Update population of the Philippines

The Population of the Philippines (1950 - 2017) chart plots the total population count
as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2017.
The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in
population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2017. This value can differ
from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year
equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five
year period.

17 REGIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES

(Region II) CAGAYAN VALLEY
LUZON
 Batanes
(NCR) NATIONAL CAPITAL
 Cagayan
REGION -
 Caloocan City  Isabela
 Nueva Viscaya
 Las Piñas City
 Quirino
 Makati City
 Malabon City (Region III) CENTRAL LUZON
 Mandaluyong City
 Manila  Aurora
 Bataan
 Marikina City
 Bulacan
 Muntinlupa City
 Nueva Ecija
 Navotas City
 Pampanga
 Parañaque City
 Tarlac
 Pasay City
 Zambales
 Pasig City
 Pateros City (Region IV-A) CALABARZON
 Quezon City
 Cavite
 San Juan City
 Laguna
 Taguig City
 Batangas
 Valenzuela City.  Rizal
 Quezon

(CAR) CORDILLERA (Region IV-B) MIMAROPA

ADMINISTRATIVE REGION -
 Abra  Marinduque
 Apayao  Occidental Mindoro
 Benguet  Oriental Mindoro
 Ifugao,  Romblon
 Kalinga  Palawan
 Mountain Province
(Region V) BICOL REGION
( Region I ) ILOCOS REGION
 Ilocos Norte  Albay
 Ilocos Sur  Camarines Norte
 La Union  Camarines Sur
 Pangasinan  Catanduanes
  Masbate  Zamboanga Sibugay
 Sorsogon
(Region X) NORTHERN MINDANAO

 Bukidnon
 Camiguin
VISAYAS  Lanao del Norte
(Region VI) WESTERN VISAYAS  Misamis Occidental
 Misamis Oriental
 Aklan
(Region XI) DAVAO REGION
 Antique
 Capis  Compostela Valley
 Guimaras  Davao del Norte
 Iloiolo  Davao del Sur
 Negros Occidental  Davao Oriental
(Region VII) CETRAL VISAYAS (Region XII) SOCCSKSRGEN
 Bohol  Cotabato
 Cebu  Sarangani
 Negrol Oriental  South Cotabato
 Siquijir  Sultan Kudarat
(Region VIII) EASTERN VISAYAS  General Santos City

(Region XIII) CARAGA

 Birilan
 Eastern Samar  Agusan del Norte
 Leyte  Agusan del Sur
 Northern samar  Dinagat Islands
 Samar  Surigao del Norte
 Southern Leyte  Surigao del Sur

(ARMM) AUTONOMOUS REGION IN

MUSLIM MINDANAO
MINDANAO
 Basilan
(Region IX) ZAMBOANGA  Lanao del Sur
PENINZULA  Maguindanao
 Shariff Kabunsuan
 Zamboanga del Norte
 Sulu
 Zamboanga del Sur
 Tawi-tawi
Philippines - Land area (sq. km)
Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies,
national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most
cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.

Religion in the Philippines is marked by a majority of people being adherents of

the christian faith. at least 92% of the population is christian; about 81% belong to the roman
catholic church while about 11% belong to protestant christian and independent catholic
denominations, such as iglesia filipina independiente, seventh-day adventist
church, united church of christ in the philippines and evangelicals..
Main Religions in the Philippines

(2000 census) Aglipayan 2%

Roman Catholic 80.9% other Christian 4.5%
Muslim 5% other 1.8%
Evangelical 2.8% unspecified 0.6%
Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3% none 0.1%
RELIGION
Christianity and Islam have been superimposed on ancient traditions and acculturated. The
unique religious blends that have resulted, when combined with the strong personal faith of
Filipinos, have given rise to numerous and diverse revivalist movements. Generally
characterized by millenarian goals, antimodern bias, supernaturalism, and authoritarianism
in the person of a charismatic messiah figure, these movements have attracted thousands of
Filipinos, especially in areas like Mindanao, which have been subjected to extreme pressure
of change over a short period of time. Many have been swept up in these movements, out of
a renewed sense of fraternity and community. Like the highly visible examples of flagellation
and reenacted crucifixion in the Philippines, these movements may seem to have little in
common with organized Christianity or Islam. But in the intensely personalistic Philippine
religious context, they have not been aberrations so much as extreme examples of how
religion retains its central role in society.

Ethnic groups in the Philippines

In western Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago, there are ethnolinguistic nations who
practice Islam. The Spanish called them Moros after the Moors (despite no
resemblance or cultural ties to them apart from their religion). In the Agusan
Marsh and the highlands of Mindanao, there are native ethnic groups collectively
known as the Lumad. Unlike the Moros, these people do not practice Islam, and
maintain their animistic beliefs and traditions though some of them have converted to
Christianity as well.

Tribal composition
In Mindanao, there are several ethnic groups of similar ancestry, but whose religion is Islam,
and whose culture is not as “Westernized” on the surface as that of the Christian Filipinos.
They are collectively called Moros. There are also various tribal groupsthroughout the
Philippine archipelago who are generally neither Muslim nor Christian, and are least
influenced by Islamic or western cultures. There also exist groups whose members are not
concentrated in one specific region but who are spread throughout the country, particularly in
major cities as well as in areas having considerable agricultural importance during the
colonial period; these groups include the Chinese and the Spanish, the majority of whom
are mestizos.

Philippine Culture: Tribal Groups of the Philippines

The Philippine government exerted effort in protecting the historical lands of these tribes. During
the late World War period, many of these tribes lost their lands to realtors. Because of this, their
population made a sudden drop. In order to retain their beautiful culture, the government extended
help in preserving artifacts and continuing their traditions. In the past it was quite hard to do, but
with the help of Non-government organizations (NGOs), the tribes were able to combine modernity
and still keep their traditions alive.