Philippines Population
Philippines had an estimated population of 116,786,962 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 14th most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 1.42% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +0.81% a year.
Philippines at a glance
How Philippines's population is changing
Philippines's population is growing: +0.81% a year, which works out to about +947,122 people per year, or +2,593 a day. Births (15.9 per 1,000) and deaths (6.3 per 1,000) alone would give +0.95% a year; net migration removes about 149,315 people a year (−0.13%). Roughly one in every 70 people on Earth lives in Philippines.
Population of Philippines since 1960
In 1960, Philippines had 27,891,897 people. By 2025 that was 116,786,962 — 4.2× larger. The fastest growth came between 1960 and 1970, when the population rose by 35%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27,891,897 | — |
| 1970 | 37,622,204 | +34.9% |
| 1980 | 48,043,740 | +27.7% |
| 1990 | 62,854,666 | +30.8% |
| 2000 | 79,625,397 | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 96,337,125 | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 112,081,264 | +16.3% |
| 2025 | 116,786,962 | +4.2% |
Philippines from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Philippines at about 2,500,000 people in 1800; the UN estimates 116,786,960 in 2025 (47× 1800) and projects 114,221,913 for 2100 in its medium scenario. The population is projected to peak around 2057 at 135,179,343 and decline afterwards.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 2,500,000 | modelled estimate |
| 1850 | 3,616,131 | modelled estimate |
| 1900 | 6,644,021 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 18,849,532 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 79,625,401 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 116,786,960 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 134,373,432 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 131,147,049 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 114,221,913 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Philippines
10 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 116,786,962. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manila | 24,735,305 | UN urban centre | 21.18% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 2 | Quezon City | 3,084,270 | GeoNames settlement | 2.64% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 3 | Cebu City | 3,044,564 | UN urban centre | 2.61% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 4 | Davao | 1,848,947 | GeoNames settlement | 1.58% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 5 | Caloocan | 1,712,945 | GeoNames settlement | 1.47% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 6 | Taguig | 1,308,085 | GeoNames settlement | 1.12% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 7 | Budta | 1,273,715 | GeoNames settlement | 1.09% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 8 | Malingao | 1,121,974 | GeoNames settlement | 0.96% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 9 | Zamboanga | 1,018,849 | GeoNames settlement | 0.87% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 10 | Antipolo | 913,712 | GeoNames settlement | 0.78% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
How Philippines compares
Philippines has almost the same population as Egypt (118,365,995).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #12 |  Japan | 123,366,734 | +6% | compare → |
| #13 |  Egypt | 118,365,995 | +1% | compare → |
| #15 |  DR Congo | 112,832,473 | −3% | compare → |
| #16 |  Vietnam | 101,598,527 | −13% | compare → |
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In its region
Philippines is the 4th most populous of the 37 economies in East Asia & Pacific, holding 4.9% of the region's 2,367,527,180 people.
Rankings featuring Philippines
Cities
Manila, Quezon City, Cebu City, Davao, Caloocan, Taguig, Budta, Malingao — all Philippines's cities on the map.
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Population, growth, birth and death rates, migration, density, age structure, life expectancy, fertility and GDP per capita come from the World Bank Indicators API (latest available year shown beside each figure). The live counter applies the annual growth rate continuously from 1 July 2025 — a model, not a measurement. City populations are the latest census or official estimate held by GeoNames and are not projected. Sub-city units are folded into their parent city.
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