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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Philippines was 115,843,670 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Philippines' population is 117,991,570 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 34.9 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • The Philippines is ranked the 14th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.46% of the world: 1.42% for the Philippines vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, the Philippines has had an average growth rate of +1.16% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Philippines has increased from 89.5M people to 118M (31.8% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Philippines vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Philippines
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Philippines Uruguay
2100 115,065,514 2,256,741
2099 115,822,085 2,279,899
2098 116,579,642 2,303,351
2097 117,339,735 2,326,987
2096 118,106,310 2,350,799
2095 118,872,671 2,374,835
2094 119,632,784 2,398,960
2093 120,394,127 2,423,269
2092 121,153,505 2,447,646
2091 121,910,997 2,472,126
2090 122,658,317 2,496,514
2089 123,398,001 2,520,852
2088 124,128,536 2,545,052
2087 124,849,376 2,569,100
2086 125,558,475 2,592,974
2085 126,253,074 2,616,629
2084 126,925,232 2,640,001
2083 127,573,007 2,663,150
2082 128,202,586 2,686,021
2081 128,806,308 2,708,594
2080 129,391,229 2,730,883
2079 129,944,270 2,752,831
2078 130,476,671 2,774,432
2077 130,988,299 2,795,709
2076 131,462,248 2,816,677
2075 131,906,358 2,837,308
2074 132,328,468 2,857,709
2073 132,719,174 2,877,721
2072 133,084,836 2,897,543
2071 133,419,916 2,917,097
2070 133,733,411 2,936,478
2069 134,020,647 2,955,616
2068 134,283,663 2,974,445
2067 134,528,603 2,992,987
2066 134,744,843 3,011,309
2065 134,949,800 3,029,441
2064 135,128,431 3,047,343
2063 135,285,603 3,065,064
2062 135,425,056 3,082,642
2061 135,539,763 3,100,006
2060 135,631,085 3,117,149
2059 135,698,075 3,133,952
2058 135,730,163 3,150,250
2057 135,736,069 3,166,055
2056 135,720,219 3,181,373
2055 135,665,249 3,196,072
2054 135,570,794 3,210,110
2053 135,440,724 3,223,395
2052 135,273,857 3,235,973
2051 135,054,258 3,247,888
2050 134,793,554 3,259,108
2049 134,483,048 3,269,675
2048 134,131,716 3,279,610
2047 133,731,695 3,288,969
2046 133,281,676 3,297,696
2045 132,787,906 3,305,917
2044 132,252,742 3,313,556
2043 131,678,840 3,320,565
2042 131,067,112 3,326,955
2041 130,419,312 3,332,884
2040 129,735,394 3,338,277
2039 129,020,366 3,343,295
2038 128,266,374 3,347,790
2037 127,482,230 3,351,911
2036 126,671,125 3,355,671
2035 125,841,025 3,359,126
2034 124,990,553 3,362,276
2033 124,123,848 3,365,250
2032 123,246,040 3,368,057
2031 122,359,182 3,370,727
2030 121,453,322 3,373,273
2029 120,538,221 3,375,805
2028 119,609,503 3,378,198
2027 118,675,486 3,380,504
2026 117,737,984 3,382,789
2025 116,792,787 3,384,805
2024 115,843,670 3,386,588
2023 114,891,199 3,388,081
2022 113,964,338 3,390,913
2021 113,100,950 3,396,695
2020 112,081,264 3,398,968
2019 110,804,683 3,397,206
2018 109,465,287 3,394,534
2017 108,119,693 3,388,438
2016 106,735,719 3,379,283
2015 105,312,992 3,368,017
2014 103,767,130 3,356,334
2013 102,076,336 3,345,337
2012 100,175,512 3,335,401
2011 98,248,614 3,326,825
2010 96,337,125 3,318,580
2009 94,384,250 3,310,091
2008 92,699,095 3,302,177
2007 91,075,184 3,295,153
2006 89,508,986 3,289,506
2005 88,015,962 3,285,771
2004 86,394,504 3,283,148
2003 84,731,835 3,281,186
2002 83,068,889 3,278,867
2001 81,401,488 3,274,251
2000 79,625,397 3,266,206
1999 77,753,257 3,254,015
1998 75,791,024 3,239,280
1997 73,908,810 3,223,345
1996 72,190,242 3,206,324
1995 70,546,246 3,189,440
1994 69,019,291 3,172,834
1993 67,530,621 3,156,345
