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Digital & energy access · East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income

Philippines: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 67.3% (2024), 129th of 188 in the world and 21st of 28 in East Asia & Pacific. Mobile subscriptions is 115.3 (2024), 106th of 210 in the world and 19th of 34 in East Asia & Pacific. Fixed broadband is 7.1 (2024), 132nd of 208 in the world and 19th of 34 in East Asia & Pacific.

Internet users
PhilippinesEast Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
0%25%50%75%100%1995200020052010201520202025Philippines67.3%East Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
PhilippinesEast Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
0.0501001502001995200020052010201520202025Philippines115.3East Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Philippines in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population67.3%2024129/18821/282.0%25.0%53.8%+32.6 ppsince 201488.4%88.8%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people115.32024106/21019/348.186.3133.5+7.5%since 2014135.1132.4111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people7.12024132/20819/340.020011.820117.1+155%since 201436.533.020.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people3.82024138/21325/373.83.54.2+28%since 201412.011.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people1322024159/21532/37·5111+743%since 20145,3223,11016,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population94.8%2024155/21529/3674.7%85.5%96.4%+5.0 ppsince 201498.6%99.3%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population88.5%2024154/21130/3561.8%78.5%94.7%+3.9 ppsince 201497.3%98.5%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population99.8%2024145/21326/3589.8%93.9%98.2%+4.0 ppsince 201499.9%99.8%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population64.0%2024127/19218/3038.0%38.0%57.0%+19.0 ppsince 201487.0%90.2%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person988 kWh2024109/14916/18489 kWh622 kWh821 kWh+47%since 20145,715 kWh4,606 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person612 kgoe2024115/15016/18487 kgoe431 kgoe521 kgoe+32%since 20142,488 kgoe2,183 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output9.8%202476/1495/1814.0%11.5%9.6%+0.2 ppsince 20143.9%6.3%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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Philippines and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Philippines. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorPhilippinesChinaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPalau
Internet users67.3%202491.6%202572.8%202485.5%202498.0%202483.9%2024
Mobile subscriptions115.32024131.82024122.52024178.42023139.72024135.42023
Fixed broadband7.1202447.220244.9202438.6202313.520247.32023
Fixed telephone3.8202411.720241.6202447.7202323.1202445.12023
Secure servers13220241,41320242,939202432,92920247,47520241,4692024
Electricity access94.8%2024100.0%202499.9%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024
Electricity access, rural88.5%2024100.0%202499.7%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024
Electricity access, urban99.8%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024
Clean cooking64.0%202490.0%202490.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%202496.0%2024