Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Philippines
Philippines: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 29.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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 29.3% for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.2% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Philippines peaked at 62.7% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 2023.
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.5% | 60.2% | 62.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 54.4% | 48.2% | 58.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 42.4% | 48.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 31.2% | 43.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 29.3% | 34.2% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Philippines?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Philippines was 29.3% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7% in 1985.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Philippines ranks 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.