Indonesia vs Philippines: Population in largest city

Indonesia
11.63 million
in 2025
Philippines
15.23 million
in 2025
Indonesia rank
17th
Philippines rank
14th

Population in largest city over time

  • Indonesia
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 15.23 million against 11.63 million in Indonesia, a difference of 3.60 million.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.3 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Indonesia ahead.

Globally, Indonesia ranks 17th and Philippines ranks 14th of 153 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Population in largest city
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 10,098 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.