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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Philippines was 115,843,670 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Philippines' population is 117,991,570 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 2.22 times bigger than Uganda's.
  • The Philippines is ranked the 14th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 2.07% of the world: 1.42% for the Philippines vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, the Philippines has had an average growth rate of +1.16% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Philippines has increased from 89.5M people to 118M (31.8% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Philippines vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Philippines
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Philippines Uganda
2100 115,065,514 122,497,526
2099 115,822,085 122,436,109
2098 116,579,642 122,364,302
2097 117,339,735 122,266,255
2096 118,106,310 122,146,810
2095 118,872,671 121,976,411
2094 119,632,784 121,799,752
2093 120,394,127 121,584,860
2092 121,153,505 121,336,796
2091 121,910,997 121,070,447
2090 122,658,317 120,767,412
2089 123,398,001 120,427,771
2088 124,128,536 120,064,594
2087 124,849,376 119,668,549
2086 125,558,475 119,256,686
2085 126,253,074 118,815,763
2084 126,925,232 118,339,179
2083 127,573,007 117,821,938
2082 128,202,586 117,274,958
2081 128,806,308 116,707,394
2080 129,391,229 116,096,095
2079 129,944,270 115,474,153
2078 130,476,671 114,805,376
2077 130,988,299 114,118,687
2076 131,462,248 113,390,189
2075 131,906,358 112,637,851
2074 132,328,468 111,863,410
2073 132,719,174 111,070,771
2072 133,084,836 110,240,940
2071 133,419,916 109,392,890
2070 133,733,411 108,505,633
2069 134,020,647 107,607,659
2068 134,283,663 106,677,578
2067 134,528,603 105,722,829
2066 134,744,843 104,739,111
2065 134,949,800 103,737,893
2064 135,128,431 102,701,560
2063 135,285,603 101,646,533
2062 135,425,056 100,561,859
2061 135,539,763 99,450,764
2060 135,631,085 98,334,788
2059 135,698,075 97,187,498
2058 135,730,163 96,014,439
2057 135,736,069 94,821,765
2056 135,720,219 93,613,209
2055 135,665,249 92,385,049
2054 135,570,794 91,132,827
2053 135,440,724 89,857,705
2052 135,273,857 88,568,311
2051 135,054,258 87,270,603
2050 134,793,554 85,957,376
2049 134,483,048 84,632,277
2048 134,131,716 83,284,965
2047 133,731,695 81,928,165
2046 133,281,676 80,569,225
2045 132,787,906 79,208,662
2044 132,252,742 77,834,944
2043 131,678,840 76,453,982
2042 131,067,112 75,075,287
2041 130,419,312 73,701,695
2040 129,735,394 72,333,375
2039 129,020,366 70,963,211
2038 128,266,374 69,580,447
2037 127,482,230 68,186,136
2036 126,671,125 66,804,746
2035 125,841,025 65,411,934
2034 124,990,553 64,023,352
2033 124,123,848 62,634,483
2032 123,246,040 61,235,174
2031 122,359,182 59,825,075
2030 121,453,322 58,415,479
2029 120,538,221 57,006,283
2028 119,609,503 55,596,520
2027 118,675,486 54,191,271
2026 117,737,984 52,792,624
2025 116,792,787 51,400,003
2024 115,843,670 50,015,092
2023 114,891,199 48,656,601
2022 113,964,338 47,312,719
2021 113,100,950 45,910,930
2020 112,081,264 44,457,152
2019 110,804,683 42,999,637
2018 109,465,287 41,565,831
2017 108,119,693 40,177,388
2016 106,735,719 38,799,152
2015 105,312,992 37,531,446
2014 103,767,130 36,395,539
2013 102,076,336 35,337,042
2012 100,175,512 34,337,438
2011 98,248,614 33,354,543
2010 96,337,125 32,390,802
2009 94,384,250 31,451,151
2008 92,699,095 30,539,553
2007 91,075,184 29,653,430
2006 89,508,986 28,794,003
2005 88,015,962 27,963,289
2004 86,394,504 27,154,515
2003 84,731,835 26,352,124
2002 83,068,889 25,532,870
2001 81,401,488 24,745,676
2000 79,625,397 24,000,150
1999 77,753,257 23,257,281
1998 75,791,024 22,515,806
1997 73,908,810 21,856,046
1996 72,190,242 21,231,550
1995 70,546,246 20,665,667
1994 69,019,291 20,108,801
1993 67,530,621 19,445,161
1992 65,926,125 18,785,032
1991 64,382,249 18,155,901
1990 62,854,666 17,569,897
1989 61,265,260 17,010,698
1988 59,739,052 16,470,483
1987 58,157,496 15,954,170
1986 56,645,077 15,467,579
1985 55,213,006 15,023,681
1984 53,726,181 14,607,677
1983 52,194,620 14,221,881
1982 50,695,707 13,873,631
1981 49,311,727 13,556,452
1980 48,043,740 13,275,741
1979 46,807,103 13,002,163
1978 45,575,281 12,692,113
1977 44,367,962 12,359,669
1976 43,201,488 12,037,294
1975 42,120,826 11,725,240
1974 41,174,341 11,424,846
1973 40,294,130 11,144,236
1972 39,408,560 10,885,796
1971 38,518,659 10,618,206
1970 37,622,204 10,321,603
1969 36,660,799 10,014,858
1968 35,638,342 9,708,632
1967 34,621,320 9,408,924
1966 33,617,170 9,122,864
1965 32,625,316 8,849,203
1964 31,643,032 8,586,363
1963 30,674,731 8,333,663
1962 29,723,536 8,092,231
1961 28,792,621 7,862,217
1960 27,891,897 7,640,973

