Philippines vs Vietnam: Population
Philippines
114.89 million people
in 2023
Vietnam
100.35 million people
in 2023
Philippines rank
14th
Vietnam rank
17th
Population over time
- Philippines
- Vietnam
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 114.89 million people against 100.35 million people in Vietnam, a difference of 14.54 million people.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Vietnam ahead.
Philippines ranks 14th and Vietnam ranks 17th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 37.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 99,977 people | 800,000 people | 700,023 people | Vietnam |
| 1100s | 179,959 people | 1.04 million people | 860,041 people | Vietnam |
| 1200s | 259,941 people | 1.28 million people | 1.02 million people | Vietnam |
| 1300s | 339,923 people | 1.52 million people | 1.18 million people | Vietnam |
| 1400s | 419,905 people | 1.76 million people | 1.34 million people | Vietnam |
| 1500s | 499,886 people | 2.00 million people | 1.50 million people | Vietnam |
| 1600s | 799,819 people | 2.50 million people | 1.70 million people | Vietnam |
| 1700s | 1.25 million people | 3.00 million people | 1.75 million people | Vietnam |
| 1710s | 1.33 million people | 3.30 million people | 1.97 million people | Vietnam |
| 1720s | 1.40 million people | 3.59 million people | 2.19 million people | Vietnam |
| 1730s | 1.48 million people | 3.89 million people | 2.41 million people | Vietnam |
| 1740s | 1.56 million people | 4.18 million people | 2.63 million people | Vietnam |
| 1750s | 1.64 million people | 4.48 million people | 2.84 million people | Vietnam |
| 1760s | 1.71 million people | 4.78 million people | 3.06 million people | Vietnam |
| 1770s | 1.79 million people | 5.07 million people | 3.28 million people | Vietnam |
| 1780s | 1.87 million people | 5.37 million people | 3.50 million people | Vietnam |
| 1790s | 1.94 million people | 5.66 million people | 3.72 million people | Vietnam |
| 1800s | 2.23 million people | 4.48 million people | 2.25 million people | Vietnam |
| 1810s | 2.05 million people | 5.73 million people | 3.69 million people | Vietnam |
| 1820s | 2.36 million people | 6.45 million people | 4.09 million people | Vietnam |
| 1830s | 2.81 million people | 6.28 million people | 3.46 million people | Vietnam |
| 1840s | 3.32 million people | 6.10 million people | 2.78 million people | Vietnam |
| 1850s | 3.87 million people | 6.85 million people | 2.98 million people | Vietnam |
| 1860s | 4.49 million people | 9.04 million people | 4.55 million people | Vietnam |
| 1870s | 5.21 million people | 10.62 million people | 5.42 million people | Vietnam |
| 1880s | 5.78 million people | 10.95 million people | 5.17 million people | Vietnam |
| 1890s | 6.26 million people | 11.28 million people | 5.02 million people | Vietnam |
| 1900s | 7.15 million people | 14.68 million people | 7.53 million people | Vietnam |
| 1910s | 8.47 million people | 18.77 million people | 10.30 million people | Vietnam |
| 1920s | 10.27 million people | 18.03 million people | 7.76 million people | Vietnam |
| 1930s | 12.77 million people | 18.18 million people | 5.42 million people | Vietnam |
| 1940s | 16.15 million people | 21.60 million people | 5.45 million people | Vietnam |
| 1950s | 22.61 million people | 28.01 million people | 5.40 million people | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 32.19 million people | 36.60 million people | 4.42 million people | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 41.91 million people | 46.19 million people | 4.28 million people | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 54.50 million people | 58.33 million people | 3.83 million people | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 69.99 million people | 71.21 million people | 1.22 million people | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 87.09 million people | 81.23 million people | 5.86 million people | Philippines |
| 2010s | 104.10 million people | 92.31 million people | 11.79 million people | Philippines |
| 2020s | 113.51 million people | 99.26 million people | 14.25 million people | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Philippines or Vietnam?
- Philippines, at 114.89 million people against 100.35 million people in Vietnam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Philippines and Vietnam?
- 14.54 million people, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Vietnam?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Philippines and Vietnam rank globally for population?
- Philippines ranks 14th and Vietnam ranks 17th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.