In 1798, the population of Luzon or Luconia was estimated to be around 600,000 with the other islands, unknown.
In 1799, Friar Manuel Buzeta estimated the population count of all Philippine islands as 1,502,574.
However, the first official census was conducted only in 1878, when the population as of midnight on December 31, 1877 was counted.
However, the first official census was conducted only in 1878, when the population as of midnight on December 31, 1877 was counted.
This was followed by two more censuses, namely, the 1887 census, and the 1898 census.
The 1887 census yielded a count of 6,984,727, while that of 1898 yielded 7,832,719 inhabitants. ===1903 census=== In 1903 the population of the Philippines was recounted by American authorities to fulfill Act 467.
This was followed by two more censuses, namely, the 1887 census, and the 1898 census.
The 1887 census yielded a count of 6,984,727, while that of 1898 yielded 7,832,719 inhabitants. ===1903 census=== In 1903 the population of the Philippines was recounted by American authorities to fulfill Act 467.
The 1887 census yielded a count of 6,984,727, while that of 1898 yielded 7,832,719 inhabitants. ===1903 census=== In 1903 the population of the Philippines was recounted by American authorities to fulfill Act 467.
The survey yielded 7,635,426 people, including 56,138 who were foreign-born. ===1920 census=== According to the 1920 United States Census, there were 10,314,310 people in the Philippines.
In the 1930s in an act of cultural hegemony, the government imposed the use of the Tagalog language as the national language, and called the new Tagalog-based language as the national Filipino language, becoming the 135th ethnic language of the country.
In 1936, Tagalog was selected to be the basis for a national language.
99 percent were Filipino; 51,751 were either Chinese or Japanese; 34,563 were of mixed race; 12,577 were Caucasian; and 7,523 were African. ===1939=== The 1939 census was undertaken in conformity with Section 1 of Commonwealth Act 170.
The Philippine population figure was 16,000,303. ===1941=== In 1941 the estimated population of the Philippines reached 17,000,000.
In 1987, the Filipino language, a standard language based on Tagalog, was imposed as the national language and as one of the two official languages alongside English. ===Philippine census surveys=== In 1960, the government of the Philippines conducted a survey on both population, and housing.
Successive surveys were again conducted in 1970, 1975, 1980, and 1990, which gave the population as 36,684,948, 42,070,660, 48,098,460, and 60,703,206 respectively.
Successive surveys were again conducted in 1970, 1975, 1980, and 1990, which gave the population as 36,684,948, 42,070,660, 48,098,460, and 60,703,206 respectively.
Successive surveys were again conducted in 1970, 1975, 1980, and 1990, which gave the population as 36,684,948, 42,070,660, 48,098,460, and 60,703,206 respectively.
In 1987, the Filipino language, a standard language based on Tagalog, was imposed as the national language and as one of the two official languages alongside English. ===Philippine census surveys=== In 1960, the government of the Philippines conducted a survey on both population, and housing.
Successive surveys were again conducted in 1970, 1975, 1980, and 1990, which gave the population as 36,684,948, 42,070,660, 48,098,460, and 60,703,206 respectively.
In 1995, the POPCEN was launched, undertaken at the month of September, The data provided the bases for the Internal Revenue Allocation to local government units, and for the creation of new legislative areas.
The latest censuses did not take account of ethnicity, and the only census that included questions on ethnicity is of the 2000 census.
In 2000, according to the "World Values Survey", 1.8% were Protestant Christians and 10.9% were then irreligious.
The Philippines annualized population growth rate between the years 2010–2015 was 1.72%.
There are three million household heads without a spouse, two million of whom were female (2015 PSA estimates). Between 2010 and 2014, in Philippines 54% of all pregnancies (1.9 million pregnancies) were unintended.
Nevertheless a 2019 Anthropology Study by Matthew Go, published in the Journal of Human Biology, using physical anthropology, estimated that, 72.7% of Filipinos are Asian, 12.7% of Filipinos can be classified as Hispanic (Latin-American Mestizos or Malay-Spanish Mestizos), 7.3% as Indigenous American, African at 4.5% and European at 2.7%. The total number of immigrants and expats in Philippines as of the 2010 censuses is 177,365.
Although the 2012 International Religious Freedom (IRF) reports that an estimate by the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) in 2011 stated that there were then 10.3 million Muslims, or about 10 percent of the total population however this is yet to be proven officially.
School year in the Philippines starts from June, and ends in March with a two-month summer break from April to May, one week of semestral break in October, and a week or two during Christmas and New Year holidays. Starting in SY 2011–2012 there has been a phased implementation of a new program.
Although the 2012 International Religious Freedom (IRF) reports that an estimate by the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) in 2011 stated that there were then 10.3 million Muslims, or about 10 percent of the total population however this is yet to be proven officially.
Aries Rufo's highlighted many such scandals in his 2013 book the "Altar of Secrets: Sex, Politics, and Money in the Philippine Catholic Church", which was also distributed by President Rodrigo Duterte when he attacked Catholic Church for hypocrisy and mixing religion with law making (violation of separation of church and state).
There are three million household heads without a spouse, two million of whom were female (2015 PSA estimates). Between 2010 and 2014, in Philippines 54% of all pregnancies (1.9 million pregnancies) were unintended.
According to the 2015 census, the population of the Philippines is 100,981,437.
Consequently, English is widely spoken and understood, although fluency has decreased as the prevalence of Tagalog in primary and secondary educational institutions has increased. ==Religion== The Philippine Statistics Authority in October 2015 reported that % of the total Filipino population were Roman Catholics, 10.8% were Protestant and % were Islamic.
Nevertheless a 2019 Anthropology Study by Matthew Go, published in the Journal of Human Biology, using physical anthropology, estimated that, 72.7% of Filipinos are Asian, 12.7% of Filipinos can be classified as Hispanic (Latin-American Mestizos or Malay-Spanish Mestizos), 7.3% as Indigenous American, African at 4.5% and European at 2.7%. The total number of immigrants and expats in Philippines as of the 2010 censuses is 177,365.
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