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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Philippines was 115,843,670 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Philippines' population is 117,991,570 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 1.61 times bigger than Tanzania's.
  • The Philippines is ranked the 14th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 2.31% of the world: 1.42% for the Philippines vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, the Philippines has had an average growth rate of +1.16% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Philippines has increased from 89.5M people to 118M (31.8% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Philippines vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Philippines
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Philippines Tanzania
2100 115,065,514 265,496,854
2099 115,822,085 263,162,785
2098 116,579,642 260,809,535
2097 117,339,735 258,412,520
2096 118,106,310 255,996,677
2095 118,872,671 253,567,416
2094 119,632,784 251,119,386
2093 120,394,127 248,628,881
2092 121,153,505 246,107,108
2091 121,910,997 243,557,182
2090 122,658,317 241,002,065
2089 123,398,001 238,416,591
2088 124,128,536 235,797,530
2087 124,849,376 233,167,455
2086 125,558,475 230,496,041
2085 126,253,074 227,800,292
2084 126,925,232 225,111,530
2083 127,573,007 222,421,279
2082 128,202,586 219,718,263
2081 128,806,308 216,995,478
2080 129,391,229 214,255,926
2079 129,944,270 211,486,253
2078 130,476,671 208,708,063
2077 130,988,299 205,918,120
2076 131,462,248 203,106,125
2075 131,906,358 200,297,474
2074 132,328,468 197,468,017
2073 132,719,174 194,642,633
2072 133,084,836 191,824,103
2071 133,419,916 188,992,017
2070 133,733,411 186,152,377
2069 134,020,647 183,311,218
2068 134,283,663 180,475,586
2067 134,528,603 177,639,469
2066 134,744,843 174,803,090
2065 134,949,800 171,913,445
2064 135,128,431 169,064,549
2063 135,285,603 166,217,933
2062 135,425,056 163,370,044
2061 135,539,763 160,537,159
2060 135,631,085 157,722,273
2059 135,698,075 154,920,005
2058 135,730,163 152,120,539
2057 135,736,069 149,325,489
2056 135,720,219 146,519,472
2055 135,665,249 143,736,540
2054 135,570,794 140,983,905
2053 135,440,724 138,262,668
2052 135,273,857 135,553,723
2051 135,054,258 132,851,383
2050 134,793,554 130,157,751
2049 134,483,048 127,495,278
2048 134,131,716 124,821,109
2047 133,731,695 122,158,290
2046 133,281,676 119,522,516
2045 132,787,906 116,914,785
2044 132,252,742 114,329,740
2043 131,678,840 111,776,234
2042 131,067,112 109,241,835
2041 130,419,312 106,748,632
2040 129,735,394 104,272,418
2039 129,020,366 101,814,304
2038 128,266,374 99,380,232
2037 127,482,230 96,983,729
2036 126,671,125 94,601,865
2035 125,841,025 92,257,269
2034 124,990,553 89,929,444
2033 124,123,848 87,654,982
2032 123,246,040 85,409,993
2031 122,359,182 83,180,507
2030 121,453,322 80,997,163
2029 120,538,221 78,838,461
2028 119,609,503 76,730,649
2027 118,675,486 74,647,063
2026 117,737,984 72,589,279
2025 116,792,787 70,552,589
2024 115,843,670 68,560,157
2023 114,891,199 66,617,606
2022 113,964,338 64,711,821
2021 113,100,950 62,830,412
2020 112,081,264 60,972,798
2019 110,804,683 59,174,891
2018 109,465,287 57,437,145
2017 108,119,693 55,652,890
2016 106,735,719 53,824,013
2015 105,312,992 52,020,962
2014 103,767,130 50,351,512
2013 102,076,336 48,824,128
2012 100,175,512 47,374,260
2011 98,248,614 46,029,367
2010 96,337,125 44,758,488
2009 94,384,250 43,633,982
2008 92,699,095 42,570,728
2007 91,075,184 41,435,512
2006 89,508,986 40,294,902
2005 88,015,962 39,182,076
2004 86,394,504 38,109,668
2003 84,731,835 37,089,555
2002 83,068,889 36,121,304
2001 81,401,488 35,198,299
2000 79,625,397 34,260,139
1999 77,753,257 33,300,330
1998 75,791,024 32,420,458
1997 73,908,810 31,578,089
1996 72,190,242 30,945,762
1995 70,546,246 30,383,497
1994 69,019,291 29,442,356
1993 67,530,621 28,332,692
1992 65,926,125 27,457,588
1991 64,382,249 26,780,436
1990 62,854,666 26,110,207
1989 61,265,260 25,438,759
1988 59,739,052 24,769,686
1987 58,157,496 24,030,378
1986 56,645,077 23,258,959
1985 55,213,006 22,501,693
1984 53,726,181 21,779,066
1983 52,194,620 21,079,874
1982 50,695,707 20,398,571
1981 49,311,727 19,784,703
1980 48,043,740 19,189,769
1979 46,807,103 18,592,038
1978 45,575,281 17,976,566
1977 44,367,962 17,352,929
1976 43,201,488 16,736,211
1975 42,120,826 16,138,361
1974 41,174,341 15,561,630
1973 40,294,130 15,010,101
1972 39,408,560 14,479,308
1971 38,518,659 13,971,451
1970 37,622,204 13,492,677
1969 36,660,799 13,036,700
1968 35,638,342 12,602,076
1967 34,621,320 12,200,109
1966 33,617,170 11,827,459
1965 32,625,316 11,470,728
1964 31,643,032 11,127,826
1963 30,674,731 10,799,528
1962 29,723,536 10,487,756
1961 28,792,621 10,187,886
1960 27,891,897 9,901,419

