Years colonized in Philippines

Philippines: Years colonized was 334 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
334
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 159 countries
All-time high
334
in 1898
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Philippines, 1462–2022

0100200300146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 334 for years colonized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Philippines peaked at 334 in 1898 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Philippines ranks 15th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Philippines, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 1 —
1566 2 +100.0%
1567 3 +50.0%
1568 4 +33.3%
1569 5 +25.0%
1570 6 +20.0%
1571 7 +16.7%
1572 8 +14.3%
1573 9 +12.5%
1574 10 +11.1%
1575 11 +10.0%
1576 12 +9.1%
1577 13 +8.3%
1578 14 +7.7%
1579 15 +7.1%
1580 16 +6.7%
1581 17 +6.2%
1582 18 +5.9%
1583 19 +5.6%
1584 20 +5.3%
1585 21 +5.0%
1586 22 +4.8%
1587 23 +4.5%
1588 24 +4.3%
1589 25 +4.2%
1590 26 +4.0%
1591 27 +3.8%
1592 28 +3.7%
1593 29 +3.6%
1594 30 +3.4%
1595 31 +3.3%
1596 32 +3.2%
1597 33 +3.1%
1598 34 +3.0%
1599 35 +2.9%
1600 36 +2.9%
1601 37 +2.8%
1602 38 +2.7%
1603 39 +2.6%
1604 40 +2.6%
1605 41 +2.5%
1606 42 +2.4%
1607 43 +2.4%
1608 44 +2.3%
1609 45 +2.3%
1610 46 +2.2%
1611 47 +2.2%
1612 48 +2.1%
1613 49 +2.1%
1614 50 +2.0%
1615 51 +2.0%
1616 52 +2.0%
1617 53 +1.9%
1618 54 +1.9%
1619 55 +1.9%
1620 56 +1.8%
1621 57 +1.8%
1622 58 +1.8%
1623 59 +1.7%
1624 60 +1.7%
1625 61 +1.7%
1626 62 +1.6%
1627 63 +1.6%
1628 64 +1.6%
1629 65 +1.6%
1630 66 +1.5%
1631 67 +1.5%
1632 68 +1.5%
1633 69 +1.5%
1634 70 +1.4%
1635 71 +1.4%
1636 72 +1.4%
1637 73 +1.4%
1638 74 +1.4%
1639 75 +1.4%
1640 76 +1.3%
1641 77 +1.3%
1642 78 +1.3%
1643 79 +1.3%
1644 80 +1.3%
1645 81 +1.2%
1646 82 +1.2%
1647 83 +1.2%
1648 84 +1.2%
1649 85 +1.2%
1650 86 +1.2%
1651 87 +1.2%
1652 88 +1.1%
1653 89 +1.1%
1654 90 +1.1%
1655 91 +1.1%
1656 92 +1.1%
1657 93 +1.1%
1658 94 +1.1%
1659 95 +1.1%
1660 96 +1.1%
1661 97 +1.0%
1662 98 +1.0%
1663 99 +1.0%
1664 100 +1.0%
1665 101 +1.0%
1666 102 +1.0%
1667 103 +1.0%
1668 104 +1.0%
1669 105 +1.0%
1670 106 +1.0%
1671 107 +0.9%
1672 108 +0.9%
1673 109 +0.9%
1674 110 +0.9%
1675 111 +0.9%
1676 112 +0.9%
1677 113 +0.9%
1678 114 +0.9%
1679 115 +0.9%
1680 116 +0.9%
1681 117 +0.9%
1682 118 +0.9%
1683 119 +0.8%
1684 120 +0.8%
1685 121 +0.8%
1686 122 +0.8%
1687 123 +0.8%
1688 124 +0.8%
1689 125 +0.8%
1690 126 +0.8%
1691 127 +0.8%
1692 128 +0.8%
1693 129 +0.8%
1694 130 +0.8%
1695 131 +0.8%
1696 132 +0.8%
1697 133 +0.8%
1698 134 +0.8%
1699 135 +0.7%
1700 136 +0.7%
1701 137 +0.7%
1702 138 +0.7%
1703 139 +0.7%
1704 140 +0.7%
1705 141 +0.7%
1706 142 +0.7%
1707 143 +0.7%
1708 144 +0.7%
1709 145 +0.7%
1710 146 +0.7%
1711 147 +0.7%
1712 148 +0.7%
1713 149 +0.7%
1714 150 +0.7%
1715 151 +0.7%
1716 152 +0.7%
1717 153 +0.7%
1718 154 +0.7%
1719 155 +0.6%
1720 156 +0.6%
1721 157 +0.6%
1722 158 +0.6%
1723 159 +0.6%
1724 160 +0.6%
1725 161 +0.6%
1726 162 +0.6%
1727 163 +0.6%
1728 164 +0.6%
1729 165 +0.6%
1730 166 +0.6%
1731 167 +0.6%
1732 168 +0.6%
1733 169 +0.6%
1734 170 +0.6%
1735 171 +0.6%
1736 172 +0.6%
1737 173 +0.6%
