Philippines Population Density 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Philippines population density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Philippines in 2020 is 365.27 people per square kilometer, a 1.35% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Philippines in 2019 was 360.39 people per square kilometer, a 1.37% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Philippines in 2018 was 355.50 people per square kilometer, a 1.41% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Philippines in 2017 was 350.58 people per square kilometer, a 1.46% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Bangladesh | 1,115.55 |
| Micronesia | 784.16 |
| India | 419.80 |
| Philippines | 365.27 |
| Sri Lanka | 326.37 |
| El Salvador | 308.28 |
| Vietnam | 293.87 |
| Pakistan | 277.47 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 228.29 |
| Nigeria | 223.15 |
| Kiribati | 147.47 |
| Indonesia | 142.94 |
| Cabo Verde | 137.96 |
| Ghana | 130.26 |
| Moldova | 119.17 |
| Egypt | 102.19 |
| Kenya | 92.65 |
| Cambodia | 92.35 |
| Timor-Leste | 88.66 |
| Honduras | 88.05 |
| Morocco | 82.66 |
| Myanmar | 80.42 |
| Uzbekistan | 74.81 |
| Ukraine | 72.46 |
| Tunisia | 72.24 |
| Lesotho | 70.56 |
| Eswatini | 66.83 |
| Georgia | 57.23 |
| Cameroon | 55.83 |
| Nicaragua | 50.81 |
| Djibouti | 42.59 |
| Angola | 26.36 |
| Vanuatu | 25.20 |
| Zambia | 24.43 |
| Solomon Islands | 23.77 |
| Bhutan | 20.10 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19.33 |
| Bolivia | 10.63 |
| Mauritania | 4.51 |
| Mongolia | 2.10 |
| Sudan | 0.00 |
| Philippines - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 365.27 | 1.35% |
| 2019 | 360.39 | 1.37% |
| 2018 | 355.50 | 1.41% |
| 2017 | 350.58 | 1.46% |
| 2016 | 345.55 | 1.52% |
| 2015 | 340.38 | 1.59% |
| 2014 | 335.04 | 1.66% |
| 2013 | 329.57 | 1.71% |
| 2012 | 324.04 | 1.72% |
| 2011 | 318.57 | 1.71% |
| 2010 | 313.22 | 1.68% |
| 2009 | 308.05 | 1.66% |
| 2008 | 303.01 | 1.67% |
| 2007 | 298.02 | 1.73% |
| 2006 | 292.96 | 1.81% |
| 2005 | 287.75 | 1.91% |
| 2004 | 282.37 | 2.00% |
| 2003 | 276.84 | 2.07% |
| 2002 | 271.22 | 2.12% |
| 2001 | 265.58 | 2.16% |
| 2000 | 259.97 | 2.18% |
| 1999 | 254.42 | 2.21% |
| 1998 | 248.91 | 2.25% |
| 1997 | 243.44 | 2.28% |
| 1996 | 238.01 | 2.32% |
| 1995 | 232.61 | 2.35% |
| 1994 | 227.27 | 2.38% |
| 1993 | 221.98 | 2.42% |
| 1992 | 216.73 | 2.47% |
| 1991 | 211.52 | 2.52% |
| 1990 | 206.32 | 2.58% |
| 1989 | 201.14 | 2.63% |
| 1988 | 195.98 | 2.67% |
| 1987 | 190.88 | 2.71% |
| 1986 | 185.85 | 2.73% |
| 1985 | 180.92 | 2.74% |
| 1984 | 176.09 | 2.76% |
| 1983 | 171.36 | 2.77% |
| 1982 | 166.75 | 2.78% |
| 1981 | 162.24 | 2.78% |
| 1980 | 157.86 | 2.77% |
| 1979 | 153.60 | 2.77% |
| 1978 | 149.46 | 2.77% |
| 1977 | 145.43 | 2.79% |
| 1976 | 141.49 | 2.81% |
| 1975 | 137.62 | 2.84% |
| 1974 | 133.81 | 2.87% |
| 1973 | 130.08 | 2.90% |
| 1972 | 126.41 | 2.91% |
| 1971 | 122.83 | 2.92% |
| 1970 | 119.35 | 2.92% |
| 1969 | 115.95 | 2.93% |
| 1968 | 112.65 | 2.96% |
| 1967 | 109.41 | 3.01% |
| 1966 | 106.21 | 3.09% |
| 1965 | 103.03 | 3.18% |
| 1964 | 99.86 | 3.26% |
| 1963 | 96.71 | 3.33% |
| 1962 | 93.59 | 3.37% |
| 1961 | 90.54 | 3.39% |
| 1960 | 87.57 | 3.40% |
| 1959 | 84.69 | 3.41% |
| 1958 | 81.89 | 3.43% |
| 1957 | 79.17 | 3.47% |
| 1956 | 76.52 | 3.51% |
| 1955 | 73.92 | 3.56% |
| 1954 | 71.38 | 3.60% |
| 1953 | 68.90 | 3.63% |
| 1952 | 66.48 | 3.63% |
| 1951 | 64.16 | 3.59% |
| 1950 | 61.93 | 0.00% |
