PRELIMINARY 2023 FIRST SEMESTER

POVERTY STATISTICS
BASED ON THE FIRST VISIT OF THE 2023 FAMILY INCOME AND EXPENDITURE SURVEY

Republic Act No. 8425 of 1997 (Social Reform & Poverty Alleviation Act)

Poor refers to "Individuals and families whose income fall below the poverty threshold as defined by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)
and/or cannot afford in a sustained manner to provide their minimum basic needs of food, health, education, housing and other essential amenities of life."
(Section 3 of the RA No. 8425).

POVERTY THRESHOLD POVERTY INCIDENCE

is the minimum income required for a family or individual to meet the is the proportion of families or individuals with income less than the
basic food and non-food needs. It is also known as the POVERTY LINE. Poverty Threshold to the total number of families
or individuals.

A M O N G P O P UL AT I O N A MO N G F A M I L I ES A MO N G P OP U L A T I O N AMONG FAMILIES
A Filipino needed at least
PhP 2,759
A Filipino family with
five members needed around 22.4% of Filipinos 16.4% of Filipino families
were poor in the first semester were poor in the first semester
on average, per month PhP 13,797 of 2023, which translates to of 2023, which translates to
to meet his/her basic food
and non-food needs in the
on average, per month
to meet their basic food
25.24 million 4.51 million
first semester of 2023. and non-food needs in the poor Filipinos. poor Filipino Families.

18.0 %
first semester of 2023.
23.7%
PhP 2,416 PhP 12,082 2021 First Semester 2021 First Semester
2021 First Semester 2021 First Semester
21.1 % 16.2 %
PhP 2,106 PhP 10,532 2018 First Semester 2018 First Semester
2018 First Semester 2018 First Semester

FOOD THRESHOLD 2023 First Semester SUBSISTENCE INCIDENCE

Poverty Incidence
is the minimum income required for a family or individual is the proportion of families or individuals with
Cluster
to meet the basic food needs, which satisfy the nutritional income less than the Food Threshold to the
1 (Poorest)
requirements for economically necessary and socially 2
total number of families or individuals.
desirable physical activities. 3
4
5 (Least Poor)

A M O N G P O P UL AT I O N A MO N G P OP UL A T IO N
The Poverty Statistics is
A Filipino needed at least computed using the
following: 8.7% of Filipinos
PhP 1,910 Income data from
Family Income and
were not able to meet their basic
on average per month Expenditure Survey food needs in the first semester
Price data collected by of 2023, which translates to
to meet his/her basic food needs
9.79million
PSA
in the first semester of 2023. Food bundle designed
by Food and Nutrition
Research Institute
food poor Filipinos.
PhP 1,679 9.9 %
2021 First Semester 2021 First Semester

PhP 1,475 8.5%

2018 First Semester 2018 First Semester

A M O N G F A M IL I ES A MO N G FA M ILI ES
A Filipino family with five
members needed around 5.9 % of Filipino families
were not able to meet their basic
PhP 9,550
Subsistence Incidence and Poverty Incidence among
Families by Major Island Group: food needs in the first semester
on average per month Subsistence Incidence Poverty Incidence of 2023, which translates to
to meet their basic food
among Families (%)
3.2
among Families (%)
10.8
1.62 million
needs in the first semester
of 2023.
4.2
3.1
LUZON 12.6 food poor Filipino families.
9.6

PhP 8,393 9.1 23.1 7.1 %

2021 First Semester
10.6
7.6
VISAYAS 24.4
20.4
2021 First Semester

PhP 7,374 10.1 25.0 6.2%

11.5
12.8
MINDANAO 26.3
28.9
2018 First Semester
2018 First Semester
2018 First 2021 First 2023 First
Semester Semester Semester
Note:
The Official Poverty Statistics is available at the national, regional, provincial, and highly urbanized city (HUC) levels and can be downloaded from the following link: (https://psa.gov.ph/poverty-press-release)

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