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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Philippines was 115,843,670 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Philippines' population is 117,991,570 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 5.75 times bigger than Somalia's.
  • The Philippines is ranked the 14th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 1.67% of the world: 1.42% for the Philippines vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, the Philippines has had an average growth rate of +1.16% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Philippines has increased from 89.5M people to 118M (31.8% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Philippines vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Philippines
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Philippines Somalia
2100 115,065,514 68,384,185
2099 115,822,085 68,040,371
2098 116,579,642 67,702,230
2097 117,339,735 67,362,336
2096 118,106,310 66,972,933
2095 118,872,671 66,585,659
2094 119,632,784 66,179,819
2093 120,394,127 65,760,590
2092 121,153,505 65,324,261
2091 121,910,997 64,852,843
2090 122,658,317 64,362,727
2089 123,398,001 63,922,797
2088 124,128,536 63,464,036
2087 124,849,376 62,987,028
2086 125,558,475 62,447,029
2085 126,253,074 61,873,597
2084 126,925,232 61,318,916
2083 127,573,007 60,761,800
2082 128,202,586 60,187,980
2081 128,806,308 59,676,722
2080 129,391,229 59,100,915
2079 129,944,270 58,477,428
2078 130,476,671 57,852,528
2077 130,988,299 57,211,821
2076 131,462,248 56,602,463
2075 131,906,358 56,005,600
2074 132,328,468 55,330,165
2073 132,719,174 54,651,918
2072 133,084,836 53,978,548
2071 133,419,916 53,284,016
2070 133,733,411 52,573,210
2069 134,020,647 51,878,214
2068 134,283,663 51,197,653
2067 134,528,603 50,493,028
2066 134,744,843 49,779,172
2065 134,949,800 49,024,665
2064 135,128,431 48,265,876
2063 135,285,603 47,522,361
2062 135,425,056 46,785,920
2061 135,539,763 46,037,526
2060 135,631,085 45,220,507
2059 135,698,075 44,397,936
2058 135,730,163 43,659,021
2057 135,736,069 42,897,422
2056 135,720,219 42,121,542
2055 135,665,249 41,318,179
2054 135,570,794 40,513,141
2053 135,440,724 39,744,995
2052 135,273,857 38,992,177
2051 135,054,258 38,228,872
2050 134,793,554 37,471,735
2049 134,483,048 36,739,905
2048 134,131,716 35,984,999
2047 133,731,695 35,218,863
2046 133,281,676 34,462,403
2045 132,787,906 33,717,596
2044 132,252,742 32,977,674
2043 131,678,840 32,247,710
2042 131,067,112 31,537,272
2041 130,419,312 30,794,853
2040 129,735,394 30,032,324
2039 129,020,366 29,312,883
2038 128,266,374 28,583,386
2037 127,482,230 27,838,646
2036 126,671,125 27,114,453
2035 125,841,025 26,385,421
2034 124,990,553 25,687,629
2033 124,123,848 25,018,509
2032 123,246,040 24,338,597
2031 122,359,182 23,657,353
2030 121,453,322 22,965,742
2029 120,538,221 22,299,610
2028 119,609,503 21,651,582
2027 118,675,486 20,991,860
2026 117,737,984 20,322,668
2025 116,792,787 19,666,990
2024 115,843,670 19,009,151
2023 114,891,199 18,358,615
2022 113,964,338 17,801,897
2021 113,100,950 17,271,431
2020 112,081,264 16,651,191
2019 110,804,683 16,030,971
2018 109,465,287 15,452,487
2017 108,119,693 14,916,629
2016 106,735,719 14,348,740
2015 105,312,992 13,806,963
2014 103,767,130 13,339,491
2013 102,076,336 12,869,594
2012 100,175,512 12,461,160
2011 98,248,614 12,348,830
2010 96,337,125 12,261,756
2009 94,384,250 11,961,201
2008 92,699,095 11,663,084
2007 91,075,184 11,322,582
2006 89,508,986 10,975,502
2005 88,015,962 10,644,228
2004 86,394,504 10,280,998
2003 84,731,835 9,909,157
2002 83,068,889 9,550,063
2001 81,401,488 9,198,493
2000 79,625,397 8,838,713
1999 77,753,257 8,492,059
1998 75,791,024 8,155,417
1997 73,908,810 7,824,525
1996 72,190,242 7,554,474
1995 70,546,246 7,285,007
1994 69,019,291 7,026,797
1993 67,530,621 6,681,399
1992 65,926,125 6,495,107
1991 64,382,249 6,813,760
1990 62,854,666 7,082,811
1989 61,265,260 7,114,817
1988 59,739,052 7,235,360
1987 58,157,496 7,228,302
1986 56,645,077 6,974,788
1985 55,213,006 6,693,289
1984 53,726,181 6,428,389
1983 52,194,620 6,198,430
1982 50,695,707 6,003,840
1981 49,311,727 5,982,849
1980 48,043,740 5,936,154
1979 46,807,103 5,449,117
1978 45,575,281 4,814,892
1977 44,367,962 4,484,050
1976 43,201,488 4,365,812
1975 42,120,826 4,257,535
1974 41,174,341 4,151,842
1973 40,294,130 4,045,592
1972 39,408,560 3,939,436
1971 38,518,659 3,837,691
1970 37,622,204 3,738,448
1969 36,660,799 3,641,015
1968 35,638,342 3,546,590
1967 34,621,320 3,454,537
1966 33,617,170 3,365,106
1965 32,625,316 3,277,874
1964 31,643,032 3,192,796
1963 30,674,731 3,110,361
1962 29,723,536 3,030,091
1961 28,792,621 2,952,054
1960 27,891,897 2,876,331

