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

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The latest officially reported population of the Philippines was 116,786,962 in 2025 vs 101,598,527 people in Vietnam in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Philippines' population is 118,213,646 people compared to 102,486,146 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 1.15 times bigger than Vietnam's.
  • The Philippines is ranked the 15th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 2.66% of the world: 1.42% for the Philippines vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, the Philippines has had an average growth rate of +1.08% per year vs +0.94% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Philippines has increased from 89.5M people to 118M (32.1% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.7% growth).

Philippines vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Philippines
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Philippines Vietnam
2100 115,059,775 92,225,380
2099 115,816,309 92,721,469
2098 116,573,828 93,212,742
2097 117,333,883 93,688,693
2096 118,100,419 94,163,950
2095 118,866,742 94,626,063
2094 119,626,818 95,083,879
2093 120,388,122 95,543,293
2092 121,147,462 96,000,019
2091 121,904,917 96,459,165
2090 122,652,199 96,922,871
2089 123,391,846 97,384,434
2088 124,122,345 97,843,001
2087 124,843,149 98,308,755
2086 125,552,213 98,773,008
2085 126,246,777 99,233,927
2084 126,918,902 99,695,401
2083 127,566,644 100,162,677
2082 128,196,192 100,634,653
2081 128,799,883 101,104,469
2080 129,384,776 101,568,526
2079 129,937,788 102,030,723
2078 130,470,163 102,480,219
2077 130,981,766 102,928,253
2076 131,455,691 103,358,352
2075 131,899,779 103,783,177
2074 132,321,868 104,197,814
2073 132,712,554 104,606,950
2072 133,078,198 105,005,673
2071 133,413,261 105,384,777
2070 133,726,740 105,757,144
2069 134,013,962 106,110,195
2068 134,276,965 106,454,379
2067 134,521,893 106,794,625
2066 134,738,123 107,126,965
2065 134,943,069 107,442,675
2064 135,121,691 107,744,261
2063 135,278,856 108,038,461
2062 135,418,302 108,322,712
2061 135,533,003 108,590,617
2060 135,624,320 108,842,045
2059 135,691,307 109,087,333
2058 135,723,393 109,320,301
2057 135,729,299 109,529,799
2056 135,713,449 109,715,196
2055 135,658,483 109,886,647
2054 135,564,032 110,035,740
2053 135,433,969 110,156,643
2052 135,267,110 110,253,026
2051 135,047,521 110,321,289
2050 134,786,831 110,344,733
2049 134,476,341 110,339,565
2048 134,125,026 110,296,602
2047 133,725,025 110,211,618
2046 133,275,028 110,090,837
2045 132,781,283 109,926,260
2044 132,246,145 109,731,512
2043 131,672,273 109,497,595
2042 131,060,574 109,225,525
2041 130,412,807 108,919,674
2040 129,728,924 108,594,542
2039 129,013,931 108,237,715
2038 128,259,977 107,861,117
2037 127,475,872 107,463,482
2036 126,664,807 107,058,359
2035 125,834,749 106,630,705
2034 124,984,319 106,189,495
2033 124,117,657 105,745,684
2032 123,239,893 105,283,013
2031 122,353,079 104,809,957
2030 121,447,264 104,314,150
2029 120,532,209 103,819,556
2028 119,603,538 103,300,347
2027 118,669,567 102,759,746
2026 117,732,112 102,197,177
2025 116,786,962 101,598,527
2024 115,843,670 100,987,686
2023 114,891,199 100,352,192
2022 113,964,338 99,680,655
2021 113,100,950 98,935,098
2020 112,081,264 98,079,191
2019 110,804,683 97,173,776
2018 109,465,287 96,237,319
2017 108,119,693 95,176,977
2016 106,735,719 94,000,117
2015 105,312,992 92,823,254
2014 103,767,130 91,679,578
2013 102,076,336 90,573,104
2012 100,175,512 89,510,356
2011 98,248,614 88,468,314
2010 96,337,125 87,455,152
2009 94,384,250 86,460,018
2008 92,699,095 85,175,788
2007 91,075,184 83,633,375
2006 89,508,986 82,167,897
2005 88,015,962 81,088,313
2004 86,394,504 80,338,971
2003 84,731,835 79,563,777
2002 83,068,889 78,772,224
2001 81,401,488 77,969,361
2000 79,625,397 77,154,011
1999 77,753,257 76,287,452
1998 75,791,024 75,299,660
1997 73,908,810 74,226,889
1996 72,190,242 73,156,447
1995 70,546,246 72,049,940
1994 69,019,291 70,854,391
1993 67,530,621 69,586,384
1992 65,926,125 68,260,337
1991 64,382,249 66,891,775
1990 62,854,666 65,504,552
1989 61,265,260 64,147,348
1988 59,739,052 62,843,228
1987 58,157,496 61,584,651
1986 56,645,077 60,347,048
1985 55,213,006 59,060,622
1984 53,726,181 57,706,067
1983 52,194,620 56,337,921
1982 50,695,707 55,011,289
1981 49,311,727 53,738,141
1980 48,043,740 52,490,101
1979 46,807,103 51,378,211
1978 45,575,281 50,249,552
1977 44,367,962 48,954,872
1976 43,201,488 47,684,931
1975 42,120,826 46,482,903
1974 41,174,341 45,413,537
1973 40,294,130 44,409,861
1972 39,408,560 43,429,168
1971 38,518,659 42,449,276
1970 37,622,204 41,475,230
1969 36,660,799 40,582,096
1968 35,638,342 39,734,609
1967 34,621,320 38,895,080
1966 33,617,170 38,024,836
1965 32,625,316 37,129,656
1964 31,643,032 36,201,563
1963 30,674,731 35,249,101
1962 29,723,536 34,288,560
1961 28,792,621 33,409,059
1960 27,891,897 32,531,933

