Philippines' People | Philippines People

Population: 87,857,473 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 35.4% (male 15,869,636/female 15,255,588) 15-64 years: 60.6% (male 26,503,785/female 26,722,511) 65 years and over: 4% (male 1,523,213/female 1,982,740) (2005 est.)

Median age: Total: 22.27 years male: 21.77 years female: 22.8 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.84% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 5.47 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: -1.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio: At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 23.51 deaths/1,000 live births male: 26.34 deaths/1,000 live births female: 20.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 69.91 years male: 67.03 years female: 72.92 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.16 children born/woman (2005 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.)

Nationality: Noun: Filipino(s) adjective: Philippine

Ethnic groups: Tagalog 28.1%, Cebuano 13.1%, Llocano 9%, Bisaya/Binisaya 7.6%, Hiligaynon Ilonggo 7.5%, Bikol 6%, Waray 3.4%, other 25.3% (2000 census)

Religions: Roman Catholic 80.9%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, Muslim 5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1% (2000 census)

Languages: Two official languages - Filipino (based on Tagalog) and English; 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% (2002)

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