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PEOPLE
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Population:
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79,345,812
(July 1999 est.) |
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Age
Structure:
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0-14
years: 37% (male 15,057,698; female 14,555,430)
15-64 years: 59% (male 23,168,043; female 23,715,877)
65 years and over: 4% (male 1,269,522; female 1,579,242)
(1999 est.) |
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Population
Growth Rate:
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2.04%
(1999 est.) |
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Birth
Rate:
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27.88
births/1,000 population (1999 est.) |
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Death
Rate:
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6.45
deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.) |
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Net
Migration Rate:
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-1.03
migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.) |
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Sex
Ratio:
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at
birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 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 (1999 est.) |
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Infant
Mortality Rate:
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33.89
deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.) |
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Life
Expectancy at Birth:
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total
population: 66.58 years
male: 63.79 years
female: 69.5 years (1999 est.) |
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Total
Fertility Rate:
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3.46
children born/woman (1999 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun:
Filipino(s)
adjective: Philippine |
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Ethnic
Groups:
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Christian
Malay 91.5%, Muslim Malay 4%, Chinese 1.5%, other 3% |
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Religions:
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Roman
Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist and other 3%
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Languages:
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Pilipino
(official, based on Tagalog), English (official) |
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Literacy:
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definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.6%
male: 95%
female: 94.3% (1995 est.) |
