Philippines
Population in Philippines
Population in Philippines: 18.9 million people in 1950 and 115 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 115 million people
- Since 1950
- +96.1 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 13 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 114 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 114 million people in 2100, between 58.8 million people and 209 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 2.5 million people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Philippines | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 115 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 114 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 113 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 112 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 111 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 110 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 108 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 107 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 105 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 104 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 102 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 100 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 98.3 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 96.3 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 94.4 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 92.7 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 91.1 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 89.5 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 88 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 86.4 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 84.7 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 83.1 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 81.4 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 79.6 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 77.8 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 75.8 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 73.9 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 72.2 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 70.6 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 69 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 67.5 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 65.9 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 64.4 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 62.9 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 61.3 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 59.7 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 58.2 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 56.7 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 55.2 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 53.7 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 52.2 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 50.7 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 49.3 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 48 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 46.8 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 45.6 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 44.4 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 43.2 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 42.1 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 41.2 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 40.3 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 39.4 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 38.5 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 37.6 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 36.7 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 35.6 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 34.6 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 33.6 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 32.6 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 31.6 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 30.7 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 29.7 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 28.8 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 27.9 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 26.9 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 25.8 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 24.8 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 23.8 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 22.9 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 22 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 21.1 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 20.3 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 19.6 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 18.9 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 18 million | – |
| 1948 | 17.5 million | – |
| 1947 | 17.1 million | – |
| 1946 | 16.7 million | – |
| 1945 | 16.3 million | – |
| 1944 | 15.9 million | – |
| 1943 | 15.5 million | – |
| 1942 | 15.2 million | – |
| 1941 | 14.8 million | – |
| 1940 | 14.5 million | – |
| 1939 | 14.1 million | – |
| 1938 | 13.8 million | – |
| 1937 | 13.5 million | – |
| 1936 | 13.2 million | – |
| 1935 | 12.9 million | – |
| 1934 | 12.6 million | – |
| 1933 | 12.3 million | – |
| 1932 | 12 million | – |
| 1931 | 11.8 million | – |
| 1930 | 11.5 million | – |
| 1929 | 11.3 million | – |
| 1928 | 11 million | – |
| 1927 | 10.8 million | – |
| 1926 | 10.6 million | – |
| 1925 | 10.4 million | – |
| 1924 | 10.2 million | – |
| 1923 | 9.94 million | – |
| 1922 | 9.73 million | – |
| 1921 | 9.54 million | – |
| 1920 | 9.35 million | – |
| 1919 | 9.17 million | – |
| 1918 | 8.99 million | – |
| 1917 | 8.82 million | – |
| 1916 | 8.67 million | – |
| 1915 | 8.53 million | – |
| 1914 | 8.38 million | – |
| 1913 | 8.24 million | – |
| 1912 | 8.11 million | – |
| 1911 | 7.97 million | – |
| 1910 | 7.84 million | – |
| 1909 | 7.7 million | – |
| 1908 | 7.58 million | – |
| 1907 | 7.45 million | – |
| 1906 | 7.32 million | – |
| 1905 | 7.2 million | – |
| 1904 | 7.08 million | – |
| 1903 | 6.96 million | – |
| 1902 | 6.85 million | – |
| 1901 | 6.74 million | – |
| 1900 | 6.64 million | – |
| 1899 | 6.56 million | – |
| 1898 | 6.48 million | – |
| 1897 | 6.42 million | – |
| 1896 | 6.35 million | – |
| 1895 | 6.29 million | – |
| 1894 | 6.23 million | – |
| 1893 | 6.16 million | – |
| 1892 | 6.1 million | – |
| 1891 | 6.04 million | – |
| 1890 | 5.99 million | – |
| 1889 | 5.95 million | – |
| 1888 | 5.91 million | – |
| 1887 | 5.87 million | – |
| 1886 | 5.84 million | – |
| 1885 | 5.8 million | – |
| 1884 | 5.77 million | – |
| 1883 | 5.74 million | – |
| 1882 | 5.7 million | – |
| 1881 | 5.66 million | – |
| 1880 | 5.61 million | – |
| 1879 | 5.55 million | – |
| 1878 | 5.48 million | – |
| 1877 | 5.4 million | – |
| 1876 | 5.32 million | – |
| 1875 | 5.24 million | – |
| 1874 | 5.16 million | – |
| 1873 | 5.09 million | – |
| 1872 | 5.01 million | – |
| 1871 | 4.94 million | – |
| 1870 | 4.87 million | – |
| 1869 | 4.8 million | – |
| 1868 | 4.73 million | – |
| 1867 | 4.66 million | – |
| 1866 | 4.59 million | – |
| 1865 | 4.52 million | – |
| 1864 | 4.45 million | – |
| 1863 | 4.39 million | – |
| 1862 | 4.32 million | – |
| 1861 | 4.26 million | – |
| 1860 | 4.2 million | – |
| 1859 | 4.13 million | – |
| 1858 | 4.07 million | – |
| 1857 | 4.01 million | – |
| 1856 | 3.95 million | – |
| 1855 | 3.89 million | – |
| 1854 | 3.84 million | – |
| 1853 | 3.78 million | – |
| 1852 | 3.72 million | – |
| 1851 | 3.67 million | – |
| 1850 | 3.62 million | – |
| 1849 | 3.56 million | – |
| 1848 | 3.5 million | – |
| 1847 | 3.45 million | – |
| 1846 | 3.4 million | – |
| 1845 | 3.35 million | – |
| 1844 | 3.29 million | – |
| 1843 | 3.24 million | – |
| 1842 | 3.19 million | – |
| 1841 | 3.14 million | – |
