Population97,976,603 (July 2009 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 35.2% (male 17,606,352/female 16,911,376) Median agetotal: 22.5 years Population growth rate1.957% (2009 est.) Birth rate26.01 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) Death rate5.1 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) Net migration rate-1.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) Urbanizationurban population: 65% of total population (2008) Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 20.56 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 71.09 years Total fertility rate3.27 children born/woman (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rateless than 0.1% (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS8,300 (2007 est.) HIV/AIDS - deathsfewer than 200 (2007 est.) 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) ReligionsRoman 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) 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 expenditures2.5% of GDP (2005) |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |