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Census in the Philippines

{{Short description|National census}}

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| caption = A census enumerator interviewing a resident of Dasmariñas in October 2020

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| frequency = Every five years

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| country = Philippines

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The Philippine census is a regularly occurring and official inventory of the human population and housing units in the Philippines. Since 1970, the population has been enumerated every five years.{{efn|Except in 1985 (due to a crisis) and 2005 (due to a reenacted budget until 2006; census was later rescheduled to 2007).}} Results from the censuses are used to allocate congressional seats and fund government programs.

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 2015 census.{{Cite web |title=Republic Act No. 10625 |url=http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10625_2013.html |access-date=August 7, 2017 |website=www.lawphil.net}}

History

The first census in the Philippines in 1591, was based on tributes collected and yielded about 666,712 people in the islands. In 1799, Friar Manuel Buzeta estimated the population count as 1,502,574. However, the first official census in the Philippines was carried out by the Spanish government pursuant to a royal decree calling for the counting of persons living as of the midnight of December 31, 1877. Based on this census, the Philippines had a population of 5,567,685 as of the reference date.{{Cite web |title=Census of Population {{!}} Philippine Statistics Authority |url=https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/census/2015-census-of-population |access-date=August 7, 2017 |website=psa.gov.ph |language=en}} This was followed by another censuses, the 1887 census that yielded a count of 5,984,727.{{Cite web |last=Aurora E. Perez |year=1997 |title=The Population of The Philippines |url=http://www.cicred.org/Eng/Publications/pdf/c-c42.pdf}}

The first census conducted by the U.S. military forces took place in 1903 to fulfill Public Act 467 which was approved by the United States Philippine Commission on October 6, 1902.{{Cite web |date=n.d. |title=An act to provide for taking a census of the Philippine Islands |url=http://lawph.com/statutes/act467.html |access-date=April 8, 2011 |publisher=LawPH.com}}

A four-volume description of this census was on hand some years ago at the National Archives in San Bruno, California, but the volumes appear to have since been misplaced.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}

Statistics

For years between the censuses, the PSA and its precursor agencies have been issuing estimates made using surveys and statistical systems.

Based on the 2020 Philippine census, the national population is 109,035,343 as of May 1, 2020. From 2015 to 2020, the population grew by 1.63% per year on the average.{{Cite web |title=Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population |url=https://www.psa.gov.ph/content/highlights-philippine-population-2015-census-population |access-date=August 7, 2017 |publisher=Philippine Statistics Authority}}{{Cite news |last=Ordinario |first=Cai |date=April 17, 2008 |title=Population up to 88.57M in 2007 |work=ABS-CBN News |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/04/17/08/population-8857m-2007 |access-date=February 12, 2021}}[http://www.dbm.gov.ph/index.php?pid=3&nid=1044] Manila Times {{Archive url|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928173257/https://www.dbm.gov.ph/index.php?pid=3&nid=1044}}2007 Census Results CD-ROM, DISDiv NSO, Manila{{Cite web |title=Philippine Statistics Authority | Republic of the Philippines |url=https://psa.gov.ph/population-and-housing/node/164811 |access-date=July 23, 2021}}

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Year{{efn|Years in italics indicate estimates.}}

! Population{{Cite book |url=https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/2020%20PSY_final.pdf |title=2020 Philippine Statistical Yearbook |publisher=Philippine Statistics Authority |year=2020 |pages=76 |issn=0118-1564 |access-date=October 26, 2023}}{{Cite book |url=https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/%28ons-cleared%29_psy2022_manuscript_June29_ONSF%20%281%29-signed.pdf |title=2022 Philippine Statistical Yearbook |publisher=Philippine Statistics Authority |year=2022 |pages=59 |issn=0118-1564 |access-date=October 26, 2023}}

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| style="text-align:center;" | 1799

| style="text-align:right;" | 1,502,574{{efn|name=non|Population figures until 1896 exclude non-Christians.}}

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| According to Fr. Buzeta

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style="text-align:center;" | 1800

| style="text-align:right;" | 1,561,251{{efn|name=non}}

| {{Increase}} 3.91%

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| According to Fr. Zuniga

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style="text-align:center;" | 1812

| style="text-align:right;" | 1,933,331{{efn|name=non}}

| {{Increase}} 1.80 %

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| According to cedulas

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style="text-align:center;" | 1819

| style="text-align:right;" | 2,106,230{{efn|name=non}}

| {{Increase}} 1.23%

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| According to cedulas

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style="text-align:center;" | 1829

| style="text-align:right;" | 2,593,287{{efn|name=non}}

| {{Increase}} 2.10%

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| According to the Church

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style="text-align:center;" | 1840

| style="text-align:right;" | 3,096,031{{efn|name=non}}

| {{Increase}} 1.62%

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| According to local officials

