Philippines’ population stood at 109.03M in 2020 —Duterte

The Philippines’ total population stood at 109 million last year, according to a proclamation signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday.

Duterte’s Proclamation 1179 stated that the country had a population of 109,035,343 persons as of May 1, 2020, up by 8.05 million from the previous census in 2015 (100,981,437 persons) based on data from the Philippine Statistics Authority.

According to Batas Pambansa 72, the final population count shall be considered official for all purposes upon proclamation by the President.

The 2020 census involved the collection, compilation, evaluation, analysis, publication, and dissemination of data on population count, demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the population, housing statistics, and other relevant data in each barangay, city, municipality, province, and region in the country.

The results of the census would help provide government executives, policymakers, and planners with population and housing data on which to base their social and economic development plans, policies, and programs.—AOL, GMA News