Philippines People 1997

Population 76,103,564 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years : 38% (male 14,677,291; female 14,203,376)
15-64 years: 59% (male 21,994,106; female 22,553,425)
65 years and over: 3% (male 1,198,079; female 1,477,287) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 2.13% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 28.97 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 6.59 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate -1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sex ratio
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: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population : 0.99 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 35.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population : 66.13 years
male: 63.35 years
female: 69.05 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 3.62 children born/woman (1997 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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Philippines on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Philippines People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Philippines People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.