Table 1.

Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold, Poverty Incidence and Magnitude of Poor Families, by Region and Province: 1991, 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2015

Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold Poverty Incidence among Families (%)
Region/Province (in Pesos) Estimates (%) Coefficient of Variation
1991a/ 2006 2009 2012 2015 1991a/ 2006 2009 2012 2015 1991 a/
2006 2009

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 2.1

NCRd/ 7,373 15,699 19,227 20,344 25,007 5.3 2.9 2.4 2.6 2.7 8.7 20.6 15.2
1st Districtb/ 15,699 19,227 20,344 25,007 2.7 3.2 3.6 3.5 29.6 48.7
2nd Districtb/ 15,699 19,227 20,344 25,007 3.2 2.2 1.9 1.9 48.0 21.4
3rd District 15,699 19,227 20,344 25,007 3.3 3.2 2.8 3.3 19.5 23.9
4th Districtb/ 15,699 19,227 20,344 25,007 2.4 1.5 3.0 2.8 21.8 35.0

CAR 6,706 14,107 17,243 19,483 21,770 36.7 21.1 19.2 17.5 14.9 14.4 10.3 12.2
Abra 14,680 17,852 19,775 21,240 39.4 38.9 27.2 19.9 10.8 21.0
Apayao 13,915 16,923 18,623 20,947 42.1 39.9 54.7 30.9 22.1 24.2
Benguetb/ 13,341 16,217 19,140 21,561 4.0 4.2 2.8 2.5 24.6 30.3
Ifugaob/ 14,233 17,321 20,253 22,673 20.9 23.9 36.0 26.1 26.3 15.3
Kalingab/ 13,079 15,939 17,342 20,468 40.6 24.1 20.9 30.0 14.3 16.9
Mt. Province 14,910 18,118 21,138 23,620 38.5 39.3 27.9 29.5 26.5 20.1

Region I 6,371 14,107 17,595 18,373 20,488 30.6 19.9 16.8 14.0 9.6 6.8 7.8 8.1
Ilocos Norteb/ 14,512 17,990 18,953 20,615 13.7 11.1 8.4 3.3 31.5 21.4
Ilocos Sur 14,836 18,610 20,885 22,535 16.4 13.4 13.7 9.5 23.1 20.7
La Unionb/ 14,340 17,724 18,006 19,045 20.8 22.4 15.3 9.2 18.5 19.8
Pangasinan 13,860 17,043 17,949 20,444 21.8 17.2 14.9 11.2 9.3 10.0

Region II 6,525 13,944 17,330 19,125 21,860 37.3 21.7 20.2 17.0 11.7 7.6 7.3 7.4
Batanesc/ 17,508 21,776 24,693 29,118 14.3 16.7 18.2 0.0 - -
Cagayan 14,355 17,866 18,741 21,094 25.1 22.5 15.2 13.3 11.7 11.0
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Page 1
 Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold Poverty Incidence among Families (%)
Region/Province (in Pesos) Estimates (%) Coefficient of Variation
1991a/ 2006 2009 2012 2015 1991a/ 2006 2009 2012 2015 1991 a/
2006 2009
Isabela 13,702 17,057 19,400 22,547 23.8 22.6 19.0 10.6 9.4 10.0
Nueva Vizcayab/ 13,402 16,725 18,709 22,174 11.0 10.0 15.1 9.1 29.4 30.1
Quirino 13,183 16,396 19,014 20,941 9.7 11.1 15.5 18.7 43.5 33.8

Region III 6,635 14,422 18,188 20,071 23,200 18.1 10.3 10.7 10.1 8.9 7.5 7.8 7.5
Aurorac/ 11,883 14,979 18,466 20,458 25.1 14.7 27.1 22.1 40.2 59.8
Bataanb/ 13,862 17,643 19,383 24,770 6.2 5.9 4.5 1.6 22.5 22.2
Bulacanb/ 14,671 18,434 19,910 21,989 4.9 4.6 5.4 3.3 15.5 14.0
Nueva Ecija 14,857 18,732 20,847 23,403 21.6 24.9 19.6 18.6 10.5 9.0
Pampangab/ 14,221 17,399 19,163 22,474 2.0 4.9 5.4 3.0 27.7 20.2
Tarlac 13,958 17,559 18,810 23,008 14.1 13.7 13.5 14.7 17.1 16.4
Zambalesb/ 14,580 18,448 21,885 26,473 18.6 11.9 12.1 12.3 21.1 17.2

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Page 2

 Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold Poverty Incidence among Families (%)
Region/Province (in Pesos) Estimates (%) Coefficient of Variation
1991a/ 2006 2009 2012 2015 1991 a/
2006 2009 2012 2015 1991 a/
2006 2009
Region IV-A 6,409 13,241 17,033 19,137 22,121 19.1 7.8 8.8 8.3 6.7 7.0 9.0 8.9
Batangasb/ 13,735 17,360 19,437 21,767 10.9 12.6 14.7 6.8 12.4 19.0
Caviteb/ 13,343 16,677 19,948 24,882 1.2 2.2 2.6 4.5 38.6 23.2
Lagunab/ 13,637 17,412 19,857 21,770 4.3 6.2 4.6 4.1 20.2 20.0
Quezonb/ 12,784 16,181 18,081 20,515 24.7 22.1 20.3 17.1 10.2 11.1
Rizalb/ 14,525 18,397 20,306 24,198 2.5 5.8 5.0 3.6 27.8 20.2

Region IV-B 5,753 12,645 15,613 17,292 20,224 36.6 32.4 27.2 23.6 17.4 7.9 7.4 8.7
Marinduqueb/ 12,909 15,678 17,180 19,722 31.9 27.4 23.9 11.7 15.9 15.8
Occidental Mindorob/ 12,725 15,937 17,412 19,994 33.5 25.0 29.8 30.0 21.2 18.0
Oriental Mindoro 13,396 16,710 17,415 20,410 35.7 28.8 21.5 15.0 10.4 10.3
Palawanb/ 11,521 14,418 16,696 19,435 28.2 25.3 20.5 11.9 17.4 22.3
Romblonb/ 12,811 15,547 18,464 21,601 36.3 32.6 30.4 28.1 7.9 13.7

Region V 5,807 13,240 16,888 18,257 21,476 48.0 35.4 35.3 32.3 27.5 5.0 4.6 4.7
Albay 13,413 17,098 18,610 22,081 28.7 30.2 33.9 17.6 10.0 11.7
Camarines Norte 13,066 16,675 18,390 22,096 30.1 31.9 21.7 29.3 16.4 14.5
Camarines Sur 13,492 17,223 18,717 22,154 39.5 39.8 31.7 27.1 7.3 7.5
Catanduanes 13,369 17,057 18,303 21,660 33.0 22.6 27.1 33.6 24.5 33.6
Masbate 12,866 16,415 17,487 20,406 44.6 44.4 40.6 35.5 10.7 8.6
Sorsogonb/ 12,905 16,484 17,535 20,480 31.3 29.8 31.3 31.7 10.4 9.4

Region VI 5,580 12,684 15,971 18,029 21,070 32.3 22.7 23.6 22.8 16.6 4.7 6.3 6.8
Aklan 13,235 16,758 17,707 21,387 32.2 36.7 20.4 10.9 14.1 14.5
Antiqueb/ 13,497 17,050 17,160 20,382 42.5 34.5 23.6 18.4 14.3 15.9
Capizb/ 13,596 17,248 20,144 21,146 23.5 22.9 22.3 7.8 12.1 40.6
Guimarasb/,c/ 12,798 16,204 18,926 23,136 19.7 13.4 16.9 4.8 33.6 39.5
Iloilo 12,965 16,448 18,827 22,117 16.7 19.7 20.8 14.9 15.3 11.0
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Page 3
 Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold Poverty Incidence among Families (%)
Region/Province (in Pesos) Estimates (%) Coefficient of Variation
1991a/ 2006 2009 2012 2015 1991a/ 2006 2009 2012 2015 1991 a/
2006 2009
Negros Occidental 11,826 14,921 17,243 20,464 21.6 22.9 24.9 21.9 9.7 9.2

Region VII 5,670 13,963 16,662 18,767 21,914 38.2 30.7 26.0 25.7 23.6 6.3 6.1 7.0
Bohol 14,098 16,633 18,847 20,437 40.3 36.6 30.6 21.7 10.6 12.7
Cebu 15,064 17,770 18,855 21,740 25.6 22.3 18.9 17.9 8.0 9.6
Negros Oriental 11,518 13,625 18,589 22,823 38.2 28.0 43.9 38.7 12.5 14.7
Siquijorb/,c/ 13,971 16,469 18,420 21,675 25.6 27.2 24.0 48.9 30.0 23.5

Region VIII 5,507 12,520 16,278 18,076 21,304 42.3 33.7 34.5 37.4 30.7 5.5 5.5 4.9
Biliran 11,841 15,350 17,393 21,008 22.6 31.8 20.9 17.4 28.6 21.5
Eastern Samar 13,140 17,091 20,237 22,886 41.3 49.2 55.4 37.4 13.3 11.8
Leyte 12,493 16,255 17,561 20,807 32.2 29.8 31.4 23.6 8.0 7.3
Northern Samar 12,959 16,883 19,197 21,574 44.6 42.8 43.5 47.9 15.9 12.3
Southern Leyteb/ 12,830 16,688 19,431 23,318 25.3 30.1 34.0 30.2 13.0 13.8
Western Samarb/ 11,607 15,091 15,891 20,139 32.3 34.9 43.5 39.5 12.7 12.5

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Page 4

 Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold Poverty Incidence among Families (%)
Region/Province (in Pesos) Estimates (%) Coefficient of Variation
1991a/ 2006 2009 2012 2015 1991 a/
2006 2009 2012 2015 1991 a/
2006 2009
Region IX 5,330 12,743 16,260 18,054 20,925 36.4 40.0 39.5 33.7 26.0 11.5 6.5 6.5
Zamboanga del Norte 13,464 17,184 18,483 21,725 60.3 60.3 48.0 41.1 8.1 7.5
Zamboanga del Surb/ 11,508 14,679 17,961 20,095 27.4 26.9 25.9 18.6 10.5 10.6
Zamboanga Sibugay 13,389 17,046 17,338 20,551 44.6 46.0 37.0 24.1 13.9 9.8
Isabela Cityb/,c/ 12,763 16,364 19,670 20,617 33.9 21.4 15.5 18.3 45.9 37.0

Region X 5,529 12,917 16,878 19,335 22,345 42.6 32.1 33.3 32.8 30.3 8.7 5.9 5.9
Bukidnon 13,150 17,210 20,115 23,682 35.4 37.0 41.5 47.0 13.2 10.5
Camiguinc/ 12,152 16,022 21,521 21,678 31.4 20.4 41.0 29.9 19.5 11.8
Lanao del Norteb/ 12,519 16,393 18,907 21,836 33.1 39.7 41.4 36.3 12.5 10.7
Misamis Occidental 12,199 15,966 18,127 20,376 37.1 37.9 33.8 30.1 13.2 12.1
Misamis Orientalb/ 13,430 17,539 18,938 21,299 26.5 25.0 19.1 14.9 9.7 13.0

Region XI 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
Davao del Norteb/ 13,214 16,863 20,841 24,424 26.2 27.2 26.7 26.1 21.0 25.2
Davao del Surb/ 13,298 17,046 19,311 21,846 19.6 19.3 20.0 12.0 12.9 15.2
Davao Orientalb/ 13,258 16,948 19,323 22,210 42.7 44.3 37.8 21.3 14.0 10.5
Compostela Valley 13,911 17,788 20,932 22,740 31.3 31.0 30.7 22.0 13.6 12.6

Region XII 6,272 13,319 16,405 18,737 21,025 47.4 31.2 30.8 37.1 30.5 6.5 6.1 6.8
North Cotabato 12,077 14,862 18,340 20,555 25.6 23.4 44.8 34.5 13.8 14.9
Saranggani 13,059 16,053 18,640 20,753 41.7 47.5 46.0 47.3 10.3 11.1
South Cotabatob/ 13,889 17,141 19,847 22,147 26.1 25.7 25.8 19.8 10.6 13.7
Sultan Kudaratb/ 13,766 16,965 17,597 20,620 44.3 41.6 40.4 39.2 11.5 12.2
Cotabato Cityb/,c/ 14,629 18,103 20,568 21,825 27.5 29.9 34.5 24.7 33.2 20.0
Caraga 6,099 14,324 18,309 19,629 22,570 48.5 41.7 46.0 31.9 30.8 7.6 5.4 4.5
Agusan del Norte 14,739 18,890 18,905 21,535 38.7 37.3 27.7 28.1 10.8 10.0

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Page 5

 Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold Poverty Incidence among Families (%)
Region/Province (in Pesos) Estimates (%) Coefficient of Variation
1991a/ 2006 2009 2012 2015 1991a/ 2006 2009 2012 2015 1991 a/
2006 2009
Agusan del Sur 14,969 19,107 19,634 22,957 46.1 53.8 37.3 37.0 10.1 8.3
Surigao Del Norte 13,771 17,595 20,566 23,057 43.7 48.9 33.8 26.7 8.4 7.3
Surigao Del Sur 13,605 17,398 19,287 22,759 38.0 44.1 28.3 32.0 12.7 7.6

ARMM 5,201 12,647 16,683 20,517 21,563 26.9 40.5 39.9 48.7 48.2 12.6 7.6 7.9
Basilan 12,538 16,256 19,368 20,678 28.2 28.8 32.1 28.3 36.1 28.2
Lanao del Sur 13,116 17,024 22,665 22,802 38.6 48.7 67.3 66.3 18.4 15.5
Maguindanao 12,877 16,701 18,873 21,423 46.4 43.3 54.5 48.8 9.7 13.0
Sulu 13,330 17,240 20,477 20,778 35.2 35.5 40.2 49.6 15.9 11.9
Tawi-tawib/ 11,557 14,659 17,406 16,586 50.2 29.4 21.9 10.6 15.6 25.9

Notes:
a/ Provincial estimates were not generated due to limitations of the sampling design of the 1991 Family Income and Expenditure Survey.
b/ Coefficient of variation of 2015 poverty incidence among families is greater than 20%.
c/ Caution in utilizing the estimate for these provinces due to its very small sample size.
d/ NCR is grouped into the four districts: 1st District: City of Manila; 2nd District: Mandaluyong City, Marikina City, Pasig City, Quezon City, San Juan City; 3rd District: Caloo
City, Makati City, Muntinlupa City, Paranaque City, Pasay City, Pateros , and Taguig City.

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Page 6

 Magnitude of Poor Families
f Variation Estimate
2012 2015 1991a/ 2006 2009 2012 2015

2.2 3.7 3,554,878 3,809,283 4,036,915 4,214,921 3,746,513

12.1 14.7 86,388 73,353 63,974 76,530 80,246

24.8 26.7 9,906 12,405 14,343 12,710
25.6 40.4 28,247 21,168 19,782 21,727
23.7 19.6 18,631 19,306 18,266 22,352
21.5 23.5 16,570 11,095 24,138 23,457

12.5 22.0 83,557 66,607 66,111 65,516 59,759

21.2 13.2 18,054 18,852 13,914 12,400
16.0 11.5 8,944 9,132 13,462 6,945
31.7 37.8 5,773 6,937 5,121 4,783
16.4 34.3 7,575 9,263 14,950 11,133
35.3 26.9 14,340 9,124 8,482 12,884
28.1 19.3 11,920 12,803 9,586 11,615

8.7 11.8 205,171 191,326 172,726 154,712 112,233

24.5 29.8 16,393 14,045 11,211 4,848
34.1 9.6 22,174 19,256 20,886 15,269
17.6 33.4 31,041 35,938 26,506 20,554
10.3 13.8 121,718 103,487 96,109 71,562

9.4 10.0 182,360 142,518 143,847 130,965 95,367

- - 564 699 810 -
14.8 17.2 56,765 55,061 40,237 35,986
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Page 7
 Magnitude of Poor Families
f Variation Estimate
2012 2015 1991a/ 2006 2009 2012 2015
10.5 15.3 72,134 74,412 68,106 42,685
50.6 27.0 9,576 9,365 15,297 8,504
22.9 10.9 3,479 4,310 6,514 8,192

8.5 12.6 221,205 206,568 232,928 240,079 223,684

37.0 - 10,211 6,445 12,789 12,793
37.2 66.7 8,359 8,688 7,116 2,751
22.4 25.4 27,997 29,371 38,103 24,359
11.2 13.3 85,958 107,224 91,168 105,793
21.8 31.8 8,823 23,297 28,483 15,434
14.5 16.5 35,823 37,538 40,174 44,266
28.4 24.2 29,397 20,365 22,246 18,288

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Page 8

 Magnitude of Poor Families
f Variation Estimate
2012 2015 1991a/ 2006 2009 2012 2015
8.8 15.6 234,129 189,690 241,158 256,839 216,461
14.7 21.1 49,739 62,889 80,551 40,163
32.4 22.5 7,093 15,157 19,983 35,873
20.0 31.0 22,772 37,277 31,409 32,973
10.8 25.2 98,511 94,988 94,123 87,983
26.7 27.3 11,576 30,847 30,773 19,469

10.5 16.3 132,082 176,282 160,226 150,486 121,283

18.6 21.8 15,481 13,971 12,743 9,157
21.6 36.3 30,084 24,203 31,070 31,354
17.2 18.4 56,043 48,741 39,272 29,061
24.9 25.8 53,193 53,131 47,730 28,254
15.5 21.8 21,481 20,181 19,671 23,457

5.6 7.9 395,592 361,802 385,523 375,974 346,965

10.4 15.3 67,788 75,910 90,551 50,815
20.1 19.8 32,037 36,527 26,663 39,647
10.6 14.4 131,601 142,173 121,614 104,902
29.4 3.8 15,193 11,002 13,919 20,022
10.3 14.3 70,711 74,864 72,903 69,674
14.2 20.1 44,472 45,046 50,324 61,905

6.4 11.0 345,102 316,669 353,431 365,040 281,826

25.7 10.1 33,647 41,583 25,204 11,600
21.5 21.3 45,308 39,314 28,598 20,532
21.2 50.8 34,419 35,726 37,143 15,654
29.8 52.9 6,330 4,665 6,345 1,594
12.3 18.8 71,708 90,558 102,924 87,264
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Page 9
 Magnitude of Poor Families
f Variation Estimate
2012 2015 1991a/ 2006 2009 2012 2015
9.4 15.2 125,256 141,585 164,827 145,182

6.3 10.0 345,870 411,431 378,221 405,694 394,336

9.3 16.9 97,368 93,942 83,455 60,279
8.5 13.1 209,301 200,481 185,603 179,162
11.9 13.7 99,734 78,122 131,317 138,029
47.1 - 5,027 5,676 5,319 16,866

5.1 8.9 279,555 271,319 293,886 337,221 299,897

15.3 10.3 7,143 10,701 7,468 8,173
9.7 13.4 34,344 43,489 52,189 37,919
7.9 10.3 117,271 114,843 128,273 111,394
12.0 17.6 47,317 48,079 51,663 57,003
18.5 22.1 20,915 26,483 31,890 27,083
11.5 29.5 44,329 50,291 65,737 58,326

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Page 10

 Magnitude of Poor Families
f Variation Estimate
2012 2015 1991a/ 2006 2009 2012 2015
6.3 13.8 156,354 260,619 280,271 259,749 214,011
10.3 13.2 113,288 121,830 104,138 99,149
11.1 24.5 91,993 99,107 104,133 79,334
11.7 16.2 49,397 55,109 48,050 29,243
11.7 33.8 5,940 4,226 3,429 6,284

7.4 9.2 236,172 263,982 298,472 320,113 311,552

10.1 7.3 86,133 98,340 120,760 135,909
5.8 16.6 5,283 3,642 7,796 7,041
15.1 25.1 57,196 74,184 83,640 73,536
13.2 17.5 42,596 46,555 44,405 36,747
17.2 22.1 72,773 75,752 63,513 58,319

9.2 14.5 187,065 229,801 252,152 268,957 192,449

21.5 24.8 48,669 55,869 60,652 52,665
14.4 22.7 93,824 100,860 113,948 82,554
12.3 25.9 43,761 49,155 45,429 25,622
20.1 12.0 43,546 46,267 48,928 31,608

6.5 11.0 196,284 250,168 274,043 366,169 321,286

9.7 14.1 60,532 61,568 131,744 109,146
8.4 18.2 40,876 50,504 52,982 49,240
14.3 22.6 72,114 78,140 85,814 80,887
15.4 21.4 64,441 68,076 74,075 71,444
23.0 38.1 12,206 15,754 21,555 10,570
5.8 6.8 163,244 191,315 227,453 169,522 178,160
14.6 17.0 46,898 48,842 39,125 45,678

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Page 11

 Magnitude of Poor Families
f Variation Estimate
2012 2015 1991a/ 2006 2009 2012 2015
11.8 13.7 56,058 70,560 52,809 50,990
7.8 14.4 47,939 58,147 43,620 38,612
11.2 10.0 40,420 49,904 33,968 42,879

6.5 8.0 104,747 205,834 212,494 271,355 296,999

20.5 12.5 14,137 14,781 16,832 11,125
8.0 4.8 51,408 68,770 100,946 109,258
9.7 8.8 70,665 67,899 87,800 86,100
11.8 11.6 39,478 42,530 51,278 83,289
28.4 43.4 30,146 18,514 14,499 7,226

trict: Caloocan City, Malabon City, Navotas City, Valenzuela City; and 4th District: Las Pinas

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Page 12