The latest officially reported population of the Philippines was 115,843,670 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Philippines' population is 117,540,050 people compared to 22,402,291 in Zambia.
Population statistics:
- The Philippines' population is 5.25 times bigger than Zambia's.
- The Philippines is ranked the 14th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
- The countries together account for 1.69% of the world: 1.42% for the Philippines vs 0.27% for Zambia.
- For the last 10 years, the Philippines has had an average growth rate of +1.16% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
- Since 2005, the population of the Philippines has increased from 88M people to 118M (33.5% growth), while Zambia has grown from 11.7M to 22.4M (91.2% growth).
- The Philippines is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 135M people compared to the peak of 64.5M people in 2100 for Zambia.
Philippines vs Zambia: live population counter
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| Current population |
117540050
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22402291
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| Population rank | 14/197 | 62/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.42% | 0.27% |
| One net population change |
33.1 seconds
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53.4 seconds
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| One birth every |
17.1 seconds
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46 seconds
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| One death every |
44 seconds
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4.87 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.28 minutes
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1.19 hours
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| Annual migration change | -160,373 | +7,381 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,610 | +1,619 |
| Annual growth/decline | +952,471 | +590,991 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.83% | +2.85% |
| Population growth rate rank | 115/197 | 22/197 |
the Philippines and Zambia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 27,891,897 | 3,153,729 | - | - |
| 1961 | 28,792,621 | 3,254,086 | 3.23% | 3.18% |
| 1962 | 29,723,536 | 3,358,099 | 3.23% | 3.2% |
| 1963 | 30,674,731 | 3,465,907 | 3.2% | 3.21% |
| 1964 | 31,643,032 | 3,577,017 | 3.16% | 3.21% |
| 1965 | 32,625,316 | 3,692,086 | 3.1% | 3.22% |
| 1966 | 33,617,170 | 3,812,003 | 3.04% | 3.25% |
| 1967 | 34,621,320 | 3,936,343 | 2.99% | 3.26% |
| 1968 | 35,638,342 | 4,065,593 | 2.94% | 3.28% |
| 1969 | 36,660,799 | 4,197,116 | 2.87% | 3.24% |
| 1970 | 37,622,204 | 4,321,718 | 2.62% | 2.97% |
| 1971 | 38,518,659 | 4,442,525 | 2.38% | 2.8% |
| 1972 | 39,408,560 | 4,569,309 | 2.31% | 2.85% |
| 1973 | 40,294,130 | 4,702,693 | 2.25% | 2.92% |
| 1974 | 41,174,341 | 4,842,746 | 2.18% | 2.98% |
| 1975 | 42,120,826 | 4,990,086 | 2.3% | 3.04% |
| 1976 | 43,201,488 | 5,143,842 | 2.57% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 44,367,962 | 5,302,480 | 2.7% | 3.08% |
| 1978 | 45,575,281 | 5,465,374 | 2.72% | 3.07% |
| 1979 | 46,807,103 | 5,631,728 | 2.7% | 3.04% |
| 1980 | 48,043,740 | 5,802,833 | 2.64% | 3.04% |
| 1981 | 49,311,727 | 5,983,289 | 2.64% | 3.11% |
| 1982 | 50,695,707 | 6,178,637 | 2.81% | 3.26% |
| 1983 | 52,194,620 | 6,381,038 | 2.96% | 3.28% |
| 1984 | 53,726,181 | 6,580,490 | 2.93% | 3.13% |
| 1985 | 55,213,006 | 6,780,953 | 2.77% | 3.05% |
| 1986 | 56,645,077 | 6,986,471 | 2.59% | 3.03% |
| 1987 | 58,157,496 | 7,191,282 | 2.67% | 2.93% |
| 1988 | 59,739,052 | 7,391,440 | 2.72% | 2.78% |
| 1989 | 61,265,260 | 7,589,216 | 2.55% | 2.68% |
| 1990 | 62,854,666 | 7,786,169 | 2.59% | 2.6% |
| 1991 | 64,382,249 | 7,981,650 | 2.43% | 2.51% |
| 1992 | 65,926,125 | 8,176,680 | 2.4% | 2.44% |
| 1993 | 67,530,621 | 8,373,921 | 2.43% | 2.41% |
| 1994 | 69,019,291 | 8,576,269 | 2.2% | 2.42% |
| 1995 | 70,546,246 | 8,785,763 | 2.21% | 2.44% |
| 1996 | 72,190,242 | 9,004,053 | 2.33% | 2.48% |
| 1997 | 73,908,810 | 9,237,063 | 2.38% | 2.59% |
| 1998 | 75,791,024 | 9,482,408 | 2.55% | 2.66% |
| 1999 | 77,753,257 | 9,740,005 | 2.59% | 2.72% |
| 2000 | 79,625,397 | 10,017,631 | 2.41% | 2.85% |
| 2001 | 81,401,488 | 10,325,185 | 2.23% | 3.07% |
| 2002 | 83,068,889 | 10,647,949 | 2.05% | 3.13% |
| 2003 | 84,731,835 | 10,983,595 | 2% | 3.15% |
| 2004 | 86,394,504 | 11,338,198 | 1.96% | 3.23% |
| 2005 | 88,015,962 | 11,718,819 | 1.88% | 3.36% |
| 2006 | 89,508,986 | 12,129,553 | 1.7% | 3.5% |
| 2007 | 91,075,184 | 12,565,085 | 1.75% | 3.59% |
| 2008 | 92,699,095 | 13,021,324 | 1.78% | 3.63% |
| 2009 | 94,384,250 | 13,490,389 | 1.82% | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 96,337,125 | 13,965,594 | 2.07% | 3.52% |
| 2011 | 98,248,614 | 14,437,796 | 1.98% | 3.38% |
| 2012 | 100,175,512 | 14,913,629 | 1.96% | 3.3% |
| 2013 | 102,076,336 | 15,398,997 | 1.9% | 3.25% |
| 2014 | 103,767,130 | 15,895,315 | 1.66% | 3.22% |
| 2015 | 105,312,992 | 16,399,089 | 1.49% | 3.17% |
| 2016 | 106,735,719 | 16,914,423 | 1.35% | 3.14% |
| 2017 | 108,119,693 | 17,441,320 | 1.3% | 3.12% |
| 2018 | 109,465,287 | 17,973,569 | 1.24% | 3.05% |
| 2019 | 110,804,683 | 18,513,839 | 1.22% | 3.01% |
| 2020 | 112,081,264 | 19,059,395 | 1.15% | 2.95% |
| 2021 | 113,100,950 | 19,603,607 | 0.91% | 2.86% |
| 2022 | 113,964,338 | 20,152,938 | 0.76% | 2.8% |
| 2023 | 114,891,199 | 20,723,965 | 0.81% | 2.83% |
| 2024 | 115,843,670 | 21,314,956 | 0.83% | 2.85% |
| 2025 | 116,786,968 | 21,913,869 | 0.81% | 2.81% |
| 2026 | 117,724,479 | 22,521,905 | 0.8% | 2.77% |
| 2027 | 118,656,426 | 23,138,716 | 0.79% | 2.74% |
| 2028 | 119,583,984 | 23,761,368 | 0.78% | 2.69% |
| 2029 | 120,502,132 | 24,389,681 | 0.77% | 2.64% |
| 2030 | 121,408,897 | 25,024,887 | 0.75% | 2.6% |
| 2031 | 122,301,606 | 25,666,496 | 0.74% | 2.56% |
| 2032 | 123,180,341 | 26,311,946 | 0.72% | 2.51% |
| 2033 | 124,049,036 | 26,960,073 | 0.71% | 2.46% |
| 2034 | 124,904,124 | 27,611,621 | 0.69% | 2.42% |
| 2035 | 125,740,977 | 28,266,887 | 0.67% | 2.37% |
| 2036 | 126,558,232 | 28,925,103 | 0.65% | 2.33% |
| 2037 | 127,352,607 | 29,583,482 | 0.63% | 2.28% |
| 2038 | 128,118,535 | 30,240,549 | 0.6% | 2.22% |
| 2039 | 128,850,047 | 30,895,586 | 0.57% | 2.17% |
| 2040 | 129,546,666 | 31,550,394 | 0.54% | 2.12% |
| 2041 | 130,209,810 | 32,204,340 | 0.51% | 2.07% |
| 2042 | 130,837,005 | 32,856,596 | 0.48% | 2.03% |
| 2043 | 131,427,404 | 33,510,500 | 0.45% | 1.99% |
| 2044 | 131,979,673 | 34,165,920 | 0.42% | 1.96% |
| 2045 | 132,492,038 | 34,821,101 | 0.39% | 1.92% |
| 2046 | 132,962,001 | 35,475,795 | 0.35% | 1.88% |
| 2047 | 133,385,290 | 36,129,270 | 0.32% | 1.84% |
| 2048 | 133,759,436 | 36,782,260 | 0.28% | 1.81% |
| 2049 | 134,089,011 | 37,434,667 | 0.25% | 1.77% |
| 2050 | 134,373,439 | 38,083,369 | 0.21% | 1.73% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Philippines increased by 17,297,030 people (a 19.7% growth), while Zambia gained 4,680,270 people (a 39.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Philippines gained 12,227,058 (a 11.6% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 6,003,202 (a 36.6% growth).
The Philippines was ranked 12th most populous country in 2005 and is 14th in 2025. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2005 and ranked 62nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the Philippines' population will grow by 14.3% to 134,373,439 people and will still be ranked 14th. The population of Zambia will increase by 70% to 38,083,369 people and rank change from 62nd to 53rd.
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Population differences between the Philippines and Zambia
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| Life expectancy | 70.1 years | 66.7 years |
| Average age | 29.7 years | 22.6 years |
| Median age | 26.8 years | 18.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.9:50.1 | 49.5:50.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.92 births per woman | 4.1 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,006 ppl/mi² | 74.3 ppl/mi² |
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