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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Philippines was 115,843,670 in 2024 vs 51,751,065 people in South Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Philippines' population is 117,991,570 people compared to 51,649,918 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 2.28 times bigger than South Korea's.
  • The Philippines is ranked the 14th most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 2.05% of the world: 1.42% for the Philippines vs 0.62% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, the Philippines has had an average growth rate of +1.16% per year vs +0.24% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Philippines has increased from 89.5M people to 118M (31.8% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.63% growth).

Philippines vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Philippines
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Philippines South Korea
2100 115,065,514 22,012,503
2099 115,822,085 22,335,528
2098 116,579,642 22,668,719
2097 117,339,735 23,009,661
2096 118,106,310 23,360,151
2095 118,872,671 23,722,747
2094 119,632,784 24,093,391
2093 120,394,127 24,473,038
2092 121,153,505 24,860,975
2091 121,910,997 25,255,379
2090 122,658,317 25,655,577
2089 123,398,001 26,060,945
2088 124,128,536 26,470,073
2087 124,849,376 26,884,813
2086 125,558,475 27,301,913
2085 126,253,074 27,723,736
2084 126,925,232 28,147,480
2083 127,573,007 28,578,182
2082 128,202,586 29,012,953
2081 128,806,308 29,456,022
2080 129,391,229 29,901,880
2079 129,944,270 30,352,062
2078 130,476,671 30,809,176
2077 130,988,299 31,273,700
2076 131,462,248 31,744,480
2075 131,906,358 32,221,226
2074 132,328,468 32,706,020
2073 132,719,174 33,196,556
2072 133,084,836 33,696,490
2071 133,419,916 34,203,935
2070 133,733,411 34,719,324
2069 134,020,647 35,241,850
2068 134,283,663 35,762,799
2067 134,528,603 36,292,307
2066 134,744,843 36,826,655
2065 134,949,800 37,368,086
2064 135,128,431 37,916,439
2063 135,285,603 38,469,051
2062 135,425,056 39,028,473
2061 135,539,763 39,584,621
2060 135,631,085 40,149,830
2059 135,698,075 40,712,514
2058 135,730,163 41,277,134
2057 135,736,069 41,833,887
2056 135,720,219 42,377,427
2055 135,665,249 42,909,302
2054 135,570,794 43,427,254
2053 135,440,724 43,938,741
2052 135,273,857 44,441,106
2051 135,054,258 44,923,604
2050 134,793,554 45,385,311
2049 134,483,048 45,832,153
2048 134,131,716 46,258,529
2047 133,731,695 46,668,898
2046 133,281,676 47,056,404
2045 132,787,906 47,433,205
2044 132,252,742 47,797,411
2043 131,678,840 48,144,730
2042 131,067,112 48,478,991
2041 130,419,312 48,806,273
2040 129,735,394 49,115,658
2039 129,020,366 49,412,830
2038 128,266,374 49,694,340
2037 127,482,230 49,957,504
2036 126,671,125 50,200,702
2035 125,841,025 50,426,000
2034 124,990,553 50,632,962
2033 124,123,848 50,821,090
2032 123,246,040 50,987,020
2031 122,359,182 51,134,940
2030 121,453,322 51,267,908
2029 120,538,221 51,385,868
2028 119,609,503 51,486,791
2027 118,675,486 51,576,746
2026 117,737,984 51,649,918
2025 116,792,787 51,710,062
2024 115,843,670 51,751,065
2023 114,891,199 51,712,619
2022 113,964,338 51,672,569
2021 113,100,950 51,769,539
2020 112,081,264 51,836,239
2019 110,804,683 51,764,822
2018 109,465,287 51,585,058
2017 108,119,693 51,361,911
2016 106,735,719 51,217,803
2015 105,312,992 51,014,947
2014 103,767,130 50,746,659
2013 102,076,336 50,428,893
2012 100,175,512 50,199,853
2011 98,248,614 49,936,638
2010 96,337,125 49,554,112
2009 94,384,250 49,307,835
2008 92,699,095 49,054,708
2007 91,075,184 48,683,638
2006 89,508,986 48,438,292
2005 88,015,962 48,184,561
2004 86,394,504 48,082,519
2003 84,731,835 47,892,330
2002 83,068,889 47,644,736
2001 81,401,488 47,370,164
2000 79,625,397 47,008,111
1999 77,753,257 46,616,677
1998 75,791,024 46,286,503
1997 73,908,810 45,953,580
1996 72,190,242 45,524,681
1995 70,546,246 45,092,991
1994 69,019,291 44,641,540
1993 67,530,621 44,194,628
1992 65,926,125 43,747,962
1991 64,382,249 43,295,704
1990 62,854,666 42,869,283
1989 61,265,260 42,449,038
1988 59,739,052 42,031,247
1987 58,157,496 41,621,690
1986 56,645,077 41,213,674
1985 55,213,006 40,805,744
1984 53,726,181 40,405,956
1983 52,194,620 39,910,403
1982 50,695,707 39,326,352
1981 49,311,727 38,723,248
1980 48,043,740 38,123,775
1979 46,807,103 37,534,236
1978 45,575,281 36,969,185
1977 44,367,962 36,411,795
1976 43,201,488 35,848,523
1975 42,120,826 35,280,725
1974 41,174,341 34,692,266
1973 40,294,130 34,103,149
1972 39,408,560 33,505,406
1971 38,518,659 32,882,704
1970 37,622,204 32,240,827
1969 36,660,799 31,544,266
1968 35,638,342 30,838,302
1967 34,621,320 30,130,983
1966 33,617,170 29,435,571
1965 32,625,316 28,704,674
1964 31,643,032 27,984,155
1963 30,674,731 27,261,747
1962 29,723,536 26,513,030
1961 28,792,621 25,765,673
1960 27,891,897 25,012,374

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/south-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Philippines increased by 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth), while South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Philippines gained 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 432,115 people (a 0.84% growth).

The Philippines was ranked 12th most populous country in 2006 and is 14th in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st 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 South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,385,311 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

The Philippines is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 136M people, while South Korea's population already peaked in 2020 at 51.8M people and is projected to decrease to 22M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Philippines
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Philippines South Korea
2100 -0.65% -1.45%
2099 -0.65% -1.47%
2098 -0.65% -1.48%
2097 -0.65% -1.5%
2096 -0.64% -1.53%
2095 -0.64% -1.54%
2094 -0.63% -1.55%
2093 -0.63% -1.56%
2092 -0.62% -1.56%
2091 -0.61% -1.56%
2090 -0.6% -1.56%
2089 -0.59% -1.55%
2088 -0.58% -1.54%
2087 -0.56% -1.53%
2086 -0.55% -1.52%
2085 -0.53% -1.51%
2084 -0.51% -1.51%
2083 -0.49% -1.5%
2082 -0.47% -1.5%
2081 -0.45% -1.49%
2080 -0.43% -1.48%
2079 -0.41% -1.48%
2078 -0.39% -1.49%
2077 -0.36% -1.48%
2076 -0.34% -1.48%
2075 -0.32% -1.48%
2074 -0.29% -1.48%
2073 -0.27% -1.48%
2072 -0.25% -1.48%
2071 -0.23% -1.48%
2070 -0.21% -1.48%
2069 -0.2% -1.46%
2068 -0.18% -1.46%
2067 -0.16% -1.45%
2066 -0.15% -1.45%
2065 -0.13% -1.45%
2064 -0.12% -1.44%
2063 -0.1% -1.43%
2062 -0.08% -1.4%
2061 -0.07% -1.41%
2060 -0.05% -1.38%
2059 -0.02% -1.37%
2058 -0.004% -1.33%
2057 0.01% -1.28%
2056 0.04% -1.24%
2055 0.07% -1.19%
2054 0.1% -1.16%
2053 0.12% -1.13%
2052 0.16% -1.07%
2051 0.19% -1.02%
2050 0.23% -0.97%
2049 0.26% -0.92%
2048 0.3% -0.88%
2047 0.34% -0.82%
2046 0.37% -0.79%
2045 0.4% -0.76%
2044 0.44% -0.72%
2043 0.47% -0.69%
2042 0.5% -0.67%
2041 0.53% -0.63%
2040 0.55% -0.6%
2039 0.59% -0.57%
2038 0.62% -0.53%
2037 0.64% -0.48%
2036 0.66% -0.45%
2035 0.68% -0.41%
2034 0.7% -0.37%
2033 0.71% -0.33%
2032 0.72% -0.29%
2031 0.75% -0.26%
2030 0.76% -0.23%
2029 0.78% -0.2%
2028 0.79% -0.17%
2027 0.8% -0.14%
2026 0.81% -0.12%
2025 0.82% -0.08%
2024 0.83% 0.07%
2023 0.81% 0.08%
2022 0.76% -0.19%
2021 0.91% -0.13%
2020 1.15% 0.14%
2019 1.22% 0.35%
2018 1.24% 0.43%
2017 1.3% 0.28%
2016 1.35% 0.4%
2015 1.49% 0.53%
2014 1.66% 0.63%
2013 1.9% 0.46%
2012 1.96% 0.53%
2011 1.98% 0.77%
2010 2.07% 0.5%
2009 1.82% 0.52%
2008 1.78% 0.76%
2007 1.75% 0.51%
2006 1.7% 0.53%
2005 1.88% 0.21%
2004 1.96% 0.4%
2003 2% 0.52%
2002 2.05% 0.58%
2001 2.23% 0.77%
2000 2.41% 0.84%
1999 2.59% 0.71%
1998 2.55% 0.72%
1997 2.38% 0.94%
1996 2.33% 0.96%
1995 2.21% 1.01%
1994 2.2% 1.01%
1993 2.43% 1.02%
1992 2.4% 1.04%
1991 2.43% 0.99%
1990 2.59% 0.99%
1989 2.55% 0.99%
1988 2.72% 0.98%
1987 2.67% 0.99%
1986 2.59% 1%
1985 2.77% 0.99%
1984 2.93% 1.24%
1983 2.96% 1.49%
1982 2.81% 1.56%
1981 2.64% 1.57%
1980 2.64% 1.57%
1979 2.7% 1.53%
1978 2.72% 1.53%
1977 2.7% 1.57%
1976 2.57% 1.61%
1975 2.3% 1.7%
1974 2.18% 1.73%
1973 2.25% 1.78%
1972 2.31% 1.89%
1971 2.38% 1.99%
1970 2.62% 2.21%
1969 2.87% 2.29%
1968 2.94% 2.35%
1967 2.99% 2.36%
1966 3.04% 2.55%
1965 3.1% 2.57%
1964 3.16% 2.65%
1963 3.2% 2.82%
1962 3.23% 2.9%
1961 3.23% 3.01%

