Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Philippines
Philippines: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 10.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Philippines, 1985–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 10.6% for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Philippines peaked at 17.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2023.
Philippines ranks 78th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 14.1% | — |
| 1988 | 11.8% | -16.3% |
| 1991 | 15.8% | +33.9% |
| 1994 | 15.9% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 15.8% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -9.4% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 10.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 72% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 10.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.3%, 94% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.9% | 11.8% | 14.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 15.6% | 17.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 13.0% | 16.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.6% | 11.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 75 Russian Federation 10.8% compare
- 75 Tunisia 10.8% compare
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- 78 Mauritania 10.6% compare
- 78 Slovakia 10.6% compare
- 81 Benin 10.5% compare
- 81 Burkina Faso 10.5% compare
More infrastructure data for Philippines
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 133.57 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 115.3 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.42 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.82 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0382 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.42 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Philippines?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Philippines was 10.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Philippines ranks 78th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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