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Urban population in Philippines

People · Philippines

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

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Urban population, 1960 – 2025 percent · Philippines · World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Compared with Urban population · percent
Philippines
55.8%
World
57.8%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Philippines · 1960 – 2025
Latest value 55.8% · 2025
First value 30.0% · 1960
Highest 55.8% · 2025
Lowest 30.0% · 1960
Data points 66

By year

All years · 1960 – 2025

YearPhilippinesChange World
2025 55.8% +0.3 pp 57.8%
2024 55.5% +0.3 pp 57.6%
2023 55.1% +0.3 pp 57.3%
2022 54.8% +0.3 pp 57.1%
2021 54.5% +0.3 pp 56.8%
2020 54.1% +0.4 pp 56.4%
2019 53.7% +0.5 pp 56.1%
2018 53.2% +0.6 pp 55.8%
2017 52.6% +0.7 pp 55.3%
2016 51.9% +0.8 pp 54.9%
2015 51.2% +0.9 pp 54.4%
2014 50.2% +1.1 pp 53.9%
2013 49.1% +1.2 pp 53.4%
2012 47.9% +1.2 pp 52.9%
2011 46.7% +1.2 pp 52.5%
2010 45.5% +1.2 pp 51.8%
2009 44.3% +1.2 pp 51.4%
2008 43.2% +0.8 pp 50.9%
2007 42.3% +0.5 pp 50.4%
2006 41.8% +0.5 pp 49.9%
2005 41.3% +0.5 pp 49.4%
2004 40.9% +0.5 pp 48.9%
2003 40.4% +0.4 pp 48.4%
2002 40.0% +0.4 pp 47.8%
2001 39.5% +0.4 pp 47.3%
2000 39.1% +0.4 pp 46.8%
1999 38.8% +0.4 pp 46.3%
1998 38.4% +0.3 pp 45.8%
1997 38.0% +0.3 pp 45.3%
1996 37.7% +0.3 pp 44.8%
1995 37.4% +0.3 pp 44.3%
1994 37.1% +0.3 pp 44.0%
1993 36.8% +0.3 pp 43.7%
1992 36.5% +0.3 pp 43.4%
1991 36.3% +0.3 pp 43.2%
1990 36.0% +0.2 pp 42.8%
1989 35.8% +0.2 pp 42.7%
1988 35.5% +0.2 pp 42.4%
1987 35.3% +0.2 pp 42.1%
1986 35.1% +0.2 pp 41.8%
1985 34.9% +0.2 pp 41.4%
1984 34.6% +0.2 pp 41.1%
1983 34.4% +0.2 pp 40.6%
1982 34.2% +0.2 pp 40.2%
1981 34.0% +0.2 pp 39.9%
1980 33.8% +0.2 pp 39.5%
1979 33.7% +0.2 pp 39.1%
1978 33.5% +0.2 pp 38.6%
1977 33.3% +0.2 pp 38.3%
1976 33.1% +0.2 pp 38.0%
1975 32.9% +0.2 pp 37.7%
1974 32.7% +0.2 pp 37.4%
1973 32.5% +0.2 pp 37.2%
1972 32.3% +0.2 pp 36.9%
1971 32.1% +0.2 pp 36.7%
1970 31.9% +0.2 pp 36.4%
1969 31.7% +0.2 pp 36.3%
1968 31.5% +0.2 pp 36.0%
1967 31.3% +0.2 pp 35.8%
1966 31.1% +0.2 pp 35.6%
1965 31.0% +0.2 pp 35.4%
1964 30.8% +0.2 pp 35.1%
1963 30.7% +0.2 pp 34.6%
1962 30.5% +0.2 pp 34.4%
1961 30.3% +0.2 pp 34.5%
1960 30.0% 34.2%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUrban population
1 Hong Kong SAR China 100.0%
2 Netherlands 95.9%
3 Argentina 92.4%
4 Gabon 92.1%
5 Lebanon 91.0%
6 Türkiye 89.5%
7 Chile 89.2%
8 Brazil 88.2%
9 Saudi Arabia 84.6%
10 Norway 83.6%
11 United Kingdom 83.3%
12 Canada 82.9%
13 Germany 82.1%
14 South Korea 81.2%
15 Spain 80.5%
16 United States 80.2%
17 Mexico 80.0%
18 Greece 79.2%
19 France 78.8%
20 Colombia 78.8%
21 Algeria 75.8%
22 Russia 75.3%
23 Finland 74.5%
24 Bulgaria 74.2%
25 Czechia 72.9%
26 Italy 69.7%
27 Lithuania 69.1%
28 China 66.3%
29 Congo - Brazzaville 64.1%
30 Ecuador 63.4%
31 Poland 60.1%
32 Indonesia 59.4%
33 Honduras 59.3%
34 Liberia 56.1%
35 Philippines 55.8%
36 Romania 52.2%
37 Sierra Leone 45.9%
38 Congo - Kinshasa 45.1%
39 Egypt 42.9%
40 Yemen 37.0%
41 India 35.7%
42 Bangladesh 33.2%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2025

What it means

The share of people who live in towns and cities rather than the countryside.

How it is calculated

Residents of areas defined as urban by the national statistical office, divided by the total population.