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 2023 was 60,678,673, a 0.93% increase from 2022.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
India 909,121,500
Pakistan 149,004,914
Indonesia 114,976,836
Bangladesh 102,954,517
Nigeria 102,316,764
Egypt 64,135,744
Philippines 60,678,673
Vietnam 59,829,437
Kenya 38,834,893
Myanmar 37,051,911
Sudan 30,625,231
Uzbekistan 18,012,461
Sri Lanka 17,803,472
Ghana 13,908,804
Morocco 13,198,229
Cambodia 12,612,034
Cameroon 11,655,151
Angola 11,486,557
Ukraine 11,064,850
Zambia 11,038,749
Papua New Guinea 8,912,355
Lao PDR 4,714,088
Kyrgyz Republic 4,416,627
Honduras 4,215,060
Tunisia 3,669,694
Bolivia 3,569,643
Nicaragua 2,829,164
Mauritania 2,057,093
Republic of Congo 1,881,648
Lesotho 1,621,552
El Salvador 1,566,222
Georgia 1,476,808
Moldova 1,408,252
West Bank and Gaza 1,158,063
Mongolia 1,065,551
Timor-Leste 919,001
Eswatini 910,659
Solomon Islands 547,640
Bhutan 438,201
Vanuatu 247,615
Djibouti 243,747
Cabo Verde 191,686
Micronesia 88,286
Kiribati 56,394
Sao Tome and Principe 54,716
Philippines Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 60,678,673 51.71 0.93%
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 %