Philippines Demographics

Population of the Philippines (2024)

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Philippines Population
115,843,670
Yearly Change
+ 0.83%
Global Share
1.42%
Global Rank

Median Age

The median age in the Philippines is 25.7 years (2024).

Fertility in the Philippines

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline

pregnant_woman Total Fertiliy Rate (TFR)
1.9
(Live Births per Woman, 2024)

Life Expectancy in the Philippines

See also: Countries in the world ranked by Life Expectancy

Both Sexes
69.9 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
73.0 years
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
67.0 years
(life expectancy at birth, males)

Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in the Philippines

Infant Mortality
19.8
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
26.5
(per 1,000 live births)

Philippines Urban Population

Currently, 48.7 % of the population of the Philippines is urban (56,434,179 people in 2024)

Population Density

The 2024 population density in the Philippines is 389 people per Km2 (1,006 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 298,170 Km2 (115,124 sq. miles).

Largest Cities in the Philippines

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Quezon City 2,761,720
2 Davao 1,776,949
3 Manila 1,600,000
4 Caloocan City 1,500,000
5 Budta 1,273,715
6 Malingao 1,121,974
7 Cebu City 964,169
8 General Santos 697,315
9 Paranaque City 689,992
10 Taguig 644,473
11 Pasig City 617,301
12 Las Pinas 590,000
13 Antipolo 549,543
14 Calamba 539,671
15 Makati City 510,383
16 Zamboanga 457,623
17 Bacolod City 454,898
18 Mansilingan 454,150
19 Cagayan de Oro 445,103
20 Dasmarinas 441,876
21 Mandaluyong City 425,758
22 Pasay 416,522
23 Iloilo 387,681
24 San Jose del Monte 357,828
25 Bacoor 356,974
26 Lapu-Lapu City 350,467
27 Iligan 342,618
28 Mandaue City 331,320
29 Cabanatuan City 327,325
30 Cotabato 325,079

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Definitions

Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigera Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

 

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio
Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio
Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Total dependency ratio
Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.
Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.