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Population in the Philippines compared to South Africa: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of the Philippines was 116,786,962 in 2025 vs 64,747,319 people in South Africa in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Philippines' population is 118,213,646 people compared to 65,829,368 in South Africa.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 1.8 times bigger than South Africa's.
  • The Philippines is ranked the 15th most populous country in the world, while South Africa is the 24th.
  • The countries together account for 2.21% of the world: 1.42% for the Philippines vs 0.79% for South Africa.
  • For the last 10 years, the Philippines has had an average growth rate of +1.08% per year vs +1.4% in South Africa.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Philippines has increased from 89.5M people to 118M (32.1% growth), while South Africa has grown from 50M to 65.8M (31.7% growth).

Philippines vs South Africa: population by year and forecast

Philippines
Factual

Projection
South Africa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Philippines South Africa
2100 115,059,775 94,734,082
2099 115,816,309 94,523,360
2098 116,573,828 94,316,049
2097 117,333,883 94,125,043
2096 118,100,419 93,927,246
2095 118,866,742 93,719,451
2094 119,626,818 93,494,697
2093 120,388,122 93,267,274
2092 121,147,462 93,041,793
2091 121,904,917 92,793,249
2090 122,652,199 92,561,159
2089 123,391,846 92,322,396
2088 124,122,345 92,080,212
2087 124,843,149 91,833,409
2086 125,552,213 91,581,639
2085 126,246,777 91,352,906
2084 126,918,902 91,106,961
2083 127,566,644 90,845,161
2082 128,196,192 90,583,188
2081 128,799,883 90,313,417
2080 129,384,776 90,039,857
2079 129,937,788 89,770,116
2078 130,470,163 89,494,440
2077 130,981,766 89,217,520
2076 131,455,691 88,954,522
2075 131,899,779 88,681,719
2074 132,321,868 88,397,221
2073 132,712,554 88,118,589
2072 133,078,198 87,835,051
2071 133,413,261 87,509,098
2070 133,726,740 87,178,463
2069 134,013,962 86,870,660
2068 134,276,965 86,558,000
2067 134,521,893 86,237,764
2066 134,738,123 85,904,801
2065 134,943,069 85,573,984
2064 135,121,691 85,214,686
2063 135,278,856 84,845,370
2062 135,418,302 84,473,236
2061 135,533,003 84,103,016
2060 135,624,320 83,719,266
2059 135,691,307 83,325,330
2058 135,723,393 82,918,226
2057 135,729,299 82,508,742
2056 135,713,449 82,098,320
2055 135,658,483 81,669,191
2054 135,564,032 81,227,019
2053 135,433,969 80,789,939
2052 135,267,110 80,338,877
