Population using improved sanitation facilities in Philippines

Philippines: Population using improved sanitation facilities was 111.25 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
111.25 million
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
13th
of 232 countries
All-time high
111.25 million
in 2024
All-time low
65.46 million
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Population using improved sanitation facilities in Philippines, 2000–2024

025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M2000201220242000: 65.5M2001: 67.4M2002: 69.2M2003: 71.1M2004: 73.0M2005: 74.8M2006: 76.6M2007: 78.5M2008: 80.4M2009: 82.4M2010: 84.6M2011: 86.9M2012: 89.2M2013: 91.5M2014: 93.6M2015: 95.6M2016: 97.6M2017: 99.5M2018: 101.3M2019: 103.2M2020: 105.1M2021: 106.7M2022: 108.1M2023: 109.7M2024: 111.3M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, population using improved sanitation facilities in Philippines stood at 111.25 million. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population using improved sanitation facilities in Philippines peaked at 111.25 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.46 million, in 2000.

Philippines ranks 13th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Population using improved sanitation facilities in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Population using improved sanitation facilities in Philippines, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 65.46 million —
2001 67.38 million +2.9%
2002 69.22 million +2.7%
2003 71.08 million +2.7%
2004 72.96 million +2.6%
2005 74.83 million +2.6%
2006 76.60 million +2.4%
2007 78.46 million +2.4%
2008 80.38 million +2.5%
2009 82.38 million +2.5%
2010 84.63 million +2.7%
2011 86.90 million +2.7%
2012 89.20 million +2.6%
2013 91.50 million +2.6%
2014 93.63 million +2.3%
2015 95.65 million +2.2%
2016 97.57 million +2.0%
2017 99.47 million +1.9%
2018 101.34 million +1.9%
2019 103.23 million +1.9%
2020 105.07 million +1.8%
2021 106.68 million +1.5%
2022 108.15 million +1.4%
2023 109.69 million +1.4%
2024 111.25 million +1.4%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 111.25 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.75 million, 16.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 111.25 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.22 million, 90.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 73.87 million 65.46 million 82.38 million 10
2010s 94.31 million 84.63 million 103.23 million 10
2020s 108.17 million 105.07 million 111.25 million 5

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 10 Mexico 130.86 million compare
  2. 11 Japan 123.68 million compare
  3. 12 Egypt 114.44 million compare
  4. 14 Vietnam 98.51 million compare
  5. 15 Iran 91.57 million compare
  6. 16 Turkey 87.13 million compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

More population data for Philippines

All data for Philippines →

Frequently asked questions

What is population using improved sanitation facilities in Philippines?
Population using improved sanitation facilities in Philippines was 111.25 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 111.25 million in 2024.
What is the lowest population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 65.46 million in 2000.
How does Philippines rank for population using improved sanitation facilities?
Philippines ranks 13th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Population using improved sanitation facilities in Philippines. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 12 November 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/population-using-improved-sanitation-facilities/philippines/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/population-using-improved-sanitation-facilities/philippines/">Population using improved sanitation facilities in Philippines</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population using improved sanitation facilities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed