Demographics of the Philippines
| Population | 100,981,437 (2015 census) |
|---|---|
| Growth rate | 1.72% (2010-2015) |
| Birth rate | 19.0 births/1,000 population (2010) |
| Death rate | 5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2010) |
| Life expectancy | 71.66 years |
| • male | 68.72 years |
| • female | 74.74 years (2011 est.) |
| Fertility rate | 3.0 children born/woman (2013 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | 19.34 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Net migration rate | -1.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
| 0–14 years | 0-14 years: 34.6% (male 17,999,279/female 17,285,040) |
| 65 and over | 5% (male 1,876,805/female 2,471,644) (2011 est.) |
| 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 | 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) |
| Official | Filipino (Tagalog) and English |
| Spoken | auxiliary regional languages - Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Bicolano, Waray, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, Maranao, Maguindanao, Zamboangueño Chavacano and Tausug |
Demographics of the Philippines records the human population, including its population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects. The Philippines annualised population growth rate between the years 2010-2015 was 1.72%. According to the 2015 census, the population of the Philippines is 100,981,437. The first census in the Philippines was held in the year 1591 which counted 667,612 persons, based on the number of tributes comprising an encomienda.
The majority of Filipinos are made up of various ethnolinguistic Austronesian groups, while the Aetas, as well as other highland groups form a minority. The indigenous population is related to the indigenous populations of the Malay Archipelago. Ethnic groups that have been in the Philippines for centuries before European and American colonial rule have assimilated, such as Japanese, Han Chinese and Indians form part of the population. Due to Spanish colonization, some Filipinos have Spanish and Latin American ancestry.
The most commonly spoken indigenous languages are Cebuano and Tagalog, each with more than 20 million native speakers. Another 11 indigenous languages have at least one million native speakers: Ilokano, Hiligaynon, Waray, northern, central and southern Bikol languages, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, Maranao, Maguindanao, Kinaray-a, Zamboangueño 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).
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