Population density in Philippines

Philippines: Population density was 383.08 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
383.08 people per km²
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
40th
of 235 countries
All-time high
453.36 people per km²
in 2057
All-time low
0.3353 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Philippines, 1000–2100

0100200300400500100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

In 2100, population density in Philippines stood at 383.08 people per km².

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Philippines peaked at 453.36 people per km² in 2057 and was at its lowest, 0.3353 people per km², in 1000.

That places Philippines 40th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Philippines, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 0.3353 people per km²
1100 0.6035 people per km² +80.0%
1200 0.8718 people per km² +44.4%
1300 1.14 people per km² +30.8%
1400 1.41 people per km² +23.5%
1500 1.68 people per km² +19.0%
1600 2.68 people per km² +60.0%
1700 4.19 people per km² +56.2%
1710 4.45 people per km² +6.2%
1720 4.71 people per km² +5.8%
1730 4.97 people per km² +5.5%
1740 5.23 people per km² +5.2%
1750 5.49 people per km² +5.0%
1760 5.74 people per km² +4.7%
1770 6 people per km² +4.5%
1780 6.26 people per km² +4.3%
1790 6.52 people per km² +4.1%
1800 8.38 people per km² +28.6%
1801 8.17 people per km² -2.5%
1802 7.96 people per km² -2.5%
1803 7.76 people per km² -2.5%
1804 7.56 people per km² -2.5%
1805 7.37 people per km² -2.5%
1806 7.19 people per km² -2.5%
1807 7 people per km² -2.5%
1808 6.83 people per km² -2.5%
1809 6.65 people per km² -2.5%
1810 6.63 people per km² -0.3%
1811 6.61 people per km² -0.3%
1812 6.64 people per km² +0.4%
1813 6.72 people per km² +1.2%
1814 6.8 people per km² +1.2%
1815 6.88 people per km² +1.2%
1816 6.96 people per km² +1.2%
1817 7.04 people per km² +1.2%
1818 7.13 people per km² +1.2%
1819 7.22 people per km² +1.3%
1820 7.32 people per km² +1.4%
1821 7.44 people per km² +1.5%
1822 7.56 people per km² +1.7%
1823 7.7 people per km² +1.8%
1824 7.83 people per km² +1.8%
1825 7.97 people per km² +1.8%
1826 8.11 people per km² +1.8%
1827 8.26 people per km² +1.8%
1828 8.41 people per km² +1.8%
1829 8.56 people per km² +1.8%
1830 8.71 people per km² +1.8%
1831 8.86 people per km² +1.8%
1832 9.02 people per km² +1.8%
1833 9.18 people per km² +1.8%
1834 9.34 people per km² +1.8%
1835 9.51 people per km² +1.8%
1836 9.68 people per km² +1.8%
1837 9.85 people per km² +1.8%
1838 10.03 people per km² +1.8%
1839 10.2 people per km² +1.7%
1840 10.37 people per km² +1.7%
1841 10.54 people per km² +1.6%
1842 10.71 people per km² +1.6%
1843 10.88 people per km² +1.6%
1844 11.05 people per km² +1.6%
1845 11.22 people per km² +1.6%
1846 11.39 people per km² +1.6%
1847 11.57 people per km² +1.6%
1848 11.75 people per km² +1.6%
1849 11.94 people per km² +1.6%
1850 12.13 people per km² +1.6%
1851 12.3 people per km² +1.4%
1852 12.48 people per km² +1.5%
1853 12.67 people per km² +1.5%
1854 12.86 people per km² +1.5%
1855 13.06 people per km² +1.5%
1856 13.25 people per km² +1.5%
1857 13.45 people per km² +1.5%
1858 13.66 people per km² +1.5%
1859 13.86 people per km² +1.5%
1860 14.07 people per km² +1.5%
1861 14.28 people per km² +1.5%
1862 14.49 people per km² +1.5%
1863 14.71 people per km² +1.5%
1864 14.93 people per km² +1.5%
1865 15.16 people per km² +1.5%
1866 15.38 people per km² +1.5%
1867 15.62 people per km² +1.5%
1868 15.85 people per km² +1.5%
1869 16.09 people per km² +1.5%
1870 16.33 people per km² +1.5%
1871 16.57 people per km² +1.5%
1872 16.82 people per km² +1.5%
1873 17.06 people per km² +1.5%
1874 17.32 people per km² +1.5%
1875 17.57 people per km² +1.5%
1876 17.83 people per km² +1.5%
1877 18.1 people per km² +1.5%
1878 18.37 people per km² +1.5%
1879 18.6 people per km² +1.3%
1880 18.81 people per km² +1.1%
1881 18.99 people per km² +0.9%
1882 19.13 people per km² +0.8%
1883 19.24 people per km² +0.6%
