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

Updated on by Georank team

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 117,991,570 people compared to 22,697,916 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 5.2 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 1.7% 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 (31.8% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.7M (87.1% growth).

Philippines vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

Philippines
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Philippines Zambia
2100 115,065,514 65,217,429
2099 115,822,085 64,871,545
2098 116,579,642 64,515,891
2097 117,339,735 64,148,736
2096 118,106,310 63,777,313
2095 118,872,671 63,393,169
2094 119,632,784 62,992,652
2093 120,394,127 62,590,327
2092 121,153,505 62,175,930
2091 121,910,997 61,750,591
2090 122,658,317 61,321,399
2089 123,398,001 60,880,148
2088 124,128,536 60,434,676
2087 124,849,376 59,970,107
2086 125,558,475 59,499,234
2085 126,253,074 59,023,040
2084 126,925,232 58,535,857
2083 127,573,007 58,040,512
2082 128,202,586 57,538,672
2081 128,806,308 57,027,491
2080 129,391,229 56,506,421
2079 129,944,270 55,983,242
2078 130,476,671 55,449,777
2077 130,988,299 54,906,771
2076 131,462,248 54,361,075
2075 131,906,358 53,806,856
2074 132,328,468 53,246,777
2073 132,719,174 52,677,348
2072 133,084,836 52,101,139
2071 133,419,916 51,519,691
2070 133,733,411 50,931,614
2069 134,020,647 50,334,700
2068 134,283,663 49,737,479
2067 134,528,603 49,135,488
2066 134,744,843 48,530,443
2065 134,949,800 47,918,592
2064 135,128,431 47,299,740
2063 135,285,603 46,677,439
2062 135,425,056 46,048,819
2061 135,539,763 45,416,657
2060 135,631,085 44,777,347
2059 135,698,075 44,137,306
2058 135,730,163 43,494,451
2057 135,736,069 42,851,923
2056 135,720,219 42,206,898
2055 135,665,249 41,558,284
2054 135,570,794 40,906,492
2053 135,440,724 40,255,629
2052 135,273,857 39,603,888
2051 135,054,258 38,949,958
2050 134,793,554 38,294,607
2049 134,483,048 37,634,194
2048 134,131,716 36,971,309
2047 133,731,695 36,309,749
2046 133,281,676 35,645,868
2045 132,787,906 34,981,812
2044 132,252,742 34,316,981
2043 131,678,840 33,652,420
2042 131,067,112 32,990,657
2041 130,419,312 32,329,447
2040 129,735,394 31,664,262
2039 129,020,366 31,001,305
2038 128,266,374 30,335,662
2037 127,482,230 29,668,561
2036 126,671,125 29,000,264
2035 125,841,025 28,333,498
2034 124,990,553 27,671,195
2033 124,123,848 27,011,974
2032 123,246,040 26,356,580
2031 122,359,182 25,702,812
2030 121,453,322 25,055,216
2029 120,538,221 24,414,405
2028 119,609,503 23,780,809
2027 118,675,486 23,151,479
2026 117,737,984 22,529,742
2025 116,792,787 21,918,187
2024 115,843,670 21,314,956
2023 114,891,199 20,723,965
2022 113,964,338 20,152,938
2021 113,100,950 19,603,607
2020 112,081,264 19,059,395
2019 110,804,683 18,513,839
2018 109,465,287 17,973,569
2017 108,119,693 17,441,320
2016 106,735,719 16,914,423
2015 105,312,992 16,399,089
2014 103,767,130 15,895,315
2013 102,076,336 15,398,997
2012 100,175,512 14,913,629
2011 98,248,614 14,437,796
2010 96,337,125 13,965,594
2009 94,384,250 13,490,389
2008 92,699,095 13,021,324
2007 91,075,184 12,565,085
2006 89,508,986 12,129,553
2005 88,015,962 11,718,819
2004 86,394,504 11,338,198
2003 84,731,835 10,983,595
2002 83,068,889 10,647,949
2001 81,401,488 10,325,185
2000 79,625,397 10,017,631
1999 77,753,257 9,740,005
1998 75,791,024 9,482,408
1997 73,908,810 9,237,063
1996 72,190,242 9,004,053
1995 70,546,246 8,785,763
1994 69,019,291 8,576,269
1993 67,530,621 8,373,921
1992 65,926,125 8,176,680
1991 64,382,249 7,981,650
1990 62,854,666 7,786,169
1989 61,265,260 7,589,216
1988 59,739,052 7,391,440
1987 58,157,496 7,191,282
1986 56,645,077 6,986,471
1985 55,213,006 6,780,953
1984 53,726,181 6,580,490
1983 52,194,620 6,381,038
1982 50,695,707 6,178,637
1981 49,311,727 5,983,289
1980 48,043,740 5,802,833
1979 46,807,103 5,631,728
1978 45,575,281 5,465,374
1977 44,367,962 5,302,480
1976 43,201,488 5,143,842
1975 42,120,826 4,990,086
1974 41,174,341 4,842,746
1973 40,294,130 4,702,693
1972 39,408,560 4,569,309
1971 38,518,659 4,442,525
1970 37,622,204 4,321,718
1969 36,660,799 4,197,116
1968 35,638,342 4,065,593
1967 34,621,320 3,936,343
1966 33,617,170 3,812,003
1965 32,625,316 3,692,086
1964 31,643,032 3,577,017
1963 30,674,731 3,465,907
1962 29,723,536 3,358,099
1961 28,792,621 3,254,086
1960 27,891,897 3,153,729

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/zambia | CC BY

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 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,783,493 people (a 34.2% 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 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 Zambia will increase by 68.7% to 38,294,607 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

The Philippines is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 136M people compared to the peak of 65.2M people in 2100 for Zambia.

Population growth rate by year

Philippines
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Philippines Zambia
2100 -0.65% 0.53%
2099 -0.65% 0.55%
2098 -0.65% 0.57%
2097 -0.65% 0.58%
2096 -0.64% 0.61%
2095 -0.64% 0.64%
2094 -0.63% 0.64%
2093 -0.63% 0.67%
2092 -0.62% 0.69%
2091 -0.61% 0.7%
2090 -0.6% 0.72%
2089 -0.59% 0.74%
2088 -0.58% 0.77%
2087 -0.56% 0.79%
2086 -0.55% 0.81%
2085 -0.53% 0.83%
2084 -0.51% 0.85%
2083 -0.49% 0.87%
2082 -0.47% 0.9%
2081 -0.45% 0.92%
2080 -0.43% 0.93%
2079 -0.41% 0.96%
2078 -0.39% 0.99%
2077 -0.36% 1%
2076 -0.34% 1.03%
2075 -0.32% 1.05%
2074 -0.29% 1.08%
2073 -0.27% 1.11%
2072 -0.25% 1.13%
2071 -0.23% 1.15%
2070 -0.21% 1.19%
2069 -0.2% 1.2%
2068 -0.18% 1.23%
2067 -0.16% 1.25%
2066 -0.15% 1.28%
2065 -0.13% 1.31%
2064 -0.12% 1.33%
2063 -0.1% 1.37%
2062 -0.08% 1.39%
2061 -0.07% 1.43%
2060 -0.05% 1.45%
2059 -0.02% 1.48%
2058 -0.004% 1.5%
2057 0.01% 1.53%
2056 0.04% 1.56%
2055 0.07% 1.59%
2054 0.1% 1.62%
2053 0.12% 1.65%
2052 0.16% 1.68%
2051 0.19% 1.71%
2050 0.23% 1.75%
2049 0.26% 1.79%
2048 0.3% 1.82%
2047 0.34% 1.86%
2046 0.37% 1.9%
2045 0.4% 1.94%
2044 0.44% 1.97%
2043 0.47% 2.01%
2042 0.5% 2.05%
2041 0.53% 2.1%
2040 0.55% 2.14%
2039 0.59% 2.19%
2038 0.62% 2.25%
2037 0.64% 2.3%
2036 0.66% 2.35%
2035 0.68% 2.39%
2034 0.7% 2.44%
2033 0.71% 2.49%
2032 0.72% 2.54%
2031 0.75% 2.58%
2030 0.76% 2.62%
2029 0.78% 2.66%
2028 0.79% 2.72%
2027 0.8% 2.76%
2026 0.81% 2.79%
2025 0.82% 2.83%
2024 0.83% 2.85%
2023 0.81% 2.83%
2022 0.76% 2.8%
2021 0.91% 2.86%
2020 1.15% 2.95%
2019 1.22% 3.01%
2018 1.24% 3.05%
2017 1.3% 3.12%
2016 1.35% 3.14%
2015 1.49% 3.17%
2014 1.66% 3.22%
2013 1.9% 3.25%
2012 1.96% 3.3%
2011 1.98% 3.38%
2010 2.07% 3.52%
2009 1.82% 3.6%
2008 1.78% 3.63%
2007 1.75% 3.59%
2006 1.7% 3.5%
2005 1.88% 3.36%
2004 1.96% 3.23%
2003 2% 3.15%
2002 2.05% 3.13%
2001 2.23% 3.07%
2000 2.41% 2.85%
1999 2.59% 2.72%
1998 2.55% 2.66%
1997 2.38% 2.59%
1996 2.33% 2.48%
1995 2.21% 2.44%
1994 2.2% 2.42%
1993 2.43% 2.41%
1992 2.4% 2.44%
1991 2.43% 2.51%
1990 2.59% 2.6%
1989 2.55% 2.68%
1988 2.72% 2.78%
1987 2.67% 2.93%
1986 2.59% 3.03%
1985 2.77% 3.05%
1984 2.93% 3.13%
1983 2.96% 3.28%
1982 2.81% 3.26%
1981 2.64% 3.11%
1980 2.64% 3.04%
1979 2.7% 3.04%
1978 2.72% 3.07%
1977 2.7% 3.08%
1976 2.57% 3.08%
1975 2.3% 3.04%
1974 2.18% 2.98%
1973 2.25% 2.92%
1972 2.31% 2.85%
1971 2.38% 2.8%
1970 2.62% 2.97%
1969 2.87% 3.24%
1968 2.94% 3.28%
1967 2.99% 3.26%
1966 3.04% 3.25%
1965 3.1% 3.22%
1964 3.16% 3.21%
1963 3.2% 3.21%
1962 3.23% 3.2%
1961 3.23% 3.18%

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 Zambia's population grew by 2.85%.

