In a survey on the age composition of video content viewers in the Philippines in 2020, the largest share of over-the-top (OTT) media platform consumers in the Philippines were between 18 to 44 years. Television, on the other hand, was more popular with older viewers between 45 to 64 years.

In a survey conducted in the Philippines, approximately 86 percent of the respondents aged between 18 to 24 years old were internet users. Whereas, only 14 percent of the respondents aged 55 years and above used the internet.

Philippines Employment: Female: Age: 15 Years & Over data was reported at 19,990.000 Person th in Jan 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 19,706.000 Person th for Oct 2024. Philippines Employment: Female: Age: 15 Years & Over data is updated quarterly, averaging 15,145.000 Person th from Jul 2004 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 83 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20,196.000 Person th in Apr 2023 and a record low of 11,877.000 Person th in Jan 2005. Philippines Employment: Female: Age: 15 Years & Over data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.G024: Labour Force Survey: Employment: by Region and Age Group.

Based on the 2020 census, there were approximately 2.56 million people between the age of 20 and 29 residing in Metro Manila in the Philippines - the largest age group in that year. The number of people in Metro Manila was declining with age, especially starting from those aged 30 and above, with the population of those 80 years and above reaching about 90.44 thousand.

Employment: International Labour Organization data was reported at 48,487.000 Person th in Jan 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 48,157.000 Person th for Oct 2024. Employment: International Labour Organization data is updated quarterly, averaging 38,461.000 Person th from Jul 2003 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 87 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 48,487.000 Person th in Jan 2025 and a record low of 30,451.000 Person th in Jul 2003. Employment: International Labour Organization data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.G024: Labour Force Survey: Employment: by Region and Age Group. July 2004 to July 2005 Employment by Region are preliminary data, whereas ID 64819001 historical time points are final. Employment by Sex and Age and by Hours Worked Per Week are preliminary data. July 2003 to October 2005 Employment by Major Occupation Group (Profession) are preliminary data. July 2003 and July 2005 Employment by Class of Worker are preliminary data.

In 2021 and 2022, about ********* of domestic travelers in the Philippines were between the age of 25 and 34 years. This was followed by travelers between the age of 15 and 24 years. The age distribution of Filipino domestic travelers had no significant changes in the observed period.

Philippines PH: Lower Secondary Completion Rate: Male: % of Relevant Age Group data was reported at 78.326 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 76.836 % for 2013. Philippines PH: Lower Secondary Completion Rate: Male: % of Relevant Age Group data is updated yearly, averaging 68.744 % from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2015, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 78.326 % in 2015 and a record low of 62.354 % in 2007. Philippines PH: Lower Secondary Completion Rate: Male: % of Relevant Age Group data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

This statistic shows the age structure in the Philippines from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, about 28.61 percent of the total population of the Philippines were aged 0 to 14 years.

Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in Philippines was reported at 50.06 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Philippines - Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Philippines Employment: Male: Age: 15 Years & Over data was reported at 28,496.000 Person th in Jan 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 28,451.000 Person th for Oct 2024. Philippines Employment: Male: Age: 15 Years & Over data is updated quarterly, averaging 23,331.000 Person th from Jul 2004 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 83 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28,496.000 Person th in Jan 2025 and a record low of 19,563.000 Person th in Jul 2004. Philippines Employment: Male: Age: 15 Years & Over data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.G024: Labour Force Survey: Employment: by Region and Age Group.

Philippines PH: Primary Completion Rate: Male: % of Relevant Age Group data was reported at 98.776 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 96.535 % for 2013. Philippines PH: Primary Completion Rate: Male: % of Relevant Age Group data is updated yearly, averaging 88.097 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2015, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 98.776 % in 2015 and a record low of 81.574 % in 1998. Philippines PH: Primary Completion Rate: Male: % of Relevant Age Group data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.World Bank: Education Statistics. Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) in Philippines was reported at 27.87 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Philippines - Population ages 0-14 (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Philippines Visitor Arrivals: Air: By Age Group: 35-44 data was reported at 37,148.000 Person in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 26,336.000 Person for 2015. Philippines Visitor Arrivals: Air: By Age Group: 35-44 data is updated yearly, averaging 610,239.000 Person from Dec 2001 (Median) to 2016, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 990,437.000 Person in 2013 and a record low of 26,336.000 Person in 2015. Philippines Visitor Arrivals: Air: By Age Group: 35-44 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Tourism. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.Q004: Visitor Arrivals: by Air: by Age Group.

Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Philippines was reported at 93.21 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Philippines - Lower secondary completion rate, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Abstract

The 2022 Philippines National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) was implemented by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Data collection took place from May 2 to June 22, 2022.

The primary objective of the 2022 NDHS is to provide up-to-date estimates of basic demographic and health indicators. Specifically, the NDHS collected information on fertility, fertility preferences, family planning practices, childhood mortality, maternal and child health, nutrition, knowledge and attitudes regarding HIV/AIDS, violence against women, child discipline, early childhood development, and other health issues.

The information collected through the NDHS is intended to assist policymakers and program managers in designing and evaluating programs and strategies for improving the health of the country’s population. The 2022 NDHS also provides indicators anchored to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the new Philippine Development Plan for 2023 to 2028.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

• Household
• Individual
• Children age 0-5
• Woman age 15-49

Universe

The survey covered all de jure household members (usual residents), all women aged 15-49, and all children aged 0-4 resident in the household.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The sampling scheme provides data representative of the country as a whole, for urban and rural areas separately, and for each of the country’s administrative regions. The sample selection methodology for the 2022 NDHS was based on a two-stage stratified sample design using the Master Sample Frame (MSF) designed and compiled by the PSA. The MSF was constructed based on the listing of households from the 2010 Census of Population and Housing and updated based on the listing of households from the 2015 Census of Population. The first stage involved a systematic selection of 1,247 primary sampling units (PSUs) distributed by province or HUC. A PSU can be a barangay, a portion of a large barangay, or two or more adjacent small barangays.

In the second stage, an equal take of either 22 or 29 sample housing units were selected from each sampled PSU using systematic random sampling. In situations where a housing unit contained one to three households, all households were interviewed. In the rare situation where a housing unit contained more than three households, no more than three households were interviewed. The survey interviewers were instructed to interview only the preselected housing units. No replacements and no changes of the preselected housing units were allowed in the implementing stage in order to prevent bias. Survey weights were calculated, added to the data file, and applied so that weighted results are representative estimates of indicators at the regional and national levels.

All women age 15–49 who were either usual residents of the selected households or visitors who stayed in the households the night before the survey were eligible to be interviewed. Among women eligible for an individual interview, one woman per household was selected for a module on women’s safety.

For further details on sample design, see APPENDIX A of the final report.

Mode of data collection

Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]

Research instrument

Two questionnaires were used for the 2022 NDHS: the Household Questionnaire and the Woman’s Questionnaire. The questionnaires, based on The DHS Program’s model questionnaires, were adapted to reflect the population and health issues relevant to the Philippines. Input was solicited from various stakeholders representing government agencies, academe, and international agencies. The survey protocol was reviewed by the ICF Institutional Review Board.

After all questionnaires were finalized in English, they were translated into six major languages: Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Bikol, Hiligaynon, and Waray. The Household and Woman’s Questionnaires were programmed into tablet computers to allow for computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) for data collection purposes, with the capability to choose any of the languages for each questionnaire.

Cleaning operations

Processing the 2022 NDHS data began almost as soon as fieldwork started, and data security procedures were in place in accordance with confidentiality of information as provided by Philippine laws. As data collection was completed in each PSU or cluster, all electronic data files were transferred securely via SyncCloud to a server maintained by the PSA Central Office in Quezon City. These data files were registered and checked for inconsistencies, incompleteness, and outliers. The field teams were alerted to any inconsistencies and errors while still in the area of assignment. Timely generation of field check tables allowed for effective monitoring of fieldwork, including tracking questionnaire completion rates. Only the field teams, project managers, and NDHS supervisors in the provincial, regional, and central offices were given access to the CAPI system and the SyncCloud server.

A team of secondary editors in the PSA Central Office carried out secondary editing, which involved resolving inconsistencies and recoding “other” responses; the former was conducted during data collection, and the latter was conducted following the completion of the fieldwork. Data editing was performed using the CSPro software package. The secondary editing of the data was completed in August 2022. The final cleaning of the data set was carried out by data processing specialists from The DHS Program in September 2022.

Response rate

A total of 35,470 households were selected for the 2022 NDHS sample, of which 30,621 were found to be occupied. Of the occupied households, 30,372 were successfully interviewed, yielding a response rate of 99%. In the interviewed households, 28,379 women age 15–49 were identified as eligible for individual interviews. Interviews were completed with 27,821 women, yielding a response rate of 98%.

