Philippines vs Vietnam
Philippines vs Vietnam: Population
Population in 2023: 115 million people in Philippines and 100 million people in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Philippines, by 14.5 million people, or 1.14 times that in Vietnam.
people · UN
What the numbers say
- Philippines has been higher since 1998, when it overtook Vietnam.
- In 2023, Philippines ranked 13 and Vietnam ranked 16 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Philippines at 114 million people and Vietnam at 91.7 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Philippines | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 115 million | 100 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 114 million | 99.7 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 113 million | 98.9 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 112 million | 98.1 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 111 million | 97.2 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 110 million | 96.2 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 108 million | 95.2 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 107 million | 94 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 105 million | 92.8 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 104 million | 91.7 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 102 million | 90.6 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 100 million | 89.5 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 98.3 million | 88.5 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 96.3 million | 87.5 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 94.4 million | 86.5 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 92.7 million | 85.2 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 91.1 million | 83.6 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 89.5 million | 82.2 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 88 million | 81.1 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 86.4 million | 80.3 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 84.7 million | 79.6 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 83.1 million | 78.8 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 81.4 million | 78 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 79.6 million | 77.2 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 77.8 million | 76.3 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 75.8 million | 75.3 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 73.9 million | 74.2 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 72.2 million | 73.2 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 70.6 million | 72.1 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 69 million | 70.9 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 67.5 million | 69.6 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 65.9 million | 68.3 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 64.4 million | 66.9 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 62.9 million | 65.5 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 61.3 million | 64.2 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 59.7 million | 62.8 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 58.2 million | 61.6 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 56.7 million | 60.4 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 55.2 million | 59.1 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 53.7 million | 57.7 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 52.2 million | 56.3 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 50.7 million | 55 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 49.3 million | 53.7 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 48 million | 52.5 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 46.8 million | 51.4 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 45.6 million | 50.3 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 44.4 million | 49 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 43.2 million | 47.7 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 42.1 million | 46.5 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 41.2 million | 45.4 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 40.3 million | 44.4 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 39.4 million | 43.4 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 38.5 million | 42.5 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 37.6 million | 41.5 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 36.7 million | 40.6 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 35.6 million | 39.7 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 34.6 million | 38.9 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 33.6 million | 38 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 32.6 million | 37.1 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 31.6 million | 36.2 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 30.7 million | 35.3 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 29.7 million | 34.3 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 28.8 million | 33.4 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 27.9 million | 32.5 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 26.9 million | 31.6 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 25.8 million | 30.7 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 24.8 million | 29.8 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 23.8 million | 28.9 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 22.9 million | 28.2 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 22 million | 27.4 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 21.1 million | 26.8 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 20.3 million | 26.1 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 19.6 million | 25.6 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 18.9 million | 25.1 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 18 million | 24.5 million | – |
