Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Philippines

Philippines: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.1986 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1986 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
17th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.1986 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0632 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Philippines, 1961–2023

0.050.10.150.2196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 0.1986 1000 No per square kilometre for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Philippines peaked at 0.1986 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0632 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

Philippines ranks 17th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0709 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0632 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0785 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0886 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0805 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0974 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.1045 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0994 1000 No per square kilometre 0.109 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.1237 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1101 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1377 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.1552 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1409 1000 No per square kilometre 0.169 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.182 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1718 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1916 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.1961 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1935 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1986 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 14 State of Palestine 0.2135 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 15 Liechtenstein 0.2101 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 16 Grenada 0.2047 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 18 Malawi 0.1911 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 19 Uganda 0.1893 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 20 Antigua and Barbuda 0.186 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Philippines?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Philippines was 0.1986 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.1986 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0632 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Philippines rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Philippines ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Philippines. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/population-est-and-proj-rural-population-per-square-kilometre/philippines/

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.