Demographics of the Philippines
Demography of the Philippines records the human population, including its population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects. The Philippines annualized population growth rate between the years 2015–2020 was 1.53%. According to the 2020 census, the population of the Philippines is 105,625,532. The first census in the Philippines was held in the year 1591 which counted 607,612 people.
| Demographics of the Philippines | |
|---|---|
Philippines population pyramid in 2020 | |
| Population | 109,033,245 (2020 census) |
| Growth rate | 1.63% (2015–2020) |
| Birth rate | 12.4 births/1,000 population (2021) |
| Death rate | 8.0 deaths/1,000 population (2021) |
| Life expectancy | 72.66 years |
| • male | 68.72 years |
| • female | 74.74 years (2011 est.) |
| Fertility rate | 1.9 children born/woman (2022 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | 11.0 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Net migration rate | −1.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
| Age structure | |
| 0–14 years | 29.98% (male 17,006,677/female 16,036,437) |
| 15–64 years | 64.22% (male 35,879,693/female 34,885,763) |
| 65 and over | 5.80% (male 2,754,813/female 3,635,271) (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | |
| Total | 1 male(s)/female |
| At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| Under 15 | 1.04 male(s)/female |
| 15–64 years | 1 male(s)/female |
| 65 and over | 0.76 male(s)/female |
| Nationality | |
| Nationality | Filipinos |
| Major ethnic | Visayan (Cebuano, Waray, Hiligaynon/Ilonggo, Karay-a, Aklanon, Masbatenyo, Romblomanon) 31.6%, Tagalog 28.1% (2000 census) |
| Minor ethnic | Ilocano 9%, Bikol 6%, Kapampangan 3%, Pangasinan 2%, Zamboangueño 1.5% & others 23.3% (2000 census) |
| Language | |
| Official | Filipino (Tagalog) and English |
| Spoken | Recognized regional languages: Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Bicolano, Waray, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, Maranao, Maguindanao, Zamboangueño Chavacano and Tausug Protected auxiliary languages: Spanish and Arabic |
The majority of Filipinos are lowland Austronesians, while the Aetas (Negritos), as well as other highland groups form a minority. The indigenous population is related to the indigenous populations of the Malay Archipelago. Some ethnic groups that have been in the Philippines for centuries before Spanish and American colonial rule have assimilated or intermixed. 600,000 people from the United States live in the Philippines. They represent 0.56% of the total population. The ethnic groups include Han Chinese, Arabs, Indians and Japanese which form parts of the population.
The most commonly spoken indigenous languages are Tagalog and Cebuano, with 23.8 million (45 million speakers as Filipino) and 16 million speakers, respectively. Nine other indigenous languages have at least one million native speakers: Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Bicolano, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, Maranao, Maguindanao, and Tausug. One or more of these are spoken as a mother tongue by more than 93% of the population. Filipino and English are the official languages but there are between 120 and 170 distinct indigenous Philippine languages (depending on expert classifications).