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
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) β 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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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.