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Philippines: area, population and density
Philippines has 298,170 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 116,786,962; calculated population density is 392 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Philippines ranks 71st of 196 by land area, 14th by population and 23rd by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 298,170 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 116,786,962World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 392 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Philippines in the country comparison set
Philippines has 298,170 sq km of land area and a population value of 116,786,962 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 71st by land area, 14th by population, and 23rd by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Philippines first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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