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/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Philippines increased by 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Philippines gained 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

The Philippines was ranked 12th most populous country in 2006 and is 14th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

The Philippines is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 136M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Philippines
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Philippines Uganda
2100 -0.65% 0.05%
2099 -0.65% 0.06%
2098 -0.65% 0.08%
2097 -0.65% 0.1%
2096 -0.64% 0.14%
2095 -0.64% 0.15%
2094 -0.63% 0.18%
2093 -0.63% 0.2%
2092 -0.62% 0.22%
2091 -0.61% 0.25%
2090 -0.6% 0.28%
2089 -0.59% 0.3%
2088 -0.58% 0.33%
2087 -0.56% 0.35%
2086 -0.55% 0.37%
2085 -0.53% 0.4%
2084 -0.51% 0.44%
2083 -0.49% 0.47%
2082 -0.47% 0.49%
2081 -0.45% 0.53%
2080 -0.43% 0.54%
2079 -0.41% 0.58%
2078 -0.39% 0.6%
2077 -0.36% 0.64%
2076 -0.34% 0.67%
2075 -0.32% 0.69%
2074 -0.29% 0.71%
2073 -0.27% 0.75%
2072 -0.25% 0.78%
2071 -0.23% 0.82%
2070 -0.21% 0.83%
2069 -0.2% 0.87%
2068 -0.18% 0.9%
2067 -0.16% 0.94%
2066 -0.15% 0.97%
2065 -0.13% 1.01%
2064 -0.12% 1.04%
2063 -0.1% 1.08%
2062 -0.08% 1.12%
2061 -0.07% 1.13%
2060 -0.05% 1.18%
2059 -0.02% 1.22%
2058 -0.004% 1.26%
2057 0.01% 1.29%
2056 0.04% 1.33%
2055 0.07% 1.37%
2054 0.1% 1.42%
2053 0.12% 1.46%
2052 0.16% 1.49%
2051 0.19% 1.53%
2050 0.23% 1.57%
2049 0.26% 1.62%
2048 0.3% 1.66%
2047 0.34% 1.69%
2046 0.37% 1.72%
2045 0.4% 1.76%
2044 0.44% 1.81%
2043 0.47% 1.84%
2042 0.5% 1.86%
2041 0.53% 1.89%
2040 0.55% 1.93%
2039 0.59% 1.99%
2038 0.62% 2.04%
2037 0.64% 2.07%
2036 0.66% 2.13%
2035 0.68% 2.17%
2034 0.7% 2.22%
2033 0.71% 2.29%
2032 0.72% 2.36%
2031 0.75% 2.41%
2030 0.76% 2.47%
2029 0.78% 2.54%
2028 0.79% 2.59%
2027 0.8% 2.65%
2026 0.81% 2.71%
2025 0.82% 2.77%
2024 0.83% 2.79%
2023 0.81% 2.84%
2022 0.76% 3.05%
2021 0.91% 3.27%
2020 1.15% 3.39%
2019 1.22% 3.45%
2018 1.24% 3.46%
2017 1.3% 3.55%
2016 1.35% 3.38%
2015 1.49% 3.12%
2014 1.66% 3%
2013 1.9% 2.91%
2012 1.96% 2.95%
2011 1.98% 2.98%
2010 2.07% 2.99%
2009 1.82% 2.98%
2008 1.78% 2.99%
2007 1.75% 2.98%
2006 1.7% 2.97%
2005 1.88% 2.98%
2004 1.96% 3.04%
2003 2% 3.21%
2002 2.05% 3.18%
2001 2.23% 3.11%
2000 2.41% 3.19%
1999 2.59% 3.29%
1998 2.55% 3.02%
1997 2.38% 2.94%
1996 2.33% 2.74%
1995 2.21% 2.77%
1994 2.2% 3.41%
1993 2.43% 3.51%
1992 2.4% 3.47%
1991 2.43% 3.34%
1990 2.59% 3.29%
1989 2.55% 3.28%
1988 2.72% 3.24%
1987 2.67% 3.15%
1986 2.59% 2.95%
1985 2.77% 2.85%
1984 2.93% 2.71%
1983 2.96% 2.51%
1982 2.81% 2.34%
1981 2.64% 2.11%
1980 2.64% 2.1%
1979 2.7% 2.44%
1978 2.72% 2.69%
1977 2.7% 2.68%
1976 2.57% 2.66%
1975 2.3% 2.63%
1974 2.18% 2.52%
1973 2.25% 2.37%
1972 2.31% 2.52%
1971 2.38% 2.87%
1970 2.62% 3.06%
1969 2.87% 3.15%
1968 2.94% 3.19%
1967 2.99% 3.14%
1966 3.04% 3.09%
1965 3.1% 3.06%
1964 3.16% 3.03%
1963 3.2% 2.98%
1962 3.23% 2.93%
1961 3.23% 2.9%

