A vendor wearing a face mask for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rests in her fruit and vegetable stall in a public market in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on Tuesday (Jan 5, 2021). - Reuters
MANILA, Jan. 5 (Bernama/Xinhua): The number of Filipinos is estimated to hit 110.8 million in 2021, an increase of 1.31 from this year, maintaining a continuing decline in the population growth rate in the country.
This is an increase from this year's 109.4 million population, reports Xinhua news agency quoted the Commission on Population and Development on Wednesday.
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