1884 19.35 people per km² +0.6%
1885 19.47 people per km² +0.6%
1886 19.58 people per km² +0.6%
1887 19.69 people per km² +0.6%
1888 19.81 people per km² +0.6%
1889 19.94 people per km² +0.7%
1890 20.09 people per km² +0.8%
1891 20.26 people per km² +0.9%
1892 20.45 people per km² +0.9%
1893 20.66 people per km² +1.0%
1894 20.88 people per km² +1.0%
1895 21.09 people per km² +1.0%
1896 21.31 people per km² +1.0%
1897 21.52 people per km² +1.0%
1898 21.74 people per km² +1.0%
1899 22 people per km² +1.2%
1900 22.28 people per km² +1.3%
1901 22.6 people per km² +1.4%
1902 22.96 people per km² +1.6%
1903 23.35 people per km² +1.7%
1904 23.75 people per km² +1.7%
1905 24.15 people per km² +1.7%
1906 24.56 people per km² +1.7%
1907 24.98 people per km² +1.7%
1908 25.41 people per km² +1.7%
1909 25.84 people per km² +1.7%
1910 26.28 people per km² +1.7%
1911 26.73 people per km² +1.7%
1912 27.18 people per km² +1.7%
1913 27.64 people per km² +1.7%
1914 28.11 people per km² +1.7%
1915 28.59 people per km² +1.7%
1916 29.08 people per km² +1.7%
1917 29.58 people per km² +1.7%
1918 30.15 people per km² +1.9%
1919 30.74 people per km² +2.0%
1920 31.35 people per km² +2.0%
1921 31.99 people per km² +2.0%
1922 32.65 people per km² +2.1%
1923 33.33 people per km² +2.1%
1924 34.03 people per km² +2.1%
1925 34.74 people per km² +2.1%
1926 35.47 people per km² +2.1%
1927 36.21 people per km² +2.1%
1928 36.97 people per km² +2.1%
1929 37.76 people per km² +2.1%
1930 38.58 people per km² +2.2%
1931 39.44 people per km² +2.2%
1932 40.34 people per km² +2.3%
1933 41.27 people per km² +2.3%
1934 42.23 people per km² +2.3%
1935 43.2 people per km² +2.3%
1936 44.2 people per km² +2.3%
1937 45.23 people per km² +2.3%
1938 46.27 people per km² +2.3%
1939 47.36 people per km² +2.3%
1940 48.48 people per km² +2.4%
1941 49.64 people per km² +2.4%
1942 50.85 people per km² +2.4%
1943 52.09 people per km² +2.5%
1944 53.37 people per km² +2.5%
1945 54.68 people per km² +2.5%
1946 56.02 people per km² +2.5%
1947 57.39 people per km² +2.5%
1948 58.8 people per km² +2.5%
1949 60.32 people per km² +2.6%
1950 63.22 people per km² +4.8%
1951 65.63 people per km² +3.8%
1952 68.18 people per km² +3.9%
1953 70.87 people per km² +4.0%
1954 73.72 people per km² +4.0%
1955 76.74 people per km² +4.1%
1956 79.91 people per km² +4.1%
1957 83.23 people per km² +4.2%
1958 86.67 people per km² +4.1%
1959 90.24 people per km² +4.1%
1960 93.54 people per km² +3.7%
1961 96.56 people per km² +3.2%
1962 99.69 people per km² +3.2%
1963 102.88 people per km² +3.2%
1964 106.12 people per km² +3.2%
1965 109.42 people per km² +3.1%
1966 112.75 people per km² +3.0%
1967 116.11 people per km² +3.0%
1968 119.52 people per km² +2.9%
1969 122.95 people per km² +2.9%
1970 126.18 people per km² +2.6%
1971 129.18 people per km² +2.4%
1972 132.17 people per km² +2.3%
1973 135.14 people per km² +2.2%
1974 138.09 people per km² +2.2%
1975 141.26 people per km² +2.3%
1976 144.89 people per km² +2.6%
1977 148.8 people per km² +2.7%
1978 152.85 people per km² +2.7%
1979 156.98 people per km² +2.7%
1980 161.13 people per km² +2.6%
1981 165.38 people per km² +2.6%
1982 170.02 people per km² +2.8%
1983 175.05 people per km² +3.0%
1984 180.19 people per km² +2.9%
1985 185.17 people per km² +2.8%
1986 189.98 people per km² +2.6%
1987 195.05 people per km² +2.7%
1988 200.35 people per km² +2.7%
1989 205.47 people per km² +2.6%
1990 210.8 people per km² +2.6%
1991 215.93 people per km² +2.4%
1992 221.1 people per km² +2.4%
1993 226.48 people per km² +2.4%
1994 231.48 people per km² +2.2%
1995 236.6 people per km² +2.2%
1996 242.11 people per km² +2.3%
1997 247.88 people per km² +2.4%
1998 254.19 people per km² +2.5%
1999 260.77 people per km² +2.6%
2000 267.05 people per km² +2.4%
2001 273 people per km² +2.2%
2002 278.6 people per km² +2.0%
2003 284.17 people per km² +2.0%
2004 289.75 people per km² +2.0%
2005 295.19 people per km² +1.9%
2006 300.19 people per km² +1.7%