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style="text-align:center;" | 1850

| style="text-align:right;" | 3,857,424{{efn|name=non}}

| {{Increase}} 2.22%

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| According to Fr. Buzeta

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style="text-align:center;" | 1858

| style="text-align:right;" | 4,290,381{{efn|name=non}}

| {{Increase}} 1.34%

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| According to Bowring

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style="text-align:center;" | 1870

| style="text-align:right;" | 4,712,006{{efn|name=non}}

| {{Increase}} 0.78%

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| According to Guia de Manila

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style="text-align:center;" | 1877

| style="text-align:right;" | 5,567,685{{efn|name=non}}

| {{Increase}} 2.41%

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| First official census by the Spanish government

| rowspan="2" | Spanish colonial government

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| style="text-align:center;" | 1887

| style="text-align:right;" | 5,984,727{{efn|name=non}}

| {{Increase}} 0.72%

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style="text-align:center;" | 1896

| style="text-align:right;" | 6,261,339{{efn|name=non}}

| {{Increase}} 0.50%

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| According to Plehn

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| style="text-align:center;" | 1903

| style="text-align:right;" | 7,635,426

| {{Increase}} 2.87%

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| Manila
(219,928)

| First official census by the US government

| rowspan="3" | United States government

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| style="text-align:center;" | 1918

| style="text-align:right;" | 10,314,310

| {{Increase}} 2.03%

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| Manila
(285,306)

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| style="text-align:center;" | 1939

| style="text-align:right;" | 16,000,303

| {{Increase}} 2.11%

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| Manila
(623,492)

| Only census of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

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| style="text-align:center;" | 1948

| style="text-align:right;" | 19,234,182

| {{Increase}} 2.07%

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| Manila
(983,906)

| First census of the independent Republic of the Philippines

| rowspan="3" | Bureau of the Census and Statistics

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| style="text-align:center;" | 1960

| style="text-align:right;" | 27,087,685

| {{Increase}} 2.89%

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| Manila
(1,138,611)

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| style="text-align:center;" | 1970

| style="text-align:right;" | 36,684,486

| {{Increase}} 3.08%

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| Manila
(1,330,788)

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| style="text-align:center;" | 1975

| style="text-align:right;" | 42,070,660

| {{Increase}} 2.79%

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| Manila
(1,479,116)

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| rowspan="4" | National Census and Statistics Office

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| style="text-align:center;" | 1980

| style="text-align:right;" | 48,098,460

| {{Increase}} 2.71%

| Metro Manila
(5,925,884)

| Manila
(1,630,485)

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| style="text-align:center;" | 1985

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="5" | No census was held due to a political and economic crisis

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| style="text-align:center;" | 1990

| style="text-align:right;" | 60,703,206

| {{Increase}} 2.36%

| Metro Manila
(7,948,392)

| Quezon City
(1,669,776)

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| style="text-align:center;" | 1995

| style="text-align:right;" | 68,616,536

| {{Increase}} 2.32%

| Metro Manila
(9,454,040)

| Quezon City
(1,989,419)

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| rowspan="4" | National Statistics Office

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| style="text-align:center;" | 2000

| style="text-align:right;" | 76,506,928

| {{Increase}} 2.36%

| Metro Manila
(9,932,560)

| Quezon City
(2,173,831)

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| style="text-align:center;" | 2007

| style="text-align:right;" | 88,566,732

| {{Increase}} 2.04%

| Metro Manila
(11,553,427)

| Quezon City
(2,679,450)

| The census was not taken in 2005 due to a reenacted budget that lasted until 2006

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| style="text-align:center;" | 2010

| style="text-align:right;" | 92,337,852

| {{Increase}} 1.53%

| Calabarzon
(12,609,803)

| Quezon City
(2,761,720)

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| style="text-align:center;" | 2015

| style="text-align:right;" | 100,981,437

| {{Increase}} 1.72%

| Calabarzon
(14,414,774)

| Quezon City
(2,936,116)

| First census to record a population exceeding 100 million

| rowspan="3" | Philippine Statistics Authority

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| style="text-align:center;" | 2020

| style="text-align:right;" | 109,035,343

| {{increase}} 1.63%

| Calabarzon
(16,195,042)

| Quezon City
(2,960,048)

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| style="text-align:center;" | 2024

| colspan="5" {{pending|To be held}}

Notes

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References

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External links

  • [https://psa.gov.ph/ Philippine Statistics Authority]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20120413163013/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/default.asp Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20081220045104/http://www.census.gov.ph/data/sectordata/datapop.html Demographic Statistics]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110624033814/http://www.census.gov.ph/data/sectordata/pop0.html 1995 Philippine Census Information]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20100130095048/http://www.census.gov.ph/census2000/index.html 2000 Philippine Census Information]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090218191140/http://census.gov.ph/data/census2007/index.html 2007 Philippine Census Information]

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Category:Government of the Philippines

Category:Demographics of the Philippines

Category:Recurring events established in 1877