Philippines Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Philippines rural population for 2022 was 60,117,263, a 0.91% increase from 2021.
  • Philippines rural population for 2021 was 59,577,632, a 0.97% increase from 2020.
  • Philippines rural population for 2020 was 59,003,479, a 1.14% increase from 2019.
  • Philippines rural population for 2019 was 58,337,359, a 1.21% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
India 908,804,812
Pakistan 146,845,783
Indonesia 115,892,393
Bangladesh 103,206,552
Nigeria 101,575,770
Egypt 63,300,985
Vietnam 60,123,739
Philippines 60,117,263
Kenya 38,358,435
Myanmar 36,965,999
Sudan 30,020,115
Sri Lanka 17,960,843
Uzbekistan 17,657,930
Ghana 13,853,989
Morocco 13,261,620
Cambodia 12,556,766
Cameroon 11,519,492
Ukraine 11,430,780
Angola 11,359,649
Zambia 10,857,387
Papua New Guinea 8,765,048
Lao PDR 4,698,995
Kyrgyz Republic 4,362,033
Honduras 4,214,875
Tunisia 3,680,393
Bolivia 3,565,773
Nicaragua 2,810,208
Mauritania 2,040,187
Republic of Congo 1,866,593
Lesotho 1,615,392
El Salvador 1,598,862
Georgia 1,473,975
Moldova 1,442,777
West Bank and Gaza 1,145,354
Mongolia 1,055,872
Timor-Leste 911,089
Eswatini 906,348
Solomon Islands 538,975
Bhutan 440,632
Vanuatu 242,389
Djibouti 242,328
Cabo Verde 192,507
Micronesia 87,659
Kiribati 56,354
Sao Tome and Principe 55,128
Kosovo 0
Philippines Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2022 60,117,263 52.02 0.90%
2021 59,577,632 52.32 0.97%
2020 59,003,479 52.59 1.14%
2019 58,337,359 52.85 1.20%
2018 57,642,452 53.09 1.28%
2017 56,910,834 53.32 1.37%
2016 56,134,486 53.53 1.42%
2015 55,344,328 53.72 1.31%
2014 54,621,376 53.91 1.27%
2013 53,934,767 54.10 1.33%
2012 53,219,784 54.29 1.39%
2011 52,482,968 54.48 1.43%
2010 51,735,991 54.67 1.87%
2009 50,775,990 54.63 1.99%
2008 49,773,581 54.55 2.03%
2007 48,775,126 54.46 2.03%
2006 47,796,623 54.38 2.04%
2005 46,831,233 54.29 2.09%
2004 45,861,496 54.21 2.14%
2003 44,888,663 54.12 2.18%
2002 43,922,659 54.04 2.22%
2001 42,958,273 53.95 2.27%
2000 41,992,197 53.87 2.37%
1999 41,006,747 53.78 2.49%
1998 39,998,435 53.70 2.57%
1997 38,984,569 53.61 2.63%
1996 37,973,295 53.53 2.58%
1995 37,007,450 53.44 2.50%
1994 36,094,808 53.36 2.50%
1993 35,202,585 53.27 2.52%
1992 34,327,474 53.19 2.52%
1991 33,473,477 53.10 2.54%
1990 32,634,834 53.01 0.83%
1989 32,365,346 53.83 0.49%
1988 32,208,234 54.82 0.52%
1987 32,040,538 55.81 0.55%
1986 31,863,655 56.79 0.63%
1985 31,662,533 57.77 0.73%
1984 31,431,476 58.73 0.82%
1983 31,175,152 59.70 0.89%
1982 30,897,779 60.66 0.95%
1981 30,605,448 61.61 1.06%
1980 30,283,521 62.54 1.92%
1979 29,708,581 63.00 2.14%
1978 29,078,667 63.37 2.18%
1977 28,450,994 63.73 2.10%
1976 27,859,681 64.08 1.96%
1975 27,318,973 64.44 1.63%
1974 26,877,991 64.94 1.59%
1973 26,452,749 65.47 1.70%
1972 26,007,507 65.99 1.76%
1971 25,553,151 66.51 1.83%
1970 25,089,704 67.02 2.14%
1969 24,559,349 67.33 2.19%
1968 24,027,335 67.60 2.25%
1967 23,492,730 67.87 2.28%
1966 22,963,383 68.13 2.32%
1965 22,437,676 68.40 2.36%
1964 21,913,953 68.66 2.39%
1963 21,396,257 68.92 2.42%
1962 20,883,868 69.18 2.46%
1961 20,376,837 69.45 2.59%
1960 19,856,204 69.70 0.00%