| Population | 104,256,076 (July 2017 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 33.39% (male 17,764,826/female 17,050,168) 15-24 years: 19.16% (male 10,199,389/female 9,780,025) 25-54 years: 36.99% (male 19,597,675/female 18,964,900) 55-64 years: 5.97% (male 2,844,739/female 3,375,139) 65 years and over: 4.49% (male 1,930,273/female 2,748,942) (2017 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 58.2 youth dependency ratio: 51 elderly dependency ratio: 7.2 potential support ratio: 13.8 (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 23.5 years male: 23.1 years female: 24 years (2017 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 1.57% (2017 est.) |
| Birth rate | 23.7 births/1,000 population (2017 est.) |
| Death rate | 6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 44.2% of total population (2017) rate of urbanization: 1.57% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) |
| Major cities - 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 years note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 21.4 deaths/1,000 live births male: 24.3 deaths/1,000 live births female: 18.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 69.4 years male: 65.9 years female: 73.1 years (2017 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 3.02 children born/woman (2017 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 55.1% (2013) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.1% (2016 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 56,000 (2016 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <1000 (2016 est.) |
| 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.) |
| 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) |
| 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: 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) |
| Education expenditures | 2.7% of GDP (2009) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 114 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 19.9% (2013) |
| Health expenditures | 4.7% of GDP (2014) |
| Hospital bed density | 1 beds/1,000 population (2011) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 6.4% (2016) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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