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Philippines increased by 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Philippines gained 11,477,927 people (a 10.8% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,486,029 people (a 9.03% growth).

The Philippines was ranked 12th most populous country in 2006 and is 15th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.67% to 110,344,733 people and will still be ranked 16th.

The Philippines is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 136M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Philippines
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Philippines Vietnam
2100 -0.65% -0.54%
2099 -0.65% -0.53%
2098 -0.65% -0.51%
2097 -0.65% -0.5%
2096 -0.64% -0.49%
2095 -0.64% -0.48%
2094 -0.63% -0.48%
2093 -0.63% -0.48%
2092 -0.62% -0.48%
2091 -0.61% -0.48%
2090 -0.6% -0.47%
2089 -0.59% -0.47%
2088 -0.58% -0.47%
2087 -0.56% -0.47%
2086 -0.55% -0.46%
2085 -0.53% -0.46%
2084 -0.51% -0.47%
2083 -0.49% -0.47%
2082 -0.47% -0.46%
2081 -0.45% -0.46%
2080 -0.43% -0.45%
2079 -0.41% -0.44%
2078 -0.39% -0.44%
2077 -0.36% -0.42%
2076 -0.34% -0.41%
2075 -0.32% -0.4%
2074 -0.29% -0.39%
2073 -0.27% -0.38%
2072 -0.25% -0.36%
2071 -0.23% -0.35%
2070 -0.21% -0.33%
2069 -0.2% -0.32%
2068 -0.18% -0.32%
2067 -0.16% -0.31%
2066 -0.15% -0.29%
2065 -0.13% -0.28%
2064 -0.12% -0.27%
2063 -0.1% -0.26%
2062 -0.08% -0.25%
2061 -0.07% -0.23%
2060 -0.05% -0.22%
2059 -0.02% -0.21%
2058 -0.004% -0.19%
2057 0.01% -0.17%
2056 0.04% -0.16%
2055 0.07% -0.14%
2054 0.1% -0.11%
2053 0.12% -0.09%
2052 0.16% -0.06%
2051 0.19% -0.02%
2050 0.23% 0.005%
2049 0.26% 0.04%
2048 0.3% 0.08%
2047 0.34% 0.11%
2046 0.37% 0.15%
2045 0.4% 0.18%
2044 0.44% 0.21%
2043 0.47% 0.25%
2042 0.5% 0.28%
2041 0.53% 0.3%
2040 0.55% 0.33%
2039 0.59% 0.35%
2038 0.62% 0.37%
2037 0.64% 0.38%
2036 0.66% 0.4%
2035 0.68% 0.42%
2034 0.7% 0.42%
2033 0.71% 0.44%
2032 0.72% 0.45%
2031 0.75% 0.48%
2030 0.76% 0.48%
2029 0.78% 0.5%
2028 0.79% 0.53%
2027 0.8% 0.55%
2026 0.81% 0.59%
2025 0.81% 0.6%
2024 0.83% 0.63%
2023 0.81% 0.67%
2022 0.76% 0.75%
2021 0.91% 0.87%
2020 1.15% 0.93%
2019 1.22% 0.97%
2018 1.24% 1.11%
2017 1.3% 1.25%
2016 1.35% 1.27%
2015 1.49% 1.25%
2014 1.66% 1.22%
2013 1.9% 1.19%
2012 1.96% 1.18%
2011 1.98% 1.16%
2010 2.07% 1.15%
2009 1.82% 1.51%
2008 1.78% 1.84%
2007 1.75% 1.78%
2006 1.7% 1.33%
2005 1.88% 0.93%
2004 1.96% 0.97%
2003 2% 1%
2002 2.05% 1.03%
2001 2.23% 1.06%
2000 2.41% 1.14%
1999 2.59% 1.31%
1998 2.55% 1.45%
1997 2.38% 1.46%
1996 2.33% 1.54%
1995 2.21% 1.69%
1994 2.2% 1.82%
1993 2.43% 1.94%
1992 2.4% 2.05%
1991 2.43% 2.12%
1990 2.59% 2.12%
1989 2.55% 2.08%
1988 2.72% 2.04%
1987 2.67% 2.05%
1986 2.59% 2.18%
1985 2.77% 2.35%
1984 2.93% 2.43%
1983 2.96% 2.41%
1982 2.81% 2.37%
1981 2.64% 2.38%
1980 2.64% 2.16%
1979 2.7% 2.25%
1978 2.72% 2.64%
1977 2.7% 2.66%
1976 2.57% 2.59%
1975 2.3% 2.35%
1974 2.18% 2.26%
1973 2.25% 2.26%
1972 2.31% 2.31%
1971 2.38% 2.35%
1970 2.62% 2.2%
1969 2.87% 2.13%
1968 2.94% 2.16%
1967 2.99% 2.29%
1966 3.04% 2.41%
1965 3.1% 2.56%
1964 3.16% 2.7%
1963 3.2% 2.8%
1962 3.23% 2.63%
1961 3.23% 2.7%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of the Philippines grew by 0.81%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.6%.

