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Population density in Philippines

People · Philippines

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

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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

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation density
35 Algeria 17.2
36 Argentina 16.0
2 Bangladesh 1,235
33 Brazil 24.3
24 Bulgaria 63.5
42 Canada 4.0
32 Chile 24.6
11 China 148
29 Colombia 42.8
37 Congo - Brazzaville 15.3
30 Congo - Kinshasa 37.0
13 Czechia 137
23 Ecuador 66.5
17 Egypt 102
34 Finland 18.1
15 France 124
41 Gabon 8.2
9 Germany 236
22 Greece 83.6
21 Honduras 84.1
1 Hong Kong SAR China 6,987
6 India 452
12 Indonesia 141
10 Italy 203
3 Lebanon 618
27 Liberia 49.4
28 Lithuania 45.9
25 Mexico 62.9
5 Netherlands 506
39 Norway 14.3
7 Philippines 358
14 Poland 124
20 Romania 85.6
40 Russia 8.9
38 Saudi Arabia 14.4
18 Sierra Leone 99.8
4 South Korea 525
19 Spain 93.0
16 Türkiye 103
8 United Kingdom 271
31 United States 35.5
26 Yemen 60.8

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2016

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.