Key demographics
- Population
- 112.7M
- Density
- 329.3/km²
- HDI
- 0.720 (High)
- Gini index (2018)
- 42.3
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 70.0 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.89
- Urban population (2025)
- 55.8%
- Literacy rate (2020)
- 98.5%
- Labor force (2025)
- 63.7%
- Gender wage gap (2023)
- -12.7%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 48.9%
- Profile
- Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 55.8%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 15.9 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 6.4 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 23.4%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.89
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 21.7 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 35.9%
- Tourism (2020)
- 1.5M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Filipino | - |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 85.3% |
| Islam | 6.4% |
| Other | 8.2% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Tagalog | 26.0% |
| Bisaya | 14.3% |
| Ilocano | 8.0% |
| Cebuano | 8.0% |
| Ilonggo | 7.9% |
| Bicolano | 6.5% |
| Others | 20.3% |
- Demonym (male)
- Filipino
- Demonym (female)
- Filipino
- National anthem
- Lupang Hinirang
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 70.0 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 58.8 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 5.1% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 21.7/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 69/100
- Hospital beds (2021)
- 1.0/1000
- Physicians (2021)
- 0.79/1000
- Nurses (2021)
- 4.79/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $194
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 44.4%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2020)
- 98.5%
- Education spending (2025)
- 4.0% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 362
- Internet users (2024)
- 67.3%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 115.3/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 7.1/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 132/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 7.1
Geography and practical
- Area
- 342,353 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- South-Eastern Asia
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+08:00
- Calling codes
- +63
- Postal code
- ####
- TLD
- .ph
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Philippines is composed of two equal horizontal bands of blue and red, with a white equilateral triangle superimposed on the hoist side of the field. This triangle has its base on the hoist end, spans about two-fifth the width of the field and bears a central golden-yellow sun with eight rays and a five-pointed golden-yellow star at each vertex.
- National anthem
- Lupang Hinirang
- National holiday
- Independence Day