2015 POVERTY STATISTICS
Table 1. Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold, Poverty Incidence and Magnitude of Poor Families, by Region and Province: 1991, 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2015
|
Region/Province
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Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold
(in Pesos)
|
Poverty Incidence among Families (%)
|
Magnitude of Poor Families
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Estimates(%)
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Coefficient of Variation
|
Estimate
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1991
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2006
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2009
|
2012
|
2015
|
1991
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2006
|
2009
|
2012
|
2015
|
1991
|
2006
|
2009
|
2012
|
2015
|
1991
|
2006
|
2009
|
2012
|
2015
|
|
|
Philippines
|
5,949
|
13,357
|
16,871
|
18,935
|
21,753
|
29.7
|
21.0
|
20.5
|
19.7
|
16.5
|
1.9
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
2.2
|
3.7
|
3,554,878
|
3,809,283
|
4,036,915
|
4,214,921
|
3,746,513
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Region XI
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5,653
|
13,389
|
17,120
|
19,967
|
22,754 |
34.1
|
25.4
|
25.5
|
25.0
|
16.6
|
8.7
|
8.3
|
9.3
|
9.2
|
14.5
|
187,065
|
229,801
|
252,152
|
268,957
|
192,449
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Davao del Norte b/
|
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13,214
|
16,863
|
20,841
|
24,424
|
|
26.2
|
27.2
|
26.7
|
26.1
|
|
21.0
|
25.2 |
21.5
|
24.8
|
|
48,669
|
55,869
|
60,652
|
52,665
|
|
Davao del Sur b/
|
|
13,298
|
17,046
|
19,311
|
21,846
|
|
19.6
|
19.3
|
20.0
|
12.0
|
|
12.9
|
15.2
|
14.4 |
22.7
|
|
93,824
|
100,860
|
113,948
|
82,554
|
|
Davao Oriental b/
|
|
13,258
|
16,948
|
19,323
|
22,210
|
|
42.7
|
44.3
|
37.8
|
21.3
|
|
14.0
|
10.5 |
12.3
|
25.9
|
|
43,761
|
49,155
|
45,429
|
25,622
|
|
Compostela Valley
|
|
13,911
|
17,788
|
20,932
|
22,740
|
|
31.3
|
31.0 |
30.7
|
22.0
|
|
13.6
|
12.6
|
20.1
|
12.0
|
|
43,546
|
46,267
|
48,928
|
31,608
|
Notes:
a. Provincial estimates were not generated due to limitations of the sampling design og the 1991 Family Income and Expendeture Survey.
b. Coefficient of variation of 2015 poverty incidence among families is greater than 20%.
c. Caution in utilizing the estimates for these provinces due its very small sample size.
Table 2. Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold, Poverty Incidence and Magnitude of Poor Population, by Region and Province: 1991, 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2015
|
Region/Province
|
Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold
(in Pesos)
|
Poverty Incidence among Population (%)
|
Magnitude of Poor Population
|
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|
Estimates(%)
|
Coefficient of Variation
|
Estimate
|
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|
1991
|
2006
|
2009
|
2012
|
2015
|
1991
|
2006
|
2009
|
2012
|
2015
|
1991
|
2006
|
2009
|
2012
|
2015
|
1991
|
2006
|
2009
|
2012
|
2015
|
|
|
Philippines
|
5,949
|
13,357
|
16,871
|
18,935
|
21,753
|
34.4 |
26.6
|
26.3
|
25.2 | 21.6 |
1.9
|
21.9
|
2.0
|
2.1
|
3.5
|
21,749,656 | 22,643,980 | 23,300,444 | 23,745,895 |
21,927,009
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Region XI
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5,653
|
13,389
|
17,120
|
19,967
|
22,754
|
39.6
|
30.6 | 31.4 | 30.7 | 22.0 |
8.7
|
7.8
|
8.7
|
8.2
|
13.4 | 1,138,325 | 1,269,291 | 1,356,480 | 1,411,063 |
1,092,200
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Davao del Norte /b
|
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13,214
|
16,863
|
20,841
|
24,424
|
|
31.7
|
32.0
|
33.4
|
33.2
|
|
19.6
|
22.5
|
21.1
|
24.6
|
|
271,315
|
285,271
|
328,442
|
299,673
|
| Davao del Sur /b |
|
13,298
|
17,046
|
19,311
|
21,846
|
|
23.7
|
24.8
|
24.4
|
15.6
|
|
12.2
|
14.9
|
12.5
|
20.6
|
|
514,676
|
569,381
|
577,111
|
450,012
|
|
Davao Oriental /b
|
|
13,258
|
16,948
|
19,323
|
22,210
|
|
50.5
|
54.4
|
45.8
|
29.9
|
|
12.5
|
8.2
|
10.2
|
22.0
|
|
243,821
|
262,029
|
246,026
|
163,594
|
|
Compostela Valley
|
|
13,911
|
17,788
|
20,932
|
22,740
|
|
37.7
|
36.6
|
36.7
|
28.1
|
|
14.0
|
12.3
|
17.1
|
12.4
|
|
239,480
|
239,800
|
259,485
|
178,922
|
Notes:
a. Provincial estimates were not generated due to limitations of the sampling design og the 1991 Family Income and Expendeture Survey.
b. Coefficient of variation of 2015 poverty incidence among population is greater than 20%.
c. Caution in utilizing the estimates for these provinces due its very small sample size.
