The Philippines‘s national poverty incidence fell to 9.7 percent in 2025 from 15.5 percent or 17.5 million in 2023, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
This translates to about 11.08 million Filipinos living below the official poverty threshold, whose per capita income fell short of meeting basic food and non-food needs.
Likewise, the PSA reported that family poverty incidence recorded at 6.4 percent, equivalent to 1.90 million Filipino families. All 18 regions demonstrated statistically significant decreases in poverty incidence among families from 2023 to 2025.
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) recorded the most notable improvement, with family poverty incidence dropping sharply from 26.0 percent to 12.8 percent.
National Capital Region (NCR): Remained the region with the lowest poverty incidence at 0.6 percent.
Bicol Region: Registered the highest poverty incidence among families at 16.8%.
PSA classifies provinces into six groups based on family poverty incidence. In a historic shift for 2025, PSA said there were no provinces classified under Groups 1 to 3 (poverty incidence 30%).
The highest range of poverty incidence among provinces stood in Group 4 (20% to 30%).
This reflects substantial nationwide recovery compared to 2021, when the highest provincial poverty incidence peaked in Group 2 (40% to 50%), and 2023, when it peaked in Group 3 (30% to 40%), PSA said.
These updated statistics are determined by comparing reported incomes from the 2025 FIES against official regional poverty thresholds. Detailed statistical tables and regional profiles are available on the official PSA website.
