OVERVIEW

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 The country of the Philippines is an archipelago made up of over 7,000 islands that total
115,831 square miles (300,000 square kilometers).

 The total population in the Philippines this year 2020 is roughly

109,261,760 which makes up t he 2020

population of 109.58 million, according to the latest UN estimates.

 It is the 13th most populated country in the world, between Mexico and Ethiopia, and grew at
a rate of 1.72% between 2010 and 2015. 

 The islands of the Philippines are broken up into three categories: Luzon, Visayas, and
Mindanao - which are basically north, central and south.

 The overall population density of the Philippines is 939 people per square mile (363 people
per square kilometer).

Largest Cities in the Philippines

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 Quezon City is the largest city in the Philippines with a total population of 2,936,116 people.

 Quezon City makes up a part of the wider Metropolitan Manila area, which is comprised of

17 cities and municipalities and has a total population of 12.8 million people.

 Other major cities include Manila itself with a total population of 1,780,148),

 Caloocan with a total population of1.5 million)

 Davao City with a total population of 1.6 million) which is outside of the Metropolitan
Manila area.

Philippines Demographics

The latest data available comes from the 2000 census, which reported the following
breakdown:

 Tagalog, 28.1%
 Cebuano, 13.1%
 Ilocano, 9%
 Bisaya, 7.6%
 Hiligaynon, 7.5%
 Bikol, 6%
 Waray, 3.4%
 Other, 25.3%

Philippines Religion, Economy and Politics

 Around 81% of the country's total population are Roman Catholic Christians.

 The remaining 11% of the Philippine population are from other Christian denominations and
around 5.6% are Muslim, mainly based in the southwest area of the country.

 Although the official language of the Philippines was, for many years, Spanish, the legacy of
the American administration during the first half of the 20th century has been that its two
official languages today are English and Filipino (derived from Tagalog.)

 The recent 2015 estimates in the World Factbook give some insight into the developments
across the Philippine county. 91.8% have improved access to drinking water sources.

 8.2% of the population still struggle to obtain safe water.

 In terms of sanitation facilities, only 77.9% of the population maintains access, while 26.1%
are limited in their sanitation services.

 Literacy is at 96.3% across the entire population, with a school expenditure of approximately
2.7% of the national GDP.

Philippines Population History

 The first census in the Philippines was held in 1591 and recorded a population of
just 667,612 people. 

 The Philippines crossed the 1,000,000 threshold in the mid 18th century and grew
to nearly 8 million by 1900.

 Of the 100 million Filipinos living in the Philippines itself, there are estimated to
be around 10.2 million Filipino people living abroad.

 United States is home to the largest group of overseas Filipinos with over 3.5
million.

 There are also large Filipino populations in the Middle East (1 million in Saudi
Arabia

 822,000 in the United Arab Emirates

 204,000 in Qatar 
 Malaysia (793,000)

 Japan (182,000)

 Australia (397,000.)

 Interestingly, only about 42,000 Filipinos live in Spain, the Philippines' old
imperial master.

Philippines Population Growth

 Based on 2015 census data, the population in 2016 in the Philippines was

100,981,437.

 Based on the 2015 census results, the population increased by over 8 million
people when compared to the 2010 census results.

 The growth rate has slowed slightly from the previous census, down to 1.72%
from 1.89%.

Philippines Population Projections

 The notable rate of population increase in the Philippines is projected to slow in
the future, but should still be substantial.

 The current growth rate of 1.52% is projected to halve by 2050.

 The population is forecast to hit 110 million by 2020, and 125 million by 2030.