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 map% of people · 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