Live population counters

Philippines Vietnam
Current population
118213646
102486146
Population rank 15/197 16/197
Percent of world population 1.42% 1.23%
One net population change
33.5 seconds
51.8 seconds
One birth every
17.1 seconds
23.3 seconds
One death every
42.9 seconds
47 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,584 +1,674
Annual growth/decline +943,292 +610,841
Annual growth/decline rate +0.81% +0.6%
Population growth rate rank 110/197 122/197
One migration net change every
3.53 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -149,315 -48,171
Net migration rank 185/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 87,212 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 135/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 195/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Philippines
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Philippines Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -149,315 - -48,171
2024 1,105,612 -160,373 684,393 -59,645
2023 1,123,981 -164,284 727,955 -81,789
2022 1,115,825 -221,754 775,914 -78,977
2021 917,928 -85,185 799,593 -5,418
2020 1,253,741 -47,014 924,004 -6,457
2019 1,352,703 -6,208 895,262 -2,051
2018 1,495,843 -163,602 882,977 96,650
2017 1,622,444 -263,593 1,001,833 139,245
2016 1,718,232 -309,251 1,045,094 167,652
2015 1,827,180 -390,702 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 1,851,828 -196,524 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 1,944,758 -218,439 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 1,979,568 95,702 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 2,018,419 -240,005 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 2,030,979 13,556 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 2,025,580 -164,411 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 2,007,584 -498,480 1,008,141 571,113
2007 1,964,673 -225,977 981,689 523,784
2006 1,960,246 -566,647 943,041 482,399
2005 1,918,484 -326,063 942,084 -208,337
2004 1,924,265 -273,743 985,438 -220,458
2003 1,922,904 -248,066 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 1,919,556 -268,520 991,427 -193,766
2001 1,931,169 -247,496 985,610 -177,586
2000 1,902,330 -33,868 966,894 -144,298
1999 1,894,147 -18,323 925,519 -15,010
1998 1,870,371 178,274 959,016 106,091
1997 1,861,098 -145,334 1,028,116 52,382
1996 1,849,587 -128,251 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 1,846,900 -280,327 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 1,813,827 -326,539 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 1,788,414 -298,337 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 1,769,259 -50,338 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 1,782,165 -413,300 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 1,749,622 -63,296 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 1,728,354 -235,884 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 1,707,402 -147,523 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 1,671,330 -68,149 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 1,631,491 -209,835 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 1,614,042 -171,539 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 1,579,872 -48,739 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 1,542,194 -10,229 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 1,485,790 -19,912 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 1,436,599 -134,484 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 1,413,735 -179,832 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 1,394,056 -154,684 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 1,364,661 -140,372 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 1,314,002 -123,608 1,259,315 49,655
1976 1,258,286 -115,730 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 1,239,069 -220,296 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 1,218,884 -344,674 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 1,206,285 -320,091 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 1,206,414 -321,491 921,524 -1,920
1971 1,210,256 -315,363 963,259 76,961
1970 1,198,944 -300,923 905,902 1,997
1969 1,186,306 -161,517 878,359 0
1968 1,172,146 -152,017 815,116 1,489
1967 1,166,704 -152,812 862,071 394
1966 1,156,498 -162,127 876,283 1,769
1965 1,146,094 -156,782 913,761 -1,438
1964 1,131,586 -156,342 950,219 -6,328
1963 1,116,591 -155,267 961,067 0
1962 1,091,953 -150,903 960,046 0
1961 1,064,377 -143,597 798,978 0
1960 1,036,017 -155,354 955,268 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

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 Vietnam 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,882,928 people) and 1.82% is from migration (a gain of 164,322 people).

As of 2024, 87,212 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in the Philippines, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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

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