Papua New Guinea vs Philippines: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 15.8% in Papua New Guinea and 55.8% in Philippines, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Philippines, by 40 percentage points, or 3.53 times that in Papua New Guinea.
Papua New GuineaPhilippines
Watch it change on the mapChange since 1950, percentage points · UN
Latest figures
% of people · UN
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 15.8 2025 | 13.2 | 226 of 229 | 32.4 2050 |
| Philippines | 55.8 2025 | 51.2 | 147 of 229 | 60.4 2050 |
What the numbers say
- Philippines has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Papua New Guinea at 32.4% and Philippines at 60.4% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Papua New Guinea | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.8 | 55.8 |
| 2024 | 15.4 | 55.5 |
| 2023 | 15.1 | 55.1 |
| 2022 | 14.7 | 54.8 |
| 2021 | 14.4 | 54.5 |
| 2020 | 14.2 | 54.1 |
| 2019 | 13.9 | 53.7 |
| 2018 | 13.7 | 53.2 |
| 2017 | 13.5 | 52.6 |
| 2016 | 13.4 | 51.9 |
| 2015 | 13.2 | 51.2 |
| 2014 | 13.1 | 50.2 |
| 2013 | 13.1 | 49.1 |
| 2012 | 13 | 47.9 |
| 2011 | 13 | 46.7 |
| 2010 | 13 | 45.5 |
| 2009 | 13 | 44.3 |
| 2008 | 13 | 43.2 |
| 2007 | 13 | 42.4 |
| 2006 | 13.1 | 41.8 |
| 2005 | 13.1 | 41.3 |
| 2004 | 13.1 | 40.9 |
| 2003 | 13.1 | 40.4 |
| 2002 | 13.2 | 40 |
| 2001 | 13.2 | 39.5 |
| 2000 | 13.2 | 39.1 |
| 1999 | 13.3 | 38.8 |
| 1998 | 13.5 | 38.4 |
| 1997 | 13.8 | 38.1 |
| 1996 | 14 | 37.7 |
| 1995 | 14.4 | 37.4 |
| 1994 | 14.7 | 37.1 |
| 1993 | 14.9 | 36.8 |
| 1992 | 15.2 | 36.5 |
| 1991 | 15.3 | 36.3 |
| 1990 | 15.4 | 36 |
| 1989 | 15.3 | 35.8 |
| 1988 | 15.1 | 35.5 |
| 1987 | 14.9 | 35.3 |
| 1986 | 14.5 | 35.1 |
| 1985 | 14.2 | 34.9 |
| 1984 | 13.8 | 34.6 |
| 1983 | 13.5 | 34.4 |
| 1982 | 13.3 | 34.2 |
| 1981 | 13.1 | 34 |
| 1980 | 13.1 | 33.9 |
| 1979 | 13.1 | 33.7 |
| 1978 | 13.1 | 33.5 |
| 1977 | 13.1 | 33.3 |
| 1976 | 13.1 | 33.1 |
| 1975 | 13 | 32.9 |
| 1974 | 12.7 | 32.7 |
| 1973 | 12.2 | 32.5 |
| 1972 | 11.7 | 32.3 |
| 1971 | 11.1 | 32.1 |
| 1970 | 10.2 | 31.9 |
| 1969 | 9.1 | 31.7 |
| 1968 | 7.8 | 31.5 |
| 1967 | 6.6 | 31.3 |
| 1966 | 5.9 | 31.1 |
| 1965 | 5.4 | 31 |
| 1964 | 5 | 30.8 |
| 1963 | 4.6 | 30.7 |
| 1962 | 4.2 | 30.5 |
| 1961 | 3.8 | 30.3 |
| 1960 | 3.5 | 30 |
| 1959 | 3.1 | 29.7 |
| 1958 | 2.9 | 29.4 |
| 1957 | 2.6 | 29 |
| 1956 | 2.4 | 28.6 |
| 1955 | 2.2 | 28.1 |
| 1954 | 2 | 27.6 |
| 1953 | 1.9 | 27.1 |
| 1952 | 1.8 | 26.5 |
| 1951 | 1.7 | 25.9 |
| 1950 | 1.7 | 25.2 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Papua New Guinea | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16.2 | 56.1 |
| 2027 | 16.6 | 56.4 |
| 2028 | 17.1 | 56.7 |
| 2029 | 17.5 | 57 |
| 2030 | 18 | 57.3 |
| 2031 | 18.5 | 57.5 |
| 2032 | 19.1 | 57.8 |
| 2033 | 19.6 | 58.1 |
| 2034 | 20.2 | 58.3 |
| 2035 | 20.8 | 58.5 |
| 2036 | 21.5 | 58.8 |
| 2037 | 22.1 | 59 |
| 2038 | 22.8 | 59.2 |
| 2039 | 23.5 | 59.3 |
| 2040 | 24.2 | 59.5 |
| 2041 | 24.9 | 59.7 |
| 2042 | 25.7 | 59.8 |
| 2043 | 26.5 | 59.9 |
| 2044 | 27.2 | 60.1 |
| 2045 | 28.1 | 60.2 |
| 2046 | 28.9 | 60.2 |
| 2047 | 29.7 | 60.3 |
| 2048 | 30.6 | 60.4 |
| 2049 | 31.5 | 60.4 |
| 2050 | 32.4 | 60.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time