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In 1941 the estimated population of the Philippines reached 17,000,000. [42] Manila's population was 684,000. [43] By then, some 27% of the population could speak English as a second language, while the number of Spanish speakers as first language had further fallen to 3% from 10 to 14% at the beginning of the century.
This is a list of Philippine provinces sorted by population as of the 2020 census, which was conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Population of provinces in this list includes population of highly urbanized cities, which are administratively independent of the province.
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The Philippines' average annual population growth rate is decreasing, [475] although government attempts to further reduce population growth have been contentious. [476] The country reduced its poverty rate from 49.2 percent in 1985 [ 477 ] to 18.1 percent in 2021, [ 478 ] and its income inequality began to decline in 2012.
The mid-year census is known as the Census of Population (POPCEN), while the decennial census is referred to as the Census of Population and Housing (CPH). By virtue of Republic Act No. 10625, known as the Philippine Statistical Act of 2013, censuses in the Philippines have been administered by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) since ...
The population of Cebu province, according to the 2020 Philippine census, was 3,325,385 with a density of 670 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,700 inhabitants per square mile [3].
Pursuant to Batas Pambansa No. 72, the population count gathered from the 2020 census was made official upon proclamation of the results by the president. [7] [8] From 2015 to 2020, the Philippines' population increased by 1.63% which is lower than the 1.72% growth rate recorded in the 2010 to 2015 period. [9]
Map of the Philippines showing the proposed provinces. Occidental Leyte and Oriental Leyte (1923) – Leyte was divided into two new provinces by Act No. 3117 on March 27, 1923. [149] The division never took place, however, as no proclamation was issued by the Governor-General.