Philippines Capital Manila
Currency PHP · Philippine peso
Language English, Filipino, Taglish
Since 1565
ISO PHL · PH
Population 116.8M as of 2025
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Watermark portrait: Ferdinand Marcos — THE COUNTRY —
Archipelagic country in Southeast Asia
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands, with a total area of about 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. With a population of over 114 million, it is the world's twelfth-most-populous country.
Text: Wikipedia — Philippines CC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-02
Motto Maka-Diyos, Maka-Tao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa
Capital Manila
Currency Philippine peso (PHP)
Official language English, Filipino, Taglish
Drives on the Right
Calling code +63
Licence plate code RP
Top-level domain .ph
Independence / founding 1565
Highest point Mount Apo (2,954 m)
Lowest point Philippine Sea
Anthem Lupang Hinirang Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02 — LAND —
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— PEOPLE —
Population
116.8M people
#14 of 216 2025
Population growth
0.8% % per year
#113 of 216 2025
Population density
385 people per km²
#29 of 215 2023
People living in cities
55.8% % of population
#140 of 216 2025
Urban population growth
1.4% % per year
#101 of 216 2025
People living rurally
44.2% % of population
#77 of 216 2025
Population aged 0-14
27.1% % of population
#84 of 216 2025
Population aged 15-64
67.1% % of population
#60 of 216 2025
Population aged 65+
5.7% % of population
#139 of 216 2025
▸ ISSUE 7 MORE Age dependency ratio
48.9% % of working-age population
#157 of 216 2025
Female population
50.1% % of population
#134 of 216 2025
Births per woman
2 births per woman
#110 of 216 2024
Birth rate
15.9 /1,000 per 1,000 people
#97 of 216 2024
Death rate
6.4 /1,000 per 1,000 people
#143 of 216 2024
Net migration
-149,315 people (5-year total)
#205 of 216 2025
-135604% of world average Migrants living in the country
% of population
2024
— MONEY —
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— TRADE —
Terms of trade
98 index
#125 of 206 2024
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— HEALTH —
Life expectancy
69.9 yrs years
#153 of 216 2024
Life expectancy, women
73.0 yrs years
#151 of 216 2024
Life expectancy, men
67.0 yrs years
#155 of 216 2024
Infant deaths
21.7 /1,000 per 1,000 live births
#132 of 196 2024
Deaths under age 5
26.5 /1,000 per 1,000 live births
#133 of 196 2024
Maternal deaths
84 per 100,000 live births
#123 of 194 2023
Health spending
5.1% % of GDP
#124 of 193 2023
Health spending per person
$194 current US$
#130 of 193 2023
Physicians
0.8 /1,000 per 1,000 people
#120 of 187 2021
▸ ISSUE 10 MORE Nurses and midwives
4.8 /1,000 per 1,000 people
#75 of 196 2021
Hospital beds
1.0 /1,000 per 1,000 people
#131 of 157 2021
Access to clean drinking water
95.9% % of population
#121 of 214 2024
Access to basic sanitation
87.2% % of population
#135 of 213 2024
Suicide rate
3 per 100,000 people
#37 of 185 2021
Adults who smoke
19.9% % of adults
#87 of 166 2024
HIV prevalence
0.3% % aged 15-49
#70 of 153 2024
Tuberculosis cases
per 100,000 people
2024
Undernourishment
3.0% % of population
#64 of 168 2023
Children vaccinated against measles
80.0% % of children 12-23 months
#148 of 193 2024
— LEARNING —
Education spending
4.0% % of GDP
#106 of 190 2025
Education spending
15.2% % of government spending
#61 of 189 2025
Adult literacy
98.5% % aged 15+
#23 of 119 2020
Youth literacy
99.8% % aged 15-24
#18 of 126 2022
Primary school enrolment
94.0% % gross
#154 of 200 2024
Secondary school enrolment
85.3% % gross
#121 of 188 2024
University enrolment
47.4% % gross
#86 of 167 2024
Primary school completion
91.4% % of relevant age group
#110 of 180 2024
Pupils per teacher, primary school
29 pupils per teacher
#126 of 160 2017
▸ ISSUE 1 MORE Years of compulsory education
13.0 yrs years
#30 of 197 2025
— WORK —
Unemployment
2.2% % of labour force
#21 of 186 2025
Youth unemployment
7.0% % of labour force aged 15-24
#45 of 186 2025
Labour force participation
61.4% % aged 15+
#96 of 186 2025
Women in the labour force
50.5% % of women aged 15+
#116 of 186 2025
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— CONNECTED —
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— NATURE —
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— STATE —
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