Manila city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Manila city's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
25.8%
2023
14.5%
Total change
-11.3 pp
% change
-43.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.8% | — |
| 2019 | 15.4% | -10.4 pp (-40.3%) |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -1.8 pp (-11.7%) |
| 2021 | 12.3% | -1.3 pp (-9.6%) |
| 2022 | 14.5% | +2.2 pp (17.9%) |
| 2023 | 14.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |