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The Philippines annualized population growth rate between the years 2015–2020 was 1.53%. [6] According to the 2020 census, the population of the Philippines is 109,033,245. [7] The first census in the Philippines was held in the year 1591 which counted 667,612 people. [8]
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]
The agency, then known as POPCOM, was created in 1969 by virtue of Executive Order (EO) 171 [1] which established a 22-member Commission on Population. [2]Republic Act 6365, [3] or the Population Act of the Philippines, [4] was enacted into law by the Philippine Congress on August 16, 1971, which established the National Population Policy.
UN estimates (as of 2017) for world population by continent in 2000 and in 2050 (pie chart size to scale) Asia Africa Europe Central/South America North America Oceania. Population estimates for world regions based on Maddison (2007), [29] in millions. The row showing total world population includes the average growth rate per year over the ...
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. [477
This concept was already current in science fiction in 1942, with Trantor in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series. [3] When made public, Doxiadis' idea of ecumenopolis seemed "close to science fiction", but today is "surprisingly pertinent" according to geography researchers Pavle Stamenovic, Dunja Predic and Davor Eres, [ 1 ] especially as a ...
Make Room! is a 1966 science fiction novel written by Harry Harrison exploring the consequences of both unchecked population growth on society and the hoarding of resources by a wealthy minority. [1] It was originally serialized in Impulse magazine.
The Menace from Earth: 1957-08 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction: 21st 18 " 'If This Goes On— '" 1940-02 Astounding Science-Fiction 21st 19 Revolt in 2100 (1953) Coventry: 1940-07 Astounding Science-Fiction 21st 20 Revolt in 2100 (1953) Misfit: 1939-11 Astounding Science-Fiction 22nd 21 Revolt in 2100 (1953) Methuselah's Children ...