Brazil vs Philippines
Brazil has 1.8× the population of Philippines: 212,812,405 vs 116,786,962, a gap of 96.0 million. Philippines is growing faster (+0.81% vs +0.38% a year), adding about 947,122 people a year against +815,392. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, Philippines would overtake Brazil in about 140 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2165) — a projection, not a forecast. Brazil is the older society: 11.5% aged 65+ against 5.7% in Philippines, while Philippines has more children (27.1% under 15 vs 19.4%). Philippines is 15.3× as densely populated (385.3 vs 25.3 people per km²). People in Brazil live 6.1 years longer on average (76.0 vs 69.9). GDP per capita is 2.6× higher in Brazil ($10,713 vs $4,171).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Brazil) and 2025 (Philippines); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Brazil vs Philippines — side by side
 Brazil |  Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 212,812,4052025 | 116,786,9622025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +0.38%2025 | +0.81%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 12.12024 | 15.92024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 7.12024 | 6.32024 |
| Children per woman | 1.612024 | 1.892024 |
| Life expectancy | 76.0 yrs2024 | 69.9 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 19.4%2025 | 27.1%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 11.5%2025 | 5.7%2025 |
| Density | 25.3 /km²2023 | 385.3 /km²2023 |
| Area | 8,510,420 km²2023 | 300,000 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 88.2%2025 | 55.8%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -217,2832025 | -149,3152025 |
| GDP per capita | $10,7132025 | $4,1712025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #7 | #14 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 2.59% | 1.42% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Brazil: 2.9× from 1960 to 2025; Philippines: 4.2× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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