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/south-korea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the Philippines grew by 0.83%, while South Korea's population grew by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Philippines South Korea
Current population
117991570
51649918
Population rank 14/197 31/197
Percent of world population 1.42% 0.62%
One net population change
33.1 seconds
13.7 minutes
One birth every
17.1 seconds
2.26 minutes
One death every
44 seconds
1.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,610 +105
Annual growth/decline +952,471 +38,446
Annual growth/decline rate +0.83% +0.07%
Population growth rate rank 113/197 160/197
One migration net change every
3.53 minutes
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change -149,315 +65,731
Net migration rank 185/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 87,212 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 135/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 195/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

Philippines
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Philippines South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -149,315 - 65,731
2024 - -160,373 - 75,963
2023 1,123,981 -164,284 -77,569 87,800
2022 1,115,825 -221,754 -124,014 87,800
2021 917,928 -85,185 -56,947 -16,778
2020 1,253,741 -47,014 -31,101 112,631
2019 1,352,703 -6,208 10,353 128,622
2018 1,495,843 -163,602 30,951 118,220
2017 1,622,444 -263,593 71,907 104,029
2016 1,718,232 -309,251 122,923 91,568
2015 1,827,180 -390,702 163,248 276,427
2014 1,851,828 -196,524 167,464 308,037
2013 1,944,758 -218,439 166,415 301,926
2012 1,979,568 95,702 215,859 281,866
2011 2,018,419 -240,005 214,728 269,958
2010 2,030,979 13,556 213,083 52,042
2009 2,025,580 -164,411 197,231 5,308
2008 2,007,584 -498,480 215,841 -19,630
2007 1,964,673 -225,977 248,286 -42,293
2006 1,960,246 -566,647 203,441 -28,434
2005 1,918,484 -326,063 187,920 -47,821
2004 1,924,265 -273,743 225,988 -42,549
2003 1,922,904 -248,066 244,251 -31,994
2002 1,919,556 -268,520 247,752 -18,105
2001 1,931,169 -247,496 312,643 -28,006
2000 1,902,330 -33,868 390,167 -84,960
1999 1,894,147 -18,323 368,272 -107,448
1998 1,870,371 178,274 393,436 -98,044
1997 1,861,098 -145,334 422,773 -109,130
1996 1,849,587 -128,251 446,142 -115,705
1995 1,846,900 -280,327 468,967 -208,491
1994 1,813,827 -326,539 473,200 -208,309
1993 1,788,414 -298,337 477,302 -222,802
1992 1,769,259 -50,338 494,352 -265,849
1991 1,782,165 -413,300 467,594 -270,754
1990 1,749,622 -63,296 411,546 79,294
1989 1,728,354 -235,884 403,266 186,120
1988 1,707,402 -147,523 399,297 192,534
1987 1,671,330 -68,149 378,758 198,057
1986 1,631,491 -209,835 395,651 189,782
1985 1,614,042 -171,539 416,219 97,949
1984 1,579,872 -48,739 436,384 101,394
1983 1,542,194 -10,229 514,844 102,167
1982 1,485,790 -19,912 605,626 48,638
1981 1,436,599 -134,484 631,189 18,442
1980 1,413,735 -179,832 583,294 -148,341
1979 1,394,056 -154,684 623,068 -139,566
1978 1,364,661 -140,372 499,084 -85,721
1977 1,314,002 -123,608 578,947 -90,737
1976 1,258,286 -115,730 530,558 -92,314
1975 1,239,069 -220,296 603,300 -52,332
1974 1,218,884 -344,674 673,030 27,005
1973 1,206,285 -320,091 699,115 35,779
1972 1,206,414 -321,491 740,469 25,382
1971 1,210,256 -315,363 789,185 -6,326
1970 1,198,944 -300,923 747,987 -27,999
1969 1,186,306 -161,517 694,227 -21,175
1968 1,172,146 -152,017 684,487 -16,868
1967 1,166,704 -152,812 692,169 -16,484
1966 1,156,498 -162,127 623,534 -16,688
1965 1,146,094 -156,782 641,090 -146,386
1964 1,131,586 -156,342 655,501 -102,284
1963 1,116,591 -155,267 685,824 -80,226
1962 1,091,953 -150,903 712,590 -94,606
1961 1,064,377 -143,597 730,173 -93,179
1960 1,036,017 -155,354 728,010 47,245

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

GeoRank.org/population/philippines/south-korea | 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 South Korea 17.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 277,215 people) and 82.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,298,356 people).

As of 2024, 87,212 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in the Philippines, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

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 Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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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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