| 1948 | 17.5 million | 23.8 million | – |
| 1947 | 17.1 million | 23.1 million | – |
| 1946 | 16.7 million | 22.5 million | – |
| 1945 | 16.3 million | 21.8 million | – |
| 1944 | 15.9 million | 21.2 million | – |
| 1943 | 15.5 million | 20.6 million | – |
| 1942 | 15.2 million | 20 million | – |
| 1941 | 14.8 million | 19.5 million | – |
| 1940 | 14.5 million | 19.1 million | – |
| 1939 | 14.1 million | 18.8 million | – |
| 1938 | 13.8 million | 18.6 million | – |
| 1937 | 13.5 million | 18.5 million | – |
| 1936 | 13.2 million | 18.3 million | – |
| 1935 | 12.9 million | 18.2 million | – |
| 1934 | 12.6 million | 18.1 million | – |
| 1933 | 12.3 million | 18 million | – |
| 1932 | 12 million | 17.8 million | – |
| 1931 | 11.8 million | 17.8 million | – |
| 1930 | 11.5 million | 17.7 million | – |
| 1929 | 11.3 million | 17.7 million | – |
| 1928 | 11 million | 17.8 million | – |
| 1927 | 10.8 million | 17.8 million | – |
| 1926 | 10.6 million | 17.9 million | – |
| 1925 | 10.4 million | 18 million | – |
| 1924 | 10.2 million | 18.1 million | – |
| 1923 | 9.94 million | 18.2 million | – |
| 1922 | 9.73 million | 18.2 million | – |
| 1921 | 9.54 million | 18.3 million | – |
| 1920 | 9.35 million | 18.4 million | – |
| 1919 | 9.17 million | 18.5 million | – |
| 1918 | 8.99 million | 18.6 million | – |
| 1917 | 8.82 million | 18.6 million | – |
| 1916 | 8.67 million | 18.7 million | – |
| 1915 | 8.53 million | 18.8 million | – |
| 1914 | 8.38 million | 18.9 million | – |
| 1913 | 8.24 million | 19 million | – |
| 1912 | 8.11 million | 19.1 million | – |
| 1911 | 7.97 million | 18.9 million | – |
| 1910 | 7.84 million | 18.6 million | – |
| 1909 | 7.7 million | 18.1 million | – |
| 1908 | 7.58 million | 17.4 million | – |
| 1907 | 7.45 million | 16.5 million | – |
| 1906 | 7.32 million | 15.7 million | – |
| 1905 | 7.2 million | 14.9 million | – |
| 1904 | 7.08 million | 14.1 million | – |
| 1903 | 6.96 million | 13.4 million | – |
| 1902 | 6.85 million | 12.7 million | – |
| 1901 | 6.74 million | 12.2 million | – |
| 1900 | 6.64 million | 11.8 million | – |
| 1899 | 6.56 million | 11.5 million | – |
| 1898 | 6.48 million | 11.4 million | – |
| 1897 | 6.42 million | 11.4 million | – |
| 1896 | 6.35 million | 11.3 million | – |
| 1895 | 6.29 million | 11.3 million | – |
| 1894 | 6.23 million | 11.3 million | – |
| 1893 | 6.16 million | 11.2 million | – |
| 1892 | 6.1 million | 11.2 million | – |
| 1891 | 6.04 million | 11.2 million | – |
| 1890 | 5.99 million | 11.1 million | – |
| 1889 | 5.95 million | 11.1 million | – |
| 1888 | 5.91 million | 11.1 million | – |
| 1887 | 5.87 million | 11 million | – |
| 1886 | 5.84 million | 11 million | – |
| 1885 | 5.8 million | 11 million | – |
| 1884 | 5.77 million | 10.9 million | – |
| 1883 | 5.74 million | 10.9 million | – |
| 1882 | 5.7 million | 10.9 million | – |
| 1881 | 5.66 million | 10.8 million | – |
| 1880 | 5.61 million | 10.8 million | – |
| 1879 | 5.55 million | 10.8 million | – |
| 1878 | 5.48 million | 10.8 million | – |
| 1877 | 5.4 million | 10.7 million | – |
| 1876 | 5.32 million | 10.7 million | – |
| 1875 | 5.24 million | 10.7 million | – |
| 1874 | 5.16 million | 10.6 million | – |
| 1873 | 5.09 million | 10.6 million | – |
| 1872 | 5.01 million | 10.6 million | – |
| 1871 | 4.94 million | 10.5 million | – |
| 1870 | 4.87 million | 10.4 million | – |
| 1869 | 4.8 million | 10.2 million | – |
| 1868 | 4.73 million | 9.94 million | – |
| 1867 | 4.66 million | 9.67 million | – |
| 1866 | 4.59 million | 9.4 million | – |
| 1865 | 4.52 million | 9.14 million | – |
| 1864 | 4.45 million | 8.89 million | – |
| 1863 | 4.39 million | 8.64 million | – |
| 1862 | 4.32 million | 8.41 million | – |
| 1861 | 4.26 million | 8.17 million | – |
| 1860 | 4.2 million | 7.95 million | – |
| 1859 | 4.13 million | 7.73 million | – |
| 1858 | 4.07 million | 7.51 million | – |
| 1857 | 4.01 million | 7.31 million | – |
| 1856 | 3.95 million | 7.1 million | – |
| 1855 | 3.89 million | 6.91 million | – |
| 1854 | 3.84 million | 6.72 million | – |
| 1853 | 3.78 million | 6.53 million | – |
| 1852 | 3.72 million | 6.35 million | – |
| 1851 | 3.67 million | 6.21 million | – |
| 1850 | 3.62 million | 6.11 million | – |
| 1849 | 3.56 million | 6.06 million | – |
| 1848 | 3.5 million | 6.04 million | – |
| 1847 | 3.45 million | 6.05 million | – |
| 1846 | 3.4 million | 6.07 million | – |
| 1845 | 3.35 million | 6.09 million | – |
| 1844 | 3.29 million | 6.11 million | – |
| 1843 | 3.24 million | 6.12 million | – |
| 1842 | 3.19 million | 6.14 million | – |
| 1841 | 3.14 million | 6.16 million | – |
| 1840 | 3.09 million | 6.18 million | – |
| 1839 | 3.04 million | 6.2 million | – |
| 1838 | 2.99 million | 6.22 million | – |
| 1837 | 2.94 million | 6.23 million | – |
| 1836 | 2.89 million | 6.25 million | – |
| 1835 | 2.84 million | 6.27 million | – |
| 1834 | 2.79 million | 6.29 million | – |
| 1833 | 2.74 million | 6.31 million | – |
| 1832 | 2.69 million | 6.33 million | – |
| 1831 | 2.64 million | 6.34 million | – |
| 1830 | 2.6 million | 6.36 million | – |
| 1829 | 2.55 million | 6.38 million | – |
| 1828 | 2.51 million | 6.4 million | – |
| 1827 | 2.46 million | 6.42 million | – |
| 1826 | 2.42 million | 6.44 million | – |
| 1825 | 2.38 million | 6.46 million | – |
| 1824 | 2.34 million | 6.48 million | – |
| 1823 | 2.3 million | 6.49 million | – |
| 1822 | 2.26 million | 6.51 million | – |
| 1821 | 2.22 million | 6.5 million | – |
| 1820 | 2.18 million | 6.45 million | – |
