World population growth in Philippines
Philippines: World population growth was -0.7% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
174th
of 239 countries
All-time high
4.1%
in 1957
All-time low
-1.1%
in 1800
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in Philippines, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, world population growth in Philippines stood at -0.7%.
That represents a change of down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Philippines peaked at 4.1% in 1957 and was at its lowest, -1.1%, in 1800.
That places Philippines 174th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.4% | — |
| 1800 | -1.1% | -342.8% |
| 1900 | 1.3% | -219.3% |
| 1905 | 1.7% | +30.7% |
| 1910 | 1.7% | -0.0% |
| 1915 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 2.0% | +17.1% |
| 1925 | 2.1% | +4.8% |
| 1930 | 2.2% | +4.3% |
| 1935 | 2.3% | +5.9% |
| 1940 | 2.3% | +2.4% |
| 1945 | 2.4% | +3.4% |
| 1950 | 3.7% | +52.9% |
| 1951 | 3.8% | +2.0% |
| 1952 | 3.8% | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 3.9% | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 4.0% | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 4.0% | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 4.1% | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 4.1% | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 4.0% | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 4.0% | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 3.2% | -21.9% |
| 1961 | 3.2% | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 3.2% | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 3.1% | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 3.1% | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 3.0% | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 3.0% | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 2.9% | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 2.9% | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 2.8% | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 2.4% | -14.6% |
| 1971 | 2.3% | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 2.2% | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 2.2% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | +13.9% |
| 1976 | 2.6% | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 2.7% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 2.7% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 2.6% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 2.6% | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 2.6% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 2.9% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 2.8% | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 2.6% | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 2.7% | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | -20.8% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | +22.6% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -15.3% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | +16.4% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -31.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2026 | 0.8% | -1.6% |
| 2027 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 2028 | 0.8% | -1.4% |
| 2029 | 0.8% | -2.2% |
| 2030 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 2031 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 2032 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 2033 | 0.7% | -2.0% |
| 2034 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 2035 | 0.7% | -3.1% |
| 2036 | 0.6% | -2.9% |
| 2037 | 0.6% | -3.9% |
| 2038 | 0.6% | -4.4% |
| 2039 | 0.6% | -5.6% |
| 2040 | 0.5% | -4.9% |
| 2041 | 0.5% | -5.9% |
| 2042 | 0.5% | -5.9% |
| 2043 | 0.4% | -6.7% |
| 2044 | 0.4% | -7.1% |
| 2045 | 0.4% | -8.2% |
| 2046 | 0.3% | -9.2% |
| 2047 | 0.3% | -11.3% |
| 2048 | 0.3% | -12.4% |
| 2049 | 0.2% | -11.8% |
| 2050 | 0.2% | -16.5% |
| 2051 | 0.2% | -16.1% |
| 2052 | 0.1% | -24.1% |
| 2053 | 0.1% | -22.0% |
| 2054 | 0.1% | -27.1% |
| 2055 | 0.0% | -41.4% |
| 2056 | 0.0% | -70.7% |
| 2057 | -0.0% | -133.3% |
| 2058 | -0.0% | +500.0% |
| 2059 | -0.0% | +104.2% |
| 2060 | -0.1% | +36.7% |
| 2061 | -0.1% | +26.9% |
| 2062 | -0.1% | +21.2% |
| 2063 | -0.1% | +12.6% |
| 2064 | -0.1% | +13.8% |
| 2065 | -0.2% | +15.2% |
| 2066 | -0.2% | +5.9% |
| 2067 | -0.2% | +13.0% |
| 2068 | -0.2% | +7.7% |
| 2069 | -0.2% | +9.7% |
| 2070 | -0.2% | +9.3% |
| 2071 | -0.3% | +6.8% |
| 2072 | -0.3% | +9.6% |
| 2073 | -0.3% | +7.3% |
| 2074 | -0.3% | +8.1% |
| 2075 | -0.3% | +5.6% |
| 2076 | -0.4% | +7.1% |
| 2077 | -0.4% | +8.3% |
| 2078 | -0.4% | +4.6% |
| 2079 | -0.4% | +4.4% |
| 2080 | -0.5% | +6.1% |
| 2081 | -0.5% | +3.8% |
| 2082 | -0.5% | +4.7% |
| 2083 | -0.5% | +3.5% |
| 2084 | -0.5% | +4.3% |
| 2085 | -0.6% | +4.0% |
| 2086 | -0.6% | +2.5% |
| 2087 | -0.6% | +2.3% |
| 2088 | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| 2089 | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| 2090 | -0.6% | +1.7% |
| 2091 | -0.6% | +2.0% |
| 2092 | -0.6% | +1.0% |
| 2093 | -0.6% | +0.8% |
| 2094 | -0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2095 | -0.6% | +1.6% |
| 2096 | -0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2097 | -0.7% | -0.2% |
| 2098 | -0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2099 | -0.7% | +0.5% |
| 2100 | -0.7% | -0.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's -0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.6%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's -0.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.3%, 2.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2058 | -500.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1800 | -342.8% | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 1900 | +219.3% | -1.1% | 1.3% |
| 2057 | -133.3% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2059 | -104.2% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2056 | -70.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1800s | -1.1% | -1.1% | -1.1% | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 1920s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 1930s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2 |
| 1940s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 1950s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.3% | -0.4% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.5% | -0.6% | -0.5% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.6% | -0.7% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.7% | -0.7% | -0.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Philippines?
- World population growth in Philippines was -0.7% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 1957.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.1% in 1800.
- How does Philippines rank for world population growth?
- Philippines ranks 174th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.