The latest officially reported population of the Philippines was 115,843,670 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Philippines' population is 117,540,050 people compared to 22,125,995 in Sri Lanka.
Population statistics:
- The Philippines' population is 5.31 times bigger than Sri Lanka's.
- The Philippines is ranked the 14th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
- The countries together account for 1.69% of the world: 1.42% for the Philippines vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
- For the last 10 years, the Philippines has had an average growth rate of +1.16% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
- Since 2005, the population of the Philippines has increased from 88M people to 118M (33.5% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.2M to 22.1M (9.45% growth).
- The Philippines is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 135M people compared to the peak of 23.5M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.
Philippines vs Sri Lanka: live population counter
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| Current population |
117540050
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22125995
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| Population rank | 14/197 | 63/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.42% | 0.27% |
| One net population change |
33.1 seconds
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4.34 minutes
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| One birth every |
17.1 seconds
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2.13 minutes
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| One death every |
44 seconds
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2.91 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.28 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -160,373 | -27,245 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,610 | -332 |
| Annual growth/decline | +952,471 | -121,000 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.83% | -0.55% |
| Population growth rate rank | 115/197 | 187/197 |
the Philippines and Sri Lanka: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 27,891,897 | 9,661,389 | - | - |
| 1961 | 28,792,621 | 9,899,372 | 3.23% | 2.46% |
| 1962 | 29,723,536 | 10,143,754 | 3.23% | 2.47% |
| 1963 | 30,674,731 | 10,395,040 | 3.2% | 2.48% |
| 1964 | 31,643,032 | 10,653,397 | 3.16% | 2.49% |
| 1965 | 32,625,316 | 10,916,965 | 3.1% | 2.47% |
| 1966 | 33,617,170 | 11,183,928 | 3.04% | 2.45% |
| 1967 | 34,621,320 | 11,457,328 | 2.99% | 2.44% |
| 1968 | 35,638,342 | 11,736,088 | 2.94% | 2.43% |
| 1969 | 36,660,799 | 12,013,858 | 2.87% | 2.37% |
| 1970 | 37,622,204 | 12,287,110 | 2.62% | 2.27% |
| 1971 | 38,518,659 | 12,551,910 | 2.38% | 2.16% |
| 1972 | 39,408,560 | 12,809,205 | 2.31% | 2.05% |
| 1973 | 40,294,130 | 13,060,916 | 2.25% | 1.97% |
| 1974 | 41,174,341 | 13,305,693 | 2.18% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 42,120,826 | 13,548,984 | 2.3% | 1.83% |
| 1976 | 43,201,488 | 13,796,770 | 2.57% | 1.83% |
| 1977 | 44,367,962 | 14,049,371 | 2.7% | 1.83% |
| 1978 | 45,575,281 | 14,310,128 | 2.72% | 1.86% |
| 1979 | 46,807,103 | 14,579,614 | 2.7% | 1.88% |
| 1980 | 48,043,740 | 14,847,974 | 2.64% | 1.84% |
| 1981 | 49,311,727 | 15,099,414 | 2.64% | 1.69% |
| 1982 | 50,695,707 | 15,286,567 | 2.81% | 1.24% |
| 1983 | 52,194,620 | 15,388,794 | 2.96% | 0.67% |
| 1984 | 53,726,181 | 15,441,860 | 2.93% | 0.34% |
| 1985 | 55,213,006 | 15,544,154 | 2.77% | 0.66% |
| 1986 | 56,645,077 | 15,731,256 | 2.59% | 1.2% |
| 1987 | 58,157,496 | 15,916,576 | 2.67% | 1.18% |
| 1988 | 59,739,052 | 16,078,621 | 2.72% | 1.02% |
| 1989 | 61,265,260 | 16,248,557 | 2.55% | 1.06% |
| 1990 | 62,854,666 | 16,352,458 | 2.59% | 0.64% |
| 1991 | 64,382,249 | 16,475,354 | 2.43% | 0.75% |
| 1992 | 65,926,125 | 16,739,284 | 2.4% | 1.6% |
| 1993 | 67,530,621 | 17,025,918 | 2.43% | 1.71% |
| 1994 | 69,019,291 | 17,275,773 | 2.2% | 1.47% |
| 1995 | 70,546,246 | 17,564,068 | 2.21% | 1.67% |
| 1996 | 72,190,242 | 17,905,018 | 2.33% | 1.94% |
| 1997 | 73,908,810 | 18,248,200 | 2.38% | 1.92% |
| 1998 | 75,791,024 | 18,596,003 | 2.55% | 1.91% |
| 1999 | 77,753,257 | 18,944,731 | 2.59% | 1.88% |
| 2000 | 79,625,397 | 19,293,054 | 2.41% | 1.84% |
| 2001 | 81,401,488 | 19,600,362 | 2.23% | 1.59% |