1992 65,926,125 3,139,702
1991 64,382,249 3,122,354
1990 62,854,666 3,104,403
1989 61,265,260 3,086,255
1988 59,739,052 3,067,961
1987 58,157,496 3,049,896
1986 56,645,077 3,032,845
1985 55,213,006 3,017,037
1984 53,726,181 3,002,488
1983 52,194,620 2,988,778
1982 50,695,707 2,975,492
1981 49,311,727 2,963,246
1980 48,043,740 2,951,953
1979 46,807,103 2,939,903
1978 45,575,281 2,925,715
1977 44,367,962 2,909,461
1976 43,201,488 2,891,392
1975 42,120,826 2,872,320
1974 41,174,341 2,853,944
1973 40,294,130 2,837,133
1972 39,408,560 2,821,644
1971 38,518,659 2,806,462
1970 37,622,204 2,790,807
1969 36,660,799 2,773,974
1968 35,638,342 2,754,606
1967 34,621,320 2,732,277
1966 33,617,170 2,707,646
1965 32,625,316 2,681,169
1964 31,643,032 2,653,180
1963 30,674,731 2,623,766
1962 29,723,536 2,593,298
1961 28,792,621 2,562,044
1960 27,891,897 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); 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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Philippines gained 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

The Philippines was ranked 12th most populous country in 2006 and is 14th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

The Philippines is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 136M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Philippines
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Philippines Uruguay
2100 -0.65% -1.02%
2099 -0.65% -1.02%
2098 -0.65% -1.02%
2097 -0.65% -1.01%
2096 -0.64% -1.01%
2095 -0.64% -1.01%
2094 -0.63% -1%
2093 -0.63% -1%
2092 -0.62% -0.99%
2091 -0.61% -0.98%
2090 -0.6% -0.97%
2089 -0.59% -0.95%
2088 -0.58% -0.94%
2087 -0.56% -0.92%
2086 -0.55% -0.9%
2085 -0.53% -0.89%
2084 -0.51% -0.87%
2083 -0.49% -0.85%
2082 -0.47% -0.83%
2081 -0.45% -0.82%
2080 -0.43% -0.8%
2079 -0.41% -0.78%
2078 -0.39% -0.76%
2077 -0.36% -0.74%
2076 -0.34% -0.73%
2075 -0.32% -0.71%
2074 -0.29% -0.7%
2073 -0.27% -0.68%
2072 -0.25% -0.67%
2071 -0.23% -0.66%
2070 -0.21% -0.65%
2069 -0.2% -0.63%
2068 -0.18% -0.62%
2067 -0.16% -0.61%
2066 -0.15% -0.6%
2065 -0.13% -0.59%
2064 -0.12% -0.58%
2063 -0.1% -0.57%
2062 -0.08% -0.56%
2061 -0.07% -0.55%
2060 -0.05% -0.54%
2059 -0.02% -0.52%
2058 -0.004% -0.5%
2057 0.01% -0.48%
2056 0.04% -0.46%
2055 0.07% -0.44%
2054 0.1% -0.41%
2053 0.12% -0.39%
2052 0.16% -0.37%
2051 0.19% -0.34%
2050 0.23% -0.32%
2049 0.26% -0.3%
2048 0.3% -0.28%
2047 0.34% -0.26%
2046 0.37% -0.25%
2045 0.4% -0.23%
2044 0.44% -0.21%
2043 0.47% -0.19%
2042 0.5% -0.18%
2041 0.53% -0.16%
2040 0.55% -0.15%
2039 0.59% -0.13%
2038 0.62% -0.12%
2037 0.64% -0.11%
2036 0.66% -0.1%
2035 0.68% -0.09%
2034 0.7% -0.09%
2033 0.71% -0.08%
2032 0.72% -0.08%
2031 0.75% -0.08%
2030 0.76% -0.08%
2029 0.78% -0.07%
2028 0.79% -0.07%
2027 0.8% -0.07%
2026 0.81% -0.06%
2025 0.82% -0.05%
2024 0.83% -0.04%
2023 0.81% -0.08%
2022 0.76% -0.17%
2021 0.91% -0.07%
2020 1.15% 0.05%
2019 1.22% 0.08%
2018 1.24% 0.18%
2017 1.3% 0.27%
2016 1.35% 0.33%
2015 1.49% 0.35%
2014 1.66% 0.33%
2013 1.9% 0.3%
2012 1.96% 0.26%
2011 1.98% 0.25%
2010 2.07% 0.26%
2009 1.82% 0.24%
2008 1.78% 0.21%
2007 1.75% 0.17%
2006 1.7% 0.11%
2005 1.88% 0.08%
2004 1.96% 0.06%
2003 2% 0.07%
2002 2.05% 0.14%
2001 2.23% 0.25%
2000 2.41% 0.37%
1999 2.59% 0.45%
1998 2.55% 0.49%
1997 2.38% 0.53%
1996 2.33% 0.53%
1995 2.21% 0.52%
1994 2.2% 0.52%
1993 2.43% 0.53%
1992 2.4% 0.56%
1991 2.43% 0.58%
1990 2.59% 0.59%
1989 2.55% 0.6%
1988 2.72% 0.59%
1987 2.67% 0.56%
1986 2.59% 0.52%
1985 2.77% 0.48%
1984 2.93% 0.46%
1983 2.96% 0.45%
1982 2.81% 0.41%
1981 2.64% 0.38%
1980 2.64% 0.41%
1979 2.7% 0.48%
1978 2.72% 0.56%
1977 2.7% 0.62%
1976 2.57% 0.66%
1975 2.3% 0.64%
1974 2.18% 0.59%
1973 2.25% 0.55%
1972 2.31% 0.54%
1971 2.38% 0.56%
1970 2.62% 0.61%
1969 2.87% 0.7%
1968 2.94% 0.82%
1967 2.99% 0.91%
1966 3.04% 0.99%
