Philippines Demographics Profile 2013

Population

103,775,002 (July 2012 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 34.3% (male 18,175,763/female 17,452,488)
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
male: 22.6 years
female: 23.6 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate

1.873% (2012 est.)

Birth rate

24.98 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Death rate

4.98 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)

Net migration rate

-1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 49% of total population (2010)
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
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.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 18.75 deaths/1,000 live births
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
male: 68.99 years
female: 75.03 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate

3.15 children born/woman (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.1% (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

8,700 (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 200 (2009 est.)

Sanitation facility access

improved:
urban: 80% of population
rural: 69% of population
total: 76% of population
unimproved:
urban: 20% of population
rural: 31% of population
total: 24% of population

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

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)

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: 12 years
female: 12 years (2008)

Education expenditures

2.8% of GDP (2008)

Maternal mortality rate

99 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

20.7% (2003)

Health expenditures

3.8% of GDP (2009)

Physicians density

1.153 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Hospital bed density

0.5 beds/1,000 population (2006)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

4.3% (2003)