Demographics & population — Philippines
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Philippines: 109,180,815
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Population overview
- Population
109,180,815
- Population Growth Rate
1.84%
- Urban Population
- Population in Major Urban Areas
- MANILA (capital) 11.862 million
- Davao 1.565 million
- Cebu City 855,000
- Zamboanga 884,000
Age & family
- Age Structure
- Median Age
- Birth Rate - births/1,000 population
25
- Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population
4.95
- Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman
3.1
- Contraceptive Prevalance Rate - female 12-49
48.9%
- Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 12-49
48.9%
- Mean Age for Mother's First Birth (age 25-49)
23.1
- Mother's mean age at first birth
23.1
- Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
-1.25
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
Christian Malay 91.5%, Muslim Malay 4%, Chinese 1.5%, other 3%
- Language Note
There are two official languages in the Philippines, Pilipino and English. English is used for business, government, and education from the fourth grade through college. Pilipino, which is based mostly on Tagalog, which is the language spoken in central Luzon. Pilipino is referred to as Tagalog by most people.
- Nationality Noun
Filipino(s)
Education
- Literacy - total population
92.6%
- Literacy - male
92.5%
- Literacy - female
92.7%
- Literacy Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
2.7%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
99
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
1.15
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
1
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
4.1%
- Major Infectious Diseases - degree of risk
high
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
6.3%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved
- Underweight - percent of children under five years
20.2%