Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Philippines
Philippines: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.5577 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Philippines, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Philippines is 0.5577 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Philippines peaked at 0.5577 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3001 people per person, in 1960.
Philippines ranks 140th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Philippines, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3001 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3025 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.3046 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3065 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3082 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3098 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3114 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.313 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3147 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3166 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3186 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3208 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3229 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3249 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3269 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3289 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3308 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3327 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3346 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3366 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3385 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3404 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3424 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3444 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3464 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3485 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3507 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3529 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3552 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3575 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.36 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3626 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3652 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.368 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3709 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.374 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3771 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3805 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3839 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3876 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3914 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3954 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3996 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4039 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4085 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4133 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4183 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4235 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4315 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4434 people per person | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4552 people per person | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4668 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4792 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4913 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5024 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5115 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5191 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.526 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5321 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5372 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5411 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5445 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5479 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5512 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5545 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.5577 people per person | +0.6% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.5577 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 85% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.5577 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 85% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3088 people per person | 0.3001 people per person | 0.3166 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3278 people per person | 0.3186 people per person | 0.3366 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3477 people per person | 0.3385 people per person | 0.3575 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.373 people per person | 0.36 people per person | 0.3876 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4129 people per person | 0.3914 people per person | 0.4434 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5021 people per person | 0.4552 people per person | 0.5372 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5495 people per person | 0.5411 people per person | 0.5577 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More population data for Philippines
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6532 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.167 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6532 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0898 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 157,892 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.32 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6047 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 383.08 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.22 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Philippines?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Philippines was 0.5577 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5577 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3001 people per person in 1960.
- How does Philippines rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Philippines ranks 140th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.