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Manila population pyramid in 2021 People flocking to the Binondo Chinatown during Chinese New Year. According to the 2020 Philippine census, Manila has a population of 1,846,513 people, making it the second-most-populous city in the Philippines. [220] Manila is the most-densely populated city in the world, with 41,515 inhabitants per km 2 in ...
In 1941 the estimated population of the Philippines reached 17,000,000. [40] Manila's population was 684,000. [41] 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.
Manila (219,928) First official census by the US government United States government: 1918 10,314,310 2.03% — Manila (285,306) 1939 16,000,303 2.11% — Manila (623,492) Only census of the Commonwealth of the Philippines: 1948 19,234,182 2.07% — Manila (983,906) First census of the independent Republic of the Philippines Bureau of the ...
Map of ancient Manila in 1570. The polity of Maynila shown in yellow.. Manila, to the extent that it has this placename, was likely founded in the Middle Ages, or between 400 and 1500s, due to the Sanskrit origin of the component "nila" in its name which refers to "indigo", and the prevalence of the placename during the rule of Raja Matanda, the old King of Luzon, who was born in the early 1500s.
The Philippines has three metropolitan areas officially recognized by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) due to their prominence, population, size, and economy: Manila, Cebu, and Davao. [1] [2] The most populous is Metro Manila, which comprises the City of Manila, 15 neighboring cities, and a
This is a list of chartered cities in the Philippines. ... units autonomous from provinces that have a minimum population of 200,000 and an annual ... Manila: NCR ...
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]
As of May 1, 2020, the Philippines had a population of 109,035,343. [12] More than 60 percent of the country's population live in the coastal zone [468] and in 2020, 54 percent lived in urban areas. [469] Manila, its capital, and Quezon City (the country's most populous city) are in Metro Manila.