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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Philippines was 115,843,670 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Philippines' population is 117,991,570 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 2.42 times bigger than Spain's.
  • The Philippines is ranked the 14th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 2.01% of the world: 1.42% for the Philippines vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, the Philippines has had an average growth rate of +1.16% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Philippines has increased from 89.5M people to 118M (31.8% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Philippines vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Philippines
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Philippines Spain
2100 115,065,514 33,862,981
2099 115,822,085 34,039,965
2098 116,579,642 34,215,187
2097 117,339,735 34,387,116
2096 118,106,310 34,552,002
2095 118,872,671 34,719,411
2094 119,632,784 34,882,039
2093 120,394,127 35,044,043
2092 121,153,505 35,204,657
2091 121,910,997 35,366,895
2090 122,658,317 35,535,838
2089 123,398,001 35,707,942
2088 124,128,536 35,877,681
2087 124,849,376 36,043,209
2086 125,558,475 36,210,710
2085 126,253,074 36,386,207
2084 126,925,232 36,564,622
2083 127,573,007 36,749,680
2082 128,202,586 36,936,644
2081 128,806,308 37,133,976
2080 129,391,229 37,337,517
2079 129,944,270 37,551,557
2078 130,476,671 37,771,135
2077 130,988,299 38,002,963
2076 131,462,248 38,249,247
2075 131,906,358 38,506,040
2074 132,328,468 38,777,715
2073 132,719,174 39,056,249
2072 133,084,836 39,348,447
2071 133,419,916 39,642,346
2070 133,733,411 39,949,413
2069 134,020,647 40,256,590
2068 134,283,663 40,575,543
2067 134,528,603 40,893,798
2066 134,744,843 41,218,263
2065 134,949,800 41,543,254
2064 135,128,431 41,878,338
2063 135,285,603 42,208,320
2062 135,425,056 42,542,893
2061 135,539,763 42,874,096
2060 135,631,085 43,191,452
2059 135,698,075 43,506,737
2058 135,730,163 43,809,907
2057 135,736,069 44,112,668
2056 135,720,219 44,415,689
2055 135,665,249 44,691,749
2054 135,570,794 44,958,971
2053 135,440,724 45,223,225
2052 135,273,857 45,470,541
2051 135,054,258 45,695,307
2050 134,793,554 45,911,520
2049 134,483,048 46,127,777
2048 134,131,716 46,322,244
2047 133,731,695 46,510,152
2046 133,281,676 46,687,914
2045 132,787,906 46,858,778
2044 132,252,742 47,016,278
2043 131,678,840 47,158,325
2042 131,067,112 47,301,091
2041 130,419,312 47,434,593
2040 129,735,394 47,563,236
2039 129,020,366 47,685,343
2038 128,266,374 47,798,797
2037 127,482,230 47,910,899
2036 126,671,125 48,020,350
2035 125,841,025 48,124,430
2034 124,990,553 48,220,051
2033 124,123,848 48,311,842
2032 123,246,040 48,402,470
2031 122,359,182 48,495,278
2030 121,453,322 48,579,920
2029 120,538,221 48,648,699
2028 119,609,503 48,707,969
2027 118,675,486 48,758,200
2026 117,737,984 48,806,901
2025 116,792,787 48,838,057
2024 115,843,670 48,848,840
2023 114,891,199 48,352,528
2022 113,964,338 47,786,102
2021 113,100,950 47,443,821
2020 112,081,264 47,359,424
2019 110,804,683 47,118,501
2018 109,465,287 46,782,011
2017 108,119,693 46,571,232
2016 106,735,719 46,458,139
2015 105,312,992 46,422,303
2014 103,767,130 46,460,733
2013 102,076,336 46,604,197
2012 100,175,512 46,773,055
2011 98,248,614 46,742,697
2010 96,337,125 46,576,897
2009 94,384,250 46,362,946
2008 92,699,095 45,954,106
2007 91,075,184 45,226,803
2006 89,508,986 44,397,319
2005 88,015,962 43,653,155
2004 86,394,504 42,921,895
2003 84,731,835 42,187,645
2002 83,068,889 41,431,558
2001 81,401,488 40,850,412
2000 79,625,397 40,567,864
1999 77,753,257 40,386,875
1998 75,791,024 40,223,509
1997 73,908,810 40,057,389
1996 72,190,242 39,889,852
1995 70,546,246 39,724,050
1994 69,019,291 39,549,108
1993 67,530,621 39,361,262
1992 65,926,125 39,157,685
1991 64,382,249 38,966,376
1990 62,854,666 38,867,322
1989 61,265,260 38,827,764
1988 59,739,052 38,766,939
1987 58,157,496 38,684,815
1986 56,645,077 38,584,624
1985 55,213,006 38,469,512
1984 53,726,181 38,330,364
1983 52,194,620 38,171,525
1982 50,695,707 37,986,012
1981 49,311,727 37,758,631
1980 48,043,740 37,491,165
1979 46,807,103 37,191,330
1978 45,575,281 36,864,898
1977 44,367,962 36,511,638
1976 43,201,488 36,137,812
1975 42,120,826 35,757,900
1974 41,174,341 35,373,335
1973 40,294,130 34,988,947
1972 39,408,560 34,604,469
1971 38,518,659 34,224,490
1970 37,622,204 33,814,531
1969 36,660,799 33,441,054
1968 35,638,342 33,113,134
1967 34,621,320 32,682,947
1966 33,617,170 32,283,194
1965 32,625,316 31,954,292
1964 31,643,032 31,609,195
1963 30,674,731 31,296,651
1962 29,723,536 31,023,366
1961 28,792,621 30,739,250
1960 27,891,897 30,455,000

