The photographer is spotted. The children in the slum do not spend many seconds getting ready for posing.
Manila.
The Philippines has experienced large population growth over the past 100 years. Where the population of 1920 was just over 10 million, it has now grown to almost 107 million inhabitants. However, the Philippines is following the general trend in the world at the same time, and the country's growth is now decreasing year by year.
43,7 procent af befolkningen bor i dag i urbane områder – et tal, der steg fra 28,7 procent til 48,6 procent mellem 1955 og 1990. Hovedstaden Manila ligger da også i toppen på ranglisten over verdens mest befolkningstætte byer med hele 43.000 indbyggere per kvadratkilometer. En sådan befolkningstæthed stiller store krav til planlægnings- og udviklingsopgaver.
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