Thursday, October 22
Laguna Local Guide
Search Log in Add your business Ask a question

Population density in Philippines

People · Philippines

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2024

Featured spot available Your business could be here First in “Statistics” — with a photo and a “Featured” mark.
Population density, 1961 – 2024 per km² · Philippines · World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2024

Compared with Population density · per km²
Philippines
389
World
62.1 · 2023

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Philippines · 1961 – 2024
Latest value 389 · 2024
First value 96.5 · 1961
Highest 389 · 2024
Lowest 96.5 · 1961
Average change +2.2% a year on average
Data points 64

By year

All years · 1961 – 2024

YearPhilippinesChange World
2024 389 +0.8% —
2023 385 +0.8% 62.1
2022 382 +0.8% 61.6
2021 379 +0.9% 61.0
2020 376 +1.2% 60.4
2019 372 +1.2% 59.8
2018 367 +1.2% 59.2
2017 363 +1.3% 58.6
2016 358 +1.4% 57.9
2015 353 +1.5% 57.3
2014 348 +1.7% 56.6
2013 342 +1.9% 55.9
2012 336 +2.0% 55.2
2011 330 +2.0% 55.6
2010 323 +2.1% 54.9
2009 317 +1.8% 54.3
2008 311 +1.8% 53.6
2007 305 +1.7% 52.9
2006 300 +1.7% 52.3
2005 295 +1.9% 51.6
2004 290 +2.0% 51.0
2003 284 +2.0% 50.4
2002 279 +2.0% 49.7
2001 273 +2.2% 49.1
2000 267 +2.4% 48.4
1999 261 +2.6% 47.8
1998 254 +2.5% 47.2
1997 248 +2.4% 46.5
1996 242 +2.3% 45.8
1995 237 +2.2% 45.1
1994 231 +2.2% 44.5
1993 226 +2.4% 43.8
1992 221 +2.4% 43.5
1991 216 +2.4% 51.7
1990 211 +2.6% 50.8
1989 205 +2.6% 50.0
1988 200 +2.7% 49.1
1987 195 +2.7% 48.2
1986 190 +2.6% 47.4
1985 185 +2.8% 46.5
1984 180 +2.9% 45.7
1983 175 +3.0% 44.9
1982 170 +2.8% 44.1
1981 165 +2.6% 43.3
1980 161 +2.6% 42.6
1979 157 +2.7% 41.8
1978 153 +2.7% 41.1
1977 149 +2.7% 40.4
1976 145 +2.6% 39.7
1975 141 +2.3% 39.0
1974 138 +2.2% 38.3
1973 135 +2.3% 37.5
1972 132 +2.3% 36.8
1971 129 +2.4% 36.1
1970 126 +2.6% 35.3
1969 123 +2.9% 34.6
1968 119 +2.9% 33.9
1967 116 +3.0% 33.2
1966 113 +3.0% 32.5
1965 109 +3.1% 31.8
1964 106 +3.2% 31.2
1963 103 +3.2% 30.6
1962 99.7 +3.2% 29.9
1961 96.5 29.4

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2013 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation density
1 Hong Kong SAR China 6,837
2 Bangladesh 1,203
3 Lebanon 561
4 South Korea 518
5 Netherlands 499
6 India 436
7 Philippines 342
8 United Kingdom 265
9 Germany 231
10 Italy 204
11 China 145
12 Indonesia 136
13 Czechia 136
14 Poland 124
15 France 122
16 Türkiye 98.9
17 Egypt 95.8
18 Spain 93.2
19 Sierra Leone 93.0
20 Romania 86.9
21 Greece 85.1
22 Honduras 79.4
23 Bulgaria 66.0
24 Ecuador 63.6
25 Mexico 60.9
26 Yemen 55.5
27 Lithuania 47.2
28 Liberia 46.4
29 Colombia 41.6
30 United States 34.6
31 Congo - Kinshasa 33.4
32 Chile 23.8
33 Brazil 23.7
34 Finland 17.9
35 Algeria 16.1
36 Argentina 15.6
37 Congo - Brazzaville 14.2
38 Norway 13.9
39 Saudi Arabia 12.9
40 Russia 8.8
41 Gabon 7.4
42 Canada 3.9

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.