2051 135,047,521 79,858,310
2050 134,786,831 79,383,784
2049 134,476,341 78,897,472
2048 134,125,026 78,409,829
2047 133,725,025 77,894,547
2046 133,275,028 77,369,819
2045 132,781,283 76,852,544
2044 132,246,145 76,330,046
2043 131,672,273 75,800,788
2042 131,060,574 75,264,885
2041 130,412,807 74,721,871
2040 129,728,924 74,179,185
2039 129,013,931 73,636,894
2038 128,259,977 73,079,976
2037 127,475,872 72,506,991
2036 126,664,807 71,930,701
2035 125,834,749 71,337,219
2034 124,984,319 70,737,692
2033 124,117,657 70,128,299
2032 123,239,893 69,502,726
2031 122,353,079 68,865,544
2030 121,447,264 68,221,143
2029 120,532,209 67,549,189
2028 119,603,538 66,860,631
2027 118,669,567 66,166,759
2026 117,732,112 65,473,024
2025 116,786,962 64,747,319
2024 115,843,670 64,007,187
2023 114,891,199 63,212,384
2022 113,964,338 62,378,410
2021 113,100,950 61,502,603
2020 112,081,264 60,562,381
2019 110,804,683 59,587,885
2018 109,465,287 58,613,001
2017 108,119,693 57,635,162
2016 106,735,719 57,259,551
2015 105,312,992 56,723,537
2014 103,767,130 55,594,838
2013 102,076,336 54,678,791
2012 100,175,512 53,782,567
2011 98,248,614 52,995,205
2010 96,337,125 52,344,051
2009 94,384,250 51,728,516
2008 92,699,095 51,114,599
2007 91,075,184 50,528,584
2006 89,508,986 49,998,277
2005 88,015,962 49,490,033
2004 86,394,504 48,991,421
2003 84,731,835 48,500,348
2002 83,068,889 48,019,415
2001 81,401,488 47,566,800
2000 79,625,397 47,159,719
1999 77,753,257 46,730,335
1998 75,791,024 46,223,880
1997 73,908,810 45,666,838
1996 72,190,242 45,123,018
1995 70,546,246 44,541,554
1994 69,019,291 44,004,139
1993 67,530,621 43,297,156
1992 65,926,125 42,443,509
1991 64,382,249 41,687,898
1990 62,854,666 40,746,268
1989 61,265,260 39,628,575
1988 59,739,052 38,480,649
1987 58,157,496 37,326,190
1986 56,645,077 36,180,515
1985 55,213,006 35,042,093
1984 53,726,181 33,892,788
1983 52,194,620 32,739,304
1982 50,695,707 31,615,339
1981 49,311,727 30,541,044
1980 48,043,740 29,518,857
1979 46,807,103 28,634,162
1978 45,575,281 27,869,507
1977 44,367,962 27,118,952
1976 43,201,488 26,395,450
1975 42,120,826 25,690,940
1974 41,174,341 24,989,108
1973 40,294,130 24,294,263
1972 39,408,560 23,609,456
1971 38,518,659 22,942,143
1970 37,622,204 22,279,984
1969 36,660,799 21,614,676
1968 35,638,342 20,957,287
1967 34,621,320 20,314,066
1966 33,617,170 19,690,087
1965 32,625,316 19,089,380
1964 31,643,032 18,511,361
1963 30,674,731 17,954,564
1962 29,723,536 17,418,522
1961 28,792,621 16,908,035
1960 27,891,897 16,440,172

