Philippines vs Vietnam
Philippines vs Vietnam: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 55.8% in Philippines and 38.8% in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Philippines, by 16.9 percentage points, or 1.44 times that in Vietnam.
% of people · UN
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 Philippines at 60.4% and Vietnam at 46.5% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Philippines | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55.8 | 38.8 |
| 2024 | 55.5 | 38.5 |
| 2023 | 55.1 | 38.1 |
| 2022 | 54.8 | 37.6 |
| 2021 | 54.5 | 36.7 |
| 2020 | 54.1 | 35.6 |
| 2019 | 53.7 | 34.6 |
| 2018 | 53.2 | 33.9 |
| 2017 | 52.6 | 33.4 |
| 2016 | 51.9 | 32.9 |
| 2015 | 51.2 | 32.4 |
| 2014 | 50.2 | 32 |
| 2013 | 49.1 | 31.5 |
| 2012 | 47.9 | 31.1 |
| 2011 | 46.7 | 30.7 |
| 2010 | 45.5 | 30.3 |
| 2009 | 44.3 | 29.8 |
| 2008 | 43.2 | 29.2 |
| 2007 | 42.4 | 28.7 |
| 2006 | 41.8 | 28.1 |
| 2005 | 41.3 | 27.4 |
| 2004 | 40.9 | 26.8 |
| 2003 | 40.4 | 26.2 |
| 2002 | 40 | 25.6 |
| 2001 | 39.5 | 25 |
| 2000 | 39.1 | 24.4 |
| 1999 | 38.8 | 23.8 |
| 1998 | 38.4 | 23.3 |
| 1997 | 38.1 | 22.7 |
| 1996 | 37.7 | 22.1 |
| 1995 | 37.4 | 21.5 |
| 1994 | 37.1 | 20.9 |
| 1993 | 36.8 | 20.3 |
| 1992 | 36.5 | 19.8 |
| 1991 | 36.3 | 19.4 |
| 1990 | 36 | 19.2 |
| 1989 | 35.8 | 19.1 |
| 1988 | 35.5 | 19.1 |
| 1987 | 35.3 | 19.1 |
| 1986 | 35.1 | 19.1 |
| 1985 | 34.9 | 19.1 |
| 1984 | 34.6 | 19.1 |
| 1983 | 34.4 | 19.1 |
| 1982 | 34.2 | 19.1 |
| 1981 | 34 | 19.1 |
| 1980 | 33.9 | 19.2 |
| 1979 | 33.7 | 19.2 |
| 1978 | 33.5 | 19.2 |
| 1977 | 33.3 | 19.6 |
| 1976 | 33.1 | 20.4 |
| 1975 | 32.9 | 20.6 |
| 1974 | 32.7 | 20.5 |
| 1973 | 32.5 | 20.5 |
| 1972 | 32.3 | 20.6 |
| 1971 | 32.1 | 20.7 |
| 1970 | 31.9 | 20.7 |
| 1969 | 31.7 | 20.6 |
| 1968 | 31.5 | 20.1 |
| 1967 | 31.3 | 19.3 |
| 1966 | 31.1 | 18.4 |
| 1965 | 31 | 17.5 |
| 1964 | 30.8 | 17 |
| 1963 | 30.7 | 16.5 |
| 1962 | 30.5 | 16.1 |
| 1961 | 30.3 | 15.7 |
| 1960 | 30 | 15.3 |
| 1959 | 29.7 | 14.7 |
| 1958 | 29.4 | 13.8 |
| 1957 | 29 | 12.9 |
| 1956 | 28.6 | 12 |
| 1955 | 28.1 | 11.3 |
| 1954 | 27.6 | 10.8 |
| 1953 | 27.1 | 10.5 |
| 1952 | 26.5 | 10.2 |
| 1951 | 25.9 | 10 |
| 1950 | 25.2 | 10.1 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Philippines | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56.1 | 39.2 |
| 2027 | 56.4 | 39.5 |
| 2028 | 56.7 | 39.8 |
| 2029 | 57 | 40.2 |
| 2030 | 57.3 | 40.5 |
| 2031 | 57.5 | 40.8 |
| 2032 | 57.8 | 41.2 |
| 2033 | 58.1 | 41.5 |
| 2034 | 58.3 | 41.8 |
| 2035 | 58.5 | 42.1 |
| 2036 | 58.8 | 42.5 |
| 2037 | 59 | 42.8 |
| 2038 | 59.2 | 43.1 |
| 2039 | 59.3 | 43.4 |
| 2040 | 59.5 | 43.7 |
| 2041 | 59.7 | 44 |
| 2042 | 59.8 | 44.3 |
| 2043 | 59.9 | 44.6 |
| 2044 | 60.1 | 44.9 |
| 2045 | 60.2 | 45.2 |
| 2046 | 60.2 | 45.5 |
| 2047 | 60.3 | 45.7 |
| 2048 | 60.4 | 46 |
| 2049 | 60.4 | 46.3 |
| 2050 | 60.4 | 46.5 |
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
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
- PopulationPhilippines: 115 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- 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
- 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