| 1819 | 2.15 million | 6.36 million | – |
| 1818 | 2.13 million | 6.24 million | – |
| 1817 | 2.1 million | 6.09 million | – |
| 1816 | 2.08 million | 5.94 million | – |
| 1815 | 2.05 million | 5.79 million | – |
| 1814 | 2.03 million | 5.65 million | – |
| 1813 | 2 million | 5.52 million | – |
| 1812 | 1.98 million | 5.38 million | – |
| 1811 | 1.97 million | 5.25 million | – |
| 1810 | 1.98 million | 5.12 million | – |
| 1809 | 1.98 million | 4.99 million | – |
| 1808 | 2.04 million | 4.87 million | – |
| 1807 | 2.09 million | 4.75 million | – |
| 1806 | 2.14 million | 4.64 million | – |
| 1805 | 2.2 million | 4.53 million | – |
| 1804 | 2.26 million | 4.42 million | – |
| 1803 | 2.31 million | 4.31 million | – |
| 1802 | 2.38 million | 4.2 million | – |
| 1801 | 2.44 million | 4.1 million | – |
| 1800 | 2.5 million | 4 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Philippines | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 116 million116 million–116 million | 101 million101 million–101 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 117 million116 million–118 million | 102 million101 million–102 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 118 million116 million–119 million | 102 million101 million–103 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 119 million116 million–121 million | 103 million101 million–104 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 120 million117 million–123 million | 103 million101 million–105 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 121 million117 million–124 million | 104 million102 million–106 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 121 million117 million–126 million | 104 million102 million–107 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 122 million117 million–128 million | 105 million102 million–108 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 123 million117 million–130 million | 105 million102 million–109 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 124 million117 million–132 million | 106 million102 million–109 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 125 million118 million–133 million | 106 million102 million–110 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 126 million118 million–135 million | 107 million102 million–111 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 127 million118 million–137 million | 107 million102 million–112 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 127 million118 million–139 million | 107 million102 million–113 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 128 million118 million–140 million | 108 million102 million–113 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 129 million118 million–142 million | 108 million101 million–114 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 130 million118 million–144 million | 108 million101 million–115 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 130 million118 million–145 million | 109 million101 million–116 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 131 million118 million–147 million | 109 million101 million–117 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 131 million118 million–148 million | 109 million101 million–117 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 132 million118 million–150 million | 110 million101 million–118 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 133 million117 million–151 million | 110 million101 million–119 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 133 million117 million–153 million | 110 million100 million–119 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 133 million116 million–154 million | 110 million100 million–120 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 134 million116 million–156 million | 110 million99.6 million–120 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 134 million116 million–157 million | 110 million99.1 million–121 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 134 million115 million–159 million | 110 million98.4 million–121 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 135 million115 million–160 million | 110 million97.9 million–122 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 135 million114 million–161 million | 110 million97.3 million–122 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 135 million113 million–162 million | 110 million96.7 million–122 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 135 million112 million–164 million | 110 million96.2 million–123 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 135 million112 million–164 million | 110 million95.5 million–123 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 135 million111 million–166 million | 109 million94.8 million–123 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 135 million110 million–167 million | 109 million94.3 million–124 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 135 million109 million–169 million | 109 million93.6 million–124 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 135 million108 million–170 million | 109 million92.8 million–124 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 135 million108 million–171 million | 108 million91.9 million–124 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 135 million107 million–172 million | 108 million91.1 million–125 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 135 million105 million–173 million | 108 million90.3 million–125 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 135 million104 million–175 million | 108 million89.4 million–125 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 135 million103 million–176 million | 107 million88.4 million–125 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 134 million102 million–177 