Age structure:
0-14 years:
37% (male 15,344,555; female 14,807,320)
15-64 years:
59% (male 23,777,245; female 24,285,565)
65 years and over:
4% (male 1,312,646; female 1,632,313) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.07% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 27.85 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 6.13 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -1.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
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 (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 29.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
67.48 years
male:
64.65 years
female:
70.46 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.48 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Filipino(s)
adjective:
Philippine
Ethnic groups: Christian Malay? 91.5%, Muslim Malay? 4%, Chinese 1.5%, other 3%
Religions: Roman Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist and other 3%
Languages: Pilipino? (official, based on Tagalog?), English (official)
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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