| Population : |
86,241,697 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 35.8% (male 15,758,255; female 15,152,291)
15-64 years: 60.2% (male 25,847,345; female 26,096,211)
65 years and over: 3.9% (male 1,473,873; female 1,913,722) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
1.88% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
25.8 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
5.53 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
-1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 24.24 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 69.6 years
male: 66.74 years
female: 72.61 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
3.22 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
less than 0.1% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
9,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
less than 500 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Filipino(s)
adjective: Philippine |
| Ethnic Groups : |
Christian Malay 91.5%, Muslim Malay 4%, Chinese 1.5%, other 3% |
| Religions : |
Roman Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist and other 3% |
| Languages : |
two official languages - Filipino (based on Tagalog) and English; eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocan, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinense |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 92.5%
female: 92.7% (2002) |
