Population - 97,976,603 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure
· 0-14 years: 35.2% (male 17,606,352/female 16,911,376)
· 15-64 years: 60.6% (male 29,679,327/female 29,737,919)
· 65 years and over: 4.1% (male 1,744,248/female 2,297,381) (2009 est.)
Median age
· total: 22.5 years
· male: 22 years
· female: 23 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate
1.957% (2009 est.)
Birth rate
26.01 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Death rate
5.15 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net migration rate
-1.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
· country comparison to the world: 133
Urbanization
· urban population: 65% of total population (2008)
· rate of urbanization:;; 3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Sex ratio
· at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
· under 15 years:;; 1.04 male(s)/female
· 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
· 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
· total population: 1 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate
· total: 20.56 deaths/1,000 live births
· country comparison to the world: 104
· male: 23.17 deaths/1,000 live births
· female: 17.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
· total population: 71.09 years
· country comparison to the world: 133
· male: 68.17 years
· female: 74.15 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate
3.27 children born/woman (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
less than 0.1% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - People living with HIV/AIDS
8,300 (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths
fewer than 200 (2007 est.)
· country comparison to the world: 119
Major infectious diseases
· degree of risk: high
· food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
· vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and Japanese encephalitis
· water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009)
Nationality
· noun: Filipino(s)
· adjective: Philippine
Ethnic groups
Tagalog 28.1%, Cebuano 13.1%, Ilocano 9%, Bisaya/Binisaya 7.6%, Hiligaynon Ilonggo 7.5%, Bikol 6%, Waray 3.4%, other 25.3% (2000 census)
Religions
Roman Catholic 80.9%, Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1% (2000 census)
Languages
Filipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan
Literacy
· definition: age 15 and over can read and write
· total population: 92.6%
· male: 92.5%
· female: 92.7% (2000 census)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
· total: 12 years
· male: 11 years
· female: 12 years (2006)
Education expenditures
· 2.5% of GDP (2005)
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