Philippines Population

The Philippines is an island state in Asia that has been both Spanish and American colony. For more than 30 years, the authorities have been fighting against communist uprisings in the north and Muslim separatists in the south. In addition, a “war on drugs” has resulted in more than 20,000 people being killed since 2016.

Key figures and facts

• Capital: Manila
• Ethnic groups: Tagalogs 28%, cebuano 13%, ilocano 9%, bisaya/binisaya 7%, hiligaynon ilonggo 7%, bicol 6%, waray 3%, others 25.3% (2000)
• Language: Filipino (official), English (official), tagalog, cebuano, ilocano, hiligaynon, ilonggo, bicol, waray, pampango, pangasinan
• Religion: Catholics 81%, Muslims 5%, Evangelical Christians 3%, Other/Unspecified/None 11% (2000)
• Population: 101 802 706
• Control Form: Presidential Republic
• Area: 300 000 km²
• Currency: Filipino peso
• GNP per capita: 7 804 PPP $
• National Day: June 12th

Population of Philippines

The Philippines has one of the fastest growing populations in the world. In 2018, the population was estimated at 105,893,381. The population is very composed and disparate with a number of different ethnic groups, but the majority are of Malay descent. In total, there are about 80 ethno-linguistic groups, of which 33 are divided into a total of over 150 subgroups. A separate Filipino identity is still under development.

Population of Philippines by Year (Historical)

Year	Population	Annual Growth Rate	Population Density	Global Rank
2020	109,580,967	1.350%	367.5121	13
2019	108,116,504	1.370%	362.6006	13
2018	106,651,283	1.410%	357.6865	13
2017	105,172,814	1.460%	352.7281	13
2016	103,663,705	1.520%	347.6668	12
2015	102,113,101	1.680%	342.4664	12
2010	93,966,669	1.710%	315.1450	12
2005	86,326,139	2.050%	289.5202	12
2000	77,991,644	2.250%	261.5681	14
1995	69,783,977	2.430%	234.0413	14
1990	61,895,049	2.660%	207.5835	14
1985	54,275,711	2.760%	182.0298	17
1980	47,357,632	2.780%	158.8280	19
1975	41,285,631	2.890%	138.4638	19
1970	35,803,483	2.980%	120.0778	19
1965	30,909,877	3.310%	103.6656	22
1960	26,269,623	3.450%	88.1032	23
1955	22,176,947	3.600%	74.3772	23
1950	18,580,379	0.000%	62.3151	24

