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Egypt vs Philippines

Flag of Egypt

Egypt

118,365,995#13 · +1.56%/yr
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Flag of Philippines

Philippines

116,786,962#14 · +0.81%/yr

Egypt has about the same population as Philippines: 118,365,995 vs 116,786,962, a gap of 1.6 million. Egypt is growing faster (+1.56% vs +0.81% a year), adding about 1,841,995 people a year against +947,122. Philippines is 3.3× as densely populated (385.3 vs 115.1 people per km²). People in Egypt live 1.9 years longer on average (71.8 vs 69.9). GDP per capita is 1.4× higher in Philippines ($4,171 vs $3,086).

Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Egypt) and 2025 (Philippines); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.

Egypt vs Philippines — side by side

Flag of Egypt EgyptFlag of Philippines Philippines
Population118,365,9952025116,786,9622025
Growth rate / yr+1.56%2025+0.81%2025
Births per 1,00020.9202415.92024
Deaths per 1,0005.520246.32024
Children per woman2.7320241.892024
Life expectancy71.8 yrs202469.9 yrs2024
Aged 0–1431.6%202527.1%2025
Aged 65+5.3%20255.7%2025
Density115.1 /km²2023385.3 /km²2023
Area1,001,450 km²2023300,000 km²2023
Urban population42.9%202555.8%2025
Net migration / yr-57,3052025-149,3152025
GDP per capita$3,0862025$4,1712025
Country population rank (available records)#13#14
Base / world population (World Bank 2025)1.44%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). Egypt: 4.4× 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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