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Population of the urban area in Manila

People · Manila

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

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Population of the urban area, 1975 – 2025 people · Manila

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

The series at a glance Manila · 1975 – 2025
Latest value 25,921,189 · 2025
First value 9,582,901 · 1975
Highest 25,921,189 · 2025
Lowest 9,582,901 · 1975
Average change +2.0% a year on average
Data points 11

By year

All years · 1975 – 2025

YearManilaChange
2025 25,921,189 +6.0%
2020 24,447,603 +8.2%
2015 22,586,886 +6.6%
2010 21,184,736 +9.0%
2005 19,435,385 +8.3%
2000 17,943,904 +8.5%
1995 16,534,837 +15%
1990 14,323,140 +13%
1985 12,666,976 +14%
1980 11,149,553 +16%
1975 9,582,901

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Laguna

1995 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation of the urban area
5 Tagaytay City 37,906
4 Santa Cruz 98,170
3 San Pablo City 134K
2 Lipa City 321K
1 Manila 17M

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1995

What it means

How many people live in the built-up city as a whole, regardless of municipal borders.

How it is calculated

Satellite maps of buildings and census data are combined into a 1 km grid; the continuous dense area of at least 50,000 people is the urban centre. Every five years from 1975; 2030 is a projection.