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  Spanish Period American Period First BCS data Latest NSO data
Population 1591 1903 1948 1995
Total 667,612 7,635,426 19,234,182 68,616,536
  Male   3,496,6523/ (45.8%) 9,651,195 (50.2%) 34,584,170 (50.4%)
  Female   3,491,0343/ (45.7%) 9,582,987 (49.8%) 34,032,366 (49.6%)
  Civilized 1/   6,987,686    
  Wild People 2/   647,740 (8.5%)    
Density (persons per sq. km)   26 65 228
Vital Statistics 1876 1903 1948 1993
Number of Births   284,800 602,415 1,680,896
Birth Rate (per thousand population) 46.2 37.3 31.3 25.1
Number of Deaths   329,671 243,467 318,546
Death Rate (per thousand population) 26.7 43.2 12.7 4.8
Number of Infant Deaths     68,897 34,673
Infant Death Rate (per thousand live births)     114.4 20.6
Number of Marriages     128,646 474,407
Marriage Rate (per thousand population)     13.4 14.2
Foreign Trade
(in million US Dollars)		 1831 1900 1948 1997
Total 2.36 47.85 887.41 61,164
  Exports 1.15 22.99 319.21 25,228
  Imports 1.21 24.86 568.20 35,936
Balance of Trade (0.06) (1.87) (248.99) (10,708)
Number of Establishments   1903 1948 1995
Total   3,259 211,136 494,974
  Agriculture, Fishery & Forestry   - 31,1484/ 1,843
  Mining & Quarrying     67 461
  Manufacturing   3,259 29,4635/ 97,841
  Electricity, Gas & Water     2196/ 955
  Construction     no census 1,835
  Wholesale & Retail Trade     135,494 210,110
  Transportation, Communication, Storage & Warehousing     3,1597/ 7,117
  Financing, Insurance, Real Estate & Business Services     10,6838/ 25,492
  Community, Social & Personal Services     9039/ 149,317
Agriculture   1903 1948 1991
Number of Farms   815,453 1,638,624 4,610,041
Area (hectares)   1,298,845 5,726,584 9,974,871
Average Area of Farms (hectares)   3.47 2.24 2.16
Notes: References:

1/Civilized people, with the exception of those of foreign birth, were practically all adherents of the Catholic Church by 1903 Census definitions.

2/ Wild people was used in the 1903 Census to refer to, among others, those who were Mohammedan in religion and were well known in the islands as Moros.

3/ Distribution by sex based on civilized population only.

4/ Agriculture not included in the scope.

5/ Refers to operators engaged in manufacturing.

6/ Refers to electric, light and power companies only.

7/ Refers to operators engaged in transportation industry only.

8/ Refers to licensed professionals.

9/ Refers to operators of private schools and private hospitals only.
  • Bureau of the Census and Statistics. Census of the Philippines: 1948, Summary of Population and Agriculture, Manila: BCS, 1954
  • ____________________________. Census of the Philippines: 1948, Economic Census Report, Volume IV, Manila: Bureau of Printing, 1953
  • National Statistics Office. 1995 Census of Population, Manila: NSO, 1997
  • ____________________. 1995 Updated List of Establishments, Unpublished
  • ____________________. Foreign Trade Statistics, Manila: NSO, Various Years
  • ____________________. Philippine Yearbook, Manila: NSO, Various Years
  • ____________________. Vital Statistics Report, Manila: NSO, Various Years
  • United States Bureau of the Census. Census of the Philippine Islands in the Year 1903, Volumes I-IV, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1905
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