PhP 11,880 is needed in Davao Occidental to stay out of poverty

Based on the Preliminary Results of the Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) in 2021, a family of five in Davao Occidental needed at least PhP 11,880 to be able to meet both basic food and non-food needs in a month. This is an increase of 12.4 percent from the poverty threshold posted in 2018 estimated at PhP 10,565. At the regional level, the monthly threshold was around PhP 11,709, on the average, which is PhP 171 lower than the provincial’s estimated threshold.

In 2021, the Poverty incidence among families in Davao Occidental was estimated at 34.5 percent. This implies that about 345 in every 1000 families in the province were poor or had an income that was below the poverty threshold, or the amount needed to buy their basic food and non-food needs. Moreover, the 34.5 percent poverty incidence among families translates to a magnitude of 29 thousand poor families in Davao Occidental, as compared in 2018 at 47 thousand poor families (see Table 1).

Poverty incidence among families slightly increased in the province from 31.9 percent in 2018 to 34.5 percent in 2021.

Per Capita Poverty Threshold is PhP 2,376

The preliminary results of 2021 FIES showed that a person in Davao Occidental needed at least Php 2,376, on the average, to meet his/her basic food and non-food requirements in a month. This is PhP 263 higher than the per capita threshold posted last 2018. At the regional level, the per capita income requirement was estimated at PhP 2,342 or around PhP 179 increased per capita threshold compared to 2018. Davao Occidental ranked third on the monthly per capita poverty threshold among the provinces and HUC of Davao Region in 2021. On the other hand, Davao City had the highest monthly per capita poverty threshold at PhP 2,512, up by 16.2 percent compared to 2018’s level of PhP 2,162 (see Table 2).

Roughly 434 out of 1,000 individuals in Davao Occidental are poor

Poverty incidence among the population in Davao Occidental in 2021 was estimated at 43.4 percent based on the FIES preliminary results. This implies that 434 in every 1000 individuals or roughly 149 thousand in the province belong to the poor population whose incomes were not sufficient to buy their minimum basic food and non-food needs.


PhP 1,659 is required for an individual to sustain basic food needs

For the food threshold, in 2021, an individual in Davao Occidental is required to have at least PhP 1,659, an average monthly income to sustain his/her basic food needs.

For a family of five members, it requires an average monthly income of PhP 8,295 to meet their basic food needs in a month. This was an increase of 12.9 percent or PhP 945 from 2018 which was estimated at PhP 7,350.

Among the provinces and HUC in Davao Region, Davao City had the highest monthly per capita income food requirement at PhP 1,754, up by PhP 241 compared last 2018 at PhP 1,513. On the other hand, Davao de Oro had the lowest per capita food threshold at PhP 1,530, a monthly average, increased by PhP 24 compared to 2018's level of PhP 1,506 (see Table 3).


131 in every 1000 families in Davao Occidental are food poor

Subsistence incidence among families in Davao Occidental in 2021 was estimated at 13.1 percent. This implies that in 2021, roughly 131 in every 1000 families in the province or about 11 thousand families were food poor or had income that was below the food threshold, or the amount needed to buy their basic food needs.

An increase of 4.6 percentage points in subsistence incidence among families in Davao Occidental which was recorded at 8.5 percent in 2018.

Roughly 187 out of 1,000 individuals in Davao Occidental are food poor

Subsistence incidence among the population in Davao Occidental in 2021 preliminary results of FIES was estimated at 18.7 percent. This implies that in 2021, roughly 187 in every 1000 individuals, or about 64 thousand of individuals in the province belong to the food poor population whose incomes were not sufficient to buy their minimum basic food needs. An increase of 5.8 percentage points from 2018 which was recorded at 12.9 percent.


Clustering of Davao Region's Provinces and HUC on 2021 Poverty Incidence among Families

In the clustering of provinces and HUC in Davao Region, based on poverty incidences among families in 2021, Davao Occidental belongs to Cluster 1 while Davao de Oro and Davao Oriental are in Cluster 3. Meanwhile, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao City are in Cluster 5 or in the least poor groups.

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