CALOOCAN CITY, Dec. 31 (PIA) The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) said the number of Filipinos will continue to grow in numbers in 2021 although at a slower pace as their number is projected to reach 110,881,756 next year.
In a news release, the POPCOM said that despite the rise in absolute numbers, the population grew gradually to 1.31% by the start of 2021 an increase from the previous 109,480,590 at the onset of 2020. From a 1.68% population growth rate in 2016, it was at 1.45% between 2019 and 2020.
“With effects of the COVID-19 pandemic such as service delivery disruptions on family planning factored-in, the figure is estimated to swell at 111.1 million, affecting mainly the under-1 age group due to increased unplanned pregnancies,” the POPCOM said.
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