According to Philippine census records, the population of the Philippines has increased from 5.5 million in 1877, up to 92.3 million just 133 years later, in 2010.
- 1877 : 5,567,685
- 1887 : 5,984,727 = 0.72% average annual increase
- 1903 : 7,635,426 = 2.87%
- 1918 : 10,314,310 = 2.03%
- 1939 : 16,000,303 = 2.11%
- 1948 : 19,234,182 = 2.07%
- 1960 : 27,087,685 = 2.89%
- 1970 : 36,684,486 = 3.08%
- 1975 : 42,070,660 = 2.78%
- 1980 : 48,098,460 = 2.71%
- 1990 : 60,703,206 = 2.35%
- 1995 : 68,616,536 = 2.32%
- 2000 : 76,504,077 = 2.36%
- 2007: 88,574,614 = 2.04%
- 2010: 92,337,852 = 1.014% (why the sudden drop?)
Population changes from the LATEST official Census reports are:
- 1990 60,703,810
- 2000 76,506,928 an average annual increase of 2.34% between 1990 and 2000
- 2010 92,337,852 an average annual increase of 1.90% between 2000 and 2010
Sources:
80.1 - 873,737
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