| 1840 | 3.09 million | – |
| 1839 | 3.04 million | – |
| 1838 | 2.99 million | – |
| 1837 | 2.94 million | – |
| 1836 | 2.89 million | – |
| 1835 | 2.84 million | – |
| 1834 | 2.79 million | – |
| 1833 | 2.74 million | – |
| 1832 | 2.69 million | – |
| 1831 | 2.64 million | – |
| 1830 | 2.6 million | – |
| 1829 | 2.55 million | – |
| 1828 | 2.51 million | – |
| 1827 | 2.46 million | – |
| 1826 | 2.42 million | – |
| 1825 | 2.38 million | – |
| 1824 | 2.34 million | – |
| 1823 | 2.3 million | – |
| 1822 | 2.26 million | – |
| 1821 | 2.22 million | – |
| 1820 | 2.18 million | – |
| 1819 | 2.15 million | – |
| 1818 | 2.13 million | – |
| 1817 | 2.1 million | – |
| 1816 | 2.08 million | – |
| 1815 | 2.05 million | – |
| 1814 | 2.03 million | – |
| 1813 | 2 million | – |
| 1812 | 1.98 million | – |
| 1811 | 1.97 million | – |
| 1810 | 1.98 million | – |
| 1809 | 1.98 million | – |
| 1808 | 2.04 million | – |
| 1807 | 2.09 million | – |
| 1806 | 2.14 million | – |
| 1805 | 2.2 million | – |
| 1804 | 2.26 million | – |
| 1803 | 2.31 million | – |
| 1802 | 2.38 million | – |
| 1801 | 2.44 million | – |
| 1800 | 2.5 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Philippines | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 116 million116 million–116 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 117 million116 million–118 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 118 million116 million–119 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 119 million116 million–121 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 120 million117 million–123 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 121 million117 million–124 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 121 million117 million–126 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 122 million117 million–128 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 123 million117 million–130 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 124 million117 million–132 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 125 million118 million–133 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 126 million118 million–135 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 127 million118 million–137 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 127 million118 million–139 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 128 million118 million–140 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 129 million118 million–142 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 130 million118 million–144 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 130 million118 million–145 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 131 million118 million–147 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 131 million118 million–148 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 132 million118 million–150 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 133 million117 million–151 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 133 million117 million–153 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 133 million116 million–154 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 134 million116 million–156 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 134 million116 million–157 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 134 million115 million–159 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 135 million115 million–160 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 135 million114 million–161 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 135 million113 million–162 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 135 million112 million–164 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 135 million112 million–164 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 135 million111 million–166 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 135 million110 million–167 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 135 million109 million–169 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 135 million108 million–170 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 135 million108 million–171 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 135 million107 million–172 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 135 million105 million–173 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 135 million104 million–175 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 135 million103 million–176 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 134 million102 million–177 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 134 million100 million–177 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 134 million99 million–178 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 134 million97.7 million–180 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 133 million96.6 million–181 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 133 million95.6 million–182 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 133 million94.5 million–183 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 132 million93.4 million–185 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 132 million92.1 million–186 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 132 million90.8 million–187 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 131 million89.7 million–188 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 131 million88.5 million–189 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 130 million87.3 million–190 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 130 million86.3 million–190 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 129 million85.2 million–192 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 129 million84 million–193 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 128 million82.9 million–195 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 127 million81.5 million–196 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 127 million80.2 million–196 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 126 million79 million–197 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 125 million77.6 million–198 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 125 million76.3 million–199 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 124 million75 million–200 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 123 million73.7 million–200 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 123 million72.8 million–201 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 122 million71.8 million–203 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 121 million70.5 million–203 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 120 million69 million–204 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 120 million67.5 million–205 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 119 million66 million–206 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 118 million64.6 million–207 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 117 million63.4 million–207 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 117 million62.4 million–208 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 116 million61.3 million–209 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 115 million59.9 million–209 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 114 million58.8 million–209 million | 10.2 billion |
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.
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- Military spending1.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$6.3B in 2025
- Military spending per person$55 in 2025
- Military share of state spending5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel157,000 people in 2020
- National power0.68% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports846 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports4 million TIV in 2007