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People of Philippines

Population:91,077,287 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 34.5% (male 16,043,257/female 15,415,334)
15-64 years: 61.3% (male 27,849,584/female 28,008,293)
65 years and over: 4.1% (male 1,631,866/female 2,128,953) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 22.7 years
male: 22.2 years
female: 23.3 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:1.764% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:24.48 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:5.36 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:-1.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.041 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.994 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.767 male(s)/female
total population: 0.999 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 22.12 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 24.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 70.51 years
male: 67.61 years
female: 73.55 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:3.05 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:less than 0.1% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:9,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:less than 500 (2003 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 are high risks in some locations
animal contact disease: rabies (2007)
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:Roman 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)
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)

Philippines Quickstats

  • Population: 91,077,287 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 300,000 sq km
  • Density: 276 /km² (42nd)
  • GDP (total): $508 billion[12] (25th)
  • GDP (per capita): $5,714[13] (103rd)
  • Literacy: 92.6%

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  • Currency: Peso (International)
  • Dial code: +63

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