Population density in Philippines
Philippines had 388.5 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Philippines, 2024
388.5
Change from 2023
+0.8%
World, 2023
62.1 people per km²
Position in 2024
29th of 214
Population density in Philippines over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Philippines | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 388.5 people per km² | – |
| 2023 | 385.3 people per km² | 62.1 people per km² |
| 2022 | 382.2 people per km² | 61.6 people per km² |
| 2021 | 379.3 people per km² | 61.0 people per km² |
| 2020 | 375.9 people per km² | 60.4 people per km² |
| 2019 | 371.6 people per km² | 59.8 people per km² |
| 2018 | 367.1 people per km² | 59.2 people per km² |
| 2017 | 362.6 people per km² | 58.6 people per km² |
| 2016 | 358.0 people per km² | 57.9 people per km² |
| 2015 | 353.2 people per km² | 57.3 people per km² |
| 2014 | 348.0 people per km² | 56.6 people per km² |
| 2013 | 342.3 people per km² | 55.9 people per km² |
| 2012 | 336.0 people per km² | 55.2 people per km² |
| 2011 | 329.5 people per km² | 55.6 people per km² |
| 2010 | 323.1 people per km² | 54.9 people per km² |
| 2009 | 316.5 people per km² | 54.3 people per km² |
| 2008 | 310.9 people per km² | 53.6 people per km² |
| 2007 | 305.4 people per km² | 52.9 people per km² |
| 2006 | 300.2 people per km² | 52.3 people per km² |
| 2005 | 295.2 people per km² | 51.6 people per km² |
| 2004 | 289.7 people per km² | 51.0 people per km² |
| 2003 | 284.2 people per km² | 50.4 people per km² |
| 2002 | 278.6 people per km² | 49.7 people per km² |
| 2001 | 273.0 people per km² | 49.1 people per km² |
| 2000 | 267.0 people per km² | 48.4 people per km² |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8% from 385.3 people per km² in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 348.0 people per km², the figure has changed by +11.6%.
- Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Philippines has the 29th highest value.
More for Philippines
All statistics for Philippines
Population
116,786,962 people
2025 · World Bank
Urban population share
55.8%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
114,891,199 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
25.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.92 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.84%
2023 · UN Population Division