Demography in the Philippines as of 2009?

Answer 1

Population - 97,976,603 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

· 0-14 years: 35.2% (male 17,606,352/female 16,911,376)

· 15-64 years: 60.6% (male 29,679,327/female 29,737,919)

· 65 years and over: 4.1% (male 1,744,248/female 2,297,381) (2009 est.)

Median age

· total: 22.5 years

· male: 22 years

· female: 23 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

1.957% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

26.01 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

5.15 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

-1.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

· country comparison to the world: 133

Urbanization

· urban population: 65% of total population (2008)

· rate of urbanization:;; 3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

· at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

· under 15 years:;; 1.04 male(s)/female

· 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female

· 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female

· total population: 1 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

· total: 20.56 deaths/1,000 live births

· country comparison to the world: 104

· male: 23.17 deaths/1,000 live births

· female: 17.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

· total population: 71.09 years

· country comparison to the world: 133

· male: 68.17 years

· female: 74.15 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

3.27 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.1% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - People living with HIV/AIDS

8,300 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 200 (2007 est.)

· country comparison to the world: 119

Major infectious diseases

· degree of risk: high

· food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

· vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and Japanese encephalitis

· water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009)

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)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

· total: 12 years

· male: 11 years

· female: 12 years (2006)

Education expenditures

· 2.5% of GDP (2005)