World Factbook
Philippines
Republika ng Pilipinas
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Literacy
male
98.4% (2020 est.)
female
97% (2022 est.)
total population
98.5% (2020 est.)
Languages
note
note: data represent percentage of households; unspecified Filipino (based on Tagalog) and English are official languagesTaga; eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan
Languages
Tagalog 39.9%, Bisaya/Binisaya 16%, Hiligaynon/Ilonggo 7.3%, Ilocano 7.1%, Cebuano 6.5%, Bikol/Bicol 3.9%, Waray 2.6%, Kapampangan 2.4%, Maguindanao 1.4%, Pangasinan/Panggalato 1.3%, other languages/dialects 11.2%, unspecified 0.4% (2020 est.)
major-language sample(s)
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Religions
Roman Catholic 78.8%, Muslim 6.4%, Iglesia ni Cristo 2.6%, other Christian 3.9%, other 8.2%, none/unspecified <0.1 (2020 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth
1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years
1.02 male(s)/female
total population
1 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.66 male(s)/female
Birth rate
16.02 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
5.8 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
25.1 years
total
27.1 years (2025 est.)
female
26.3 years
Population
male
59,227,092
total
118,277,063 (2024 est.)
female
59,049,971
Nationality
noun
Filipino(s)
adjective
Philippine
Tobacco use
male
34.4% (2025 est.)
total
19.2% (2025 est.)
female
3.7% (2025 est.)
Urbanization
urban population
48.3% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
2.04% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
30.2% (male 18,234,279/female 17,462,803)
15-64 years
64.3% (male 38,381,583/female 37,613,294)
65 years and over
5.6% (2024 est.) (male 2,611,230/female 3,973,874)
Ethnic groups
Tagalog 26%, Bisaya/Binisaya 14.3%, Ilocano 8%, Cebuano 8%, Illonggo 7.9%, Bikol/Bicol 6.5%, Waray 3.8%, Kapampangan 3%, Maguindanao 1.9%, Pangasinan 1.9%, other local ethnicities 18.5%, foreign ethnicities 0.2% (2020 est.)
People - note
one of only two predominantly Christian nations in Southeast Asia, the other being Timor-Leste
Child marriage
women married by age 15
1.5% (2022)
women married by age 18
9.4% (2022)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
55.6 (2024 est.)
youth dependency ratio
47 (2024 est.)
potential support ratio
11.5 (2024 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
8.7 (2024 est.)
Physician density
0.79 physicians/1,000 population (2021)
Health expenditure
Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
5.1% of GDP (2022)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
9% of national budget (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
-2.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Hospital bed density
1 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.94 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: rural
rural: 92.2% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 94.9% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 97.8% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 7.8% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 5.1% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 2.2% of population (2022 est.)
Education expenditure
Education expenditure (% GDP)
3.6% of GDP (2023 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget)
15.2% national budget (2025 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
24.4 deaths/1,000 live births
total
18.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
19.6 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
0.74% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.94 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
population concentrated in areas with good farmland; highest concentrations are northwest and south-central Luzon, the southeastern extension of Luzon, and the islands of the Visayan Sea, particularly Cebu and Negros; Manila is home to one eighth of the national population
Life expectancy at birth
male
67.3 years
female
74.5 years
total population
70.8 years (2024 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
84 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: rural
rural: 92.7% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 94.5% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 96.5% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 7.3% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 5.5% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 3.5% of population (2022 est.)
Alcohol consumption per capita
beer
1.47 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine
0.03 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
total
4.85 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits
3.34 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols
0.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Major urban areas - population
14.667 million MANILA (capital), 1.949 million Davao, 1.025 million Cebu City, 931,000 Zamboanga, 960,000 Antipolo, 803,000 Cagayan de Oro City, 803,000 Dasmarinas (2023)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
6.4% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth
23.6 years (2022 est.)
note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
55.6% (2022 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
16.7% (2021 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
male
12 years (2021 est.)
total
12 years (2021 est.)
female
13 years (2021 est.)