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Philippines increased by 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Philippines gained 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

The Philippines was ranked 12th most populous country in 2006 and is 14th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

The Philippines is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 136M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Philippines
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Philippines Spain
2100 -0.65% -0.52%
2099 -0.65% -0.51%
2098 -0.65% -0.5%
2097 -0.65% -0.48%
2096 -0.64% -0.48%
2095 -0.64% -0.47%
2094 -0.63% -0.46%
2093 -0.63% -0.46%
2092 -0.62% -0.46%
2091 -0.61% -0.48%
2090 -0.6% -0.48%
2089 -0.59% -0.47%
2088 -0.58% -0.46%
2087 -0.56% -0.46%
2086 -0.55% -0.48%
2085 -0.53% -0.49%
2084 -0.51% -0.5%
2083 -0.49% -0.51%
2082 -0.47% -0.53%
2081 -0.45% -0.55%
2080 -0.43% -0.57%
2079 -0.41% -0.58%
2078 -0.39% -0.61%
2077 -0.36% -0.64%
2076 -0.34% -0.67%
2075 -0.32% -0.7%
2074 -0.29% -0.71%
2073 -0.27% -0.74%
2072 -0.25% -0.74%
2071 -0.23% -0.77%
2070 -0.21% -0.76%
2069 -0.2% -0.79%
2068 -0.18% -0.78%
2067 -0.16% -0.79%
2066 -0.15% -0.78%
2065 -0.13% -0.8%
2064 -0.12% -0.78%
2063 -0.1% -0.79%
2062 -0.08% -0.77%
2061 -0.07% -0.73%
2060 -0.05% -0.72%
2059 -0.02% -0.69%
2058 -0.004% -0.69%
2057 0.01% -0.68%
2056 0.04% -0.62%
2055 0.07% -0.59%
2054 0.1% -0.58%
2053 0.12% -0.54%
2052 0.16% -0.49%
2051 0.19% -0.47%
2050 0.23% -0.47%
2049 0.26% -0.42%
2048 0.3% -0.4%
2047 0.34% -0.38%
2046 0.37% -0.36%
2045 0.4% -0.33%
2044 0.44% -0.3%
2043 0.47% -0.3%
2042 0.5% -0.28%
2041 0.53% -0.27%
2040 0.55% -0.26%
2039 0.59% -0.24%
2038 0.62% -0.23%
2037 0.64% -0.23%
2036 0.66% -0.22%
2035 0.68% -0.2%
2034 0.7% -0.19%
2033 0.71% -0.19%
2032 0.72% -0.19%
2031 0.75% -0.17%
2030 0.76% -0.14%
2029 0.78% -0.12%
2028 0.79% -0.1%
2027 0.8% -0.1%
2026 0.81% -0.06%
2025 0.82% -0.02%
2024 0.83% 1.03%
2023 0.81% 1.19%
2022 0.76% 0.72%
2021 0.91% 0.18%
2020 1.15% 0.51%
2019 1.22% 0.72%
2018 1.24% 0.45%
2017 1.3% 0.24%
2016 1.35% 0.08%
2015 1.49% -0.08%
2014 1.66% -0.31%
2013 1.9% -0.36%
2012 1.96% 0.06%
2011 1.98% 0.36%
2010 2.07% 0.46%
2009 1.82% 0.89%
2008 1.78% 1.61%
2007 1.75% 1.87%
2006 1.7% 1.7%
2005 1.88% 1.7%
2004 1.96% 1.74%
2003 2% 1.82%
2002 2.05% 1.42%
2001 2.23% 0.7%
2000 2.41% 0.45%
1999 2.59% 0.41%
1998 2.55% 0.41%
1997 2.38% 0.42%
1996 2.33% 0.42%
1995 2.21% 0.44%
1994 2.2% 0.48%
1993 2.43% 0.52%
1992 2.4% 0.49%
1991 2.43% 0.25%
1990 2.59% 0.1%
1989 2.55% 0.16%
1988 2.72% 0.21%
1987 2.67% 0.26%
1986 2.59% 0.3%
1985 2.77% 0.36%
1984 2.93% 0.42%
1983 2.96% 0.49%
1982 2.81% 0.6%
1981 2.64% 0.71%
1980 2.64% 0.81%
1979 2.7% 0.89%
1978 2.72% 0.97%
1977 2.7% 1.03%
1976 2.57% 1.06%
1975 2.3% 1.09%
1974 2.18% 1.1%
1973 2.25% 1.11%
1972 2.31% 1.11%
1971 2.38% 1.21%
1970 2.62% 1.12%
1969 2.87% 0.99%
1968 2.94% 1.32%
1967 2.99% 1.24%
1966 3.04% 1.03%
1965 3.1% 1.09%
1964 3.16% 1%
1963 3.2% 0.88%
1962 3.23% 0.92%
1961 3.23% 0.93%

