverty Incidence

among Population

(in percent)

23.3

2018

* significant at α=10%

2015

16.6*

FULL YEAR

Magnitude of Poor Population

(in millions)

23.5

2018

17.6

2015

3 14%Php

6,605

2018

Php

7,528

FULL YEAR Food Threshold per Family1 per Month

1 Refers to a family of five

2015

FULL YEAR Subsistence Incidence

among Families

(in percent)

6.4

2018

* significant at α=10%

2015

3.4*

FULL YEAR

Magnitude of Food Poor Families

(in millions)

1.5

2018

0.8

2015

4

FULL YEAR Subsistence Incidence

among Population

(in percent)

9.1

2018

5.2*

* significant at α=10%

2015

FULL YEAR

Magnitude of Food Poor Population

(in millions)

9.2

2018

5.5

2015

❑ Poverty Incidence among

Families and Population by

Region

❑ Subsistence Incidence

among Families and

Population by Region

Regional Full Year 2018

Official Poverty Statistics

1

2

1Poverty Threshold per Family1 per Month, by Region

1 Refers to a family of five

Poverty Incidence among Families (%) by Region

* significant at α=10%

Poverty Incidence among Population (%) by Region

* significant at α=10%

2

Food Threshold per Family1 per Month, by Region

1 Refers to a family of five

Subsistence Incidence among Families (%) by Region

* significant at α=10%

Subsistence Incidence among Population (%) by Region

* significant at α=10%

❑ Distribution of Provinces based on Clusters

▪ Poorest cluster of provinces, 2015 and 2018

▪ Least Poor cluster of provinces, 2015 and 2018

❑ 2015 and 2018 Poverty Maps by Cluster

❑ Poverty and Subsistence Incidence among

Families of Highly Urbanized Cities

Provincial Full Year 2018

Official Poverty Statistics

1

2

3

4

5

1Distribution of provinces based on clusters,

2015 and 2018

Note: This includes the four districts of NCR, Isabela City and Cotabato City

2

Poorest cluster of provinces,

2015 and 2018

3

Least Poor cluster of provinces,

2015 and 2018

Least Poor cluster of provinces,

2015 and 2018 (cont.)

4

Full Year 2015 Poverty Incidence

among FamiliesFull Year 2018 Poverty Incidence

among Families

5

2018 Poverty and Subsistence Incidence (%) by HUC

*including Pateros, as the only municipality in NCR.

Poverty

Incidence (%)

Subsistence

Incidence (%)

City Of Manila 1.9 0.5

City Of Mandaluyon 0.9 0.0

City Of Marikina 1.5 0.0

City Of Pasig 1.8 0.4

Quezon City 1.5 0.2

City Of San Juan 0.4 0.0

City Of Caloocan 3.2 0.8

City Of Malabon 1.3 0.2

City Of Navotas 2.4 0.1

City Of Valenzuela 0.5 0.0

City Of Las Piñas 1.0 0.0

City Of Makati 0.2 0.0

City Of Muntinlupa 0.8 0.0

City Of Parañaque 0.6 0.1

Pasay City 1.5 0.2

Pateros 1.8 0.6

City Of Taguig 0.5 0.0

Highly Urbanized City*

(HUC)

Full Year Incidence among

Families (%)

2018 Poverty and Subsistence Incidence (%) by HUC (cont.)

Poverty

Incidence (%)

Subsistence

Incidence

City Of Baguio 1.6 0.2

City Of Angeles 1.1 0.0

City Of Olongapo 3.7 0.8

City Of Lucena 3.2 0.7

City Of Puerto Princesa 3.6 0.5

City Of Iloilo 2.3 0.1

City Of Bacolod 3.4 0.4

City Of Cebu 5.1 0.9

City Of Lapu-Lapu (Opon) 4.7 1.0

City Of Mandaue 4.2 0.6

City Of Tacloban 6.0 1.1

City Of Zamboanga 6.6 0.6

City Of Iligan 12.2 3.6

City of Cagayan De Oro 6.2 1.1

City Of Davao 6.3 2.0

City Of General Santos (Dadiangas) 10.4 2.6

City Of Butuan 17.1 5.1

Highly Urbanized City (HUC)

Full Year Incidence among

Families (%)

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