Major Cities in Philippines by Population

Rank	City	Population
1	Quezon City	2,761,609
2	Manila	1,599,889
3	Caloocan City	1,499,889
4	Budta	1,273,604
5	Davao	1,212,393
6	Malingao	1,121,863
7	Cebu City	798,523
8	General Santos	679,477
9	Taguig	644,362
10	Pasig City	617,190
11	Las Pinas	589,889
12	Antipolo	549,432
13	Makati City	510,272
14	Zamboanga	457,512
15	Bacolod City	454,787
16	Mansilingan	454,039
17	Cagayan de Oro	444,992
18	Dasmarinas	441,765
19	Pasay	416,411
20	Iloilo	387,570
21	San Jose del Monte	357,717
22	Bacoor	356,863
23	Lapu-Lapu City	350,356
24	Iligan	342,507
25	Mandaue City	331,209
26	Calamba	316,501
27	Iligan City	312,212
28	Butuan	309,598
29	Cabuyao	308,634
30	Mandaluyong City	305,465
31	Binan	299,889
32	Angeles City	299,280
33	Santol	298,865
34	Cainta	283,061
35	Baguio	272,603
36	San Pedro	270,105
37	Mantampay	264,921
38	San Fernando	251,137
39	Libertad	250,242
40	Navotas	249,352
41	Tacloban	241,978
42	Batangas	237,259
43	Magugpo Poblacion	233,143
44	Taytay	231,349
45	Lucena	228,647
46	Puerto Princesa	222,562
47	Olongapo	221,067
48	Cabanatuan City	220,139
49	Binangonan	219,093
50	Santa Rosa	216,539
51	Imus	215,988
52	Lipa City	212,176
53	San Pablo	207,466
54	Malolos	198,637
55	Ormoc	191,089
56	Panalanoy	188,979
57	Mabalacat City	187,939
58	Pagadian	186,741
59	Meycauayan	184,728
60	Tarlac City	183,819
61	Legaspi	179,370
62	Cotabato	179,322
63	Naga	174,820
64	Dagupan	171,160
65	Toledo	156,805
66	Guyong	155,280
67	Bago City	150,139
68	Marawi City	143,516
69	Kabankalan	136,372
70	Baliuag	135,568
71	Rodriguez	134,321
72	San Mateo	134,216
73	Talisay	133,037
74	Muricay	131,983
75	Bulaon	131,707
76	Cadiz	128,942
77	Koronadal	125,391
78	Hagonoy	123,420
79	San Juan	121,319
80	Silang	119,364
81	San Jose	118,696
82	Digos	116,011
83	Cavite City	115,821
84	Tuguegarao	114,994
85	Dumaguete	113,430
86	Santiago	108,303
87	Santa Cruz	108,034
88	Mati	105,797
89	Tanza	105,399
90	Roxas City	102,577
91	Laoag	101,994
92	Pulong Santa Cruz	101,803
93	Urdaneta	100,926
94	Jolo	100,891
95	Bocaue	98,538
96	General Trias	95,911
97	Los Banos	95,639
98	Iriga City	94,735
99	Dipolog	93,438
100	Ozamiz City	92,971
101	Calumpit	91,704
102	Mangaldan	88,707
103	Arayat	87,876
104	Surigao	87,721
105	Angono	87,088
106	Victorias	86,399
107	Tagbilaran City	86,300
108	Panabo	84,638
109	Mariveles	84,456
110	Binonga	83,869
111	NIA Valencia	83,480
112	Marilao	83,165
113	San Fernando	82,892
114	Sorsogon	82,619
115	Kidapawan	79,541
116	Norzagaray	79,397
117	Gapan	78,953
118	Daet	78,031
119	Apalit	77,307
120	Pulilan	77,075
121	Polangui	77,011
122	Guiguinto	76,502
123	Kawit	73,099
124	Balanga	72,843
125	Ilagan	72,252
126	Sagay	72,042
127	Capas	71,959
128	Solana	71,364
129	Bulacan	71,163
130	Tagaytay	71,070
131	Plaridel	70,670
132	Mariano	70,405
133	Danao	70,159
134	Magalang	68,877
135	Libon	68,735
136	Tanauan	68,345
137	Catbalogan	67,970
138	Calbayog City	67,810
139	Subic	67,553
140	Bislig	67,456
141	City of Isabela	67,225
142	Dinalupihan	66,559
143	Calapan	65,897
144	San Ildefonso	65,558
145	San Miguel	65,550
146	Bais	65,483
147	Talisay	65,154
148	Talavera	64,499
149	Concepcion	64,291
150	Polomolok	63,876
151	Nasugbu	62,746
152	Tinongan	62,035
153	Minglanilla	61,947
154	Malaybalay	61,413
155	Candelaria	60,770
156	Ualog	60,437
157	Tanay	59,839
158	Obando	59,818
159	Balagtas	59,715
160	Manaoag	59,004
161	Banga	58,744
162	Tabaco	57,749
163	Santo Tomas	57,327
164	Kalibo (poblacion)	56,734
165	Lingayen	56,469
166	Carmona	55,776
167	Lubao	55,534
168	Naic	55,084
169	Tacurong	54,537
170	Batac City	53,431
171	Patuto	52,772
172	Limay	52,713
173	Malungun	52,137
174	Monkayo	51,282
175	Dapitan	50,403
176	Balayan	50,004
177	Cabiao	49,869
178	Morong	49,478
179	Liloan	49,087
180	Port Area	48,573
181	Consolacion	48,527
182	Vigan	48,434
183	Paniqui	48,150
184	Bayombong	48,088
185	Masbate	47,379
186	Catarman	47,338
187	Candaba	47,215
188	Santa Ana	47,047
189	Orion	46,880
190	Bagong Pagasa	46,254
191	Bugo	45,676
192	Sariaya	44,866
193	Parang	44,819
194	Orani	44,766
195	Canlaon	44,740
