Page last updated on February 5, 2013
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)
Languages:
Filipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan
Religions:
Catholic 82.9% (Roman Catholic 80.9%, Aglipayan 2%), Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1% (2000 census)
Population:
103,775,002 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 12
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Age structure:
0-14 years: 34.3% (male 18,175,763/female 17,452,488)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
19.1% (male 10,107,717/female 9,753,268)
25-54 years:
36.6% (male 19,065,843/female 18,941,091)
55-64 years:
5.6% (male 2,663,592/female 3,102,247)
65 years and over:
4.3% (male 1,948,152/female 2,564,841) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 23.1 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
22.6 years
female:
23.6 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.873% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 66
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Birth rate:
24.98 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 59
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Death rate:
4.98 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 184
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Net migration rate:
-1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 157
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Urbanization:
urban population: 49% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
2.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
MANILA (capital) 11.449 million; Davao 1.48 million; Cebu City 845,000; Zamboanga 827,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
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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 (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
99 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 73
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 18.75 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 99
male:
21.21 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
16.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.94 years
country comparison to the world: 133
male:
68.99 years
female:
75.03 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
3.15 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 55
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Health expenditures:
3.8% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 169
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Physicians density:
1.153 physicians/1,000 population (2004)
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Hospital bed density:
0.5 beds/1,000 population (2006)
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Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 80% of population
rural: 69% of population
total: 76% of population
unimproved:
