Philippines vs United States: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Philippines
53.20 million people
in 2050
United States
51.49 million people
in 2050
Philippines rank
12th
United States rank
13th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Philippines
- United States
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 53.20 million people against 51.49 million people in United States, a difference of 1.71 million people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was United States ahead.
Philippines ranks 12th and United States ranks 13th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 3 and United States in 40.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 99,976 people | 1.22 million people | 1.12 million people | United States |
| 1100s | 179,952 people | 1.31 million people | 1.13 million people | United States |
| 1200s | 259,910 people | 1.45 million people | 1.19 million people | United States |
| 1300s | 339,801 people | 1.57 million people | 1.23 million people | United States |
| 1400s | 419,451 people | 1.74 million people | 1.32 million people | United States |
| 1500s | 498,265 people | 1.88 million people | 1.38 million people | United States |
| 1600s | 792,034 people | 773,314 people | 18,720 people | Philippines |
| 1700s | 1.21 million people | 908,535 people | 304,685 people | Philippines |
| 1710s | 1.28 million people | 1.35 million people | 62,300 people | United States |
| 1720s | 1.35 million people | 1.78 million people | 424,430 people | United States |
| 1730s | 1.42 million people | 2.21 million people | 784,560 people | United States |
| 1740s | 1.49 million people | 2.63 million people | 1.14 million people | United States |
| 1750s | 1.56 million people | 3.06 million people | 1.50 million people | United States |
| 1760s | 1.62 million people | 3.47 million people | 1.85 million people | United States |
| 1770s | 1.69 million people | 3.88 million people | 2.20 million people | United States |
| 1780s | 1.75 million people | 4.29 million people | 2.54 million people | United States |
| 1790s | 1.81 million people | 4.69 million people | 2.88 million people | United States |
| 1800s | 1.87 million people | 5.93 million people | 4.06 million people | United States |
| 1810s | 1.93 million people | 7.58 million people | 5.65 million people | United States |
| 1820s | 1.98 million people | 9.84 million people | 7.85 million people | United States |
| 1830s | 2.26 million people | 12.62 million people | 10.36 million people | United States |
| 1840s | 2.69 million people | 16.07 million people | 13.38 million people | United States |
| 1850s | 3.19 million people | 20.15 million people | 16.96 million people | United States |
| 1860s | 3.78 million people | 25.57 million people | 21.80 million people | United States |
| 1870s | 4.35 million people | 28.95 million people | 24.60 million people | United States |
| 1880s | 4.88 million people | 36.32 million people | 31.44 million people | United States |
| 1890s | 5.38 million people | 40.97 million people | 35.59 million people | United States |
| 1900s | 5.97 million people | 46.03 million people | 40.07 million people | United States |
| 1910s | 7.03 million people | 49.83 million people | 42.81 million people | United States |
| 1920s | 8.34 million people | 51.74 million people | 43.40 million people | United States |
| 1930s | 9.98 million people | 53.96 million people | 43.98 million people | United States |
| 1940s | 12.16 million people | 52.87 million people | 40.71 million people | United States |
| 1950s | 16.31 million people | 54.62 million people | 38.31 million people | United States |
| 1960s | 22.24 million people | 54.27 million people | 32.04 million people | United States |
| 1970s | 28.16 million people | 57.52 million people | 29.37 million people | United States |
| 1980s | 35.52 million people | 61.76 million people | 26.24 million people | United States |
| 1990s | 43.84 million people | 61.21 million people | 17.36 million people | United States |
| 2000s | 51.06 million people | 58.82 million people | 7.76 million people | United States |
| 2010s | 51.71 million people | 63.23 million people | 11.52 million people | United States |
| 2020s | 51.64 million people | 68.52 million people | 16.88 million people | United States |
| 2030s | 52.13 million people | 66.67 million people | 14.54 million people | United States |
| 2040s | 52.77 million people | 58.54 million people | 5.77 million people | United States |
| 2050s | 53.20 million people | 51.49 million people | 1.71 million people | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Philippines or United States?
- Philippines, at 53.20 million people against 51.49 million people in United States as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Philippines and United States?
- 1.71 million people, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and United States?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Philippines and United States rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Philippines ranks 12th and United States ranks 13th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.