- The population of the Philippines is more than 100,000,000 (July 2011 estimate).
- Percentage of population living below $1.25 a day 23% (1992-2007 study).
- Total area: 300,000 sq km. Water: 1,830 sq km, Land: 298,170 sq km, Area comparative: slightly larger than Arizona.
- There are approximately 2 million orphans in the Philippines.
- There are roughly 15 orphans per square mile in the Philippines.
- There are more than 10 million Filipinos living overseas, of this, about 8 million are OFWs or Overseas Filipino Workers.
- According to the Central Bank of the Philippines, overseas Filipinos remitted a record high of US$ 18.76 billion to the Philippines in 2010. These OFW remittances account for roughly 10% of the country’s GDP.
- The Philippines is considered the “text capital of the world”. In 2006, there were an estimated 350 to 400 million SMS (Short Message Service) or text messages sent daily.