Live population counters

Philippines Zambia
Current population
117991570
22697916
Population rank 14/197 62/197
Percent of world population 1.42% 0.27%
One net population change
33.1 seconds
53.4 seconds
One birth every
17.1 seconds
46 seconds
One death every
44 seconds
4.87 minutes
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 113/197 21/197
One migration net change every
3.53 minutes
1.34 hours
Annual migration change -149,315 +6,562
Net migration rank 185/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents 87,212 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 135/195 105/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 195/195 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

Philippines
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Philippines Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -149,315 - 6,562
2024 - -160,373 - 7,381
2023 1,123,981 -164,284 577,660 9,521
2022 1,115,825 -221,754 563,456 -8,566
2021 917,928 -85,185 535,629 8,143
2020 1,253,741 -47,014 536,484 8,156
2019 1,352,703 -6,208 528,089 18,385
2018 1,495,843 -163,602 515,644 18,431
2017 1,622,444 -263,593 504,630 25,789
2016 1,718,232 -309,251 497,521 25,860
2015 1,827,180 -390,702 491,021 16,261
2014 1,851,828 -196,524 483,663 16,574
2013 1,944,758 -218,439 476,846 15,542
2012 1,979,568 95,702 469,406 8,958
2011 2,018,419 -240,005 459,743 13,569
2010 2,030,979 13,556 448,337 22,761
2009 2,025,580 -164,411 434,458 44,867
2008 2,007,584 -498,480 419,560 39,249
2007 1,964,673 -225,977 403,729 49,945
2006 1,960,246 -566,647 387,891 29,517
2005 1,918,484 -326,063 368,756 35,316
2004 1,924,265 -273,743 349,352 7,819
2003 1,922,904 -248,066 331,189 20,845
2002 1,919,556 -268,520 316,041 3,206
2001 1,931,169 -247,496 302,682 23,582
2000 1,902,330 -33,868 293,186 -4,338
1999 1,894,147 -18,323 283,297 -16,888
1998 1,870,371 178,274 275,568 -26,796
1997 1,861,098 -145,334 268,198 -26,276
1996 1,849,587 -128,251 262,468 -38,358
1995 1,846,900 -280,327 257,897 -45,423
1994 1,813,827 -326,539 252,023 -45,504
1993 1,788,414 -298,337 245,917 -47,739
1992 1,769,259 -50,338 239,953 -43,656
1991 1,782,165 -413,300 237,957 -44,203
1990 1,749,622 -63,296 235,835 -38,619
1989 1,728,354 -235,884 233,429 -36,736
1988 1,707,402 -147,523 230,118 -31,270
1987 1,671,330 -68,149 227,813 -26,338
1986 1,631,491 -209,835 224,768 -16,610
1985 1,614,042 -171,539 221,351 -18,474
1984 1,579,872 -48,739 216,695 -18,652
1983 1,542,194 -10,229 212,712 -11,849
1982 1,485,790 -19,912 207,621 -3,676
1981 1,436,599 -134,484 202,822 -16,072
1980 1,413,735 -179,832 198,817 -24,664
1979 1,394,056 -154,684 197,578 -29,515
1978 1,364,661 -140,372 194,933 -30,284
1977 1,314,002 -123,608 191,557 -30,423
1976 1,258,286 -115,730 186,762 -30,612
1975 1,239,069 -220,296 182,258 -30,886
1974 1,218,884 -344,674 174,484 -31,178
1973 1,206,285 -320,091 168,258 -31,472
1972 1,206,414 -321,491 161,648 -31,672
1971 1,210,256 -315,363 155,249 -31,651
1970 1,198,944 -300,923 149,380 -31,370
1969 1,186,306 -161,517 142,660 -11,469
1968 1,172,146 -152,017 137,315 -5,447
1967 1,166,704 -152,812 131,938 -5,298
1966 1,156,498 -162,127 127,164 -5,129
1965 1,146,094 -156,782 122,814 -5,023
1964 1,131,586 -156,342 117,197 -4,851
1963 1,116,591 -155,267 114,555 -4,676
1962 1,091,953 -150,903 110,173 -4,428
1961 1,064,377 -143,597 106,318 -4,043
1960 1,036,017 -155,354 102,335 -3,898

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Zambia 97.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,233,797 people) and 2.58% is from migration (a gain of 138,554 people).

As of 2024, 87,212 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in the Philippines, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.

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
Zambia
City Population
Lusaka 2.47M
Kitwe 625K
Ndola 528K
Chingola 255K
Mufulira 182K
Livingstone 177K
Kasama 158K
Kapiri Mposhi 65.2K
Choma 51.8K
Mansa 45.4K

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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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