1738 174 +0.6%
1739 175 +0.6%
1740 176 +0.6%
1741 177 +0.6%
1742 178 +0.6%
1743 179 +0.6%
1744 180 +0.6%
1745 181 +0.6%
1746 182 +0.6%
1747 183 +0.5%
1748 184 +0.5%
1749 185 +0.5%
1750 186 +0.5%
1751 187 +0.5%
1752 188 +0.5%
1753 189 +0.5%
1754 190 +0.5%
1755 191 +0.5%
1756 192 +0.5%
1757 193 +0.5%
1758 194 +0.5%
1759 195 +0.5%
1760 196 +0.5%
1761 197 +0.5%
1762 198 +0.5%
1763 199 +0.5%
1764 200 +0.5%
1765 201 +0.5%
1766 202 +0.5%
1767 203 +0.5%
1768 204 +0.5%
1769 205 +0.5%
1770 206 +0.5%
1771 207 +0.5%
1772 208 +0.5%
1773 209 +0.5%
1774 210 +0.5%
1775 211 +0.5%
1776 212 +0.5%
1777 213 +0.5%
1778 214 +0.5%
1779 215 +0.5%
1780 216 +0.5%
1781 217 +0.5%
1782 218 +0.5%
1783 219 +0.5%
1784 220 +0.5%
1785 221 +0.5%
1786 222 +0.5%
1787 223 +0.5%
1788 224 +0.4%
1789 225 +0.4%
1790 226 +0.4%
1791 227 +0.4%
1792 228 +0.4%
1793 229 +0.4%
1794 230 +0.4%
1795 231 +0.4%
1796 232 +0.4%
1797 233 +0.4%
1798 234 +0.4%
1799 235 +0.4%
1800 236 +0.4%
1801 237 +0.4%
1802 238 +0.4%
1803 239 +0.4%
1804 240 +0.4%
1805 241 +0.4%
1806 242 +0.4%
1807 243 +0.4%
1808 244 +0.4%
1809 245 +0.4%
1810 246 +0.4%
1811 247 +0.4%
1812 248 +0.4%
1813 249 +0.4%
1814 250 +0.4%
1815 251 +0.4%
1816 252 +0.4%
1817 253 +0.4%
1818 254 +0.4%
1819 255 +0.4%
1820 256 +0.4%
1821 257 +0.4%
1822 258 +0.4%
1823 259 +0.4%
1824 260 +0.4%
1825 261 +0.4%
1826 262 +0.4%
1827 263 +0.4%
1828 264 +0.4%
1829 265 +0.4%
1830 266 +0.4%
1831 267 +0.4%
1832 268 +0.4%
1833 269 +0.4%
1834 270 +0.4%
1835 271 +0.4%
1836 272 +0.4%
1837 273 +0.4%
1838 274 +0.4%
1839 275 +0.4%
1840 276 +0.4%
1841 277 +0.4%
1842 278 +0.4%
1843 279 +0.4%
1844 280 +0.4%
1845 281 +0.4%
1846 282 +0.4%
1847 283 +0.4%
1848 284 +0.4%
1849 285 +0.4%
1850 286 +0.4%
1851 287 +0.3%
1852 288 +0.3%
1853 289 +0.3%
1854 290 +0.3%
1855 291 +0.3%
1856 292 +0.3%
1857 293 +0.3%
1858 294 +0.3%
1859 295 +0.3%
1860 296 +0.3%
1861 297 +0.3%
1862 298 +0.3%
1863 299 +0.3%
1864 300 +0.3%
1865 301 +0.3%
1866 302 +0.3%
1867 303 +0.3%
1868 304 +0.3%
1869 305 +0.3%
1870 306 +0.3%
1871 307 +0.3%
1872 308 +0.3%
1873 309 +0.3%
1874 310 +0.3%
1875 311 +0.3%
1876 312 +0.3%
1877 313 +0.3%
1878 314 +0.3%
1879 315 +0.3%
1880 316 +0.3%
1881 317 +0.3%
1882 318 +0.3%
1883 319 +0.3%
1884 320 +0.3%
1885 321 +0.3%
1886 322 +0.3%
1887 323 +0.3%
1888 324 +0.3%
1889 325 +0.3%
1890 326 +0.3%
1891 327 +0.3%
1892 328 +0.3%
1893 329 +0.3%
1894 330 +0.3%
1895 331 +0.3%
1896 332 +0.3%
1897 333 +0.3%
1898 334 +0.3%
1899 334 +0.0%
1900 334 +0.0%
1901 334 +0.0%
1902 334 +0.0%
1903 334 +0.0%
1904 334 +0.0%
1905 334 +0.0%
1906 334 +0.0%
1907 334 +0.0%
1908 334 +0.0%
1909 334 +0.0%
1910 334 +0.0%
1911 334 +0.0%
1912 334 +0.0%
1913 334 +0.0%
1914 334 +0.0%
1915 334 +0.0%
1916 334 +0.0%
1917 334 +0.0%
1918 334 +0.0%
1919 334 +0.0%
1920 334 +0.0%
1921 334 +0.0%
1922 334 +0.0%
1923 334 +0.0%
1924 334 +0.0%
1925 334 +0.0%
1926 334 +0.0%
1927 334 +0.0%
1928 334 +0.0%
1929 334 +0.0%
1930 334 +0.0%
1931 334 +0.0%
1932 334 +0.0%
1933 334 +0.0%
1934 334 +0.0%
1935 334 +0.0%
1936 334 +0.0%
1937 334 +0.0%
1938 334 +0.0%
1939 334 +0.0%
1940 334 +0.0%
1941 334 +0.0%
1942 334 +0.0%
1943 334 +0.0%
1944 334 +0.0%
1945 334 +0.0%
1946 334 +0.0%
1947 334 +0.0%