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/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Philippines increased by 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Philippines gained 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

The Philippines was ranked 12th most populous country in 2006 and is 14th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

The Philippines is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 136M people compared to the peak of 68.4M people in 2100 for Somalia.

Population growth rate by year

Philippines
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Philippines Somalia
2100 -0.65% 0.51%
2099 -0.65% 0.5%
2098 -0.65% 0.5%
2097 -0.65% 0.58%
2096 -0.64% 0.58%
2095 -0.64% 0.61%
2094 -0.63% 0.64%
2093 -0.63% 0.67%
2092 -0.62% 0.73%
2091 -0.61% 0.76%
2090 -0.6% 0.69%
2089 -0.59% 0.72%
2088 -0.58% 0.76%
2087 -0.56% 0.86%
2086 -0.55% 0.93%
2085 -0.53% 0.9%
2084 -0.51% 0.92%
2083 -0.49% 0.95%
2082 -0.47% 0.86%
2081 -0.45% 0.97%
2080 -0.43% 1.07%
2079 -0.41% 1.08%
2078 -0.39% 1.12%
2077 -0.36% 1.08%
2076 -0.34% 1.07%
2075 -0.32% 1.22%
2074 -0.29% 1.24%
2073 -0.27% 1.25%
2072 -0.25% 1.3%
2071 -0.23% 1.35%
2070 -0.21% 1.34%
2069 -0.2% 1.33%
2068 -0.18% 1.4%
2067 -0.16% 1.43%
2066 -0.15% 1.54%
2065 -0.13% 1.57%
2064 -0.12% 1.56%
2063 -0.1% 1.57%
2062 -0.08% 1.63%
2061 -0.07% 1.81%
2060 -0.05% 1.85%
2059 -0.02% 1.69%
2058 -0.004% 1.78%
2057 0.01% 1.84%
2056 0.04% 1.94%
2055 0.07% 1.99%
2054 0.1% 1.93%
2053 0.12% 1.93%
2052 0.16% 2%
2051 0.19% 2.02%
2050 0.23% 1.99%
2049 0.26% 2.1%
2048 0.3% 2.18%
2047 0.34% 2.2%
2046 0.37% 2.21%
2045 0.4% 2.24%
2044 0.44% 2.26%
2043 0.47% 2.25%
2042 0.5% 2.41%
2041 0.53% 2.54%
2040 0.55% 2.45%
2039 0.59% 2.55%
2038 0.62% 2.68%
2037 0.64% 2.67%
2036 0.66% 2.76%
2035 0.68% 2.72%
2034 0.7% 2.67%
2033 0.71% 2.79%
2032 0.72% 2.88%
2031 0.75% 3.01%
2030 0.76% 2.99%
2029 0.78% 2.99%
2028 0.79% 3.14%
2027 0.8% 3.29%
2026 0.81% 3.33%
2025 0.82% 3.46%
2024 0.83% 3.54%
2023 0.81% 3.13%
2022 0.76% 3.07%
2021 0.91% 3.72%
2020 1.15% 3.87%
2019 1.22% 3.74%
2018 1.24% 3.59%
2017 1.3% 3.96%
2016 1.35% 3.92%
2015 1.49% 3.5%
2014 1.66% 3.65%
2013 1.9% 3.28%
2012 1.96% 0.91%
2011 1.98% 0.71%
2010 2.07% 2.51%
2009 1.82% 2.56%
2008 1.78% 3.01%
2007 1.75% 3.16%
2006 1.7% 3.11%
2005 1.88% 3.53%
2004 1.96% 3.75%
2003 2% 3.76%
2002 2.05% 3.82%
2001 2.23% 4.07%
2000 2.41% 4.08%
1999 2.59% 4.13%
1998 2.55% 4.23%
1997 2.38% 3.57%
1996 2.33% 3.7%
1995 2.21% 3.67%
1994 2.2% 5.17%
1993 2.43% 2.87%
1992 2.4% -4.68%
1991 2.43% -3.8%
1990 2.59% -0.45%
1989 2.55% -1.67%
1988 2.72% 0.1%
1987 2.67% 3.63%
1986 2.59% 4.21%
1985 2.77% 4.12%
1984 2.93% 3.71%
1983 2.96% 3.24%
1982 2.81% 0.35%
1981 2.64% 0.79%
1980 2.64% 8.94%
1979 2.7% 13.2%
1978 2.72% 7.38%
1977 2.7% 2.71%
1976 2.57% 2.54%
1975 2.3% 2.55%
1974 2.18% 2.63%
1973 2.25% 2.69%
1972 2.31% 2.65%
1971 2.38% 2.65%
1970 2.62% 2.68%
1969 2.87% 2.66%
1968 2.94% 2.66%
1967 2.99% 2.66%
1966 3.04% 2.66%
1965 3.1% 2.66%
1964 3.16% 2.65%
1963 3.2% 2.65%
1962 3.23% 2.64%
1961 3.23% 2.63%

