Digital 2021: The Philippines
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This report contains all the latest internet stats, mobile stats, and social media stats for the Philippines, but read on below for essential insights into digital use in the Philippines in 2021.
The Philippines’s population
The Philippines had a population of 110.3 million in January 2021.
The Philippines’s population increased by 1.5 million (+1.3%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
49.8% of the Philippines’s population is female, while 50.2% of its population is male [note: the United Nations does not publish data for genders other than ‘female’ and ‘male’].
47.6% of the Philippines’s population lives in urban centres, while 52.4% lives in rural areas.
Internet users in the Philippines
There were 73.91 million internet users in the Philippines in January 2021.
The number of internet users in the Philippines increased by 4.2 million (+6.1%) between 2020 and 2021.
Internet penetration in the Philippines stood at 67.0% in January 2021.
Note: we no longer include data sourced from social media platforms in our internet user numbers, so the numbers shown above and in our complete Digital 2021 reports are not comparable with numbers published in our reports from previous years.
Social media statistics for the Philippines
There were 89.00 million social media users in the Philippines in January 2021.
The number of social media users in the Philippines increased by 16 million (+22%) between 2020 and 2021.
The number of social media users in the Philippines was equivalent to 80.7% of the total population in January 2021.
Note: Figures for social media users shown here and in our complete Digital 2021 reports may not equate to unique individuals. We have also included new sources in this year’s social media figures, so numbers shown here and in our Digital 2021 reports will not be comparable with numbers published in our previous reports.
Mobile connections in the Philippines
There were 152.4 million mobile connections in the Philippines in January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in the Philippines decreased by 15 million (-8.9%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in the Philippines in January 2021 was equivalent to 138.2% of the total population.
Note: many people have more than one mobile connection, so figures for mobile connections may exceed 100% of the total population.
Additional resources
Still need more data? Here are a few suggestions:
Click here to see all of our published reports for the Philippines.
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