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

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The latest officially reported population of the Philippines was 116,786,962 in 2025 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Philippines' population is 118,213,646 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 5.09 times bigger than Taiwan's.
  • The Philippines is ranked the 15th 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 +1.08% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Philippines has increased from 89.5M people to 118M (32.1% 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 115,059,775 10,150,338
2099 115,816,309 10,273,881
2098 116,573,828 10,399,680
2097 117,333,883 10,527,804
2096 118,100,419 10,657,536
2095 118,866,742 10,789,978
2094 119,626,818 10,925,075
2093 120,388,122 11,062,491
2092 121,147,462 11,202,670
2091 121,904,917 11,346,131
2090 122,652,199 11,494,369
2089 123,391,846 11,644,743
2088 124,122,345 11,799,177
2087 124,843,149 11,956,109
2086 125,552,213 12,116,149
2085 126,246,777 12,281,248
2084 126,918,902 12,451,872
2083 127,566,644 12,625,681
2082 128,196,192 12,803,442
2081 128,799,883 12,986,931
2080 129,384,776 13,174,137
2079 129,937,788 13,366,920
2078 130,470,163 13,564,788
2077 130,981,766 13,765,770
2076 131,455,691 13,969,802
2075 131,899,779 14,178,904
2074 132,321,868 14,391,331
2073 132,712,554 14,606,033
2072 133,078,198 14,824,987
2071 133,413,261 15,045,310
2070 133,726,740 15,266,143
2069 134,013,962 15,488,280
2068 134,276,965 15,714,125
2067 134,521,893 15,940,945
2066 134,738,123 16,167,553
2065 134,943,069 16,396,032
2064 135,121,691 16,625,600
2063 135,278,856 16,854,355
2062 135,418,302 17,084,600
2061 135,533,003 17,314,450
2060 135,624,320 17,541,998
2059 135,691,307 17,767,014
2058 135,723,393 17,988,239
2057 135,729,299 18,208,151
2056 135,713,449 18,423,453
2055 135,658,483 18,639,554
2054 135,564,032 18,853,384
2053 135,433,969 19,063,428
2052 135,267,110 19,270,076
2051 135,047,521 19,474,323
2050 134,786,831 19,677,203
2049 134,476,341 19,878,438
2048 134,125,026 20,073,645
2047 133,725,025 20,267,326
2046 133,275,028 20,454,154
2045 132,781,283 20,640,565
2044 132,246,145 20,819,477
2043 131,672,273 20,995,111
2042 131,060,574 21,166,213
2041 130,412,807 21,331,710
2040 129,728,924 21,491,361
2039 129,013,931 21,645,911
2038 128,259,977 21,794,529
2037 127,475,872 21,939,617
2036 126,664,807 22,077,701
2035 125,834,749 22,211,115
2034 124,984,319 22,340,809
2033 124,117,657 22,463,465
2032 123,239,893 22,582,449
2031 122,353,079 22,698,460
2030 121,447,264 22,809,605
2029 120,532,209 22,916,803
2028 119,603,538 23,022,058
2027 118,669,567 23,127,410
2026 117,732,112 23,229,461
2025 116,786,962 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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 11,477,927 people (a 10.8% 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 15th 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% to 134,786,831 people with a rank change from 15th to 14th. 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 0.81% -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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, 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 Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Philippines Taiwan
Current population
118213646
23229461
Population rank 15/197 60/197
Percent of world population 1.42% 0.28%
One net population change
33.5 seconds
6.72 minutes
One birth every
17.1 seconds
3.9 minutes
One death every
42.9 seconds
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,584 -215
Annual growth/decline +943,292 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +0.81% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 110/197 178/197
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 1,105,612 -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 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 Taiwan 57.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 124,655 people) and 42.2% is from migration (a gain of 90,913 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 4.04M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.71M
Taipei 2.43M
Taoyuan 2.36M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 456K
Keelung 359K
Chiayi 262K
Zhubei 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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