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Demographic
statistics
may 2000
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In
2000 the ranking of the Philippines as a country was number 14
on the list of the countries with
a population of 50 million inhabitants or more.
The total
population in the Philippines in
that year was already more than 76 million. It
is estimated that
the population of the Philippines will grow to
more than 128 million in
2050.
At
that time the ranking of the Philippines will be even higher on the list
of countries with a large population. Number 12!
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Demographic
figures and rates for the country in 2000
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Total
Population
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Number
of
Households
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Average
Household
Size
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Annual
Growth Rate
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Population
Density
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1990-1995
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1995-2000
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1990-2000
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Philippines
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76,498,735
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15,271,545
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5.00
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2.32
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2.36
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2.34
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25
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Source: National Statistic Office (NSO),
Manila, the Philippines
Population
of the Philippines by various census years
Source:
National Statistic Office (NSO),
Manila, the Philippines
Birth-
and death rates, per 1000 inhabitants
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2001 |
2002 |
| birth rate |
26,2 |
25,7 |
| death rate |
5,8 |
5,8 |
Source:
Quickstat, NSO of the Philippines
Family
Planning, 2001
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Contraceptive
prevalence rate*
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49,5 % |
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-
modern method
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33,1 % |
| -
traditional method |
16,4 % |
*
rates concerning : married women, age 15-49
Source:
Quickstat, NSO of the Philippines
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Distribution
of the population, 2000 |
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over
the three main parts of the country
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over
the provinces
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Population
growth in the period 2000 - 2005
Estimated
annual population
growth rate, 2000-2005 ( in % /
year)
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Population
growth |
What
about the future?
The
population will double within 29 years!
In
2000 the annual population growth rate in the Philippines was 2,36 %. When
that rate would stand in the coming 30 years, the total population will double in 29 years!
Estimations
of the United Nations Population Division however, show for the near
future a more moderate rate of 1,86.per year for the period
2000-2005. Still it will be a too high rate. The growth of the population
pressure will give very serious problems in rural and in urban
areas.
Serious
problems if the growth rate
will
not decrease dramatically!
Creating
enough jobs and providing the necessary basic needs to keep the same
(low) standard of living, will be very difficult if not impossible
when the growth rate will be 1.8 % or higher. Unemployment will rise, more migration to the urban
areas will take place because of lack of possibilities for
subsistence in the rural areas.
In
the urban areas we'll see more and more problems of housing, unemployment,
crime and unhealthy situations. The social and economic overpopulation
will be unavoidable if the growth of the population will not
decrease dramatically.
What
is the
influence of religion?
The
influence of the religions is probably significant. Most people in the
Philippines are catholic. Family planning is necessary but for the
moment not in the minds of the leaders of the catholic church. The highest growth rates
however, are in the southern part of Mindanao (the Autonomous
Region in Muslim Mindanao) where the dominant religion is
the islam.
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| The
Philippines |
1,86 |
| Malaysia |
1,72 |
| Indonesia |
1,21 |
| Singapore |
1,74 |
| Thailand |
1,14 |
| China |
0,71 |
| Vietnam |
1,30 |
| Iraq |
2,75 |
| Afghanistan |
3,68 |
| Egypt |
1,67 |
| Singapore |
1,74 |
| France |
0,36 |
| The
Netherlands |
0,35 |
| England |
0,18 |
| USA |
0,89 |
| The
World |
1,23
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