TABLE 1.4  Population of the Philippines: CENSUS YEARS 1799 to 2015,,,
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Year,Population1,Average annual rate of increase (in percent),Source of data
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1799,"1,502,574",-,Fr.  Buzeta
1800,"1,561,251",3.91,Fr.  Zuniga
1812,"1,933,331",1.8,Cedulas
1819,"2,106,230",1.23,Cedulas
1829,"2,593,287",2.1,Church
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1840,"3,096,031",1.62,Local officials
1850,"3,857,424",2.22,Fr.  Buzeta
1858,"4,290,381",1.34,Bowring
1870,"4,712,006",0.78,Guia de Manila
1877,"5,567,685",2.41,Census
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1887,"5,984,727",0.72,Census
1896,"6,261,339",0.5,Prof. Plehn's estimate based on census records
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1903,"7,635,426",…,Census
1918,"10,314,310",…,Census
1939,"16,000,303",…,Census
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1948,"19,234,182",…,Census
1960,"27,087,685",…,Census
1970,"36,684,486",…,Census
1975,"42,070,660",2.78,Census
1980,"48,098,460",2.71,Census
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1990,"60,703,206",2.35,Census
1995,"68,616,536",2.32,Census
2000,"76,506,928",2.34a,Census
2007,"88,548,366",2.04,Census
2010,"92,337,852",1.90b,Census
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2015,"100,981,437",1.72,Census
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Notes: Population from 1799 to 1896 excludes non-Christians.,,,
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1 Includes the household population, homeless population, Filipinos in Philippine Embassies/Consulates and missions abroad,
   and institutional population who are found living in institutional living quarters such as penal insitutions, orphanages, hospitals,
   hospitals, military camp at the time of the census taking.,,
… not available,,,
a  1990 - 2000 Growth rate; b 2000-2010 Growth rate,,,
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority,,,