1965 3.1% 1.05%
1964 3.16% 1.12%
1963 3.2% 1.17%
1962 3.23% 1.22%
1961 3.23% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Philippines Uruguay
Current population
117991570
3382789
Population rank 14/197 133/197
Percent of world population 1.42% 0.04%
One net population change
33.1 seconds
5.87 hours
One birth every
17.1 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
44 seconds
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,610 -4
Annual growth/decline +952,471 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +0.83% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 113/197 167/197
One migration net change every
3.53 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -149,315 -1,338
Net migration rank 185/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 87,212 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 135/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 195/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Philippines
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Philippines Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -149,315 - -1,338
2024 - -160,373 - -1,348
2023 1,123,981 -164,284 298 -1,501
2022 1,115,825 -221,754 -2,964 -1,501
2021 917,928 -85,185 -5,621 -1,482
2020 1,253,741 -47,014 4,048 -1,482
2019 1,352,703 -6,208 3,873 -2,899
2018 1,495,843 -163,602 7,322 -2,963
2017 1,622,444 -263,593 10,907 -3,091
2016 1,718,232 -309,251 14,008 -3,506
2015 1,827,180 -390,702 16,194 -4,157
2014 1,851,828 -196,524 16,238 -4,919
2013 1,944,758 -218,439 16,318 -5,647
2012 1,979,568 95,702 15,520 -6,317
2011 2,018,419 -240,005 14,934 -6,982
2010 2,030,979 13,556 16,231 -7,696
2009 2,025,580 -164,411 16,947 -8,510
2008 2,007,584 -498,480 16,838 -9,458
2007 1,964,673 -225,977 17,422 -10,750
2006 1,960,246 -566,647 17,783 -13,161
2005 1,918,484 -326,063 18,926 -16,086
2004 1,924,265 -273,743 18,067 -15,668
2003 1,922,904 -248,066 18,628 -17,105
2002 1,919,556 -268,520 20,073 -16,957
2001 1,931,169 -247,496 20,729 -14,620
2000 1,902,330 -33,868 21,060 -11,076
1999 1,894,147 -18,323 21,844 -7,441
1998 1,870,371 178,274 22,114 -7,048
1997 1,861,098 -145,334 23,737 -6,938
1996 1,849,587 -128,251 24,635 -7,397
1995 1,846,900 -280,327 24,872 -8,339
1994 1,813,827 -326,539 24,637 -7,955
1993 1,788,414 -298,337 24,212 -7,922
1992 1,769,259 -50,338 24,847 -7,850
1991 1,782,165 -413,300 25,422 -7,714
1990 1,749,622 -63,296 25,699 -7,499
1989 1,728,354 -235,884 25,322 -7,229
1988 1,707,402 -147,523 25,071 -6,582
1987 1,671,330 -68,149 24,469 -6,833
1986 1,631,491 -209,835 24,505 -8,046
1985 1,614,042 -171,539 23,988 -8,832
1984 1,579,872 -48,739 23,684 -9,730
1983 1,542,194 -10,229 24,146 -10,671
1982 1,485,790 -19,912 25,224 -12,131
1981 1,436,599 -134,484 24,968 -13,577
1980 1,413,735 -179,832 25,451 -14,252
1979 1,394,056 -154,684 27,456 -14,552
1978 1,364,661 -140,372 30,076 -14,611
1977 1,314,002 -123,608 31,321 -14,280
1976 1,258,286 -115,730 33,199 -14,096
1975 1,239,069 -220,296 33,393 -14,350
1974 1,218,884 -344,674 32,221 -14,512
1973 1,206,285 -320,091 30,213 -14,312
1972 1,206,414 -321,491 28,896 -13,817
1971 1,210,256 -315,363 28,584 -13,288
1970 1,198,944 -300,923 28,737 -12,727
1969 1,186,306 -161,517 28,805 -11,149
1968 1,172,146 -152,017 29,103 -8,028
1967 1,166,704 -152,812 29,514 -5,938
1966 1,156,498 -162,127 30,293 -4,599
1965 1,146,094 -156,782 30,807 -3,542
1964 1,131,586 -156,342 31,340 -2,623
1963 1,116,591 -155,267 31,824 -1,707
1962 1,091,953 -150,903 31,441 -623
1961 1,064,377 -143,597 30,975 703
1960 1,036,017 -155,354 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 87,212 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in the Philippines, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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