PH poverty rate falls to single-digit low of 9.7% in 2025

Millions rise above poverty as the Philippines records its lowest rate in history

Floyd Brenz., Philippine Canadian Inquirer August 21, 2026 PHILIPPINES – The Philippines is seeing a historic decline in poverty, with the national poverty rate falling to 9.7 percent in 2025, […] The post Millions rise above poverty as the Philippines records its lowest rate in history appeared first on Philippine Canadian Inquirer.

PH poverty rate falls to single-digit low of 9.7% in 2025

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s poverty incidence fell to a record-low 9.7 percent in 2025, lifting 6.5 million Filipinos out of poverty, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). This marked the first time the poverty incidence rate fell to single digits, putting the government three years ahead of its target under the Philippine Development Plan.

PH poverty rate falls to 'lowest-ever' 9.7% in 2025 —DEPDev

The Philippines posted a 9.7% poverty incidence rate in 2025, the “lowest-ever” rate, hitting the single-digit target under the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) three years ahead of schedule, according to the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev).

Poverty rate hits record low 9.7%, but millions are one crisis from sliding back

Around 6.5 million Filipinos were lifted out of poverty between 2023 and 2025, but the World Bank estimates that at least 28% of the population remain at risk of falling back into poverty

Philippines hits lowest poverty rate in recorded history

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Official poverty figures discount millions of poor Filipinos

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