| 2002 | 83,068,889 | 19,805,752 | 2.05% | 1.05% |
| 2003 | 84,731,835 | 19,951,521 | 2% | 0.74% |
| 2004 | 86,394,504 | 20,087,605 | 1.96% | 0.68% |
| 2005 | 88,015,962 | 20,216,524 | 1.88% | 0.64% |
| 2006 | 89,508,986 | 20,352,411 | 1.7% | 0.67% |
| 2007 | 91,075,184 | 20,492,545 | 1.75% | 0.69% |
| 2008 | 92,699,095 | 20,629,378 | 1.78% | 0.67% |
| 2009 | 94,384,250 | 20,756,435 | 1.82% | 0.62% |
| 2010 | 96,337,125 | 20,879,089 | 2.07% | 0.59% |
| 2011 | 98,248,614 | 21,009,048 | 1.98% | 0.62% |
| 2012 | 100,175,512 | 21,169,458 | 1.96% | 0.76% |
| 2013 | 102,076,336 | 20,585,000 | 1.9% | -2.76% |
| 2014 | 103,767,130 | 20,778,000 | 1.66% | 0.94% |
| 2015 | 105,312,992 | 20,970,000 | 1.49% | 0.92% |
| 2016 | 106,735,719 | 21,209,000 | 1.35% | 1.14% |
| 2017 | 108,119,693 | 21,453,000 | 1.3% | 1.15% |
| 2018 | 109,465,287 | 21,670,000 | 1.24% | 1.01% |
| 2019 | 110,804,683 | 21,803,000 | 1.22% | 0.61% |
| 2020 | 112,081,264 | 21,919,000 | 1.15% | 0.53% |
| 2021 | 113,100,950 | 22,156,000 | 0.91% | 1.08% |
| 2022 | 113,964,338 | 22,181,000 | 0.76% | 0.11% |
| 2023 | 114,891,199 | 22,037,000 | 0.81% | -0.65% |
| 2024 | 115,843,670 | 21,916,000 | 0.83% | -0.55% |
| 2025 | 116,786,968 | 22,035,440 | 0.81% | 0.54% |
| 2026 | 117,724,479 | 22,148,172 | 0.8% | 0.51% |
| 2027 | 118,656,426 | 22,255,601 | 0.79% | 0.49% |
| 2028 | 119,583,984 | 22,357,682 | 0.78% | 0.46% |
| 2029 | 120,502,132 | 22,453,922 | 0.77% | 0.43% |
| 2030 | 121,408,897 | 22,546,245 | 0.75% | 0.41% |
| 2031 | 122,301,606 | 22,635,106 | 0.74% | 0.39% |
| 2032 | 123,180,341 | 22,720,118 | 0.72% | 0.38% |
| 2033 | 124,049,036 | 22,802,043 | 0.71% | 0.36% |
| 2034 | 124,904,124 | 22,879,527 | 0.69% | 0.34% |
| 2035 | 125,740,977 | 22,952,739 | 0.67% | 0.32% |
| 2036 | 126,558,232 | 23,022,027 | 0.65% | 0.3% |
| 2037 | 127,352,607 | 23,088,877 | 0.63% | 0.29% |
| 2038 | 128,118,535 | 23,152,480 | 0.6% | 0.28% |
| 2039 | 128,850,047 | 23,211,633 | 0.57% | 0.26% |
| 2040 | 129,546,666 | 23,265,986 | 0.54% | 0.23% |
| 2041 | 130,209,810 | 23,315,260 | 0.51% | 0.21% |
| 2042 | 130,837,005 | 23,359,578 | 0.48% | 0.19% |
| 2043 | 131,427,404 | 23,398,752 | 0.45% | 0.17% |
| 2044 | 131,979,673 | 23,433,096 | 0.42% | 0.15% |
| 2045 | 132,492,038 | 23,464,943 | 0.39% | 0.14% |
| 2046 | 132,962,001 | 23,492,738 | 0.35% | 0.12% |
| 2047 | 133,385,290 | 23,512,629 | 0.32% | 0.08% |
| 2048 | 133,759,436 | 23,525,953 | 0.28% | 0.06% |
| 2049 | 134,089,011 | 23,533,940 | 0.25% | 0.03% |
| 2050 | 134,373,439 | 23,538,230 | 0.21% | 0.02% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Philippines increased by 17,297,030 people (a 19.7% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 753,476 people (a 3.73% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Philippines gained 12,227,058 (a 11.6% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 1,155,995 (a 5.51% growth).
The Philippines was ranked 12th most populous country in 2005 and is 14th in 2025. Sri Lanka was ranked 53rd in 2005 and ranked 63rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the Philippines' population will grow by 14.3% to 134,373,439 people and will still be ranked 14th. The population of Sri Lanka will increase by 6.38% to 23,538,230 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Quezon | 2.96M |
| Manila | 1.85M |
| Davao | 1.78M |
| Caloocan | 1.66M |
| Zamboanga | 977K |
| Cebu | 964K |
| Palawan | 940K |
| Antipolo | 887K |
| Taguig | 887K |
| La Union | 822K |
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| City | Population |
| Colombo | 753K |
| Gampaha | 191K |
| Beruwala | 165K |
| Negombo | 142K |
| Kandy | 120K |
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | 116K |
| Trincomalee | 99.1K |
| Galle | 93.1K |
| Matara | 68.2K |
| Anuradhapura | 63.2K |
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Population differences between the Philippines and Sri Lanka
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| Life expectancy | 70.1 years | 77.9 years |
| Average age | 29.7 years | 35.8 years |
| Median age | 26.8 years | 34.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.9:50.1 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.92 births per woman | 1.97 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,006 ppl/mi² | 918 ppl/mi² |
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