High income vs Philippines: Urban population

High income
1.14 billion
in 2025
Philippines
65.14 million
in 2025
High income rank
13th
Philippines rank
14th

Urban population over time

  • High income
  • Philippines
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How they compare

High income currently reports 1.14 billion against 65.14 million in Philippines, a difference of 1.08 billion.

That makes High income's figure about 17.5 times Philippines's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 13th and Philippines ranks 14th of 49 groups.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Philippines Difference Ahead
1960s 614.47 million 9.95 million 604.52 million High income
1970s 731.24 million 13.75 million 717.49 million High income
1980s 826.42 million 18.97 million 807.44 million High income
1990s 912.27 million 26.15 million 886.12 million High income
2000s 997.60 million 36.03 million 961.57 million High income
2010s 1.08 billion 52.39 million 1.03 billion High income
2020s 1.12 billion 62.90 million 1.06 billion High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, High income or Philippines?
High income, at 1.14 billion against 65.14 million in Philippines as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between High income and Philippines?
1.08 billion, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Philippines?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do High income and Philippines rank globally for urban population?
High income ranks 13th and Philippines ranks 14th of 49 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.