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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Philippines was 115,843,670 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Philippines' population is 117,991,570 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 5.08 times bigger than Taiwan's.
  • The Philippines is ranked the 14th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 1.7% of the world: 1.42% for the Philippines vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, the Philippines has had an average growth rate of +1.16% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Philippines has increased from 89.5M people to 118M (31.8% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Philippines vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Philippines
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Philippines Taiwan
2100 115,065,514 10,150,338
2099 115,822,085 10,273,881
2098 116,579,642 10,399,680
2097 117,339,735 10,527,804
2096 118,106,310 10,657,536
2095 118,872,671 10,789,978
2094 119,632,784 10,925,075
2093 120,394,127 11,062,491
2092 121,153,505 11,202,670
2091 121,910,997 11,346,131
2090 122,658,317 11,494,369
2089 123,398,001 11,644,743
2088 124,128,536 11,799,177
2087 124,849,376 11,956,109
2086 125,558,475 12,116,149
2085 126,253,074 12,281,248
2084 126,925,232 12,451,872
2083 127,573,007 12,625,681
2082 128,202,586 12,803,442
2081 128,806,308 12,986,931
2080 129,391,229 13,174,137
2079 129,944,270 13,366,920
2078 130,476,671 13,564,788
2077 130,988,299 13,765,770
2076 131,462,248 13,969,802
2075 131,906,358 14,178,904
2074 132,328,468 14,391,331
2073 132,719,174 14,606,033
2072 133,084,836 14,824,987
2071 133,419,916 15,045,310
2070 133,733,411 15,266,143
2069 134,020,647 15,488,280
2068 134,283,663 15,714,125
2067 134,528,603 15,940,945
2066 134,744,843 16,167,553
2065 134,949,800 16,396,032
2064 135,128,431 16,625,600
2063 135,285,603 16,854,355
2062 135,425,056 17,084,600
2061 135,539,763 17,314,450
2060 135,631,085 17,541,998
2059 135,698,075 17,767,014
2058 135,730,163 17,988,239
2057 135,736,069 18,208,151
2056 135,720,219 18,423,453
2055 135,665,249 18,639,554
2054 135,570,794 18,853,384
2053 135,440,724 19,063,428
2052 135,273,857 19,270,076
2051 135,054,258 19,474,323
2050 134,793,554 19,677,203
2049 134,483,048 19,878,438
2048 134,131,716 20,073,645
2047 133,731,695 20,267,326
2046 133,281,676 20,454,154
2045 132,787,906 20,640,565
2044 132,252,742 20,819,477
2043 131,678,840 20,995,111
2042 131,067,112 21,166,213
2041 130,419,312 21,331,710
2040 129,735,394 21,491,361
2039 129,020,366 21,645,911
2038 128,266,374 21,794,529
2037 127,482,230 21,939,617
2036 126,671,125 22,077,701
2035 125,841,025 22,211,115
2034 124,990,553 22,340,809
2033 124,123,848 22,463,465
2032 123,246,040 22,582,449
2031 122,359,182 22,698,460
2030 121,453,322 22,809,605
2029 120,538,221 22,916,803
2028 119,609,503 23,022,058
2027 118,675,486 23,127,410
2026 117,737,984 23,229,461
2025 116,792,787 23,331,886
2024 115,843,670 23,410,331
2023 114,891,199 23,342,541
2022 113,964,338 23,319,977
2021 113,100,950 23,468,275
2020 112,081,264 23,582,179
2019 110,804,683 23,596,027
2018 109,465,287 23,580,080
2017 108,119,693 23,555,522
2016 106,735,719 23,515,945
2015 105,312,992 23,462,914
2014 103,767,130 23,403,635
2013 102,076,336 23,344,670
2012 100,175,512 23,270,367
2011 98,248,614 23,193,518
2010 96,337,125 23,140,948
2009 94,384,250 23,078,402
2008 92,699,095 22,997,696
2007 91,075,184 22,917,444
2006 89,508,986 22,823,455
2005 88,015,962 22,729,753
2004 86,394,504 22,646,836
2003 84,731,835 22,562,663
2002 83,068,889 22,463,172
2001 81,401,488 22,341,120
