Poverty Statistics
17 out of 100 Families in Region X are Poor in 2018
In 2018, the proportion of families whose income falls below the poverty threshold (poverty incidence among families) in the region was estimated at 17.2 percent. This is significantly lower by 14.8 percentage points from the recorded poverty incidence in 2015 at 32.0 percent. The 2018 poverty incidence of 17.2 percent translates to around 193 thousand poor families in the region.
Table 1 shows that four of the provinces in the region, namely –Bukidnon, Lanao del Norte, Misamis... Read more about 17 out of 100 Families in Region X are Poor in 2018.
Proportion of Poor Families in Region X drops to 17.2% in 2018
The proportion of families whose income fall below the poverty threshold in the region, known as poverty incidence among families, significantly dropped to 17.2 percent in 2018 from the poverty incidence of 32.0 percent in 2015. The 17.2 percent poverty incidence translates to 193 thousand poor families in the region.
Four of the five provinces in the region showed significant decreases in poverty incidences as shown in Table 1... Read more about Proportion of Poor Families in Region X drops to 17.2% in 2018.
25 out of 100 Families in Region X are Poor as of First Semester 2018
Proportion of Poor Families in Region X drops to 25.4% in the First Semester of 2018
The proportion of families whose income fall below the poverty threshold in the region, known as poverty incidence among families, was estimated at 25.4 percent as of the first semester of 2018. During the same period in 2015, poverty incidence among families was recorded at 35.9 percent.
Four of the five provinces in the region showed decreases in poverty incidences. These provinces were Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte and Misamis Occidental. The province of Bukidnon posted the... Read more about Proportion of Poor Families in Region X drops to 25.4% in the First Semester of 2018.