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/philippines/south-africa | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Philippines increased by 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth), while South Africa gained 7,261,274 people (a 14.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Philippines gained 11,477,927 people (a 10.8% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,569,817 people (a 15% growth).

The Philippines was ranked 12th most populous country in 2006 and is 15th in 2026. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2006 and still ranked 24th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Philippines' population will grow by 14% to 134,786,831 people with a rank change from 15th to 14th. The population of South Africa will increase by 20.6% to 79,383,784 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.

The Philippines is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 136M people compared to the peak of 94.7M people in 2100 for South Africa.

Population growth rate by year

Philippines
Factual

Projection
South Africa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Philippines South Africa
2100 -0.65% 0.22%
2099 -0.65% 0.22%
2098 -0.65% 0.2%
2097 -0.65% 0.21%
2096 -0.64% 0.22%
2095 -0.64% 0.24%
2094 -0.63% 0.24%
2093 -0.63% 0.24%
2092 -0.62% 0.27%
2091 -0.61% 0.25%
2090 -0.6% 0.26%
2089 -0.59% 0.26%
2088 -0.58% 0.27%
2087 -0.56% 0.27%
2086 -0.55% 0.25%
2085 -0.53% 0.27%
2084 -0.51% 0.29%
2083 -0.49% 0.29%
2082 -0.47% 0.3%
2081 -0.45% 0.3%
2080 -0.43% 0.3%
2079 -0.41% 0.31%
2078 -0.39% 0.31%
2077 -0.36% 0.3%
2076 -0.34% 0.31%
2075 -0.32% 0.32%
2074 -0.29% 0.32%
2073 -0.27% 0.32%
2072 -0.25% 0.37%
2071 -0.23% 0.38%
2070 -0.21% 0.35%
2069 -0.2% 0.36%
2068 -0.18% 0.37%
2067 -0.16% 0.39%
2066 -0.15% 0.39%
2065 -0.13% 0.42%
2064 -0.12% 0.44%
2063 -0.1% 0.44%
2062 -0.08% 0.44%
2061 -0.07% 0.46%
2060 -0.05% 0.47%
2059 -0.02% 0.49%
2058 -0.004% 0.5%
2057 0.01% 0.5%
2056 0.04% 0.53%
2055 0.07% 0.54%
2054 0.1% 0.54%
2053 0.12% 0.56%
2052 0.16% 0.6%
2051 0.19% 0.6%
2050 0.23% 0.62%
2049 0.26% 0.62%
2048 0.3% 0.66%
2047 0.34% 0.68%
2046 0.37% 0.67%
2045 0.4% 0.68%
2044 0.44% 0.7%
2043 0.47% 0.71%
2042 0.5% 0.73%
2041 0.53% 0.73%
2040 0.55% 0.74%
2039 0.59% 0.76%
2038 0.62% 0.79%
2037 0.64% 0.8%
2036 0.66% 0.83%
2035 0.68% 0.85%
2034 0.7% 0.87%
2033 0.71% 0.9%
2032 0.72% 0.93%
2031 0.75% 0.94%
2030 0.76% 0.99%
2029 0.78% 1.03%
2028 0.79% 1.05%
2027 0.8% 1.06%
2026 0.81% 1.12%
2025 0.81% 1.16%
2024 0.83% 1.26%
2023 0.81% 1.34%
2022 0.76% 1.42%
2021 0.91% 1.55%
2020 1.15% 1.64%
2019 1.22% 1.66%
2018 1.24% 1.7%
2017 1.3% 0.66%
2016 1.35% 0.94%
2015 1.49% 2.03%
2014 1.66% 1.68%
2013 1.9% 1.67%
2012 1.96% 1.49%
2011 1.98% 1.24%
2010 2.07% 1.19%
2009 1.82% 1.2%
2008 1.78% 1.16%
2007 1.75% 1.06%
2006 1.7% 1.03%
2005 1.88% 1.02%
2004 1.96% 1.01%
2003 2% 1%
2002 2.05% 0.95%
2001 2.23% 0.86%
2000 2.41% 0.92%
1999 2.59% 1.1%
1998 2.55% 1.22%
1997 2.38% 1.21%
1996 2.33% 1.31%
1995 2.21% 1.22%
1994 2.2% 1.63%
1993 2.43% 2.01%
1992 2.4% 1.81%
1991 2.43% 2.31%
1990 2.59% 2.82%
1989 2.55% 2.98%
1988 2.72% 3.09%
1987 2.67% 3.17%
1986 2.59% 3.25%
1985 2.77% 3.39%
1984 2.93% 3.52%
1983 2.96% 3.56%
1982 2.81% 3.52%
1981 2.64% 3.46%
1980 2.64% 3.09%
1979 2.7% 2.74%
1978 2.72% 2.77%
1977 2.7% 2.74%
1976 2.57% 2.74%
1975 2.3% 2.81%
1974 2.18% 2.86%
1973 2.25% 2.9%
1972 2.31% 2.91%
1971 2.38% 2.97%
1970 2.62% 3.08%
1969 2.87% 3.14%
1968 2.94% 3.17%
1967 2.99% 3.17%
1966 3.04% 3.15%
1965 3.1% 3.12%
1964 3.16% 3.1%
1963 3.2% 3.08%
1962 3.23% 3.02%
1961 3.23% 2.85%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of the Philippines grew by 0.81%, while South Africa's population grew by 1.16%.

Live population counters

Philippines South Africa
Current population
118213646
65829368
Population rank 15/197 24/197
Percent of world population 1.42% 0.79%
One net population change
33.5 seconds
42.7 seconds
One birth every
17.1 seconds
26.7 seconds
One death every
42.9 seconds
53.3 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,584 +2,028
Annual growth/decline +943,292 +740,132
Annual growth/decline rate +0.81% +1.16%
Population growth rate rank 110/197 91/197
One migration net change every
3.53 minutes
3.6 minutes
Annual migration change -149,315 +146,370
Net migration rank 185/196 9/196
Foreign-born residents 87,212 2,631,100
Foreign-born residents rank 135/195 28/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 195/195 105/195

