MANILA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine population climbed above 109 million in 2020, according to the data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Wednesday.
Based on the 2020 Census of Population and Housing, the PSA said the total population of the Philippines is at 109,035,343, as of May 1, 2020.
The agency said the Philippine population increased by 8,053,906 compared with the number in 2015, translating to an annual population growth rate of 1.63 percent.
By comparison, the rate at which the country's population grew from 2010 to 2015 was at 1.72 percent.
Of the 17 administrative regions nationwide, the PSA said Region IV-A (CALABARZON) had the largest population in 2020 with 16,195,042, followed by the National Capital Region (NCR) with 13,484,462 and Region III (Central Luzon) with 12,422,172.
"The combined population of these three regions accounted for about 38.6 percent of the Philippine population in 2020," the PSA said.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared the population count "official for all purposes" on Wednesday. Enditem
