Population103,775,002 (July 2012 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 34.3% (male 18,175,763/female 17,452,488) Median agetotal: 23.1 years Population growth rate1.873% (2012 est.) Birth rate24.98 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate4.98 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate-1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanizationurban population: 49% of total population (2010) Major cities - populationMANILA (capital) 11.449 million; Davao 1.48 million; Cebu City 845,000; Zamboanga 827,000 (2009) Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 18.75 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 71.94 years Total fertility rate3.15 children born/woman (2012 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rateless than 0.1% (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS8,700 (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - deathsfewer than 200 (2009 est.) Sanitation facility accessimproved: Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: high Nationalitynoun: Filipino(s) Ethnic groupsTagalog 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) ReligionsCatholic 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) LanguagesFilipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 12 years Education expenditures2.8% of GDP (2008) Maternal mortality rate99 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Children under the age of 5 years underweight20.7% (2003) Health expenditures3.8% of GDP (2009) Physicians density1.153 physicians/1,000 population (2004) Hospital bed density0.5 beds/1,000 population (2006) Obesity - adult prevalence rate4.3% (2003) |
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