People using safely managed drinking water services in Philippines
Philippines: People using safely managed drinking water services was 48.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Philippines, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 48.5% for people using safely managed drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Philippines peaked at 48.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 2000.
Philippines ranks 110th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.0% | 41.7% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 45.4% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 47.5% | 48.5% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1.20 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 6.68 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1.12 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 1.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Philippines?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Philippines was 48.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 2000.
- How does Philippines rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Philippines ranks 110th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.