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Philippines

Philippines / PH

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Philippines in numbers.

Area300,000 kmยฒWorld # 73 โ†’Population116.8MWorld # 14 โ†’Population density389.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 27 โ†’Life expectancy69.9 yearsWorld # 152 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 4,171World # 146 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Philippines across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area300,000 kmยฒWorld # 73 / 2023 โ†’Population116.8MWorld # 14 / 2025 โ†’Population density389.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 27 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,946World # 113 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.8%World # 113 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.9World # 110 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate15.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 97 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 143 / 2024 โ†’Median age25.3 yearsWorld # 161 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+5.7%World # 138 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1427.1%World # 84 / 2025 โ†’Urban population55.8%World # 140 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-149.3KWorld # 204 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-1.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 138 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.1%World # 210 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy69.9 yearsWorld # 152 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy58.8 yearsWorld # 131 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 124 / 2021 โ†’Smoking rate19.9%World # 80 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 4,171World # 146 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 487.1BWorld # 33 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 12,577World # 131 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth4.4%World # 68 / 2025 โ†’Inflation1.7%World # 137 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment2.2%World # 166 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment7%World # 142 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,096 hours/yearWorld # 50 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)39.3World # 49 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4%World # 106 / 2025 โ†’Researchers per million people320.3 per million peopleWorld # 91 / 2020 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.3%World # 94 / 2020 โ†’Patent applications per million people4.2 per million peopleWorld # 97 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,983 kcal/dayWorld # 88 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person33.6 kg/person/yearWorld # 128 / 2023 โ†’Rice production19.1M tWorld # 8 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production64K tWorld # 20 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per person3.5 kg/person/yearWorld # 7 / 2025/26 forecast โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area24.5%World # 121 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person925 kWh/personWorld # 110 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person1.5 tWorld # 143 / 2024 โ†’Internet use67.3%World # 140 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions115.3 per 100 peopleWorld # 106 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate4.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 73 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate12 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 115 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.3%World # 97 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament28.3%World # 88 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals1.5MWorld # 81 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 2.8BWorld # 44 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites6 sitesWorld # 59 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2020 / 82.7%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceCoal2025Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportBasketball17,082 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyPhilippine PesoPHPDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPeople and mythological figuresPhilip II of Spain