France vs Philippines: Urban population

France
54.18 million
in 2025
Philippines
65.14 million
in 2025
France rank
17th
Philippines rank
14th

Urban population over time

  • France
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 65.14 million against 54.18 million in France, a difference of 10.95 million.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.

Globally, France ranks 17th and Philippines ranks 14th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.