Poverty and living standards in Davao Region (Region XI), Philippines: official figures
11.3% of families in the Davao Region lived below the poverty line in 2023 (official poverty statistics), against 10.9% of families nationally; it ranks 8th lowest of 17 regions for poverty.
Is poverty falling in the Davao Region?
Family poverty in the Davao Region fell from 11.9% in 2021 to 11.3% in 2023, by 0.6 percentage points; nationally it moved from 13.2% to 10.9%.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority · saved copyHow has poverty in the Davao Region changed since 2018?
Since 2018, when 13.9% of families in the Davao Region were poor, the rate has fallen by 2.6 percentage points to 11.3% in 2023; the national rate went from 12.1% to 10.9%.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority · saved copyWhat is the poverty line in the Davao Region?
The official poverty line in the Davao Region was ₱31,521 a year per person in 2023 (about ₱2,627 a month); the national line was ₱33,296 a year, and the Davao Region ranks 5th lowest of 17 regions for the level of the line.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority · saved copyHow many people in the Davao Region are in the poorest fifth?
In the 2022 National Demographic and Health Survey 23.7% of people in the Davao Region were in the poorest fifth of the national wealth index, and 15.0% were in the richest fifth (a country-wide split would be 20% each); it ranks 7th lowest of 17 regions for the poorest fifth.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyHow many homes in the Davao Region have earth or bamboo floors?
17.8% of households in the Davao Region lived in homes with rudimentary floors (earth, wood plank, palm or bamboo) in 2022, against 11.3% nationally; it ranks 5th highest of 17 regions.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyHow many households in the Davao Region cook with clean fuel?
47.3% of households in the Davao Region cooked with clean fuel (such as electricity or LPG) in 2022 (national: 59.5%); it ranks 8th highest of 17 regions.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyHow Davao Region (Region XI) compares with other regions
People in the poorest fifth of the national wealth index (2022)
Davao Region (Region XI) ranks 11 of 17, highest first. Western Visayas and Central Visayas still include Negros in this source. Survey estimate with a margin of error.
| Rank | Region | People in the poorest fifth of the national wealth index |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Western Visayas (Region VI) | 26.1% |
| 9 | Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) | 25.7% |
| 10 | Central Visayas (Region VII) | 24.8% |
| 11 | Davao Region (Region XI) | 23.7% |
| 12 | Cagayan Valley (Region II) | 14.6% |
| 13 | Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) | 12.4% |
| 14 | Ilocos Region (Region I) | 8.9% |
Households cooking with clean fuel (2022)
Davao Region (Region XI) ranks 8 of 17, highest first. Western Visayas and Central Visayas still include Negros in this source. Survey estimate with a margin of error.
| Rank | Region | Households cooking with clean fuel |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ilocos Region (Region I) | 57.9% |
| 6 | Central Visayas (Region VII) | 55.8% |
| 7 | Cagayan Valley (Region II) | 53.1% |
| 8 | Davao Region (Region XI) | 47.3% |
| 9 | Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) | 43.9% |
| 10 | Bicol Region (Region V) | 37.9% |
| 11 | Caraga (Region XIII) | 33.9% |
Poverty incidence among families (2023)
Davao Region (Region XI) ranks 10 of 17, highest first. The Negros Island Region, created in 2024, is not listed; Western Visayas and Central Visayas exclude Negros in this table.
| Rank | Region | Poverty incidence among families |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | MIMAROPA Region (Region IV-B) | 16.3% |
| 8 | Caraga (Region XIII) | 14.9% |
| 9 | Central Visayas (Region VII) | 12.3% |
| 10 | Davao Region (Region XI) | 11.3% |
| 11 | Western Visayas (Region VI) | 9.8% |
| 12 | Ilocos Region (Region I) | 8.4% |
| 13 | Cagayan Valley (Region II) | 7.2% |
Change in family poverty incidence, 2021 to 2023 (percentage points) (2021-2023)
Davao Region (Region XI) ranks 3 of 17, highest first. The Negros Island Region, created in 2024, is not listed; Western Visayas and Central Visayas exclude Negros in this table.
| Rank | Region | Change in family poverty incidence, 2021 to 2023 (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIMAROPA Region (Region IV-B) | +1.3 |
| 2 | Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX) | +0.8 |
| 3 | Davao Region (Region XI) | -0.6 |
| 4 | Northern Mindanao (Region X) | -0.8 |
| 5 | National Capital Region (NCR) | -1.1 |
| 6 | Bicol Region (Region V) | -1.6 |
| 7 | Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) | -1.9 |
Annual per capita poverty threshold (2023)
Davao Region (Region XI) ranks 13 of 17, highest first. The Negros Island Region, created in 2024, is not listed; Western Visayas and Central Visayas exclude Negros in this table.
| Rank | Region | Annual per capita poverty threshold |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) | ₱32,381 |
| 11 | Cagayan Valley (Region II) | ₱32,160 |
| 12 | Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) | ₱31,774 |
| 13 | Davao Region (Region XI) | ₱31,521 |
| 14 | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) | ₱30,922 |
| 15 | MIMAROPA Region (Region IV-B) | ₱30,472 |
| 16 | Caraga (Region XIII) | ₱29,565 |
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Sources
- Philippine Statistics Authority and ICF (The DHS Program): 2022 Philippines National Demographic and Health Survey: selected national and regional indicators (DHS Program API), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 401a0e9d6912…)
- Philippine Statistics Authority: Official poverty statistics, Table 1: Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold and Poverty Incidence Among Families with Measures of Precision, by Region and Province: 2018, 2021 and 2023 (OpenStat table 0011F3DF010, CSV export), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5a5a465011bf…)
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