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/tanzania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Philippines increased by 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Philippines gained 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

The Philippines was ranked 12th most populous country in 2006 and is 14th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

The Philippines is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 136M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

Philippines
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Philippines Tanzania
2100 -0.65% 0.89%
2099 -0.65% 0.9%
2098 -0.65% 0.93%
2097 -0.65% 0.94%
2096 -0.64% 0.96%
2095 -0.64% 0.97%
2094 -0.63% 1%
2093 -0.63% 1.02%
2092 -0.62% 1.05%
2091 -0.61% 1.06%
2090 -0.6% 1.08%
2089 -0.59% 1.11%
2088 -0.58% 1.13%
2087 -0.56% 1.16%
2086 -0.55% 1.18%
2085 -0.53% 1.19%
2084 -0.51% 1.21%
2083 -0.49% 1.23%
2082 -0.47% 1.25%
2081 -0.45% 1.28%
2080 -0.43% 1.31%
2079 -0.41% 1.33%
2078 -0.39% 1.35%
2077 -0.36% 1.38%
2076 -0.34% 1.4%
2075 -0.32% 1.43%
2074 -0.29% 1.45%
2073 -0.27% 1.47%
2072 -0.25% 1.5%
2071 -0.23% 1.53%
2070 -0.21% 1.55%
2069 -0.2% 1.57%
2068 -0.18% 1.6%
2067 -0.16% 1.62%
2066 -0.15% 1.68%
2065 -0.13% 1.69%
2064 -0.12% 1.71%
2063 -0.1% 1.74%
2062 -0.08% 1.76%
2061 -0.07% 1.78%
2060 -0.05% 1.81%
2059 -0.02% 1.84%
2058 -0.004% 1.87%
2057 0.01% 1.92%
2056 0.04% 1.94%
2055 0.07% 1.95%
2054 0.1% 1.97%
2053 0.12% 2%
2052 0.16% 2.03%
2051 0.19% 2.07%
2050 0.23% 2.09%
2049 0.26% 2.14%
2048 0.3% 2.18%
2047 0.34% 2.21%
2046 0.37% 2.23%
2045 0.4% 2.26%
2044 0.44% 2.28%
2043 0.47% 2.32%
2042 0.5% 2.34%
2041 0.53% 2.37%
2040 0.55% 2.41%
2039 0.59% 2.45%
2038 0.62% 2.47%
2037 0.64% 2.52%
2036 0.66% 2.54%
2035 0.68% 2.59%
2034 0.7% 2.59%
2033 0.71% 2.63%
2032 0.72% 2.68%
2031 0.75% 2.7%
2030 0.76% 2.74%
2029 0.78% 2.75%
2028 0.79% 2.79%
2027 0.8% 2.83%
2026 0.81% 2.89%
2025 0.82% 2.91%
2024 0.83% 2.92%
2023 0.81% 2.95%
2022 0.76% 2.99%
2021 0.91% 3.05%
2020 1.15% 3.04%
2019 1.22% 3.03%
2018 1.24% 3.21%
2017 1.3% 3.4%
2016 1.35% 3.47%
2015 1.49% 3.32%
2014 1.66% 3.13%
2013 1.9% 3.06%
2012 1.96% 2.92%
2011 1.98% 2.84%
2010 2.07% 2.58%
2009 1.82% 2.5%
2008 1.78% 2.74%
2007 1.75% 2.83%
2006 1.7% 2.84%
2005 1.88% 2.81%
2004 1.96% 2.75%
2003 2% 2.68%
2002 2.05% 2.62%
2001 2.23% 2.74%
2000 2.41% 2.88%
1999 2.59% 2.71%
1998 2.55% 2.67%
1997 2.38% 2.04%
1996 2.33% 1.85%
1995 2.21% 3.2%
1994 2.2% 3.92%
1993 2.43% 3.19%
1992 2.4% 2.53%
1991 2.43% 2.57%
1990 2.59% 2.64%
1989 2.55% 2.7%
1988 2.72% 3.08%
1987 2.67% 3.32%
1986 2.59% 3.37%
1985 2.77% 3.32%
1984 2.93% 3.32%
1983 2.96% 3.34%
1982 2.81% 3.1%
1981 2.64% 3.1%
1980 2.64% 3.21%
1979 2.7% 3.42%
1978 2.72% 3.59%
1977 2.7% 3.68%
1976 2.57% 3.7%
1975 2.3% 3.71%
1974 2.18% 3.67%
1973 2.25% 3.67%
1972 2.31% 3.63%
1971 2.38% 3.55%
1970 2.62% 3.5%
1969 2.87% 3.45%
1968 2.94% 3.29%
1967 2.99% 3.15%
1966 3.04% 3.11%
1965 3.1% 3.08%
1964 3.16% 3.04%
1963 3.2% 2.97%
1962 3.23% 2.94%
1961 3.23% 2.89%

