The Philippines is Southeast Asia’s second-largest population — still growing at 0.81% — while Thailand has already started to shrink. Fertility is already below replacement at 1.89.
Urban share sits mid-pack at 55.8%. Median age is a gap across the board. Population, growth, urban and dependency are 2025; TFR is 2024.
What the comparison shows
The Philippines combines a large population with continued growth, even as fertility is already below approximate replacement. Those facts can coexist because population change also depends on age structure and migration. Thailand’s negative growth observation shows a different demographic position; population size alone cannot describe that transition.
Key findings from this pack
- PH is the region’s second-largest population in the supplied series.
- Thailand is the only country with negative population growth in this vintage.
- PH fertility is below approximate replacement; that does not imply immediate population decline.
- Dependency describes age structure; no median ages are seeded.
The evidence: Philippines and peers
Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia. Values retain their individual years; missing observations are shown as —.
| Indicator / unit | Philippines | Malaysia | Thailand | Vietnam | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PopulationMillion people | 116.792025 | 35.982025 | 71.622025 | 101.62025 | 285.722025 |
| Population growthAnnual % change | 0.812025 | 1.172025 | -0.072025 | 0.62025 | 0.782025 |
| Urban population% of total population | 55.82025 | 77.42025 | 62.82025 | 38.82025 | 59.42025 |
| Total fertility rateBirths per woman | 1.892024 | 1.542024 | 1.22024 | 1.92024 | 2.122024 |
| Age dependency ratioDependants per 100 people aged 15–64 | 48.92025 | 41.52025 | 43.72025 | 47.82025 | 46.62025 |
| Young-age dependencyper 100 people aged 15–64 | 40.422025 | 30.162025 | 20.722025 | 33.792025 | 35.552025 |
| Old-age dependencyper 100 people aged 15–64 | 8.532025 | 11.372025 | 23.022025 | 14.032025 | 11.062025 |
| Median ageyears | —No observation | —No observation | —No observation | —No observation | —No observation |
How to interpret the findings
The fertility observation is from 2024, while population, urbanisation and dependency are from 2025. Dependency ratios describe the distribution of ages rather than actual employment or financial dependence. Median age is not supplied, and below-replacement fertility does not by itself establish an imminent decline in population.
Coverage and context
Read row years and coverage notes; missing observations are not zero.
The table is a comparison of observations, not a combined ranking. The topic guide includes the wider SEA-11 coverage, interactive charts and full methodology.
Open demographics & urbanisation →All sources and observation years
S1 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.TOTL (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S2 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.GROW (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S3 · World Bank WDI SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS (UN Population Division) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S4 · World Bank WDI SP.DYN.TFRT.IN (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2024 · as_of 2026-09-06
S5 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S6 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND.YG (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S7 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND.OL (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S8 · UN DESA World Population Prospects (dataportal MedianAgePop) — deferred · year unavailable · as_of 2026-09-06
S9 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.TOTL (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S10 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.GROW (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S11 · World Bank WDI SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS (UN Population Division) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S12 · World Bank WDI SP.DYN.TFRT.IN (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2024 · as_of 2026-09-06
S13 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S14 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND.YG (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S15 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND.OL (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S16 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.TOTL (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S17 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.GROW (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S18 · World Bank WDI SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS (UN Population Division) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S19 · World Bank WDI SP.DYN.TFRT.IN (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2024 · as_of 2026-09-06
S20 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S21 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND.YG (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S22 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND.OL (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S23 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.TOTL (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S24 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.GROW (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S25 · World Bank WDI SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS (UN Population Division) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S26 · World Bank WDI SP.DYN.TFRT.IN (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2024 · as_of 2026-09-06
S27 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S28 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND.YG (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S29 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND.OL (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S30 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.TOTL (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S31 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.GROW (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S32 · World Bank WDI SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS (UN Population Division) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S33 · World Bank WDI SP.DYN.TFRT.IN (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2024 · as_of 2026-09-06
S34 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S35 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND.YG (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S36 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND.OL (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S37 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.TOTL (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S38 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.GROW (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S39 · World Bank WDI SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS (UN Population Division) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S40 · World Bank WDI SP.DYN.TFRT.IN (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2024 · as_of 2026-09-06
S41 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S42 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND.YG (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S43 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND.OL (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S44 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.TOTL (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S45 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.GROW (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S46 · World Bank WDI SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS (UN Population Division) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S47 · World Bank WDI SP.DYN.TFRT.IN (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2024 · as_of 2026-09-06
S48 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S49 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND.YG (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S50 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND.OL (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S51 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.TOTL (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S52 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.GROW (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S53 · World Bank WDI SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS (UN Population Division) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S54 · World Bank WDI SP.DYN.TFRT.IN (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2024 · as_of 2026-09-06
S55 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S56 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND.YG (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S57 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND.OL (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S58 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.TOTL (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S59 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.GROW (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S60 · World Bank WDI SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS (UN Population Division) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S61 · World Bank WDI SP.DYN.TFRT.IN (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2024 · as_of 2026-09-06
S62 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S63 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND.YG (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S64 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND.OL (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S65 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.TOTL (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S66 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.GROW (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S67 · World Bank WDI SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS (UN Population Division) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S68 · World Bank WDI SP.DYN.TFRT.IN (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2024 · as_of 2026-09-06
S69 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S70 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND.YG (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S71 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND.OL (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S72 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.TOTL (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S73 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.GROW (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S74 · World Bank WDI SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS (UN Population Division) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S75 · World Bank WDI SP.DYN.TFRT.IN (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2024 · as_of 2026-09-06
S76 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S77 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND.YG (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
S78 · World Bank WDI SP.POP.DPND.OL (UN Population Division / WPP) · year 2025 · as_of 2026-09-06
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ASEAN in Data (2026). The Philippines is Southeast Asia’s second-largest population — still growing at 0.81% — while Thailand has already started to shrink. Fertility is already below replacement at 1.89. /insights/demographics-urbanization