Philippines (Republic of the Philippines), PH

Philippines: Independent country in Southeast Asia

About

Republic of the Philippines locator map — Location of Republic of the Philippines

Country Snapshot

Republic of the Philippines at a glance

Republic of the Philippines currently has 2,833 quality-checked populated place pages and 4 state or regional pages linked on MapSof.

Browse country cities

Mapped cities & towns

2,833

These counts use a stricter populated-place filter so the main lists stay focused on real city and town pages.

States & regions

Open related pages

Largest city

Cavite City

Population 3,678,301

Quick Facts about Republic of the Philippines

Population	114,123,600
Country	Philippines
Plate code	RP
Area	343448 km²
Official name	République des Philippines, Republic of the Philippines, Republika ng Pilipinas
Continent	Asia
Easternmost point	Point(126.604444444 7.293333333)
Northernmost point	Point(121.95 21.12)
Latitude & Longitude	13.0000,122.0000
Legislative body	Congress of the Philippines
Named for	Philip II of Spain
Official language	Filipino, English
Capital	Manila
Establishment	January 01, 1565 (461 years ago)
Time Zone	Philippine Standard Time
Local time	16:48:03 (10th April 2026)

Coat of arms of the Philippines coat of arms image

Geography

Republic of the Philippines is located at 13°0'0"N 122°0'0"E (13.0000000, 122.0000000). It has 4 neighbors: Palau, Indonesia, Taiwan and Malaysia.

Philippines map

Click "full screen"

icon to open full mode. View satellite images

The largest city of Republic of the Philippines is Manila with a population of 1,780,148. Other cities include, Antipolo population 776,386, Bacolod City population 561,875, Calamba population 454,486 and Angeles City population 411,634. See all Republic of the Philippines cities & populated places.

Official website of Republic of the Philippines

Official Website

Republic of the Philippines has 4 neighbours.

Republic of Palau island sovereign state in Oceania
Republic of Indonesia Independent country in Southeast Asia situated on more than 17, 000 islands
Taiwan A democratic republic in East Asia with limited recognition
Malaysia Independent country in Southeast Asia

Northern Mindanao
Ilocos Region
Central Visayas
Bicol Region
Bangsamoro
Metro Manila
Eastern Visayas
Davao Region
Soccsksargen
Cagayan Valley
Caraga
Central Luzon
Western Visayas
Calabarzon
Zamboanga Peninsula
Cordillera Administrative Region
Negros Island Region
Mimaropa

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1799	1,502,574	-	census
1800	1,561,251	3.76%	census
1812	1,933,331	19.25%	census
1819	2,106,230	8.21%	census
1829	2,593,287	18.78%	census
1840	3,096,031	16.24%	census
1850	3,857,424	19.74%	census
1858	4,290,381	10.09%	census
1870	4,712,006	8.95%	census
1877	5,567,685	15.37%	census
1887	5,984,727	6.97%	census
1896	6,261,339	4.42%	census
1903	7,635,426	18%	census
1918	10,314,310	25.97%	census
1939	16,000,303	35.54%	census
1948	19,234,182	16.81%	census
1960	27,087,685	28.99%	census
1961	27,164,618	0.28%	census
1962	28,081,234	3.26%	census
1963	29,016,770	3.22%	census
1964	29,962,877	3.16%	census
1965	30,913,931	3.08%	census
1966	31,867,565	2.99%	census
1967	32,826,602	2.92%	census
1968	33,797,041	2.87%	census
1969	34,787,588	2.85%	census
1970	36,684,486	5.17%	census
1971	36,851,055	0.45%	census
1972	37,925,400	2.83%	census
1973	39,026,082	2.82%	census
1974	40,149,959	2.8%	census
1975	42,070,660	4.57%	census
1976	42,461,189	0.92%	census
1977	43,650,333	2.72%	census
1978	44,866,279	2.71%	census
1979	46,113,992	2.71%	census
1980	48,098,460	4.13%	census
1981	48,715,592	1.27%	census
1982	50,068,493	2.7%	census
1983	51,455,037	2.69%	census
1984	52,873,979	2.68%	census
1985	54,323,651	2.67%	census
1986	55,803,915	2.65%	census
1987	57,312,794	2.63%	census
1988	58,844,392	2.6%	census
1989	60,391,168	2.56%	census
1990	60,703,206	0.51%	census
1991	63,509,940	4.42%	census
1992	65,078,901	2.41%	census
1993	66,654,954	2.36%	census
1994	68,240,134	2.32%	census
1995	68,616,536	0.55%	census
1996	71,437,381	3.95%	census
1997	73,042,605	2.2%	census
1998	74,656,228	2.16%	census
1999	76,285,225	2.14%	census
2000	76,506,928	0.29%	census
2001	79,604,541	3.89%	census
2002	81,294,378	2.08%	census
2003	82,971,734	2.02%	census
2004	84,596,249	1.92%	census
2005	86,141,373	1.79%	census
2006	87,592,899	1.66%	census
2007	88,566,732	1.1%	census
2008	90,297,115	1.92%	census
2009	91,641,881	1.47%	census
2010	93,038,902	1.5%	census
2011	94,501,233	1.55%	census
2012	96,017,322	1.58%	census
2013	97,571,676	1.59%	census
2014	100,513,138	2.93%	(Worldbank)
2015	100,981,437	0.46%	census
2016	103,663,927	2.59%	(Worldbank)
2017	105,173,264	1.44%	(Worldbank)
2018	106,651,922	1.39%	(Worldbank)
2019	108,116,615	1.35%	(Worldbank)
2026	114,123,600	5.26%