1948 334 +0.0%
1949 334 +0.0%
1950 334 +0.0%
1951 334 +0.0%
1952 334 +0.0%
1953 334 +0.0%
1954 334 +0.0%
1955 334 +0.0%
1956 334 +0.0%
1957 334 +0.0%
1958 334 +0.0%
1959 334 +0.0%
1960 334 +0.0%
1961 334 +0.0%
1962 334 +0.0%
1963 334 +0.0%
1964 334 +0.0%
1965 334 +0.0%
1966 334 +0.0%
1967 334 +0.0%
1968 334 +0.0%
1969 334 +0.0%
1970 334 +0.0%
1971 334 +0.0%
1972 334 +0.0%
1973 334 +0.0%
1974 334 +0.0%
1975 334 +0.0%
1976 334 +0.0%
1977 334 +0.0%
1978 334 +0.0%
1979 334 +0.0%
1980 334 +0.0%
1981 334 +0.0%
1982 334 +0.0%
1983 334 +0.0%
1984 334 +0.0%
1985 334 +0.0%
1986 334 +0.0%
1987 334 +0.0%
1988 334 +0.0%
1989 334 +0.0%
1990 334 +0.0%
1991 334 +0.0%
1992 334 +0.0%
1993 334 +0.0%
1994 334 +0.0%
1995 334 +0.0%
1996 334 +0.0%
1997 334 +0.0%
1998 334 +0.0%
1999 334 +0.0%
2000 334 +0.0%
2001 334 +0.0%
2002 334 +0.0%
2003 334 +0.0%
2004 334 +0.0%
2005 334 +0.0%
2006 334 +0.0%
2007 334 +0.0%
2008 334 +0.0%
2009 334 +0.0%
2010 334 +0.0%
2011 334 +0.0%
2012 334 +0.0%
2013 334 +0.0%
2014 334 +0.0%
2015 334 +0.0%
2016 334 +0.0%
2017 334 +0.0%
2018 334 +0.0%
2019 334 +0.0%
2020 334 +0.0%
2021 334 +0.0%
2022 334 +0.0%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 334 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198, 1.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 334 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76, 4.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1566 +100.0% 1 2
1567 +50.0% 2 3
1568 +33.3% 3 4
1569 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 1.5 0 5 10
1570s 10.5 6 15 10
1580s 20.5 16 25 10
1590s 30.5 26 35 10
1600s 40.5 36 45 10
1610s 50.5 46 55 10
1620s 60.5 56 65 10
1630s 70.5 66 75 10
1640s 80.5 76 85 10
1650s 90.5 86 95 10
1660s 100.5 96 105 10
1670s 110.5 106 115 10
1680s 120.5 116 125 10
1690s 130.5 126 135 10
1700s 140.5 136 145 10
1710s 150.5 146 155 10
1720s 160.5 156 165 10
1730s 170.5 166 175 10
1740s 180.5 176 185 10
1750s 190.5 186 195 10
1760s 200.5 196 205 10
1770s 210.5 206 215 10
1780s 220.5 216 225 10
1790s 230.5 226 235 10
1800s 240.5 236 245 10
1810s 250.5 246 255 10
1820s 260.5 256 265 10
1830s 270.5 266 275 10
1840s 280.5 276 285 10
1850s 290.5 286 295 10
1860s 300.5 296 305 10
1870s 310.5 306 315 10
1880s 320.5 316 325 10
1890s 330.4 326 334 10
1900s 334 334 334 10
1910s 334 334 334 10
1920s 334 334 334 10
1930s 334 334 334 10
1940s 334 334 334 10
1950s 334 334 334 10
1960s 334 334 334 10
1970s 334 334 334 10
1980s 334 334 334 10
1990s 334 334 334 10
2000s 334 334 334 10
2010s 334 334 334 10
2020s 334 334 334 3

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  1. 12 Antigua and Barbuda 350 compare
  2. 13 Barbados 340 compare
  3. 13 Indonesia 340 compare
  4. 15 East Timor 334 compare
  5. 17 Saint Lucia 330 compare
  6. 18 Grenada 325 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Philippines?
Years colonized in Philippines was 334 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 334 in 1898.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Philippines rank for years colonized?
Philippines ranks 15th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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