The Term
The Term
The Term
Census includes the total process of collecting, compiling, analyzing, evaluating, publishing and
disseminating statistical data regarding the population and housing and their geographical location.
Population characteristics include demographic, social and economic data and are provided as of a
particular date (reference period).
Census Methods:
Population censuses typically use one of two approaches:
1. De facto – meaning enumeration of individuals as of where they are found in the census,
regardless of where they normally reside.
2. De jure - meaning enumeration of individuals as of where they usually reside, regardless of
where they are on census day.
1. Based on the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH), the
Philippines had a household population of 108,667,043 persons. Of this
total, the household population ten years old and over comprised 79.4
percent or 86,333,513 persons.
1. What was the household population in the Philippines in 2020, based on the 2020 Census of
Population and Housing (2020 CPH)?
A: The household population in the Philippines in 2020 was 108,667,043 persons, according to
the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH).
2. What percentage of the household population in the Philippines in 2020 was aged ten years and
over? A: The household population ten years old and over comprised 79.4 percent or
86,333,513 persons of the total household population in the Philippines in 2020.
3. Of the 86.33 million persons aged ten years and over in 2020, 34.26
million persons (39.7%) were never married, while 33.87 million persons
(39.2%) were married. The rest of the population was categorized as
follows: in common-law/live-in marital arrangement with 14.7 percent,
widowed with 4.5 percent, and divorced/separated/annulled with 1.9
percent. (Figure 1)
4. The percentage of married persons in 2020 was very close to that in 2015.
However, despite such close ratios, their number increased by 1.52 million
from 32.35 million in 2015 to 33.87 million in 2020. (Tables 1 and 2)
There are more males than females among the never-married persons,
married persons, and common-law/live-in marital arrangements
7. Among the never-married persons, a higher proportion of males (54.1%)
were reported in 2020. The same trend was observed among married
persons and those in common-law/live-in marital arrangements with 50.1
percent and 50.2 percent, respectively. (Table 3)
10. Region II posted the highest proportion of married persons with 47.6
percent. This was followed by Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) with
44.9 percent, Region XII–SOCCSKSARGEN with 44.3 percent, BARMM
with 44.2 percent, and Region IX with 41.5 percent. The lowest proportion
of married persons, on the other hand, was observed in Region VIII-
Eastern Visayas at 34.2 percent. (Table 4)
13. On the other hand, the proportion of widowed persons was highest in
Region I-Ilocos Region, at 5.5 percent, followed by Region II and Region
VI-Western Visayas with 5.2 percent each. The lowest proportion of
widowed persons was in BARMM with 3.2 percent. (Table 4)
14. Among married persons, 61.0 percent were aged 30-54 years, broken
down with the following age groups: 40-44 years with 13.2 percent, 35-39
years with 13.1 percent, 30-34 years with 12.1 percent, 45-49 years with
11.9 percent, and 50-54 years with 10.7 percent. (Figure 2)
15. Among married males, the highest proportion was reported in the age
group 40-44 years with 6.7 percent. Meanwhile, married females had a
higher proportion among age group 35-39 years with 6.6 percent. (Figure
2)