Number of people living in extreme poverty in Philippines
Philippines: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 13.25 million people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Philippines, 1985–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty in Philippines is 13.25 million people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.4% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Philippines peaked at 26.75 million people in 1994 and was at its lowest, 13.25 million people, in 2023.
That places Philippines 13th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.21 million people | 23.93 million people | 24.49 million people | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.21 million people | 22.71 million people | 26.75 million people | 3 |
| 2000s | 23.06 million people | 22.12 million people | 24.94 million people | 4 |
| 2010s | 19.87 million people | 14.68 million people | 24.98 million people | 3 |
| 2020s | 15.50 million people | 13.25 million people | 17.75 million people | 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.1% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.351 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 14.2% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1481 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1239 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1239 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2356 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Philippines?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Philippines was 13.25 million people in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 26.75 million people in 1994.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.25 million people in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Philippines ranks 13th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. 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 Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.