196	Binmaley	43,915
197	Mexico	43,583
198	Samal	43,415
199	Pinamalayan	43,410
200	Alabel	43,201
201	Passi	42,683
202	Recodo	42,677
203	Compostela	42,452
204	Bustos	42,028
205	Paombong	41,273
206	Masantol	41,167
207	La Trinidad	41,147
208	Angat	41,124
209	Indang	41,048
210	La Carlota	41,046
211	Malita	41,003
212	Gerona	40,803
213	Pagbilao	40,707
214	Carcar	40,628
215	Bayugan	40,450
216	Mamatid	40,160
217	Taal	39,634
218	Jaen	39,589
219	Camiling	39,544
220	Hinigaran	39,525
221	Banaybanay	39,341
222	San Pascual	39,284
223	Pantubig	39,174
224	Oroquieta	39,168
225	Escalante	39,066
226	Tanjay	39,040
227	Papaya	38,529
228	Binalbagan	38,476
229	Sablayan	38,272
230	Calaca	37,332
231	Tayabas	37,219
232	Del Pilar	37,218
233	Noveleta	37,188
234	Munoz	37,030
235	Calauan	36,469
236	Ramon	36,196
237	Solano	36,111
238	Bongabon	36,057
239	Bayawan	35,952
240	Tagudin	35,680
241	San Jose	35,657
242	Abucay	35,397
243	Pandi	34,816
244	San Leonardo	34,632
245	Teresa	34,605
246	Pila	34,272
247	Manapla	34,201
248	San Nicolas	34,126
249	San Antonio	34,106
250	Aliaga	33,909
251	Pandan	33,889
252	Maramag	33,733
253	Hermosa	33,603
254	Malilipot	33,482
255	Bauan	33,449
256	Bay	33,436
257	San Luis	33,356
258	Aparri	33,119
259	Midsayap	32,821
260	General Tinio	32,764
261	Mauban	32,628
262	Jagna	32,455
263	Guimba	32,195
264	Kabacan	31,658
265	Isulan	31,606
266	Alaminos	31,316
267	Maluso	31,263
268	Cabadbaran	31,003
269	Surallah	30,978
270	Pagalungan	30,941
271	Lucban	30,881
272	Paraiso	30,383
273	Pililla	30,297
274	Tagoloan	30,279
275	Lumbang	30,158
276	Cardona	30,111
277	Buhi	30,015
278	Malvar	29,769
279	Aringay	29,714
280	Samal	29,618
281	Tangub	29,610
282	Atimonan	29,245
283	Cordova	29,178
284	San Simon	28,938
285	Tandag	28,900
286	Agoo	28,861
287	Bah-Bah	28,532
288	Pandacaqui	28,492
289	Naga	28,460
290	Bulan	28,418
291	Itogon	28,296
292	Narra	28,231
293	Burgos	28,067
294	Sibulan	27,968
295	Masinloc	27,930
296	Buluan	27,914
297	Santa Maria	27,891
298	Penaranda	27,354
299	Pulupandan	27,252
300	Castillejos	27,190
301	Lupon	27,136
302	Quezon	27,101
303	Manolo Fortich	26,953
304	Tabuk	26,937
305	Iba	26,824
306	Paete	26,744
307	Catanauan	26,693
308	Calabanga	26,687
309	Bongao	26,407
310	Santa Catalina	26,346
311	Santa Cruz	26,318
312	San Antonio	26,136
313	Rizal	26,090
314	Telabastagan	25,824
315	Maao	25,726
316	La Paz	25,690
317	Lopez	25,641
318	Nabua	25,576
319	Concepcion Ibaba	25,517
320	Cabagan	25,193
321	Himamaylan	24,978
322	Talisay	24,858
323	Baggabag B	24,856
324	Alicia	24,621
325	Manibaug Pasig	24,507
326	Nagcarlan	24,449
327	Victoria	24,345
328	La Castellana	24,296
329	Pio	24,234
330	Calasiao	24,165
331	Glan	24,145
332	Sipalay	23,918
333	Mamburao	23,781
334	Palayan City	23,631
335	San Fernando	23,595
336	Bogo	23,451
337	Asia	23,435
338	Quiapo	23,027
339	Pinamungahan	22,957
340	Mansalay	22,933
341	Botolan	22,883
342	Maragondon	22,862
343	Guihulngan	22,820
344	Bambang	22,720
345	Apas	22,455
346	Gumaca	22,385
347	Bignay Uno	22,290
348	Balamban	22,172
349	Mendez-Nunez	21,970
350	Guiset East	21,883
351	Loma de Gato	21,879
352	Malanday	21,790
353	Cogan	21,787
354	Sebu	21,656
355	Porac	21,549
356	Cuenca	21,447
357	Bansalan	21,280
358	Jose Panganiban	21,125
359	Sexmoan	21,013
360	Molave	20,977
361	Goa	20,825
362	Calauag	20,726
363	Irosin	20,605
364	New Corella	20,463
365	Don Carlos	20,357
366	Taloc	20,298
367	Manay	20,225
368	Baras	20,139
369	Sampaloc	20,046
370	Ternate	19,938
371	Pacol	19,728
372	Pangil	19,615
373	Suay	19,561
374	Baao	19,501
375	San Francisco	19,459
376	Malabanban Norte	19,360
377	Malapatan	19,328
378	Laur	19,095
379	Ipil	19,084
380	Saravia	18,949
381	Bantayan	18,873
382	Sumag	18,641
383	Compostela	18,616
384	San Marcelino	18,610
385	Buenavista	18,557
386	San Mariano	18,557
387	San Miguel	18,471
388	San Francisco	18,431
389	Quezon	18,340
390	General Mamerto Natividad	18,282
391	Maasin	18,202
392	Veruela	18,003
393	Labo	17,994
394	Wao	17,734
395	Pilar	17,720
396	Laguilayan	17,653
397	Danao	17,605
398	Baybay	17,557
399	Palo	17,423
400	Carigara	17,384

