NSCB - Poverty Statistics

Press Release
Poverty incidence unchanged,
as of first semester 2012—NSCB
(Posted 23 April 2013)

The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) releases its latest report today on the state of poverty in the country. The report— using data from the Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) last July 2012– measured poverty incidence or the proportion of people below the poverty line to the total population.

In a press briefing, NSCB Secretary General Jose Ramon G. Albert reports that poverty incidence among population was estimated at 27.9 percent during the first semester of 2012. Comparing this with the 2006 and 2009 first semester figures estimated at 28.8 percent and 28.6 percent, respectively, poverty remained unchanged as the computed differences are not statistically significant. [more]

Key Figures

First Semester Per Capita Poverty Threshold
and Poverty Incidence among Families, by Region and Province:
2006, 2009 and 2012

	Per Capita Poverty Threshold (PhP)			Poverty Incidence among Families (%)
	2006	2009	2012	2006	2009	2012
PHILIPPINES	6,703	8,448	9,385	23.4	22.9	22.3

NCR	7,718	9,456	10,084	2.8	3.7	3.8
1st District b/	7,718	9,456	10,084	2.7	4.4	3.8
2nd District b/	7,718	9,456	10,084	2.8	3.2	3.1
3rd District	7,718	9,456	10,084	3.2	6.5	4.9
4th District b/	7,718	9,456	10,084	2.4	2.1	3.8

CAR	7,031	8,492	9,734	25.6	22.7	22.6
Abra	7,273	8,753	9,908	41.6	41.8	34.4
Apayao b/	6,835	8,210	9,336	51.3	43.9	59.8
Benguet b/	6,744	8,096	9,407	6.1	7.0	4.3
Ifugao	7,183	8,647	9,999	32.8	28.4	47.5
Kalinga b/	6,518	7,843	8,712	43.6	25.8	29.4
Mt. Province b/	7,598	9,129	10,573	40.2	42.6	34.8

Region I	7,086	8,729	9,224	23.3	18.5	16.7
Ilocos Norte b/	7,345	8,979	9,313	16.3	14.6	11.0
Ilocos Sur b/	7,290	9,135	10,406	17.9	14.9	17.1
La Union	7,017	8,607	9,148	21.9	21.4	19.8
Pangasinan	7,031	8,660	8,972	26.5	19.5	17.0

Region II	6,984	8,566	9,503	22.0	22.3	19.8
Batanes a/	9,022	11,084	13,190	0.0	14.3	21.4
Cagayan	7,222	8,875	9,341	25.8	21.3	17.7
Isabela	6,849	8,421	9,564	23.5	26.7	21.7
Nueva Vizcaya b/	6,802	8,365	9,283	12.4	11.6	17.0
Quirino	6,640	8,141	9,709	12.1	14.5	21.7

Region III	7,344	9,251	10,121	13.0	12.5	12.2
Aurora a/	6,798	8,481	9,429	22.4	20.4	30.7
Bataan	6,874	8,707	9,374	9.4	5.5	7.3
Bulacan	7,204	9,012	9,878	6.8	7.5	6.7
Nueva Ecija	7,908	9,925	10,662	26.3	27.0	23.0
Pampanga	6,850	8,420	9,620	3.3	5.9	6.4
Tarlac	6,910	8,622	9,557	20.7	15.5	14.0
Zambales b/	7,229	9,086	10,701	17.3	9.4	18.0

Region IV-A	6,611	8,481	9,601	10.1	10.8	11.2
Batangas	6,823	8,604	9,895	13.3	14.1	19.4
Cavite b/	6,576	8,200	9,808	2.9	3.8	4.1
Laguna	6,758	8,631	9,863	5.8	7.4	6.3
Quezon	6,293	7,945	8,949	27.4	22.8	22.6
Rizal	7,356	9,300	10,225	5.5	9.5	7.6

Region IV-B	6,238	7,751	8,527	34.1	30.6	28.4
Marinduque	6,296	7,812	8,509	33.0	25.0	29.4
Occidental Mindoro b/	6,414	7,966	8,484	39.5	28.4	38.0
Oriental Mindoro b/	6,604	8,207	8,599	33.8	33.0	26.2
Palawan b/	5,741	7,149	8,168	30.5	29.3	25.2
Romblon	6,298	7,737	9,247	38.4	35.8	29.8

Region V	6,618	8,420	9,022	36.2	36.5	34.1
Albay	6,855	8,732	9,363	32.3	33.9	36.1
Camarines Norte b/	6,439	8,221	9,166	29.5	32.4	24.7
Camarines Sur	6,726	8,578	9,097	38.7	37.2	33.5
Catanduanes a/	6,469	8,210	9,154	31.2	20.3	27.1
Masbate	6,443	8,194	8,660	47.8	49.8	44.2
Sorsogon	6,389	8,172	8,715	30.6	34.3	32.1

