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Philippine Poverty Statistics

Table 22.

Ten Provinces with Largest Magnitude of Poor in 2000, 2003 and 2006

Region/Province Region Magnitude of Poor Families
Estimates Coefficient of Variation
2000 2003 2006 00-03 Inc/Dec (%) 03-06 Inc/Dec (%) 2000 2003 2006
Negros Occidental VI 212,710 164,313 190,455 (22.8) 15.9 7.1 6.3 6.6
Cebu VII 170,929 125,346 184,207 (26.7) 47.0 10.5 8.3 5.4
Pangasinan I 140,601 130,687 151,660 (7.1) 16.0 8.6 8.0 7.2
Leyte VIII 118,200 117,288 147,900 (0.8) 26.1 14.3 6.9 8.7
Quezon IV-A 112,630 118,941 146,188 5.6 22.9 14.1 12.3 6.6
Camarines Sur V 120,762 121,936 134,599 1.0 10.4 11.8 7.7 6.6
Nueva Ecija III 90,754 81,038 121,010 (10.7) 49.3 11.0 12.9 8.5
Zamboanga del Norte IX 78,059 110,831 115,560 42.0 4.3 10.3 7.1 9.1
Negros Oriental VII 66,788 89,654 110,724 34.2 23.5 14.5 9.8 10.5
Batangas IV-A 71,045 99,383 108,782 39.9 9.5 14.1 6.1 7.8
Davao del Sur XI 68,084 103,963 101,644 52.7 (2.2) 12.3 8.4 9.1
Iloilo VI 108,241 121,067 100,759 11.8 (16.8) 9.4 9.4 10.0
Bohol VIII 105,470 65,953 92,354 (37.5) 40.0 11.9 13.0 10.9
Zamboanga del Sura VI 131,783 103,323 91,614 (22.8) (11.3) 11.6 7.4 9.2
Davao del Nortef XI 105,169 49,251 62,669 (53.2) 27.2 15.7 9.8 11.9
                   

a - 2000 estimates still include Zamboanga Sibugay

* Coefficient of Variation (CV) of 2006 poverty incidence among families is greater than 20%

 

 

 

 

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