Demography

Population growth in 2018 was 1.58 percent. According to the Philippine Statistical Office, the population will reach 142 million by 2045. The large population increase is partly explained by attitudes of parents who want many children to ensure their own old age, and partly by the very conservative attitude of the Catholic Church to the use of birth control and the like in family planning.

Each woman gives birth to an average of 2.95 children. Child mortality at birth is 20.9 children per 1000 children.

Life expectancy at birth is 73.3 years for women and 66.1 years for men (2018). 96.3 percent of the population over the age of 15 can read and write.

Recent cultural influence

Although the country’s culture is deeply rooted in ancient Malay traditions, other Asian cultures have also gained entry through trade, especially Indian (800-1500s) and Chinese (800s). Today, the Chinese are the largest foreign nation on the islands. Also Japanese and Arabic influence has made itself felt. Nevertheless, Western culture, first through Spanish rule (1565–1898) and then American (1898–1946), has had the greatest influence. The most important Spanish contribution is the introduction of Christianity, but Spanish culture can also be traced in personal and place names, costumes, architecture and folklore.. The Americans left behind, among other things, an education system with widespread use of English.

History

Agta is recognized as the oldest population in the Philippines. These are dark-skinned people who probably immigrated across land corridors about 25,000 years ago. Later immigrations have displaced these people to isolated parts of the island kingdom. Some agta groups have to some extent preserved their traditional way of life as hunters and hunters, but many have taken up farming. Most live on the islands of Luzon, Panay and Negros, but there are also some on Mindanao and Palawan.

The Proto-Malay (also called Indonesians) immigrated in several waves between about 6000 BCE. and 100 AD Most of these people are farming and have settled inland. Most live at Luzon, and the most well-known group is ifugao. Smaller groups exist at Mindanao, Mindoro and Palawan.

From the first century AD, Malay people began to immigrate via the Southeast Asian islands. The first of these groups (100-100 AD) are ancestors of several of the largest ethnic groups today: Tagalog (28 percent of the population), Bisaya/Binisaya (11.4 percent), Cebuano (9 percent), Ilocano (8.8 percent), hiligaynon/ilongo (8.4 percent), bicol (6.8 percent) and waray (4 percent). Other local ethnic groups make up 26.1 percent. The last group of Malay immigrants (1300-1500 AD) are ancestors of today’s Muslims in the Sulu Islands and Mindanao.

Cultural minorities

Some groups of people avoided Spanish rule and were therefore never Christianized. These groups today have the status of cultural minorities or indigenous people. Officially, they count 85 different groups. On the one hand, these peoples include Malays who had already converted to Islam by the arrival of the Spaniards, and on the other were agta groups and proto-Malay people who migrated into the mountains and retained their traditional religions. Several of these groups live very isolated, and have had little contact with the outside world. Most live in the Cordillera region and in the Cagayan Valley in northern Luzon. The Muslims, which comprise 5.6 percent of the total population (2010), live mainly in the Sulu Islands, Basilan and parts of Mindanao, but also in Palawan.

The Philippines is relatively densely populated, 336 residents per km², but the distribution is uneven. The population is distributed by more than half (56 percent) on Luzon with neighboring islands, 20 percent in the central Visayas and 24 percent in Mindanao and the Sulu Islands. Central Luzon has the highest population density, with 36 percent of the country’s population. Some provinces around the metropolitan area of Manila have over 1000 residents per km². Beyond Luzon, the island of Cebu is the most densely populated with 590 residents per km².

More than half of the rural population still lives (52.9 percent), most of them in small self-sufficient village communities (barrios). The larger cities are growing very fast. Largest urban centers are the merged metropolitan region Metropolitan Manila (National Capital Region) with 12.9 million residents (2015). Other major cities are the Davao regional centers with 2.5 million in Mindanao and Cebu with 2.9 million in the Visayar region (2015).

Language

Official languages ​​are Filipino and English.

In the Philippines, approximately 90 languages ​​are spoken in the Indonesian language group in the Austronesian language family. Among the most important languages ​​are the national language filipino (pilipino, tagalog), ilocano, bicol and cebuano. These languages ​​have long literary traditions. Filipino was given the national language status in 1937 and written with the Latin alphabet. From colonial times, literature exists in Spanish; which still has some significance. English is the most important language in the administration, the judiciary and higher education.