2000 79,625,397 22,184,530
1999 77,753,257 22,010,489
1998 75,791,024 21,835,703
1997 73,908,810 21,634,124
1996 72,190,242 21,441,432
1995 70,546,246 21,267,653
1994 69,019,291 21,086,645
1993 67,530,621 20,899,019
1992 65,926,125 20,704,227
1991 64,382,249 20,503,568
1990 62,854,666 20,278,946
1989 61,265,260 20,055,492
1988 59,739,052 19,839,704
1987 58,157,496 19,617,046
1986 56,645,077 19,411,454
1985 55,213,006 19,191,510
1984 53,726,181 18,929,866
1983 52,194,620 18,653,146
1982 50,695,707 18,354,855
1981 49,311,727 18,029,982
1980 48,043,740 17,704,538
1979 46,807,103 17,372,779
1978 45,575,281 17,042,272
1977 44,367,962 16,730,895
1976 43,201,488 16,401,413
1975 42,120,826 16,075,128
1974 41,174,341 15,784,817
1973 40,294,130 15,505,121
1972 39,408,560 15,220,495
1971 38,518,659 14,913,564
1970 37,622,204 14,582,944
1969 36,660,799 14,068,984
1968 35,638,342 13,548,537
1967 34,621,320 13,210,344
1966 33,617,170 12,874,153
1965 32,625,316 12,511,863
1964 31,643,032 12,137,143
1963 30,674,731 11,762,101
1962 29,723,536 11,392,513
1961 28,792,621 11,030,385
1960 27,891,897 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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 Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Philippines gained 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

The Philippines was ranked 12th most populous country in 2006 and is 14th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

The Philippines is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 136M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Philippines
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Philippines Taiwan
2100 -0.65% -1.2%
2099 -0.65% -1.21%
2098 -0.65% -1.22%
2097 -0.65% -1.22%
2096 -0.64% -1.23%
2095 -0.64% -1.24%
2094 -0.63% -1.24%
2093 -0.63% -1.25%
2092 -0.62% -1.26%
2091 -0.61% -1.29%
2090 -0.6% -1.29%
2089 -0.59% -1.31%
2088 -0.58% -1.31%
2087 -0.56% -1.32%
2086 -0.55% -1.34%
2085 -0.53% -1.37%
2084 -0.51% -1.38%
2083 -0.49% -1.39%
2082 -0.47% -1.41%
2081 -0.45% -1.42%
2080 -0.43% -1.44%
2079 -0.41% -1.46%
2078 -0.39% -1.46%
2077 -0.36% -1.46%
2076 -0.34% -1.47%
2075 -0.32% -1.48%
2074 -0.29% -1.47%
2073 -0.27% -1.48%
2072 -0.25% -1.46%
2071 -0.23% -1.45%
2070 -0.21% -1.43%
2069 -0.2% -1.44%
2068 -0.18% -1.42%
2067 -0.16% -1.4%
2066 -0.15% -1.39%
2065 -0.13% -1.38%
2064 -0.12% -1.36%
2063 -0.1% -1.35%
2062 -0.08% -1.33%
2061 -0.07% -1.3%
2060 -0.05% -1.27%
2059 -0.02% -1.23%
2058 -0.004% -1.21%
2057 0.01% -1.17%
2056 0.04% -1.16%
2055 0.07% -1.13%
2054 0.1% -1.1%
2053 0.12% -1.07%
2052 0.16% -1.05%
2051 0.19% -1.03%
2050 0.23% -1.01%
2049 0.26% -0.97%
2048 0.3% -0.96%
2047 0.34% -0.91%
2046 0.37% -0.9%
2045 0.4% -0.86%
2044 0.44% -0.84%
2043 0.47% -0.81%
2042 0.5% -0.78%
2041 0.53% -0.74%
2040 0.55% -0.71%
2039 0.59% -0.68%
2038 0.62% -0.66%
2037 0.64% -0.63%
2036 0.66% -0.6%
2035 0.68% -0.58%
2034 0.7% -0.55%
2033 0.71% -0.53%
2032 0.72% -0.51%
2031 0.75% -0.49%
2030 0.76% -0.47%
2029 0.78% -0.46%
2028 0.79% -0.46%
2027 0.8% -0.44%
2026 0.81% -0.44%
2025 0.82% -0.34%
2024 0.83% 0.29%
2023 0.81% 0.1%
2022 0.76% -0.63%
2021 0.91% -0.48%
2020 1.15% -0.06%
2019 1.22% 0.07%
2018 1.24% 0.1%
2017 1.3% 0.17%
2016 1.35% 0.23%
2015 1.49% 0.25%
2014 1.66% 0.25%
2013 1.9% 0.32%
2012 1.96% 0.33%
2011 1.98% 0.23%
2010 2.07% 0.27%
2009 1.82% 0.35%
2008 1.78% 0.35%
2007 1.75% 0.41%
2006 1.7% 0.41%
2005 1.88% 0.37%
2004 1.96% 0.37%
2003 2% 0.44%
2002 2.05% 0.55%
2001 2.23% 0.71%
2000 2.41% 0.79%
1999 2.59% 0.8%
1998 2.55% 0.93%
1997 2.38% 0.9%
1996 2.33% 0.82%
1995 2.21% 0.86%
1994 2.2% 0.9%
1993 2.43% 0.94%
1992 2.4% 0.98%
1991 2.43% 1.11%
1990 2.59% 1.11%
1989 2.55% 1.09%
