The Commission on Population (Popcom) is seeing gains in the country’s efforts to limit its population growth, with the Philippines’s ranking slipping on the list of the world’s most
populated countries.
The Philippines is currently deemed the 13th-largest country in the world and second biggest in the Asean, with an estimated population of 104.92 million this year.
On July 1 Popcom said Ethiopia overtook the Philippines in terms of population size based on data from the United Nation. Egypt, ranked 14th worldwide, is also expected to overtake the country in the near-term.
“Based on the UN data, Egypt, with a higher population growth rate of 1.9 versus our country’s 1.5, placed 14th this year, which brings up the possibility that they will eventually overtake us in terms of population in the coming years,” the Popcom said in a statement.
Popcom Executive Director Juan Antonio A. Perez III said managing the country’s population will improve the lives of the future generation of Filipinos. Through an effective population policy, households can better provide for the financial and socioeconomic needs of children. This means sending them to better schools and ensuring their health.
On July 27, 2014, the Philippines welcomed its 100 millionth citizen, Chonalyn, born at the Fabella Hospital in Manila. She is the chosen representative from the National Capital Region.
Her birth was witnessed by officials from the Department of Health, Philippine Health Insurance Corp. and Popcom.
Based on the 2015 Census of Population, the Philippine Statistics Authority estimated the country’s population at around 101.56 million. In 2015 the population was composed of 51.23 million males and 50.33 million females. In 2017 these numbers increased to 52.93 million males and 51.99 million females.
The Philippine population is projected to increase to 106.6 million next year; some 108.27 million in 2019; and 109.95 million in 2020.
Based on these estimates, the number of males is expected to continue dominating the number of females in the Philippines. The male population will grow to 55.46 million by 2020, from 53.77 million in 2018, while the female population will reach 54.49 million in 2020, from 52.83 million in 2018.
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What driving our robust economy today are the young population that we have as a result of baby boom of yester years. That is also what the economy of China,India and Indonesia’s reason behind that fuel their robust economies. Japan today is in danger of sliding down in economic standing as a world economic power due to low birth rate and they are now dependent on migration by attracting foreigners to live and work in their country. More Filipinos are migrating to other countries to settle and work. I believe that the government should slow down with its program of population control to sustain our growing economy in the future.