SSM103

• Population


  Species living in a certain place or the same time
• Demography


  The science that deals with age, size, distribution, and number of births and deaths of human population
• Characteristics of Population


  • Size
  • Density
  • Distribution
• Population Size


  The number of individuals in a population
• Factors that Contribute to the Size of a Population

  • Natality (number of species born)
  • Mortality (number of species that die)
  • Migration (transfer of species from one place to another, including immigration and emigration)
• Population Density


  The number of persons living per square kilometer
• Types of Population Distribution

  • Random Distribution (no specific order, spread throughout the area)
  • Uniform Distribution (evenly distributed over an area)
  • Clumped Distribution (concentrated in an area, may offer protection)
• Reasons for Immense Growth of Population in the Philippines

  • Traditional of having big families
  • Question of Gender
  • The Male Macho Image
  • Education background
  • Ineffective family relationship
  • Economic Reasons
  • Contraceptive methods
• Problems on Population Growth in the Philippines

  • Environmental problem (increase of waste materials)
  • Social problem (prostitution, drug addiction, crime, juvenile delinquency, suicide, lack of job opportunities)
  • Economic problems (hinders satisfying citizen needs)
  • Educational problem (education, classroom, school facilities, educational materials, qualified teachers)
  • Health problem (adverse conditions, prevalence of disease, epidemics, undernourishment)
  • Spiritual and Moral problem (materialism, declining morality and spirituality of young generation)
  • Problem of food supply
  • Problem of destruction of nature (fast deteriorating environmental resources, conversion of agricultural lands)
• Birth Rate


  The number of children who are born, depends on fertility level and age structure
• Death Rate


  The number of persons who died
• Age Structure


  The proportion of the population in the age classes, influences whether a population will increase or decrease in size
• The Philippine population has different features from some of its neighbors in East and Southeast Asia, which have experienced a spectacular slowdown of their population growth and are rapidly aging
• In the 1960s, Asian countries abandoned pro-natalist policies, established population control as a major national development objective and implemented comprehensive programs intended to slow down population growth
• The Philippines was a nation of seven million people at the time of the end of Spanish colonization, and by the time the United States granted it independence in 1946, there were 18 million residents
• The Philippines is the 24th most populated country in the world, with less than half France's population (11th) and almost as much as Vietnam (18th), South Korea (19th) and Thailand (21st)
• The Philippines has experienced an explosive population growth (20 million in 1950, 40 million in 1973, 60 million in 1990, 80 million in 2002), which is projected to continue for several decades
• Thailand's demographic growth slowed down and the country is scheduled to peak at about 70 million people around 2020, while Vietnam will still grow, albeit at a slower pace than before until about 2040, peaking at about 105 million
• The Philippines' fast population growth is projected to continue until it starts to slow down around 2050, possibly peaking around 2100 at around 190 million
• Japan has already stopped growing, peaking at about 127 million, and is projected to decline to 80 million in 2100
• By 2075, there would be two Filipinos for every Japanese
• The Philippines is projected to rise from 12th to 11th in the world in population by 2050, passing Russia, Japan and Mexico
• In 35 years, the Philippines are projected to gain 57 million people, while Vietnam only 15 million, and Thailand would lose four million
• The frightening rise in population density in the Philippines is raising acute questions in land and resources sustainability
• Young Filipinos are becoming more sexually adventurous as the traditionally powerful Roman Catholic Church loses its influence to the Internet and smart phones
• One in ten Filipina teenagers (15–19 years old) is now already a mother
• About 20% of high-school age girls drop out of the educational system to help her family by working
• The percentage of Filipino girls aged 15-19 who had already given birth has increased from 6.3% in 2006 to 13.6% in 2013
• 32% of Filipinos between the ages of 15 and 24 have had sex before marriage, a significant increase from previous surveys: 17.8% in 1994 and 23.2% in 2002
• A high percentage (78%) of young people's first sexual encounter was unprotected (84% of women, 73% of men) from sexually transmittable diseases or pregnancy
• The survey indicates a growing consumption of pornographic material by both young men and women, largely on the Internet
• 38% of Bicol youth have read pornographic materials (39.7% of males, 36.7% of females)
• The growing availability of electronic media led 8.8% to visit websites with sexually-explicit content, 16.5% to send or receive sex videos through cell phones or internet, and 4.3% to engage in phone sex
• A majority of the female Filipino youth (56%) has a social networking account
• More and more youth cross the line and engage in sex at younger ages than before (17.5 years for males and 18.3 years for females), and fertility rates among the 15–19 are therefore rising