Map of countries with a smaller population than Republic of the Philippines

Amazinga ya Filipine, Bizinga bya Firipino, Commonwealth of the Philippines, Felipines, Filibiin, Filipaina, Filipaini, Filipiene, Filipiin, Filipiinid, Filipijnen, Filipin, Filipina, Filipinai, Filipinak, Filipinas, Filipinas - Pilipinas, Filipine, Filipinen, Filipines, Filipinet, Filipinez, Filipini, Filipini nutome, Filipinler, Filipinler Cumhuriyeti, Filipinner, Filipino, Filipinoj, Filipiny, Filipinys, Filipinɛ, Filippiinit, Filippiinnat, Filippijnen, Filippinane, Filippinas, Filippine, Filippinene, Filippinerna, Filippinerne, Filippini, Filippiny, Filippseyjar, Filippyne, Filipsoyggjar, Filipuaens, Filipuäns, Filipíny, Filipîni, Filipīnas, Filîpîn, Fueloep-szigetek, Fülöp-szigetek, Las Islas Felipenas, Na hOileain Fhilipineacha, Na hOileáin Fhilipíneacha, Nfilipi, Orileede filipini, Orílẹ́ède filipini, Phi-lip-pin, Phi-lip-pin (Phi Luat Tan), Philipinau, Philippinae, Philippinas, Philippine Islands, Philippinen, Philippinnen, Pilipinas, Republica de Filipinas, Republica de las Filipinas, Republica de las Islas Filipinas, Republika ng Pilipinas, República de Filipinas, República de las Filipinas, República de las Islas Filipinas, Y Philipinau, alflbyn, alfylbyn, fei lu bin, filippins, firipin, firipin gong he guo, flpayny, flypyn, fylyppyn, fylypyn, hpylypynym, i-Philippines, phili pains, philipa'ina, philipa'inas, philiphains, philipinsa, philippins, pilippains, pillipin, prathes filippins, pylypynym, Φιλιππίνες, Филипини, Филиппины, Філіппіни, Філіпіни, Філіпіны, Ֆիլիպիններ, הפיליפינים, פיליפינים, פיליפינען, الفلبين, الفيلبين, فلپائنی, فلیپین, فىلىپپىن, فیلیپین, फिलिपिन्स, फिलिपींस, फिलीपिंस, फिलीपिन्स, ফিলিপাইন, ফিলিপিন্স, ફિલિપિન્સ, ଫିଲିପାଇନସ୍, பிலிப்பைன்ஸ், ఫిలి పైన్స్, ಫಿಲಿಪ್ಪೀನ್ಸ್, ಫಿಲಿಫೈನ್ಸ್, ഫിലിപ്പൈന്‍സ്, පිලිපීනය, ประเทศฟิลิปปินส์, ฟิลิปปินส์, ຟິລິປິນ, ཕི་ལི་པིནས྄།, ဖိလစ်ပိုင်, ფილიპინები, ፊሊፒንስ, ហ្វ៉ីលីពីន, フィリピン, フィリピン共和国, 菲律宾, 필리핀