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 Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Philippines Tanzania
Current population
117991570
73145892
Population rank 14/197 20/197
Percent of world population 1.42% 0.88%
One net population change
33.1 seconds
16.2 seconds
One birth every
17.1 seconds
13.4 seconds
One death every
44 seconds
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,610 +5,322
Annual growth/decline +952,471 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate +0.83% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 113/197 18/197
One migration net change every
3.53 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -149,315 -12,730
Net migration rank 185/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 87,212 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 135/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 195/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Philippines
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Philippines Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -149,315 - -12,730
2024 - -160,373 - -29,865
2023 1,123,981 -164,284 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 1,115,825 -221,754 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 917,928 -85,185 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 1,253,741 -47,014 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 1,352,703 -6,208 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 1,495,843 -163,602 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 1,622,444 -263,593 1,726,909 119,142
2016 1,718,232 -309,251 1,659,502 152,194
2015 1,827,180 -390,702 1,592,882 201,495
2014 1,851,828 -196,524 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 1,944,758 -218,439 1,509,008 1,241
2012 1,979,568 95,702 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 2,018,419 -240,005 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 2,030,979 13,556 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 2,025,580 -164,411 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 2,007,584 -498,480 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 1,964,673 -225,977 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 1,960,246 -566,647 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 1,918,484 -326,063 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 1,924,265 -273,743 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 1,922,904 -248,066 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 1,919,556 -268,520 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 1,931,169 -247,496 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 1,902,330 -33,868 985,185 -9,701
1999 1,894,147 -18,323 948,659 -4,489
1998 1,870,371 178,274 920,806 -105,184
1997 1,861,098 -145,334 882,544 -13,400
1996 1,849,587 -128,251 868,524 -473,007
1995 1,846,900 -280,327 838,980 -109,971
1994 1,813,827 -326,539 803,953 349,348
1993 1,788,414 -298,337 778,044 288,004
1992 1,769,259 -50,338 767,961 -83,825
1991 1,782,165 -413,300 762,011 -91,851
1990 1,749,622 -63,296 750,825 -80,529
1989 1,728,354 -235,884 743,854 -71,268
1988 1,707,402 -147,523 736,551 -71,012
1987 1,671,330 -68,149 718,580 94,498
1986 1,631,491 -209,835 705,677 24,101
1985 1,614,042 -171,539 697,867 86,864
1984 1,579,872 -48,739 687,435 -26,938
1983 1,542,194 -10,229 679,720 58,161
1982 1,485,790 -19,912 662,627 -37,883
1981 1,436,599 -134,484 645,496 -42,485
1980 1,413,735 -179,832 629,444 -42,588
1979 1,394,056 -154,684 613,388 -4,792
1978 1,364,661 -140,372 595,024 27,307
1977 1,314,002 -123,608 574,938 49,997
1976 1,258,286 -115,730 553,617 54,875
1975 1,239,069 -220,296 533,906 53,290
1974 1,218,884 -344,674 515,152 51,127
1973 1,206,285 -320,091 488,429 48,363
1972 1,206,414 -321,491 467,305 57,489
1971 1,210,256 -315,363 449,014 41,900
1970 1,198,944 -300,923 427,988 38,635
1969 1,186,306 -161,517 408,322 37,006
1968 1,172,146 -152,017 389,467 34,455
1967 1,166,704 -152,812 374,763 5,265
1966 1,156,498 -162,127 360,229 5,049
1965 1,146,094 -156,782 343,456 4,742
1964 1,131,586 -156,342 328,527 9,090
1963 1,116,591 -155,267 314,644 4,333
1962 1,091,953 -150,903 300,663 3,916
1961 1,064,377 -143,597 286,839 8,338
1960 1,036,017 -155,354 275,814 1,946

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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 87,212 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in the Philippines, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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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