RP population hits 92M in 2010

The Philippine population as of 2010 has reached 92.34 million, higher by 15.83 million than the 76.51 million in 2000, the National Statistics Office (NSO) has reported.

Data from the NSO show that the population increased by 1.90 percent annually, on the average, during the period 2000 to 2010.

This means that two persons were added per year for every 100 persons in the population.

In 1990, the total population was 60.70 million.

Among the 17 regions, Calabarzon (Calamba, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) had the largest population with 12.61 million, followed by the National Capital Region (NCR) with 11.86 million and Central Luzon with 10.14 million.

The population of these three regions together comprised 37.47 percent of the country’s population.

Among the provinces, Cavite had the largest population with 3.09 million. This was followed by Bulacan with 2.92 million and Pangasinan with 2.78 million.

Six other provinces surpassed the two-million mark: Laguna (2.67 million); Cebu, excluding its three highly urbanized cities Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, and Mandaue City (2.62 million); Rizal (2.48 million); Negros Occidental, excluding Bacolod City (2.40 million); Batangas (2.38 million) and Pampanga, excluding Angeles City (2.01 million).

The provinces with a population of less than 100,000 persons were Batanes (16,604), Camiguin (83,807) and Siquijor (91,066).

Of the 33 highly urbanized cities (HUC), four surpassed the one-million mark. Three of such HUCs are in NCR: Quezon City (2.76 million), Manila (1.65 million) and Caloocan City (1.49 million).

Outside the NCR, only Davao City has a population of more than one million (1.45 million).

The census counts up to the barangay level were made official with the signing by President Aquino of Proclamation 362 on March 30, 2012. PNA