Philippines: People & Society#
Population | 102,624,209 (July 2016 est.) |
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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) |
Age structure | 0-14 years: 33.71% (male 17,652,419/female 16,943,261) 15-24 years: 19.17% (male 10,042,520/female 9,629,762) 25-54 years: 36.86% (male 19,204,977/female 18,618,333) 55-64 years: 5.89% (male 2,758,867/female 3,282,416) 65 years and over: 4.38% (male 1,863,339/female 2,628,315) (2016 est.) |
Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 57.6% youth dependency ratio: 50.3% elderly dependency ratio: 7.2% potential support ratio: 13.9% (2015 est.) |
Median age | total: 23.4 years male: 22.9 years female: 23.8 years (2016 est.) |
Population growth rate | 1.59% (2016 est.) |
Birth rate | 24 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
Death rate | 6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
Net migration rate | -2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
Urbanization | urban population: 44.4% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 1.32% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major urban areas - population | MANILA (capital) 12.946 million; Davao 1.63 million; Cebu City 951,000; Zamboanga 936,000 (2015) |
Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.84 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
Mother's mean age at first birth | 23 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate | 114 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
Infant mortality rate | total: 21.9 deaths/1,000 live births male: 24.8 deaths/1,000 live births female: 18.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth | total population: 69.2 years male: 65.7 years female: 72.9 years (2016 est.) |
Total fertility rate | 3.06 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
Contraceptive prevalence rate | 48.9% (2011) |
Health expenditures | 4.7% of GDP (2014) |
Hospital bed density | 1 beds/1,000 population (2011) |
Drinking water source | improved: urban: 93.7% of population rural: 90.3% of population total: 91.8% of population unimproved: urban: 6.3% of population rural: 9.7% of population total: 8.2% of population (2015 est.) |
Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 77.9% of population rural: 70.8% of population total: 73.9% of population unimproved: urban: 22.1% of population rural: 29.2% of population total: 26.1% of population (2015 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.08% (2015 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 42,500 (2015 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths | 600 (2015 est.) |
Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria water contact disease: leptospirosis (2016) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 4.7% (2014) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 19.9% (2014) |
Education expenditures | 2.7% of GDP (2009) |
Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.3% male: 95.8% female: 96.8% (2015 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 13 years male: 12 years female: 13 years (2013) |
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 16.2% male: 15.1% female: 17.8% (2013 est.) |