The latest officially reported population of the Philippines was 115,843,670 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Philippines' population is 117,734,664 people compared to 22,528,646 in Zambia.
Population statistics:
- The Philippines' population is 5.23 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 2006, the population of the Philippines has increased from 89.5M people to 118M (31.5% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.5M (85.7% 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 |
117734664
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22528646
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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 | 114/197 | 21/197 |
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 2006 to 2016, the population of the Philippines increased by 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Philippines gained 10,998,945 (a 10.3% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,614,223 (a 33.2% growth).
The Philippines was ranked 12th most populous country in 2006 and is 14th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) the Philippines' population will grow by 14.1% to 134,373,439 people and will still be ranked 14th. The population of Zambia will increase by 69% 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 | 70.2 years | 66.9 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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