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Population in the Philippines compared to Romania: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Philippines was 115,843,670 in 2024 vs 19,051,804 people in Romania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Philippines' population is 117,991,570 people compared to 18,839,108 in Romania.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 6.26 times bigger than Romania's.
  • The Philippines is ranked the 14th most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
  • The countries together account for 1.65% of the world: 1.42% for the Philippines vs 0.23% for Romania.
  • For the last 10 years, the Philippines has had an average growth rate of +1.16% per year vs -0.43% in Romania.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Philippines has increased from 89.5M people to 118M (31.8% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.8M (11.1% decline).

Philippines vs Romania: population by year and forecast

Philippines
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Philippines Romania
2100 115,065,514 10,801,385
2099 115,822,085 10,885,505
2098 116,579,642 10,969,050
2097 117,339,735 11,052,086
2096 118,106,310 11,134,776
2095 118,872,671 11,217,462
2094 119,632,784 11,299,298
2093 120,394,127 11,382,352
2092 121,153,505 11,464,817
2091 121,910,997 11,546,872
2090 122,658,317 11,630,335
2089 123,398,001 11,713,468
2088 124,128,536 11,796,733
2087 124,849,376 11,880,373
2086 125,558,475 11,966,550
2085 126,253,074 12,052,744
2084 126,925,232 12,140,454
2083 127,573,007 12,229,714
2082 128,202,586 12,319,480
2081 128,806,308 12,412,385
2080 129,391,229 12,507,333
2079 129,944,270 12,603,302
2078 130,476,671 12,700,870
2077 130,988,299 12,799,985
2076 131,462,248 12,900,610
2075 131,906,358 13,002,848
2074 132,328,468 13,107,513
2073 132,719,174 13,213,407
2072 133,084,836 13,323,211
2071 133,419,916 13,435,661
2070 133,733,411 13,550,449
2069 134,020,647 13,667,892
2068 134,283,663 13,786,771
2067 134,528,603 13,909,141
2066 134,744,843 14,034,214
2065 134,949,800 14,163,381
2064 135,128,431 14,293,294
2063 135,285,603 14,424,068
2062 135,425,056 14,557,025
2061 135,539,763 14,689,897
2060 135,631,085 14,821,441
2059 135,698,075 14,952,855
2058 135,730,163 15,082,857
2057 135,736,069 15,211,914
2056 135,720,219 15,340,213
2055 135,665,249 15,467,019
2054 135,570,794 15,590,545
2053 135,440,724 15,712,155
2052 135,273,857 15,834,374
2051 135,054,258 15,954,507
2050 134,793,554 16,073,070
2049 134,483,048 16,192,498
2048 134,131,716 16,311,535
2047 133,731,695 16,430,565
2046 133,281,676 16,547,661
2045 132,787,906 16,665,026
2044 132,252,742 16,783,383
2043 131,678,840 16,900,955
2042 131,067,112 17,018,000
2041 130,419,312 17,136,818
2040 129,735,394 17,253,674
2039 129,020,366 17,370,310
2038 128,266,374 17,488,193
2037 127,482,230 17,604,853
2036 126,671,125 17,721,511
2035 125,841,025 17,837,396
2034 124,990,553 17,950,976
2033 124,123,848 18,064,449
2032 123,246,040 18,176,399
2031 122,359,182 18,288,437
2030 121,453,322 18,399,699
2029 120,538,221 18,511,331
2028 119,609,503 18,621,197
2027 118,675,486 18,730,482
2026 117,737,984 18,839,108
2025 116,792,787 18,946,392
2024 115,843,670 19,051,804
2023 114,891,199 19,061,062
2022 113,964,338 19,048,502
2021 113,100,950 19,122,059
2020 112,081,264 19,265,250
2019 110,804,683 19,371,648
2018 109,465,287 19,473,970
2017 108,119,693 19,588,715
2016 106,735,719 19,702,267
2015 105,312,992 19,815,616
2014 103,767,130 19,908,979
2013 102,076,336 19,983,693
2012 100,175,512 20,058,035
2011 98,248,614 20,147,528
2010 96,337,125 20,246,871
2009 94,384,250 20,367,487
2008 92,699,095 20,537,875
2007 91,075,184 20,882,982
2006 89,508,986 21,193,760
2005 88,015,962 21,319,685
2004 86,394,504 21,451,748
2003 84,731,835 21,574,326
2002 83,068,889 21,730,496
2001 81,401,488 22,131,970
2000 79,625,397 22,442,971
1999 77,753,257 22,472,040
1998 75,791,024 22,507,344
1997 73,908,810 22,553,978
1996 72,190,242 22,619,004
1995 70,546,246 22,684,270
1994 69,019,291 22,730,211
1993 67,530,621 22,763,280
1992 65,926,125 22,794,284
1991 64,382,249 23,001,155
1990 62,854,666 23,201,835
1989 61,265,260 23,161,458
1988 59,739,052 23,057,662
1987 58,157,496 22,949,430
1986 56,645,077 22,836,841
1985 55,213,006 22,732,999
1984 53,726,181 22,640,547
1983 52,194,620 22,560,478
1982 50,695,707 22,475,741
1981 49,311,727 22,353,070
1980 48,043,740 22,207,282
1979 46,807,103 22,090,488
1978 45,575,281 21,951,464
1977 44,367,962 21,756,096
1976 43,201,488 21,551,634
1975 42,120,826 21,293,583
1974 41,174,341 21,029,429
1973 40,294,130 20,835,681
1972 39,408,560 20,657,957
1971 38,518,659 20,461,567
1970 37,622,204 20,250,398
1969 36,660,799 20,009,141
1968 35,638,342 19,799,831
1967 34,621,320 19,534,242
1966 33,617,170 19,215,450
1965 32,625,316 19,031,576
1964 31,643,032 18,919,126
1963 30,674,731 18,797,850
1962 29,723,536 18,676,550
1961 28,792,621 18,555,250
1960 27,891,897 18,406,905

