Philippines vs Thailand: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 55.8% in Philippines and 62.8% in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Thailand, by 7 percentage points, or 1.13 times that in Philippines.

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% of people · UN

PhilippinesThailandUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

Thailand has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Philippines.
The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Philippines at 60.4% and Thailand at 79.2% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

Year	Philippines	Thailand
2025	55.8	62.8
2024	55.5	61.9
2023	55.1	60.9
2022	54.8	59.7
2021	54.5	58.5
2020	54.1	57.2
2019	53.7	55.9
2018	53.2	54.6
2017	52.6	49.2
2016	51.9	47.9
2015	51.2	47
2014	50.2	46.3
2013	49.1	45.8
2012	47.9	45.4
2011	46.7	44.8
2010	45.5	44
2009	44.3	43
2008	43.2	41.9
2007	42.4	40.7
2006	41.8	39.4
2005	41.3	38.1
2004	40.9	36.8
2003	40.4	35.4
2002	40	34.1
2001	39.5	32.7
2000	39.1	31.5
1999	38.8	30.2
1998	38.4	28.7
1997	38.1	27.2
1996	37.7	25.6
1995	37.4	24.1
1994	37.1	22.7
1993	36.8	21.3
1992	36.5	20.2
1991	36.3	19.4
1990	36	18.8
1989	35.8	18.5
1988	35.5	18.3
1987	35.3	18.1
1986	35.1	18
1985	34.9	17.8
1984	34.6	17.7
1983	34.4	17.6
1982	34.2	17.4
1981	34	17.3
1980	33.9	17.1
1979	33.7	16.8
1978	33.5	16.5
1977	33.3	16.1
1976	33.1	15.7
1975	32.9	15.2
1974	32.7	14.8
1973	32.5	14.3
1972	32.3	13.9
1971	32.1	13.6
1970	31.9	13.3
1969	31.7	13.1
1968	31.5	12.9
1967	31.3	12.8
1966	31.1	12.6
1965	31	12.5
1964	30.8	12.3
1963	30.7	12.2
1962	30.5	12.1
1961	30.3	12
1960	30	11.8
1959	29.7	11.7
1958	29.4	11.5
1957	29	11.4
1956	28.6	11.2
1955	28.1	11.1
1954	27.6	11
1953	27.1	10.8
1952	26.5	10.7
1951	25.9	10.5
1950	25.2	10.4

UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050

Year	Philippines	Thailand
2026	56.1	63.7
2027	56.4	64.6
2028	56.7	65.6
2029	57	66.4
2030	57.3	67.3
2031	57.5	68.2
2032	57.8	69
2033	58.1	69.9
2034	58.3	70.7
2035	58.5	71.5
2036	58.8	72.2
2037	59	72.9
2038	59.2	73.6
2039	59.3	74.3
2040	59.5	75
2041	59.7	75.6
2042	59.8	76.1
2043	59.9	76.7
2044	60.1	77.2
2045	60.2	77.6
2046	60.2	78
2047	60.3	78.4
2048	60.4	78.7
2049	60.4	78.9
2050	60.4	79.2

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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.

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