Philippines July 13, 2022 American colony , archipelago , ASEAN , Asia , Association of Southeast Asian Nations , Bangsamoro , Cebu , China Sea , colony , Davao , islands , Luçon , Manila , Mindanao , Oceania , Pacific , Pacific Ocean , Philippines , religion , Ring of Fire , Southeast Asia , Spanish colony , Visayas , volcano , Zamboanga Official name Republic of the Philippines Name in local language Republika ng Pilipinas (fil) ; República de Filipinas (es) Continent Asia Subcontinent Southeast Asia Population (ranking: 12e ) 110,198,654 inhabitants (2021) Population growth 1.31 % / year Area 300,439 km² Density 366.79 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 33e )376.796 billions $USD (2019) GDP/capita (ranking ) 3,485 $USD (2019) GDP growth 6.00 % / year (2019) Life expectancy (ranking ) 71.10 years (2018) Birth rate 23.55 ‰ (2014) Fertility rate 2.98 children / woman (2014) Death rate (ranking ) 6.73 ‰ (2014) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 22.20 ‰ (2015) Literacy rate 98.22 % (2015) Official languages Filipino (or Tagalog), English Currency Piso (PHP) HDI (ranking: 140e )0.718 / 1 (2019) EPI (ranking )57.65 (2018) Government Unitary presidential constitutional republic Head of State President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. National Day 12 June (independence of 1896) ISO Codes PH, PHL Demonym Filipina (feminine), Filipino (masculine) Tourists (ranking ) 7,129,000 people (2018)
110 million inhabitants The Philippines is a Southeast Asian country consisting of an archipelago of 7,107 islands bordering the western fringe of the Pacific Ocean. Only about 2000 islands are inhabited. It shares maritime borders with Malaysia to the west, Indonesia to the south and Taiwan to the north. It is the last country to accede to the restricted club of the countries of more than 100 million inhabitants, mark that it reached July 27, 2014 (about 110 million in 2021). It is even envisaged that the country will have 142 million inhabitants in 2045. Figure that slows the progress of the fight against poverty in the country. With the current economic growth, many Filipinos are emerging from poverty and extreme poverty. In 2018, 16.7% of people lived in poverty (-2$ per day), compared to 21.6% in 2015 and 26.6% in 2006. Progress could be faster but that exists anyway.
Manille, capital city of the Philippines. Photo: Patrick Roque Tabon Caves, remnant of the oldest human traces in the Philippines. Photo: Jimaggro Ricefields of Banaue, more than 2000 years old and listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Philippines. Source: Wikipedia Urban areas (2021) Urban areas Population Manila 28,644,207 inhabitants Cebu 2,849,213 inhabitants Davao 2,516,216 inhabitants Cagayán de Oro 1,376,343 inhabitants Ángeles 1,132,933 inhabitants Iloilo-Guimaras 946,146 inhabitants Zamboanga 861,799 inhabitants Naga 799,955 inhabitants Bacolod 791,019 inhabitants Baguio 611,316 inhabitants General Santos 594,446 inhabitants Batangas 486,595 inhabitants Dagupan 372,756 inhabitants Iligan 342,618 inhabitants Olongapo 337,811 inhabitants Butuan 337,063 inhabitants Cotabato 299,438 inhabitants Lucena 266,248 inhabitants Puerto Princesa 255,116 inhabitants Tacloban 242,089 inhabitants Isabela 112,788 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Regions Population Area Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) (Autonomous region) 4,080,825 inhabitants 12,712 km² Bicol 5,796,989 inhabitants 18,114 km² Cagayan Valley 3,451,410 inhabitants 26,837 km² CALABARZON (Southern Tagalog Mainland) 14,414,774 inhabitants 16,229 km² Caraga 2,596,709 inhabitants 18,848 km² Central Luzon 11,218,177 inhabitants 21,543 km² Central Visayas 6,041,903 inhabitants 14,852 km² Cordillera 1,722,006 inhabitants 18,294 km² Davao 4,893,318 inhabitants 20,244 km² Eastern Visayas 4,440,150 inhabitants 21,431 km² Ilocos 5,026,128 inhabitants 12,840 km² MIMAROPA (Southwestern Tagalog) 2,963,360 inhabitants 27,456 km² National Capital 12,877,253 inhabitants 617 km² Northern Mindanao 4,689,302 inhabitants 20,132 km² SOCCSKSARGEN 4,545,276 inhabitants 18,926 km² Western Visayas 4,477,247 inhabitants 20,440 km² Zamboanga Peninsula 3,629,783 inhabitants 14,811 km²
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