Urban population in the Philippines in 2025 — 65,135,932 people. Ranked 14 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 678.1%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Philippines
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65.14M | +898,186 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 64.24M | +904,809 | +1.43% |
| 2023 | 63.33M | +891,609 | +1.43% |
| 2022 | 62.44M | +857,397 | +1.39% |
| 2021 | 61.58M | +939,256 | +1.55% |
| 2020 | 60.64M | +1.13M | +1.89% |
| 2019 | 59.52M | +1.27M | +2.19% |
| 2018 | 58.25M | +1.37M | +2.41% |
| 2017 | 56.87M | +1.46M | +2.64% |
| 2016 | 55.41M | +1.54M | +2.85% |
| 2015 | 53.87M | +1.74M | +3.34% |
| 2014 | 52.13M | +1.98M | +3.95% |
| 2013 | 50.15M | +2.15M | +4.48% |
| 2012 | 48M | +2.14M | +4.66% |
| 2011 | 45.87M | +2.01M | +4.59% |
| 2010 | 43.85M | +2.01M | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 41.85M | +1.84M | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 40M | +1.44M | +3.72% |
| 2007 | 38.57M | +1.13M | +3.01% |
| 2006 | 37.44M | +1.07M | +2.93% |
| 2005 | 36.38M | +1.08M | +3.07% |
| 2004 | 35.29M | +1.07M | +3.12% |
| 2003 | 34.23M | +1.04M | +3.12% |
| 2002 | 33.19M | +1.01M | +3.13% |
| 2001 | 32.18M | +1.02M | +3.27% |
| 2000 | 31.16M | +1.03M | +3.41% |
| 1999 | 30.14M | +1.04M | +3.56% |
| 1998 | 29.1M | +979,594 | +3.48% |
| 1997 | 28.12M | +893,609 | +3.28% |
| 1996 | 27.23M | +843,939 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 26.38M | +780,512 | +3.05% |
| 1994 | 25.6M | +748,321 | +3.01% |
| 1993 | 24.85M | +773,871 | +3.21% |
| 1992 | 24.08M | +735,594 | +3.15% |
| 1991 | 23.34M | +714,801 | +3.16% |
| 1990 | 22.63M | +723,050 | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 21.91M | +687,391 | +3.24% |
| 1988 | 21.22M | +694,902 | +3.39% |
| 1987 | 20.52M | +659,227 | +3.32% |
| 1986 | 19.86M | +620,890 | +3.23% |
| 1985 | 19.24M | +630,594 | +3.39% |
| 1984 | 18.61M | +637,187 | +3.54% |
| 1983 | 17.98M | +617,649 | +3.56% |
| 1982 | 17.36M | +570,882 | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 16.79M | +524,964 | +3.23% |
| 1980 | 16.26M | +508,685 | +3.23% |
| 1979 | 15.75M | +501,901 | +3.29% |
| 1978 | 15.25M | +488,988 | +3.31% |
| 1977 | 14.76M | +471,164 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 14.29M | +439,104 | +3.17% |
| 1975 | 13.85M | +392,016 | +2.91% |
| 1974 | 13.46M | +368,041 | +2.81% |
| 1973 | 13.09M | +367,829 | +2.89% |
| 1972 | 12.72M | +367,461 | +2.97% |
| 1971 | 12.36M | +368,281 | +3.07% |
| 1970 | 11.99M | +382,303 | +3.29% |
| 1969 | 11.61M | +389,890 | +3.48% |
| 1968 | 11.22M | +378,819 | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 10.84M | +368,165 | +3.52% |
| 1966 | 10.47M | +360,185 | +3.56% |
| 1965 | 10.11M | +355,276 | +3.64% |
| 1964 | 9.75M | +350,970 | +3.73% |
| 1963 | 9.4M | +347,446 | +3.84% |
| 1962 | 9.06M | +344,472 | +3.95% |
| 1961 | 8.71M | +340,042 | +4.06% |
| 1960 | 8.37M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Population in cities over 1 millionHow many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
Environment Population living in slumsWhat share of the urban population lives in slums under the UN definition.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
