People using improved sanitation facilities in Philippines
Philippines: People using improved sanitation facilities was 111.25 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Philippines, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people using improved sanitation facilities in Philippines stood at 111.25 million people. 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, people using improved sanitation facilities in Philippines peaked at 111.25 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.46 million people, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.87 million people | 65.46 million people | 82.38 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.31 million people | 84.63 million people | 103.23 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.17 million people | 105.07 million people | 111.25 million people | 5 |
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More population data for Philippines
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.22 million people (2100)
- Population density 383.08 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.89 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 962 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.89 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.89 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.92 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Philippines?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Philippines was 111.25 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 111.25 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.46 million people in 2000.
- How does Philippines rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Philippines ranks 13th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.