Philippines
Capital: Manila · Lower middle income · Pop. 115.8 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Philippines, 48.48% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 59.7 million people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sanitation tracks closely: 62.17% use safely managed sanitation services and 87.15% have at least a basic service (2024).
Philippines has about 4,203 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 19% of those internal resources annually (low-medium water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 75% of Philippines's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Philippines have safe drinking water?
48.48% of Philippines's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 59.7 million people do not.
Does Philippines have enough freshwater?
Philippines has roughly 4,203 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 19% of it annually (low-medium stress).