Poverty incidence among families in the Negros Island Region declined to 14.3 percent in 2025, down from the 22.6 percent recorded in 2023, data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) – NIR showed on Friday, Nov. 13.
The PSA-NIR report estimated that 178.47 thousand families in the region had incomes falling below the poverty threshold during the period.
Among the general population, poverty incidence in the region was recorded at 20.4 percent in 2025.
“Poverty incidence among the population in the Negros Island Region (NIR) was estimated at 20.4 percent in 2025, equivalent to approximately 987.20 thousand Filipinos unable to meet their basic food and non-food needs,” the PSA-NIR said.
Across the region’s provinces and highly urbanized city (HUC), Negros Occidental recorded the highest poverty incidence at 18.7 percent among families and 26.3 percent among the population.
Negros Oriental followed with a poverty incidence of 12.0 percent among families and 17.6 percent among the population.
Meanwhile, the City of Bacolod logged a poverty incidence of 2.9 percent among families and 5.0 percent among its population.
Siquijor posted the lowest figures in the region, with 0.4 percent among families and 0.7 percent among the population.
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