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

GeoRank.org/population/philippines/uganda | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the Philippines grew by 0.83%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Philippines Uganda
Current population
117991570
53170946
Population rank 14/197 30/197
Percent of world population 1.42% 0.64%
One net population change
33.1 seconds
23.2 seconds
One birth every
17.1 seconds
18.4 seconds
One death every
44 seconds
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,610 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +952,471 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +0.83% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 113/197 22/197
One migration net change every
3.53 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -149,315 -119,059
Net migration rank 185/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 87,212 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 135/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 195/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Philippines
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Philippines Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -149,315 - -119,059
2024 - -160,373 - -117,924
2023 1,123,981 -164,284 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 1,115,825 -221,754 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 917,928 -85,185 1,423,377 43,464
2020 1,253,741 -47,014 1,397,288 43,464
2019 1,352,703 -6,208 1,367,044 107,210
2018 1,495,843 -163,602 1,332,600 60,724
2017 1,622,444 -263,593 1,290,658 92,879
2016 1,718,232 -309,251 1,249,565 123,379
2015 1,827,180 -390,702 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 1,851,828 -196,524 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 1,944,758 -218,439 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 1,979,568 95,702 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 2,018,419 -240,005 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 2,030,979 13,556 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 2,025,580 -164,411 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 2,007,584 -498,480 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 1,964,673 -225,977 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 1,960,246 -566,647 999,958 -156,232
2005 1,918,484 -326,063 969,096 -151,386
2004 1,924,265 -273,743 938,623 -138,770
2003 1,922,904 -248,066 901,374 -96,429
2002 1,919,556 -268,520 868,756 -35,149
2001 1,931,169 -247,496 836,751 -95,956
2000 1,902,330 -33,868 803,069 -52,824
1999 1,894,147 -18,323 775,166 -39,695
1998 1,870,371 178,274 741,175 6,277
1997 1,861,098 -145,334 727,523 -155,461
1996 1,849,587 -128,251 699,707 -22,795
1995 1,846,900 -280,327 697,218 -242,378
1994 1,813,827 -326,539 675,092 -16,198
1993 1,788,414 -298,337 650,032 18,349
1992 1,769,259 -50,338 627,139 24,723
1991 1,782,165 -413,300 602,740 3,643
1990 1,749,622 -63,296 587,291 -21,688
1989 1,728,354 -235,884 565,367 -12,576
1988 1,707,402 -147,523 547,759 -20,113
1987 1,671,330 -68,149 527,397 -22,415
1986 1,631,491 -209,835 487,693 -19,485
1985 1,614,042 -171,539 462,534 -42,942
1984 1,579,872 -48,739 421,241 -8,818
1983 1,542,194 -10,229 404,940 -45,776
1982 1,485,790 -19,912 390,820 -53,497
1981 1,436,599 -134,484 380,028 -83,010
1980 1,413,735 -179,832 370,287 -105,900
1979 1,394,056 -154,684 381,626 -98,863
1978 1,364,661 -140,372 371,930 -34,606
1977 1,314,002 -123,608 365,216 -37,671
1976 1,258,286 -115,730 359,458 -42,259
1975 1,239,069 -220,296 354,278 -47,359
1974 1,218,884 -344,674 345,773 -51,910
1973 1,206,285 -320,091 340,780 -73,439
1972 1,206,414 -321,491 335,935 -86,409
1971 1,210,256 -315,363 328,294 -42,642
1970 1,198,944 -300,923 333,202 -25,646
1969 1,186,306 -161,517 320,486 -14,548
1968 1,172,146 -152,017 309,725 -3,214
1967 1,166,704 -152,812 296,692 -3,773
1966 1,156,498 -162,127 282,225 -3,021
1965 1,146,094 -156,782 271,830 -3,716
1964 1,131,586 -156,342 260,733 -3,169
1963 1,116,591 -155,267 250,885 -3,058
1962 1,091,953 -150,903 241,513 -6,470
1961 1,064,377 -143,597 232,894 -7,893
1960 1,036,017 -155,354 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 87,212 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in the Philippines, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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