Sampling error estimates

The estimates from a sample survey are affected by two types of errors: (1) nonsampling errors and (2) sampling errors. Nonsampling errors are the results of mistakes made in implementing data collection and in data processing, such as failure to locate and interview the correct household, misunderstanding of the questions on the part of either the interviewer or the respondent, and data entry errors. Although numerous efforts were made during the implementation of the 2022 Philippines National Demographic and Health Survey (2022 NDHS) to minimize this type of error, nonsampling errors are impossible to avoid and difficult to evaluate statistically.

Sampling errors, on the other hand, can be evaluated statistically. The sample of respondents selected in the 2022 NDHS is only one of many samples that could have been selected from the same population, using the same design and identical size. Each of these samples would yield results that differ somewhat from the results of the actual sample selected. Sampling errors are a measure of the variability between all possible samples. Although the degree of variability is not known exactly, it can be estimated from the survey results.

A sampling error is usually measured in terms of the standard error for a particular statistic (mean, percentage, etc.), which is the square root of the variance. The standard error can be used to calculate confidence intervals within which the true value for the population can reasonably be assumed to fall. For example, for any given statistic calculated from a sample survey, the value of that statistic will fall within a range of plus or minus two times the standard error of that statistic in 95% of all possible samples of identical size and design.

If the sample of respondents had been selected as a simple random sample, it would have been possible to use straightforward formulas for calculating sampling errors. However, the 2022 NDHS sample was the result of a multistage stratified design, and, consequently, it was necessary to use more complex formulas. Sampling errors are computed in SAS using programs developed by ICF. These programs use the Taylor linearization method to estimate variances for survey estimates that are means, proportions, or ratios. The Jackknife repeated replication method is used for variance estimation of more complex statistics such as fertility and mortality rates.

A more detailed description of estimates of sampling errors are presented in APPENDIX B of the survey report.

Data appraisal

Data Quality Tables

• Household age distribution
• Age distribution of eligible and interviewed women
• Age displacement at age 14/15
• Age displacement at age 49/50
• Pregnancy outcomes by years preceding the survey
• Completeness of reporting
• Observation of handwashing facility
• School attendance by single year of age
• Vaccination cards photographed
• Population pyramid
• Five-year mortality rates

See details of the data quality tables in Appendix C of the final report.

Philippines PH: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education: % of Relevant Age Group data was reported at 112.864 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 119.401 % for 2013. Philippines PH: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education: % of Relevant Age Group data is updated yearly, averaging 126.991 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2015, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 133.958 % in 1997 and a record low of 112.864 % in 2015. Philippines PH: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education: % of Relevant Age Group data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.World Bank: Education Statistics. Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Philippines was reported at 95.42 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Philippines - Lower secondary completion rate, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Philippines was reported at 36.88 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Philippines - Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