Region VI	6,421	8,153	8,957	27.5	26.7	24.7
Aklan	6,680	8,440	8,785	32.3	38.4	21.0
Antique	6,474	8,215	8,308	44.6	34.0	32.1
Capiz b/	6,794	8,663	9,973	25.6	22.9	25.4
Guimaras a/	6,429	8,133	9,374	25.4	18.6	26.2
Iloilo	6,367	8,112	9,343	20.8	22.4	21.9
Negros Occidental	6,296	8,002	8,538	28.9	28.3	26.2

Region VII	7,269	8,648	9,296	35.0	31.6	28.8
Bohol	7,100	8,399	9,354	41.0	38.6	32.5
Cebu	7,657	9,052	9,436	28.3	26.7	22.4
Negros Oriental	6,668	7,912	9,046	50.3	41.9	45.3
Siquijor a/	7,068	8,357	8,928	33.3	26.1	24.6

Region VIII	6,266	8,107	8,989	33.3	36.2	37.2
Biliran	5,851	7,600	8,553	24.2	34.6	20.7
Eastern Samar	6,566	8,539	10,054	39.4	46.7	59.4
Leyte	6,350	8,276	8,593	33.2	33.1	31.9
Northern Samar	6,601	8,607	9,511	45.1	43.6	43.7
Southern Leyte b/	6,196	8,078	9,805	21.9	28.2	36.4
Western Samar	5,486	7,155	7,881	29.6	37.4	36.0

Region IX	6,159	8,053	8,881	41.0	41.5	36.9
Zamboanga del Norte	6,723	8,717	9,114	61.5	63.6	50.3
Zamboanga del Sur	5,764	7,479	8,883	30.6	29.1	30.1
Zamboanga Sibugay	5,600	7,183	8,160	37.2	40.8	36.8
Isabela City a/	6,331	8,229	9,674	38.1	23.6	19.4

Region X	6,450	8,456	9,604	35.1	35.4	35.6
Bukidnon	6,515	8,588	10,048	40.4	38.8	43.3
Camiguin a/	5,878	7,834	9,290	27.4	17.2	34.9
Lanao del Norte	6,285	8,302	9,467	36.4	40.4	42.5
Misamis Occidental b/	6,030	7,941	8,985	37.2	40.1	36.6
Misamis Oriental	6,737	8,861	9,566	29.3	29.0	25.0

Region XI	6,721	8,547	9,927	26.9	27.3	28.6
Davao del Norte	6,746	8,580	10,302	32.2	29.2	30.9
Davao del Sur b/	6,712	8,550	9,639	20.9	20.8	22.3
Davao Oriental	6,565	8,348	9,659	41.8	47.6	48.0
Compostela Valley	6,869	8,752	10,477	29.5	32.7	36.3

Region XII	6,619	8,126	9,243	34.7	31.1	37.5
North Cotabato	5,963	7,321	8,969	29.3	24.4	43.9
Saranggani	6,422	7,890	9,303	40.8	45.4	46.5
South Cotabato b/	6,858	8,439	9,797	28.5	26.8	28.0
Sultan Kudarat	6,925	8,508	8,642	51.9	44.2	41.6
Cotabato City a/, b/	7,459	9,172	10,168	33.6	24.5	41.5

Caraga	6,996	8,905	9,779	43.3	43.3	34.1
Agusan del Norte	6,943	8,860	9,528	37.3	33.5	32.0
Agusan del Sur b/	7,292	9,251	9,847	45.7	51.3	38.6
Surigao Del Norte	6,980	8,881	10,122	45.3	47.7	34.6
Surigao Del Sur	6,734	8,571	9,636	45.1	43.2	31.8

ARMM	6,319	8,257	10,027	43.0	42.0	46.9
Basilan	6,347	8,191	9,541	31.2	37.4	32.5
Lanao del Sur	6,443	8,309	10,970	38.1	51.4	68.9
Maguindanao	6,241	8,048	9,530	47.7	37.6	57.8
Sulu	6,860	8,837	9,996	42.9	37.9	30.3
Tawi-tawi b/	5,691	7,289	8,244	50.6	48.3	20.8

Notes:

a/ Province with sample size less than 100.
b/ Coefficient of variation of 2012 first semester provincial poverty incidence among families is greater than 20%.

Source: National Statistical Coordination Board

Contact Information

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Statistical Information Center at (632) 8952767, e-mail address info@nscb.gov.ph.

Focal Person

Mildred B. Addawe, Mechelle M. Viernes
Tel. No. (632) 896-7981
E-mail: mb.addawe@nscb.gov.ph, mm.viernes@nscb.gov.ph

Updated: 23 April 2013

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