| Population: |
82,841,518 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
36.87% (male 15,547,712; female 14,997,544)
15-64 years:
59.45% (male 24,374,849; female 24,873,595)
65 years and over:
3.68% (male 1,355,046; female 1,692,772) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
2.03% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
27.37 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
6.04 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-1.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.8 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
28.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
67.8 years
male:
64.96 years
female:
70.79 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
3.42 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.07% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
28,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
1,200 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Filipino(s)
adjective:
Philippine
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| Ethnic groups: |
Christian Malay 91.5%, Muslim Malay 4%, Chinese 1.5%, other 3%
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| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist and other 3%
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| Languages: |
two official languages - Filipino (based on Tagalog) and English, eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocan, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinense
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
94.6%
male:
95%
female:
94.3% (1995 est.)
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