The 1993 National Demographic Survey (NDS) is a nationally representative sample survey of women age 15-49 designed to collect information on fertility; family planning; infant, child and maternal mortality; and maternal and child health. The survey was conducted between April and June 1993. The 1993 NDS was carried out by the National Statistics Office in collaboration with the Department of Health, the University of the Philippines Population Institute, and other agencies concerned with population, health and family planning issues. Funding for the 1993 NDS was provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development through the Demographic and Health Surveys Program. Close to 13,000 households throughout the country were visited during the survey and more than 15,000 women age 15-49 were interviewed. The results show that fertility in the Philippines continues its gradual decline. At current levels, Filipino women will give birth on average to 4.1 children during their reproductive years, 0.2 children less than that recorded in 1988. However, the total fertility rate in the Philippines remains high in comparison to the level achieved in the neighboring Southeast Asian countries. The primary objective of the 1993 NDS is to provide up-to-date inform ation on fertility and mortality levels; nuptiality; fertility preferences; awareness, approval, and use of family planning methods; breastfeeding practices; and maternal and child health. This information is intended to assist policymakers and administrators in evaluating and designing programs and strategies for improving health and family planning services in 'the country. MAIN RESULTS Fertility varies significantly by region and socioeconomic characteristics. Urban women have on average 1.3 children less than rural women, and uneducated women have one child more than women with college education. Women in Bicol have on average 3 more children than women living in Metropolitan Manila. Virtually all women know of a family planning method; the pill, female sterilization, IUD and condom are known to over 90 percent of women. Four in 10 married women are currently using contraception. The most popular method is female sterilization ( 12 percent), followed by the piU (9 percent), and natural family planning and withdrawal, both used by 7 percent of married women. Contraceptive use is highest in Northern Mindanao, Central Visayas and Southern Mindanao, in urban areas, and among women with higher than secondary education. The contraceptive prevalence rate in the Philippines is markedly lower than in the neighboring Southeast Asian countries; the percentage of married women who were using family planning in Thailand was 66 percent in 1987, and 50 percent in Indonesia in 199l. The majority of contraceptive users obtain their methods from a public service provider (70 percent). Government health facilities mainly provide permanent methods, while barangay health stations or health centers are the main sources for the pill, IUD and condom. Although Filipino women already marry at a relatively higher age, they continue to delay the age at which they first married. Half of Filipino women marry at age 21.6. Most women have their first sexual intercourse after marriage. Half of married women say that they want no more children, and 12 percent have been sterilized. An additional 19 percent want to wait at least two years before having another child. Almost two thirds of women in the Philippines express a preference for having 3 or less children. Results from the survey indicate that if all unwanted births were avoided, the total fertility rate would be 2.9 children, which is almost 30 percent less than the observed rate, More than one quarter of married women in the Philippines are not using any contraceptive method, but want to delay their next birth for two years or more (12 percent), or want to stop childbearing (14 percent). If the potential demand for family planning is satisfied, the contraceptive prevalence rate could increase to 69 percent. The demand for stopping childbearing is about twice the level for spacing (45 and 23 percent, respectively). Information on various aspects of maternal and child health-antenatal care, vaccination, breastfeeding and food supplementation, and illness was collected in the 1993 NDS on births in the five years preceding the survey. The findings show that 8 in 10 children under five were bom to mothers who received antenatal care from either midwives or nurses (45 percent) or doctors (38 percent). Delivery by a medical personnel is received by more than half of children born in the five years preceding the survey. However, the majority of deliveries occurred at home. Tetanus, a leading cause of infant deaths, can be prevented by immunization of the mother during pregnancy. In the Philippines, two thirds of bitlhs in the five years preceding the survey were to mothers who received a tetanus toxoid injection during pregnancy. Based on reports of mothers and information obtained from health cards, 90 percent of children aged 12-23 months have received shots of the BCG as well as the first doses of DPT and polio, and 81 percent have received immunization from measles. Immunization coverage declines with doses; the drop out rate is 3 to 5 percent for children receiving the full dose series of DPT and polio. Overall, 7 in 10 children age 12-23 months have received immunization against the six principal childhood diseases-polio, diphtheria, ~rtussis, tetanus, measles and tuberculosis. During the two weeks preceding the survey, 1 in 10 children under 5 had diarrhea. Four in ten of these children were not treated. Among those who were treated, 27 percent were given oral rehydration salts, 36 percent were given recommended home solution or increased fluids. Breasffeeding is less common in the Philippines than in many other developing countries. Overall, a total of 13 percent of children born in the 5 years preceding the survey were not breastfed at all. On the other hand, bottle feeding, a widely discouraged practice, is relatively common in the Philippines. Children are weaned at an early age; one in four children age 2-3 months were exclusively breastfed, and the mean duration of breastfeeding is less than 3 months. Infant and child mortality in the Philippines have declined significantly in the past two decades. For every 1,000 live births, 34 infants died before their first birthday. Childhood mortality varies significantly by mother's residence and education. The mortality of urban infants is about 40 percent lower than that of rural infants. The probability of dying among infants whose mother had no formal schooling is twice as high as infants whose mother have secondary or higher education. Children of mothers who are too young or too old when they give birth, have too many prior births, or give birth at short intervals have an elevated mortality risk. Mortality risk is highest for children born to mothers under age 19. The 1993 NDS also collected information necessary for the calculation of adult and maternal mortality using the sisterhood method. For both males and females, at all ages, male mortality is higher than that of females. Matemal mortality ratio for the 1980-1986 is estimated at 213 per 100,000 births, and for the 1987-1993 period 209 per 100,000 births. However, due to the small number of sibling deaths reported in the survey, age-specific rates should be used with caution. Information on health and family planning services available to the residents of the 1993 NDS barangay was collected from a group of respondents in each location. Distance and time to reach a family planning service provider has insignificant association with whether a woman uses contraception or the choice of contraception being used. On the other hand, being close to a hospital increases the likelihood that antenatal care and births are to respondents who receive ANC and are delivered by a medical personnel or delivered in a health facility.

Estimates of total number of people per grid square broken down by gender and age groupings (including 0-1 and by 5-year up to 90+) for Philippines, R2025A version v1. The dataset is available to download in Geotiff format at a resolution of 3 arc (approximately 100m at the equator). The projection is Geographic Coordinate System, WGS84. The units are estimated number of male, female or both in each age group per grid square.

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