Iran vs Philippines: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Iran
22.00 million people
in 2020
Philippines
29.67 million people
in 2020
Iran rank
16th
Philippines rank
13th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Iran
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 29.67 million people against 22.00 million people in Iran, a difference of 7.67 million people.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.3 times Iran's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 16th and Philippines ranks 13th of 182 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.36 million people | 2.99 million people | 1.62 million people | Philippines |
| 1960s | 2.29 million people | 4.88 million people | 2.59 million people | Philippines |
| 1970s | 5.01 million people | 7.45 million people | 2.44 million people | Philippines |
| 1980s | 9.30 million people | 10.78 million people | 1.48 million people | Philippines |
| 1990s | 13.18 million people | 16.32 million people | 3.14 million people | Philippines |
| 2000s | 16.84 million people | 20.87 million people | 4.02 million people | Philippines |
| 2010s | 20.00 million people | 26.15 million people | 6.14 million people | Philippines |
| 2020s | 22.00 million people | 29.67 million people | 7.67 million people | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Iran or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 29.67 million people against 22.00 million people in Iran as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Iran and Philippines?
- 7.67 million people, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Philippines?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Iran and Philippines rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Iran ranks 16th and Philippines ranks 13th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.