Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Philippines
Philippines: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 3.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Philippines, 1985–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Philippines is 3.8%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 24.6% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Philippines peaked at 7.8% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2023.
That places Philippines 89th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 6.0% | — |
| 1988 | 5.5% | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 7.2% | +31.0% |
| 1994 | 7.6% | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 7.8% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -31.3% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -24.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.7% | 5.5% | 6.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 7.2% | 7.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 6.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.7% | 6.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.8% | 5.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More poverty & inequality data for Philippines
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.92 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,869 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.1 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.1% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Philippines?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Philippines was 3.8% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 1997.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Philippines ranks 89th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 40% of the median.