Table 8. Magnitude of Population Below Food/Subsistence Threshold By Region, Urban-Rural: 1997 & 2000
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Region Population
Total | Urban | Rural
1997 2000 | 1997 2000 | 1997 2000
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Philippines 14,443,920 16,584,148 3,113,452 3,646,703 11,330,466 12,937,444
NCR 110,832 252,979 110,832 252,979 - -
CAR 413,911 321,963 31,073 16,269 382,838 305,694
Region I 914,413 867,222 193,812 185,702 720,601 681,520
Region II 503,899 425,640 97,594 89,720 406,306 335,920
Region III 447,392 454,736 204,172 208,834 243,220 245,902
Region IV 1,258,030 1,532,447 331,498 419,473 926,531 1,112,974
Region V 1,871,791 2,450,895 268,674 384,979 1,603,118 2,065,917
Region VI 1,532,550 1,792,683 321,073 339,563 1,211,476 1,453,121
Region VII 1,234,158 1,493,452 241,439 310,273 992,719 1,183,179
Region VIII 1,197,092 1,146,645 213,274 176,520 983,818 970,125
Region IX 702,767 1,011,799 95,703 142,674 607,064 869,125
Region X 1,351,768 1,448,037 365,730 346,535 986,037 1,101,502
Region XI 1,374,773 1,466,867 324,182 352,623 1,050,591 1,114,244
Region XII 841,987 917,447 151,168 226,544 690,819 690,903
ARMM 688,557 1,001,337 163,228 194,018 525,330 807,319
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Source of Basic Data: National Statistics Office, 2000 FIES Preliminary Results
Source of Poverty Statistics: TWG on Income Statistics
Related textual analysis | Family Income and Expenditures statistics index