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“Sama Na, Census Na” Three-Part Series air on National TV
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The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is the government agency tasked to execute Executive Order No. 352 where all households and institutional population will be enumerated to count all members and determine their respective demographics and…
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Census of Population and Housing (CPH) Bulletin No. 2
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The 2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH) aims to provide government executives, policy and decision makers, and planners with updated population and housing data as bases for social and economic development plans, policies, and programs…
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Single Population in the Philippines (Results from the 2015 Census of Population)
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In 2015, there were 34.8 million single persons in the Philippines, or 44 percent of the total population 10 years old over. This is higher by 3.5 million compared to the 2010 report of 31.3 million single persons. The census of population, which…
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Census of Population and Housing (CPH) Bulletin No. 1
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The Philippine Statistics Authority will simultaneously conduct the 2020 CPH in all barangays nationwide starting on May 4, 2020. The data to be collected in the 2020 CPH are the following
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Urban Population in the Philippines (Results of the 2015 Census of Population)
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In 2015, the level of urbanization or the percentage of population residing in urban areas in the Philippines was recorded at 51.2 percent. This means that a total of 51.73 million persons resided in barangays classified as urban. There were 7,437…
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Housing Characteristics in the Philippines (Results of the 2015 Census of Population)
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Results of the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015) revealed that of the country's 24.22 million housing units, 92.57 percent or 22.42 million housing units were occupied by households or household population. This translated into an occupancy…
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Institutional Population Increased by More Than 168 Thousand
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Institutional population constitutes that part of the total population whose usual place of residence are collective or institutional living quarters (ILQs) such as hotels, motels, lodging houses, and dormitories; hospitals and nurses' homes;…
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Philippine Population Surpassed the 100 Million Mark (Results from the 2015 Census of Population)
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As of 1 August 2015, the Philippines had a total population of 100,981,437 persons based on the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015). The total population based on the POPCEN 2015 is higher by 8,643,585 persons compared with the 2010 Census of…
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Highlights on Household Population, Number of Households, and Average Household Size of the Philippines (2015 Census of Population)
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The household population of the Philippines reached 100.57 million persons in 2015. This is 8.48 million higher than the 92.10 million household population reported in 2010, and 23.96 million more than the 76.61 million household population posted…
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Philippine Population Density (Based on the 2015 Census of Population)
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With a total land area of approximately 300,000 square kilometers, the population density of the Philippines in 2015 was posted at 337 persons per square kilometer.
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Population and Housing Census Division
National Censuses Service


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