Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Philippines
Philippines: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 73.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Philippines, 1985–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 73.9% for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Philippines peaked at 89.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 71.5%, in 2018.
That places Philippines 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 89.0% | — |
| 1988 | 87.1% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 85.4% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 84.7% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 78.0% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 79.9% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 78.5% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 77.3% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 76.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 73.5% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 71.5% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 74.9% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 73.9% | -1.4% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 73.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.4%, 3.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 73.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.3%, 3.5× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 88.1% | 87.1% | 89.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 82.7% | 78.0% | 85.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 77.9% | 76.0% | 79.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 73.8% | 71.5% | 76.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 73.9% | 74.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More poverty & inequality data for Philippines
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Philippines?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Philippines was 73.9% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5% in 2018.
- How does Philippines rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Philippines ranks 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.