Natural population change vs migration

Philippines
Natural

Migration
South Africa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Philippines South Africa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -149,315 - 146,370
2024 1,105,612 -160,373 591,618 166,972
2023 1,123,981 -164,284 602,793 228,222
2022 1,115,825 -221,754 603,636 233,284
2021 917,928 -85,185 456,411 458,246
2020 1,253,741 -47,014 595,873 369,901
2019 1,352,703 -6,208 652,130 331,124
2018 1,495,843 -163,602 648,319 318,260
2017 1,622,444 -263,593 645,975 343,146
2016 1,718,232 -309,251 641,365 -879,235
2015 1,827,180 -390,702 668,771 641,150
2014 1,851,828 -196,524 674,754 272,697
2013 1,944,758 -218,439 652,427 232,230
2012 1,979,568 95,702 643,723 264,091
2011 2,018,419 -240,005 601,708 65,166
2010 2,030,979 13,556 566,834 68,563
2009 2,025,580 -164,411 554,115 41,528
2008 2,007,584 -498,480 595,332 36,869
2007 1,964,673 -225,977 503,567 36,339
2006 1,960,246 -566,647 487,584 33,159
2005 1,918,484 -326,063 464,464 31,286
2004 1,924,265 -273,743 442,540 58,924
2003 1,922,904 -248,066 415,018 65,604
2002 1,919,556 -268,520 430,926 50,313
2001 1,931,169 -247,496 484,801 -60,793
2000 1,902,330 -33,868 526,963 -136,794
1999 1,894,147 -18,323 594,643 -126,011
1998 1,870,371 178,274 627,027 -82,722
1997 1,861,098 -145,334 667,969 -98,181
1996 1,849,587 -128,251 710,868 -193,007
1995 1,846,900 -280,327 743,488 -98,403
1994 1,813,827 -326,539 698,609 -268,849
1993 1,788,414 -298,337 789,220 194,977
1992 1,769,259 -50,338 794,415 -71,342
1991 1,782,165 -413,300 827,296 -39,131
1990 1,749,622 -63,296 835,421 259,718
1989 1,728,354 -235,884 884,629 255,605
1988 1,707,402 -147,523 909,221 246,382
1987 1,671,330 -68,149 922,330 231,009
1986 1,631,491 -209,835 903,644 234,378
1985 1,614,042 -171,539 893,889 244,940
1984 1,579,872 -48,739 869,011 290,789
1983 1,542,194 -10,229 837,013 310,172
1982 1,485,790 -19,912 807,550 293,195
1981 1,436,599 -134,484 767,833 279,985
1980 1,413,735 -179,832 738,415 258,127
1979 1,394,056 -154,684 716,541 56,323
1978 1,364,661 -140,372 694,341 62,121
1977 1,314,002 -123,608 680,929 63,739
1976 1,258,286 -115,730 675,011 27,333
1975 1,239,069 -220,296 667,862 38,809
1974 1,218,884 -344,674 658,438 38,518
1973 1,206,285 -320,091 651,596 41,125
1972 1,206,414 -321,491 638,754 38,163
1971 1,210,256 -315,363 624,761 32,961
1970 1,198,944 -300,923 605,102 61,514
1969 1,186,306 -161,517 590,794 73,225
1968 1,172,146 -152,017 571,841 78,932
1967 1,166,704 -152,812 553,741 81,932
1966 1,156,498 -162,127 534,862 77,417
1965 1,146,094 -156,782 506,632 82,514
1964 1,131,586 -156,342 490,606 76,298
1963 1,116,591 -155,267 473,821 72,844
1962 1,091,953 -150,903 455,634 69,771
1961 1,064,377 -143,597 437,851 57,728
1960 1,036,017 -155,354 421,263 18,891

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/philippines/south-africa | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 88.2% of the population change in the Philippines is from natural causes (a gain of 13,533,489 people) and 11.8% is from migration (a loss of 1,811,966 people). In South Africa 73.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,106,891 people) and 26.6% is from migration (a gain of 2,211,070 people).

As of 2024, 87,212 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in the Philippines, compared to 2,631,100 people or 4.1% in South Africa.

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
South Africa
City Population
Johannesburg 4.8M
Cape Town 3.78M
Soweto 1.27M
Pretoria 742K
Pietermaritzburg 619K
Durban 595K
Rustenburg 550K
Randburg 337K
Port Elizabeth 312K
East London 267K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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