2007 305.45 people per km² +1.7%
2008 310.89 people per km² +1.8%
2009 316.55 people per km² +1.8%
2010 323.1 people per km² +2.1%
2011 329.5 people per km² +2.0%
2012 335.97 people per km² +2.0%
2013 342.34 people per km² +1.9%
2014 348.01 people per km² +1.7%
2015 353.2 people per km² +1.5%
2016 357.97 people per km² +1.4%
2017 362.61 people per km² +1.3%
2018 367.12 people per km² +1.2%
2019 371.62 people per km² +1.2%
2020 375.9 people per km² +1.2%
2021 379.32 people per km² +0.9%
2022 382.21 people per km² +0.8%
2023 385.32 people per km² +0.8%
2024 388.52 people per km² +0.8%
2025 391.68 people per km² +0.8%
2026 394.82 people per km² +0.8%
2027 397.95 people per km² +0.8%
2028 401.06 people per km² +0.8%
2029 404.14 people per km² +0.8%
2030 407.18 people per km² +0.8%
2031 410.17 people per km² +0.7%
2032 413.12 people per km² +0.7%
2033 416.04 people per km² +0.7%
2034 418.9 people per km² +0.7%
2035 421.71 people per km² +0.7%
2036 424.45 people per km² +0.6%
2037 427.11 people per km² +0.6%
2038 429.68 people per km² +0.6%
2039 432.14 people per km² +0.6%
2040 434.47 people per km² +0.5%
2041 436.7 people per km² +0.5%
2042 438.8 people per km² +0.5%
2043 440.78 people per km² +0.5%
2044 442.63 people per km² +0.4%
2045 444.35 people per km² +0.4%
2046 445.93 people per km² +0.4%
2047 447.35 people per km² +0.3%
2048 448.6 people per km² +0.3%
2049 449.71 people per km² +0.2%
2050 450.66 people per km² +0.2%
2051 451.46 people per km² +0.2%
2052 452.11 people per km² +0.1%
2053 452.6 people per km² +0.1%
2054 452.98 people per km² +0.1%
2055 453.23 people per km² +0.1%
2056 453.35 people per km² +0.0%
2057 453.36 people per km² +0.0%
2058 453.3 people per km² -0.0%
2059 453.13 people per km² -0.0%
2060 452.87 people per km² -0.1%
2061 452.53 people per km² -0.1%
2062 452.1 people per km² -0.1%
2063 451.61 people per km² -0.1%
2064 451.05 people per km² -0.1%
2065 450.4 people per km² -0.1%
2066 449.7 people per km² -0.2%
2067 448.93 people per km² -0.2%
2068 448.08 people per km² -0.2%
2069 447.16 people per km² -0.2%
2070 446.16 people per km² -0.2%
2071 445.08 people per km² -0.2%
2072 443.91 people per km² -0.3%
2073 442.64 people per km² -0.3%
2074 441.29 people per km² -0.3%
2075 439.84 people per km² -0.3%
2076 438.31 people per km² -0.3%
2077 436.66 people per km² -0.4%
2078 434.92 people per km² -0.4%
2079 433.1 people per km² -0.4%
2080 431.2 people per km² -0.4%
2081 429.22 people per km² -0.5%
2082 427.16 people per km² -0.5%
2083 425.03 people per km² -0.5%
2084 422.82 people per km² -0.5%
2085 420.54 people per km² -0.5%
2086 418.19 people per km² -0.6%
2087 415.81 people per km² -0.6%
2088 413.38 people per km² -0.6%
2089 410.93 people per km² -0.6%
2090 408.44 people per km² -0.6%
2091 405.93 people per km² -0.6%
2092 403.4 people per km² -0.6%
2093 400.86 people per km² -0.6%
2094 398.32 people per km² -0.6%
2095 395.77 people per km² -0.6%
2096 393.21 people per km² -0.6%
2097 390.66 people per km² -0.6%
2098 388.12 people per km² -0.6%
2099 385.6 people per km² -0.7%
2100 383.08 people per km² -0.7%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 383.08 people per km² is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23 people per km², 5.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 383.08 people per km² is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 132.68 people per km², 2.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1100 +80.0% 0.3353 people per km² 0.6035 people per km²
1600 +60.0% 1.68 people per km² 2.68 people per km²
1700 +56.2% 2.68 people per km² 4.19 people per km²
1200 +44.4% 0.6035 people per km² 0.8718 people per km²
1300 +30.8% 0.8718 people per km² 1.14 people per km²
1800 +28.6% 6.52 people per km² 8.38 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.3353 people per km² 0.3353 people per km² 0.3353 people per km² 1
1100s 0.6035 people per km² 0.6035 people per km² 0.6035 people per km² 1
1200s 0.8718 people per km² 0.8718 people per km² 0.8718 people per km² 1