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/philippines/romania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Philippines increased by 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth), while Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Philippines gained 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth), while Romania's population decreased by 863,159 people (a 4.38% decline).

The Philippines was ranked 12th most populous country in 2006 and is 14th in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Philippines' population will grow by 14.2% to 134,793,554 people with a rank change from 14th to 13th. The population of Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,073,070 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.

The Philippines is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 136M people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Philippines
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Philippines Romania
2100 -0.65% -0.77%
2099 -0.65% -0.76%
2098 -0.65% -0.75%
2097 -0.65% -0.74%
2096 -0.64% -0.74%
2095 -0.64% -0.72%
2094 -0.63% -0.73%
2093 -0.63% -0.72%
2092 -0.62% -0.71%
2091 -0.61% -0.72%
2090 -0.6% -0.71%
2089 -0.59% -0.71%
2088 -0.58% -0.7%
2087 -0.56% -0.72%
2086 -0.55% -0.72%
2085 -0.53% -0.72%
2084 -0.51% -0.73%
2083 -0.49% -0.73%
2082 -0.47% -0.75%
2081 -0.45% -0.76%
2080 -0.43% -0.76%
2079 -0.41% -0.77%
2078 -0.39% -0.77%
2077 -0.36% -0.78%
2076 -0.34% -0.79%
2075 -0.32% -0.8%
2074 -0.29% -0.8%
2073 -0.27% -0.82%
2072 -0.25% -0.84%
2071 -0.23% -0.85%
2070 -0.21% -0.86%
2069 -0.2% -0.86%
2068 -0.18% -0.88%
2067 -0.16% -0.89%
2066 -0.15% -0.91%
2065 -0.13% -0.91%
2064 -0.12% -0.91%
2063 -0.1% -0.91%
2062 -0.08% -0.9%
2061 -0.07% -0.89%
2060 -0.05% -0.88%
2059 -0.02% -0.86%
2058 -0.004% -0.85%
2057 0.01% -0.84%
2056 0.04% -0.82%
2055 0.07% -0.79%
2054 0.1% -0.77%
2053 0.12% -0.77%
2052 0.16% -0.75%
2051 0.19% -0.74%
2050 0.23% -0.74%
2049 0.26% -0.73%
2048 0.3% -0.72%
2047 0.34% -0.71%
2046 0.37% -0.7%
2045 0.4% -0.71%
2044 0.44% -0.7%
2043 0.47% -0.69%
2042 0.5% -0.69%
2041 0.53% -0.68%
2040 0.55% -0.67%
2039 0.59% -0.67%
2038 0.62% -0.66%
2037 0.64% -0.66%
2036 0.66% -0.65%
2035 0.68% -0.63%
2034 0.7% -0.63%
2033 0.71% -0.62%
2032 0.72% -0.61%
2031 0.75% -0.6%
2030 0.76% -0.6%
2029 0.78% -0.59%
2028 0.79% -0.58%
2027 0.8% -0.58%
2026 0.81% -0.57%
2025 0.82% -0.55%
2024 0.83% -0.05%
2023 0.81% 0.07%
2022 0.76% -0.38%
2021 0.91% -0.74%
2020 1.15% -0.55%
2019 1.22% -0.53%
2018 1.24% -0.59%
2017 1.3% -0.58%
2016 1.35% -0.57%
2015 1.49% -0.47%
2014 1.66% -0.37%
2013 1.9% -0.37%
2012 1.96% -0.44%
2011 1.98% -0.49%
2010 2.07% -0.59%
2009 1.82% -0.83%
2008 1.78% -1.65%
2007 1.75% -1.47%
2006 1.7% -0.59%
2005 1.88% -0.62%
2004 1.96% -0.57%
2003 2% -0.72%
2002 2.05% -1.81%
2001 2.23% -1.39%
2000 2.41% -0.13%
1999 2.59% -0.16%
1998 2.55% -0.21%
1997 2.38% -0.29%
1996 2.33% -0.29%
1995 2.21% -0.2%
1994 2.2% -0.15%
1993 2.43% -0.14%
1992 2.4% -0.9%
1991 2.43% -0.86%
1990 2.59% 0.17%
1989 2.55% 0.45%
1988 2.72% 0.47%
1987 2.67% 0.49%
1986 2.59% 0.46%
1985 2.77% 0.41%
1984 2.93% 0.35%
1983 2.96% 0.38%
1982 2.81% 0.55%
1981 2.64% 0.66%
1980 2.64% 0.53%
1979 2.7% 0.63%
1978 2.72% 0.9%
1977 2.7% 0.95%
1976 2.57% 1.21%
1975 2.3% 1.26%
1974 2.18% 0.93%
1973 2.25% 0.86%
1972 2.31% 0.96%
1971 2.38% 1.04%
1970 2.62% 1.21%
1969 2.87% 1.06%
1968 2.94% 1.36%
1967 2.99% 1.66%
1966 3.04% 0.97%
1965 3.1% 0.59%
1964 3.16% 0.65%
1963 3.2% 0.65%
1962 3.23% 0.65%
1961 3.23% 0.81%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/philippines/romania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the Philippines grew by 0.83%, while Romania's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Philippines Romania
Current population
117991570
18839108
Population rank 14/197 70/197
Percent of world population 1.42% 0.23%
One net population change
33.1 seconds
56.8 minutes
One birth every
17.1 seconds
3.45 minutes
One death every
44 seconds
2.17 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,610 -25
Annual growth/decline +952,471 -9,258
Annual growth/decline rate +0.83% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 113/197 169/197
One migration net change every
3.53 minutes
18.1 minutes
Annual migration change -149,315 -29,041
Net migration rank 185/196 163/196
Foreign-born residents 87,212 655,579
Foreign-born residents rank 135/195 73/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 3.4%
Foreign-born share rank 195/195 112/195

