Here is some info on the Phillipines.
Population: 74,480,848 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 38% (male 14,486,214; female 14,026,873)
15-64 years: 58% (male 21,403,784; female 21,968,259)
65 years and over: 4% (male 1,165,810; female 1,429,908) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.18% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 29.51 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 6.66 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: -1.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female
all ages: 0.99 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 35.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 65.91 years
male: 63.14 years
female: 68.83 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.69 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Filipino(s)
adjective: Philippine
Ethnic divisions: 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: age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.)
total population: 94.6%
male: 95%
female: 94.3% |