1988 2.72% 1.14%
1987 2.67% 1.06%
1986 2.59% 1.15%
1985 2.77% 1.38%
1984 2.93% 1.48%
1983 2.96% 1.63%
1982 2.81% 1.8%
1981 2.64% 1.84%
1980 2.64% 1.91%
1979 2.7% 1.94%
1978 2.72% 1.86%
1977 2.7% 2.01%
1976 2.57% 2.03%
1975 2.3% 1.84%
1974 2.18% 1.8%
1973 2.25% 1.87%
1972 2.31% 2.06%
1971 2.38% 2.27%
1970 2.62% 3.65%
1969 2.87% 3.84%
1968 2.94% 2.56%
1967 2.99% 2.61%
1966 3.04% 2.9%
1965 3.1% 3.09%
1964 3.16% 3.19%
1963 3.2% 3.24%
1962 3.23% 3.28%
1961 3.23% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of the Philippines grew by 0.83%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Philippines Taiwan
Current population
117991570
23229461
Population rank 14/197 60/197
Percent of world population 1.42% 0.28%
One net population change
33.1 seconds
6.72 minutes
One birth every
17.1 seconds
3.9 minutes
One death every
44 seconds
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,610 -215
Annual growth/decline +952,471 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +0.83% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 113/197 180/197
One migration net change every
3.53 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -149,315 +47,029
Net migration rank 185/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 87,212 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

Philippines
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Philippines Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -149,315 - -
2024 - -160,373 -67,188 47,029
2023 1,123,981 -164,284 -69,794 225,599
2022 1,115,825 -221,754 -68,327 -42,430
2021 917,928 -85,185 -30,039 -156,010
2020 1,253,741 -47,014 -7,782 -33,978
2019 1,352,703 -6,208 1,416 12,718
2018 1,495,843 -163,602 8,725 8,888
2017 1,622,444 -263,593 22,613 8,809
2016 1,718,232 -309,251 35,980 11,707
2015 1,827,180 -390,702 49,741 8,581
2014 1,851,828 -196,524 - -
2013 1,944,758 -218,439 - -
2012 1,979,568 95,702 - -
2011 2,018,419 -240,005 43,836 19,077
2010 2,030,979 13,556 - -
2009 2,025,580 -164,411 - -
2008 2,007,584 -498,480 - -
2007 1,964,673 -225,977 - -
2006 1,960,246 -566,647 - -
2005 1,918,484 -326,063 - -
2004 1,924,265 -273,743 - -
2003 1,922,904 -248,066 - -
2002 1,919,556 -268,520 - -
2001 1,931,169 -247,496 132,707 -3,811
2000 1,902,330 -33,868 - -
1999 1,894,147 -18,323 - -
1998 1,870,371 178,274 - -
1997 1,861,098 -145,334 - -
1996 1,849,587 -128,251 - -
1995 1,846,900 -280,327 - -
1994 1,813,827 -326,539 - -
1993 1,788,414 -298,337 - -
1992 1,769,259 -50,338 - -
1991 1,782,165 -413,300 215,698 -12,128
1990 1,749,622 -63,296 - -
1989 1,728,354 -235,884 - -
1988 1,707,402 -147,523 - -
1987 1,671,330 -68,149 - -
1986 1,631,491 -209,835 - -
1985 1,614,042 -171,539 - -
1984 1,579,872 -48,739 - -
1983 1,542,194 -10,229 - -
1982 1,485,790 -19,912 - -
1981 1,436,599 -134,484 326,883 4,508
1980 1,413,735 -179,832 - -
1979 1,394,056 -154,684 - -
1978 1,364,661 -140,372 - -
1977 1,314,002 -123,608 - -
1976 1,258,286 -115,730 - -
1975 1,239,069 -220,296 - -
1974 1,218,884 -344,674 - -
1973 1,206,285 -320,091 - -
1972 1,206,414 -321,491 - -
1971 1,210,256 -315,363 - -
1970 1,198,944 -300,923 - -
1969 1,186,306 -161,517 - -
1968 1,172,146 -152,017 - -
1967 1,166,704 -152,812 - -
1966 1,156,498 -162,127 346,958 18,774
1965 1,146,094 -156,782 - -
1964 1,131,586 -156,342 - -
1963 1,116,591 -155,267 - -
1962 1,091,953 -150,903 - -
1961 1,064,377 -143,597 - -
1960 1,036,017 -155,354 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

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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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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