Natural population change vs migration

Philippines
Natural

Migration
Romania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Philippines Romania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -149,315 - -29,041
2024 - -160,373 - -28,466
2023 1,123,981 -164,284 -89,587 -27,780
2022 1,115,825 -221,754 -93,338 89,076
2021 917,928 -85,185 -141,504 -17,731
2020 1,253,741 -47,014 -100,179 -13,202
2019 1,352,703 -6,208 -60,053 -27,909
2018 1,495,843 -163,602 -62,316 -33,018
2017 1,622,444 -263,593 -50,930 -33,081
2016 1,718,232 -309,251 -53,196 -33,073
2015 1,827,180 -390,702 -59,447 -35,751
2014 1,851,828 -196,524 -55,745 -35,448
2013 1,944,758 -218,439 -59,951 -34,910
2012 1,979,568 95,702 -54,157 -37,589
2011 2,018,419 -240,005 -56,413 -102,769
2010 2,030,979 13,556 -46,567 -122,364
2009 2,025,580 -164,411 -34,625 -137,953
2008 2,007,584 -498,480 -30,806 -144,368
2007 1,964,673 -225,977 -37,590 -133,089
2006 1,960,246 -566,647 -38,148 -132,777
2005 1,918,484 -326,063 -40,508 -131,176
2004 1,924,265 -273,743 -42,904 -117,432
2003 1,922,904 -248,066 -56,093 -107,139
2002 1,919,556 -268,520 -58,673 -106,585
2001 1,931,169 -247,496 -37,625 -91,154
2000 1,902,330 -33,868 -22,443 -92,451
1999 1,894,147 -18,323 -31,461 -82,590
1998 1,870,371 178,274 -33,761 -81,366
1997 1,861,098 -145,334 -42,853 -88,734
1996 1,849,587 -128,251 -56,548 -70,799
1995 1,846,900 -280,327 -36,295 -73,779
1994 1,813,827 -326,539 -18,184 -76,246
1993 1,788,414 -298,337 -13,658 -73,475
1992 1,769,259 -50,338 -4,559 -63,200
1991 1,782,165 -413,300 25,301 -36,824
1990 1,749,622 -63,296 69,605 -38,157
1989 1,728,354 -235,884 122,756 -33,866
1988 1,707,402 -147,523 126,817 -48,911
1987 1,671,330 -68,149 128,517 -42,868
1986 1,631,491 -209,835 134,737 -50,450
1985 1,614,042 -171,539 111,392 -28,108
1984 1,579,872 -48,739 117,731 -24,629
1983 1,542,194 -10,229 87,986 3,093
1982 1,485,790 -19,912 119,121 -4,725
1981 1,436,599 -134,484 156,472 -20,870
1980 1,413,735 -179,832 168,776 -16,668
1979 1,394,056 -154,684 194,397 -29,600
1978 1,364,661 -140,372 204,148 -31,427
1977 1,314,002 -123,608 215,385 -28,135
1976 1,258,286 -115,730 213,361 18,748
1975 1,239,069 -220,296 219,324 9,125
1974 1,218,884 -344,674 235,530 6,725
1973 1,206,285 -320,091 175,020 58,651
1972 1,206,414 -321,491 198,316 61,920
1971 1,210,256 -315,363 206,662 74,473
1970 1,198,944 -300,923 234,905 71,919
1969 1,186,306 -161,517 264,120 74,851
1968 1,172,146 -152,017 338,577 33,601
1967 1,166,704 -152,812 347,709 37,282
1966 1,156,498 -162,127 115,293 -25,458
1965 1,146,094 -156,782 114,190 -60,430
1964 1,131,586 -156,342 134,326 -59,500
1963 1,116,591 -155,267 139,104 -58,076
1962 1,091,953 -150,903 130,736 -56,152
1961 1,064,377 -143,597 163,286 -54,642
1960 1,036,017 -155,354 191,431 -55,397

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/philippines/romania | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 88.5% of the population change in the Philippines is from natural causes (a gain of 14,279,705 people) and 11.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,848,117 people). In Romania 82% is from natural causes (a loss of 766,295 people) and 18% is from migration (a loss of 167,917 people).

As of 2024, 87,212 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in the Philippines, compared to 655,579 people or 3.4% in Romania.

Biggest cities by population

Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K
Romania
City Population
Bucharest 1.72M
Cluj-Napoca 287K
Iasi 272K
Constanta 264K
Timisoara 251K
Brasov 238K
Craiova 234K
Galati 218K
Oradea 183K
Ploiesti 181K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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