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/somalia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the Philippines grew by 0.83%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Philippines Somalia
Current population
117991570
20503678
Population rank 14/197 66/197
Percent of world population 1.42% 0.25%
One net population change
33.1 seconds
48.5 seconds
One birth every
17.1 seconds
40 seconds
One death every
44 seconds
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,610 +1,782
Annual growth/decline +952,471 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate +0.83% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 113/197 8/197
One migration net change every
3.53 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change -149,315 +12,077
Net migration rank 185/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 87,212 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 135/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 195/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Philippines
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Philippines Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -149,315 - 12,077
2024 - -160,373 - 26,859
2023 1,123,981 -164,284 608,203 46,217
2022 1,115,825 -221,754 551,450 -92,434
2021 917,928 -85,185 566,399 35,506
2020 1,253,741 -47,014 561,311 77,259
2019 1,352,703 -6,208 548,756 53,124
2018 1,495,843 -163,602 514,244 40,844
2017 1,622,444 -263,593 478,556 38,067
2016 1,718,232 -309,251 495,132 124,017
2015 1,827,180 -390,702 481,573 -17,178
2014 1,851,828 -196,524 464,481 6,065
2013 1,944,758 -218,439 448,518 20,723
2012 1,979,568 95,702 399,468 -51,833
2011 2,018,419 -240,005 203,213 -326,192
2010 2,030,979 13,556 385,571 -88,448
2009 2,025,580 -164,411 405,784 -101,795
2008 2,007,584 -498,480 394,258 -102,035
2007 1,964,673 -225,977 380,303 8,476
2006 1,960,246 -566,647 372,597 -67,200
2005 1,918,484 -326,063 363,117 -5,955
2004 1,924,265 -273,743 351,959 17,353
2003 1,922,904 -248,066 341,192 33,174
2002 1,919,556 -268,520 331,215 12,603
2001 1,931,169 -247,496 319,059 40,274
2000 1,902,330 -33,868 306,651 53,580
1999 1,894,147 -18,323 295,523 37,548
1998 1,870,371 178,274 284,779 55,426
1997 1,861,098 -145,334 271,894 49,692
1996 1,849,587 -128,251 264,807 -46,291
1995 1,846,900 -280,327 254,509 65,888
1994 1,813,827 -326,539 246,950 -50,921
1993 1,788,414 -298,337 232,960 261,815
1992 1,769,259 -50,338 57,495 -179,675
1991 1,782,165 -413,300 53,052 -568,166
1990 1,749,622 -63,296 225,162 -248,155
1989 1,728,354 -235,884 225,255 -266,281
1988 1,707,402 -147,523 215,599 -415,660
1987 1,671,330 -68,149 231,580 -17,391
1986 1,631,491 -209,835 218,416 74,424
1985 1,614,042 -171,539 207,960 62,183
1984 1,579,872 -48,739 199,017 60,630
1983 1,542,194 -10,229 190,775 9,505
1982 1,485,790 -19,912 182,793 6,115
1981 1,436,599 -134,484 185,211 -332,129
1980 1,413,735 -179,832 174,790 65,519
1979 1,394,056 -154,684 151,016 582,746
1978 1,364,661 -140,372 132,689 402,005
1977 1,314,002 -123,608 124,818 2,170
1976 1,258,286 -115,730 113,319 -3,831
1975 1,239,069 -220,296 108,998 -1,934
1974 1,218,884 -344,674 104,813 -495
1973 1,206,285 -320,091 108,038 143
1972 1,206,414 -321,491 104,493 -351
1971 1,210,256 -315,363 101,196 -1,850
1970 1,198,944 -300,923 98,025 1,104
1969 1,186,306 -161,517 95,045 690
1968 1,172,146 -152,017 92,208 906
1967 1,166,704 -152,812 89,497 1,498
1966 1,156,498 -162,127 86,930 941
1965 1,146,094 -156,782 84,448 2,142
1964 1,131,586 -156,342 82,042 1,518
1963 1,116,591 -155,267 79,859 1,449
1962 1,091,953 -150,903 77,737 1,496
1961 1,064,377 -143,597 75,513 1,336
1960 1,036,017 -155,354 73,850 750

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

GeoRank.org/population/philippines/somalia | 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 Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 people).

As of 2024, 87,212 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in the Philippines, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

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
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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