Marcos proclaims Philippines' 2024 census population at 112.7 million

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has issued Proclamation No. 973 declaring the official results of the 2024 Census of Population, which places the total population of the Philippines as of July 1, 2024 at 112,729,484.

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) was instructed to distribute copies of the census results by province, city/municipality, and barangay to all relevant government agencies and offices in coordination with the Presidential Communications Office (PCO).

Conducted from July to September 2024, the census covered all 18 administrative regions and included Filipinos abroad.

The population count reflects an increase of 3.69 million from the 109.04 million recorded in 2020 with the annual growth rate slowing to 0.80 percent from 2020 to 2024, compared to 1.63 percent between 2015 and 2020.

According to the PSA, factors such as lower fertility rates, higher mortality during the pandemic, and reduced migration may have contributed to this deceleration in population growth.

July is recognized as 'National Census and Community-Based Monitoring System Month.'