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Table 6a. Magnitude of Poor Individuals Residing in Rural Areas, by Region: 2015, 2018, and 2021
 Estimate ('000)Coefficient of VariationStandard Error
201520182021201520182021201520182021
PHILIPPINES18,073.312,644.413,673.22.31.51.6414.1192.8222.0
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..CAR389.0188.9147.913.85.65.653.710.68.4

Footnotes

Magnitude of poor individuals residing in rural areas refers to the proportion of individuals residing in rural areas (belonging to poor families) with per capita income less than the per capita poverty threshold.
- Data not applicable
* - Coefficient of variation of regional magnitude of poor individuals residing in rural areas is greater than 20%.
p - This is based on the preliminary results of the 2021 Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES).
a/ Caution in utilizing the estimate for these regions must be observed due to its very small sample size (<50) in 2015.
b/ Caution in utilizing the estimate for these regions must be observed due to its very small sample size (<50) in 2018.
c/ Caution in utilizing the estimate for these regions must be observed due to its very small sample size (<50) in 2021.
d/ BARMM estimates exclude the 63 barangays from different municipalities of the Province of Cotabato.
Year
2021
p


Information

Unit
Magnitude (in thousands), CV SE 90% Confidence Interval (percentage)
Contact
Poverty and Human Development Statistics Division
Philippine Statistics Authority
16th flr. Eton Centris 3, EDSA cor. Quezon Ave.,
Quezon City 1101
(02) 8376-1991
phdsd.staff@psa.gov.ph
Latest update
3/24/2023
Update frequency
Every two years
Next update
3/21/2025
Survey
Official Poverty Statistics of the Philippines
Creation date
3/1/2019
Copyright
No
Source
Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
Matrix
1E3DB06A