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Feb 22, 2023 · Of the 108,667,043 household population in 2020, nearly four fifths or 85,645,362 persons (78.8%) reported Roman Catholic as their religious affiliation. It was followed by Islam with 6,981,710 persons (6.4%), and Iglesia ni Cristo with 2,806,524 persons (2.6%).
In the 21st century, there is some disagreement regarding the size of the Muslim population. The 2020 census conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority found that 6.4% (6,981,710) of Filipinos were Muslims, [1] up from 6.0% (6,064,744) in 2015. [11]
Apr 7, 2023 · The remaining 15.56 million household population were IPs identified by National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) with 8.21 million (7.6%), Muslim tribes identified by National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) with 5.48 million (5.0%), IPs and Muslim tribes identified by both NCIP and NCMF with 1.63 million persons (1.5%), and ...
They were followed by the Maranao with 1.80 million persons (25.3%), Tausog/Tausug with 1.62 million persons (22.7%), Sama/Samal with 398,666 persons (5.6%), Iranun/Iraynun with 333,454 (4.7%), and Yakan with 282,715 persons (4.0%). The remaining Muslim tribes accounted for less than 2.0 percent each. (Table 4)
Feb 22, 2024 · Based on the 2020 census, the majority of Filipino households were affiliated with the Roman Catholic religion, accounting for about 79 percent. Meanwhile, the share of the Muslim population was...
In addition to the Christian majority, there is a vigorous 4 percent Muslim minority, concentrated on the southern islands of Mindanao, Sulu, and Palawan. Scattered in isolated mountainous regions, the remaining 2 percent follow non-Western, indigenous beliefs and practices.
Sep 30, 2013 · Aside from the earlier differences based on ethnicity, the Philippine ummah is now a more diverse community that includes Sunnis, Shias, Jami at Tablighis, and Ahmadiyyas, and a distinction between “born Muslims” and converts is maintained. General Overviews.
