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Philippines

Population

Population: 74.5m
0-14 years: 38% 14-65 years: 58% 65 + years: 4%
Rural population (%): 47 Urban population (%): 53
Growth rate: 2.2% Population density: 221

Income and Wealth

HDI ranking: 98

(out of 175)

GDP real growth rate: 4.8%
GDP

(in billion $)

179.7 (1995) GDP per capita: $2,530

Health

Birth rate

(births/1000 population):

29.5 Death rate

(deaths/1000 population):

6.7
Infant mortality rate (deaths/1000 live birth): 35.9 Life expectancy at birth

(Male/Female):

65.9

(63.1/68.8)

Total fertility rate

(children born/woman):

  Public expenditures on health as % of GDP: 1.0
Population with access to...(%)
  -health services: 71
  -safe water: 86
  -sanitation: 77

Education

Adult illiteracy rates estimates

(female):

5.4 (5.7) Public expenditure on education:

(as % of GNP):

2.9
Number of 3rd level students:

(students/100,000):

2,716 Net enrolment ratio at the first level

(female):

97
First level pupil/teachers ratio

(% female teachers)

34 School life expectancy number of years: 10.8

Employment

Labour force as % of total population

(age 15+women’s share) :

40 (37) Unemployment rate: 9.5%
% of labour force in...
  -Agriculture: 46
  -Industry: 15
  -Services: 39

Poverty & Quality of Live

HPI ranking: 19 Real GDP per capita rank minus HDI rank: 12
People in poverty in % (urban/rural): 40/54 GDI ranking: 81

(out of 146)

 

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