million | 107 million87.5 million–126 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 134 million100 million–177 million | 107 million86.6 million–126 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 134 million99 million–178 million | 106 million85.6 million–126 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 134 million97.7 million–180 million | 106 million84.8 million–126 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 133 million96.6 million–181 million | 106 million84 million–127 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 133 million95.6 million–182 million | 105 million83.1 million–127 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 133 million94.5 million–183 million | 105 million82.4 million–127 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 132 million93.4 million–185 million | 105 million81.7 million–128 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 132 million92.1 million–186 million | 104 million80.9 million–128 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 132 million90.8 million–187 million | 104 million80 million–128 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 131 million89.7 million–188 million | 103 million79.1 million–128 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 131 million88.5 million–189 million | 103 million77.9 million–128 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 130 million87.3 million–190 million | 102 million76.7 million–129 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 130 million86.3 million–190 million | 102 million75.6 million–129 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 129 million85.2 million–192 million | 102 million74.8 million–129 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 129 million84 million–193 million | 101 million73.9 million–130 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 128 million82.9 million–195 million | 101 million72.8 million–130 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 127 million81.5 million–196 million | 100 million71.7 million–131 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 127 million80.2 million–196 million | 99.6 million70.6 million–131 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 126 million79 million–197 million | 99.2 million69.6 million–132 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 125 million77.6 million–198 million | 98.7 million68.7 million–132 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 125 million76.3 million–199 million | 98.3 million67.9 million–133 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 124 million75 million–200 million | 97.8 million67 million–133 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 123 million73.7 million–200 million | 97.3 million66.1 million–133 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 123 million72.8 million–201 million | 96.9 million65.1 million–134 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 122 million71.8 million–203 million | 96.4 million64.3 million–134 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 121 million70.5 million–203 million | 96 million63.4 million–135 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 120 million69 million–204 million | 95.5 million62.6 million–136 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 120 million67.5 million–205 million | 95 million61.9 million–136 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 119 million66 million–206 million | 94.6 million61 million–136 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 118 million64.6 million–207 million | 94.1 million60.2 million–137 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 117 million63.4 million–207 million | 93.7 million59.2 million–137 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 117 million62.4 million–208 million | 93.2 million58.3 million–138 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 116 million61.3 million–209 million | 92.7 million57.3 million–138 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 115 million59.9 million–209 million | 92.2 million56.2 million–138 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 114 million58.8 million–209 million | 91.7 million55 million–138 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Philippines vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyPhilippines: 69.8 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPhilippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPhilippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPhilippines: 47.9% in 2022Vietnam: 57.8% in 2022
- DepressionPhilippines: 2.77% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide ratePhilippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthPhilippines: 0.84% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePhilippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPhilippines: 55.8% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median agePhilippines: 25.3 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPhilippines: 5.3% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration ratePhilippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPhilippines: 1.3% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPhilippines: $6.3B in 2025Vietnam: $10.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personPhilippines: $55 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPhilippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPhilippines: 157,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerPhilippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPhilippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPhilippines: 846 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPhilippines: 4 million TIV in 2007Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018