Philippines vs Viet Nam: The global population hockey stick

Philippines
114.89 million people
in 2023
Viet Nam
100.35 million people
in 2023
Philippines rank
14th
Viet Nam rank
17th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Philippines
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 114.89 million people against 100.35 million people in Viet Nam, a difference of 14.54 million people.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Philippines ranks 14th and Viet Nam ranks 17th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 37.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1000s 99,977 people 800,000 people 700,023 people Viet Nam
1100s 179,959 people 1.04 million people 860,041 people Viet Nam
1200s 259,941 people 1.28 million people 1.02 million people Viet Nam
1300s 339,923 people 1.52 million people 1.18 million people Viet Nam
1400s 419,905 people 1.76 million people 1.34 million people Viet Nam
1500s 499,886 people 2.00 million people 1.50 million people Viet Nam
1600s 799,819 people 2.50 million people 1.70 million people Viet Nam
1700s 1.25 million people 3.00 million people 1.75 million people Viet Nam
1710s 1.33 million people 3.30 million people 1.97 million people Viet Nam
1720s 1.40 million people 3.59 million people 2.19 million people Viet Nam
1730s 1.48 million people 3.89 million people 2.41 million people Viet Nam
1740s 1.56 million people 4.18 million people 2.63 million people Viet Nam
1750s 1.64 million people 4.48 million people 2.84 million people Viet Nam
1760s 1.71 million people 4.78 million people 3.06 million people Viet Nam
1770s 1.79 million people 5.07 million people 3.28 million people Viet Nam
1780s 1.87 million people 5.37 million people 3.50 million people Viet Nam
1790s 1.94 million people 5.66 million people 3.72 million people Viet Nam
1800s 2.23 million people 4.48 million people 2.25 million people Viet Nam
1810s 2.05 million people 5.73 million people 3.69 million people Viet Nam
1820s 2.36 million people 6.45 million people 4.09 million people Viet Nam
1830s 2.81 million people 6.28 million people 3.46 million people Viet Nam
1840s 3.32 million people 6.10 million people 2.78 million people Viet Nam
1850s 3.87 million people 6.85 million people 2.98 million people Viet Nam
1860s 4.49 million people 9.04 million people 4.55 million people Viet Nam
1870s 5.21 million people 10.62 million people 5.42 million people Viet Nam
1880s 5.78 million people 10.95 million people 5.17 million people Viet Nam
1890s 6.26 million people 11.28 million people 5.02 million people Viet Nam
1900s 7.15 million people 14.68 million people 7.53 million people Viet Nam
1910s 8.47 million people 18.77 million people 10.30 million people Viet Nam
1920s 10.27 million people 18.03 million people 7.76 million people Viet Nam
1930s 12.77 million people 18.18 million people 5.42 million people Viet Nam
1940s 16.15 million people 21.60 million people 5.45 million people Viet Nam
1950s 22.61 million people 28.01 million people 5.40 million people Viet Nam
1960s 32.19 million people 36.60 million people 4.42 million people Viet Nam
1970s 41.91 million people 46.19 million people 4.28 million people Viet Nam
1980s 54.50 million people 58.33 million people 3.83 million people Viet Nam
1990s 69.99 million people 71.21 million people 1.22 million people Viet Nam
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 the global population hockey stick, Philippines or Viet Nam?
Philippines, at 114.89 million people against 100.35 million people in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Philippines and Viet Nam?
14.54 million people, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Viet Nam?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Philippines and Viet Nam rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Philippines ranks 14th and Viet Nam 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 The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
The global population hockey stick
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.