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

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In 2024, the population of the Philippines grew by 0.83%, while Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Philippines Spain
Current population
117991570
48806901
Population rank 14/197 32/197
Percent of world population 1.42% 0.59%
One net population change
33.1 seconds
1.06 minutes
One birth every
17.1 seconds
1.62 minutes
One death every
44 seconds
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,610 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +952,471 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +0.83% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 113/197 100/197
One migration net change every
3.53 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -149,315 +96,630
Net migration rank 185/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 87,212 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 135/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 195/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Philippines
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Philippines Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -149,315 - 96,630
2024 - -160,373 - 111,674
2023 1,123,981 -164,284 -111,211 119,099
2022 1,115,825 -221,754 -133,801 299,779
2021 917,928 -85,185 -113,865 144,385
2020 1,253,741 -47,014 -151,551 236,854
2019 1,352,703 -6,208 -56,542 464,783
2018 1,495,843 -163,602 -56,139 337,467
2017 1,622,444 -263,593 -32,600 201,135
2016 1,718,232 -309,251 0 106,474
2015 1,827,180 -390,702 -4,642 -1,979
2014 1,851,828 -196,524 32,522 -97,870
2013 1,944,758 -218,439 37,284 -250,741
2012 1,979,568 95,702 51,450 -153,486
2011 2,018,419 -240,005 84,137 60,761
2010 2,030,979 13,556 102,469 69,406
2009 2,025,580 -164,411 106,635 129,557
2008 2,007,584 -498,480 133,267 434,135
2007 1,964,673 -225,977 108,545 772,317
2006 1,960,246 -566,647 110,994 659,720
2005 1,918,484 -326,063 78,576 629,803
2004 1,924,265 -273,743 85,844 661,158
2003 1,922,904 -248,066 54,844 658,428
2002 1,919,556 -268,520 53,861 737,880
2001 1,931,169 -247,496 44,936 181,307
2000 1,902,330 -33,868 36,512 176,269
1999 1,894,147 -18,323 8,077 178,559
1998 1,870,371 178,274 4,022 182,926
1997 1,861,098 -145,334 20,028 165,345
1996 1,849,587 -128,251 11,967 162,704
1995 1,846,900 -280,327 15,889 162,434
1994 1,813,827 -326,539 31,639 160,407
1993 1,788,414 -298,337 47,234 160,907
1992 1,769,259 -50,338 62,652 177,544
1991 1,782,165 -413,300 58,450 122,841
1990 1,749,622 -63,296 66,075 -30,684
1989 1,728,354 -235,884 81,538 -25,892
1988 1,707,402 -147,523 100,794 -17,663
1987 1,671,330 -68,149 116,054 -12,681
1986 1,631,491 -209,835 131,188 -13,540
1985 1,614,042 -171,539 146,184 -589
1984 1,579,872 -48,739 172,487 2,754
1983 1,542,194 -10,229 183,223 1,241
1982 1,485,790 -19,912 231,714 -7,384
1981 1,436,599 -134,484 237,879 2,563
1980 1,413,735 -179,832 281,184 20,166
1979 1,394,056 -154,684 312,407 -5,929
1978 1,364,661 -140,372 339,157 -2,504
1977 1,314,002 -123,608 361,465 -1,332
1976 1,258,286 -115,730 375,834 2,804
1975 1,239,069 -220,296 371,882 -218
1974 1,218,884 -344,674 396,182 105,838
1973 1,206,285 -320,091 374,381 8,624
1972 1,206,414 -321,491 391,030 7,935
1971 1,210,256 -315,363 369,625 7,363
1970 1,198,944 -300,923 378,723 -60,580
1969 1,186,306 -161,517 367,851 -49,956
1968 1,172,146 -152,017 387,423 -46,088
1967 1,166,704 -152,812 402,001 -42,344
1966 1,156,498 -162,127 397,084 -41,467
1965 1,146,094 -156,782 405,819 -42,476
1964 1,131,586 -156,342 429,885 -41,461
1963 1,116,591 -155,267 394,338 -44,446
1962 1,091,953 -150,903 384,690 -45,211
1961 1,064,377 -143,597 396,537 -46,517
1960 1,036,017 -155,354 398,960 -154,869

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

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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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 87,212 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in the Philippines, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

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
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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