1300s 1.14 people per km² 1.14 people per km² 1.14 people per km² 1
1400s 1.41 people per km² 1.41 people per km² 1.41 people per km² 1
1500s 1.68 people per km² 1.68 people per km² 1.68 people per km² 1
1600s 2.68 people per km² 2.68 people per km² 2.68 people per km² 1
1700s 4.19 people per km² 4.19 people per km² 4.19 people per km² 1
1710s 4.45 people per km² 4.45 people per km² 4.45 people per km² 1
1720s 4.71 people per km² 4.71 people per km² 4.71 people per km² 1
1730s 4.97 people per km² 4.97 people per km² 4.97 people per km² 1
1740s 5.23 people per km² 5.23 people per km² 5.23 people per km² 1
1750s 5.49 people per km² 5.49 people per km² 5.49 people per km² 1
1760s 5.74 people per km² 5.74 people per km² 5.74 people per km² 1
1770s 6 people per km² 6 people per km² 6 people per km² 1
1780s 6.26 people per km² 6.26 people per km² 6.26 people per km² 1
1790s 6.52 people per km² 6.52 people per km² 6.52 people per km² 1
1800s 7.49 people per km² 6.65 people per km² 8.38 people per km² 10
1810s 6.86 people per km² 6.61 people per km² 7.22 people per km² 10
1820s 7.92 people per km² 7.32 people per km² 8.56 people per km² 10
1830s 9.44 people per km² 8.71 people per km² 10.2 people per km² 10
1840s 11.14 people per km² 10.37 people per km² 11.94 people per km² 10
1850s 12.97 people per km² 12.13 people per km² 13.86 people per km² 10
1860s 15.06 people per km² 14.07 people per km² 16.09 people per km² 10
1870s 17.46 people per km² 16.33 people per km² 18.6 people per km² 10
1880s 19.4 people per km² 18.81 people per km² 19.94 people per km² 10
1890s 21 people per km² 20.09 people per km² 22 people per km² 10
1900s 23.99 people per km² 22.28 people per km² 25.84 people per km² 10
1910s 28.41 people per km² 26.28 people per km² 30.74 people per km² 10
1920s 34.45 people per km² 31.35 people per km² 37.76 people per km² 10
1930s 42.81 people per km² 38.58 people per km² 47.36 people per km² 10
1940s 54.16 people per km² 48.48 people per km² 60.32 people per km² 10
1950s 75.84 people per km² 63.22 people per km² 90.24 people per km² 10
1960s 107.95 people per km² 93.54 people per km² 122.95 people per km² 10
1970s 140.55 people per km² 126.18 people per km² 156.98 people per km² 10
1980s 182.78 people per km² 161.13 people per km² 205.47 people per km² 10
1990s 234.73 people per km² 210.8 people per km² 260.77 people per km² 10
2000s 292.08 people per km² 267.05 people per km² 316.55 people per km² 10
2010s 349.14 people per km² 323.1 people per km² 371.62 people per km² 10
2020s 390.09 people per km² 375.9 people per km² 404.14 people per km² 10
2030s 420.05 people per km² 407.18 people per km² 432.14 people per km² 10
2040s 442.93 people per km² 434.47 people per km² 449.71 people per km² 10
2050s 452.62 people per km² 450.66 people per km² 453.36 people per km² 10
2060s 450.44 people per km² 447.16 people per km² 452.87 people per km² 10
2070s 440.19 people per km² 433.1 people per km² 446.16 people per km² 10
2080s 421.43 people per km² 410.93 people per km² 431.2 people per km² 10
2090s 397.03 people per km² 385.6 people per km² 408.44 people per km² 10
2100s 383.08 people per km² 383.08 people per km² 383.08 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 37 Aruba 417.72 people per km² compare
  2. 38 Tuvalu 409.67 people per km² compare
  3. 39 Saint Martin (French part) 400.56 people per km² compare
  4. 41 Guam 380.56 people per km² compare
  5. 42 United Arab Emirates 367.99 people per km² compare
  6. 43 Belgium 365.29 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Philippines?
Population density in Philippines was 383.08 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 453.36 people per km² in 2057.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3353 people per km² in 1000.
How does Philippines rank for population density?
Philippines ranks 40th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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