Fiji vs Philippines: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Fiji
59.0%
in 2025
Philippines
59.5%
in 2025
Fiji rank
121st
Philippines rank
120th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Fiji
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 59.5% against 59.0% in Fiji, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Philippines ahead.
Fiji ranks 121st and Philippines ranks 120th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Philippines |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Philippines |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Philippines |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Philippines |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Philippines |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Philippines |
| 1600s | 0.1% | 1.0% | 0.9% | Philippines |
| 1700s | 0.2% | 2.9% | 2.7% | Philippines |
| 1710s | 0.3% | 3.3% | 3.0% | Philippines |
| 1720s | 0.4% | 3.6% | 3.2% | Philippines |
| 1730s | 0.5% | 3.9% | 3.5% | Philippines |
| 1740s | 0.6% | 4.3% | 3.7% | Philippines |
| 1750s | 0.7% | 4.7% | 4.0% | Philippines |
| 1760s | 0.8% | 5.2% | 4.4% | Philippines |
| 1770s | 1.0% | 5.7% | 4.7% | Philippines |
| 1780s | 1.2% | 6.2% | 5.0% | Philippines |
| 1790s | 1.4% | 6.8% | 5.4% | Philippines |
| 1800s | 1.7% | 7.5% | 5.7% | Philippines |
| 1810s | 2.1% | 8.2% | 6.1% | Philippines |
| 1820s | 2.5% | 8.9% | 6.5% | Philippines |
| 1830s | 3.0% | 9.8% | 6.8% | Philippines |
| 1840s | 3.6% | 10.7% | 7.2% | Philippines |
| 1850s | 4.3% | 11.8% | 7.5% | Philippines |
| 1860s | 5.1% | 12.9% | 7.8% | Philippines |
| 1870s | 6.1% | 14.1% | 8.0% | Philippines |
| 1880s | 7.4% | 15.4% | 8.1% | Philippines |
| 1890s | 8.8% | 16.9% | 8.1% | Philippines |
| 1900s | 10.6% | 18.5% | 7.9% | Philippines |
| 1910s | 12.7% | 20.3% | 7.6% | Philippines |
| 1920s | 15.3% | 22.2% | 6.9% | Philippines |
| 1930s | 18.3% | 24.3% | 6.0% | Philippines |
| 1940s | 22.0% | 26.7% | 4.7% | Philippines |
| 1950s | 26.8% | 30.0% | 3.3% | Philippines |
| 1960s | 32.2% | 32.2% | 0.0% | Philippines |
| 1970s | 36.3% | 36.0% | 0.3% | Fiji |
| 1980s | 38.7% | 43.2% | 4.5% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 44.5% | 53.9% | 9.4% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 58.8% | 9.2% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 58.8% | 4.9% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 59.2% | 1.5% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Fiji or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 59.5% against 59.0% in Fiji as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Fiji and Philippines?
- 0.5%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Philippines?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Philippines rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Fiji ranks 121st and Philippines ranks 120th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.