In 2025, the average age in the Philippines is expected to reach 26.1 years, increasing to roughly 46.1 years of age by 2100. This is a significant rise, considering that until the year 2000, the country’s median age was under 20 years old. From 2011 to 2021, the share of very young people decreased, while the age brackets for people aged 15-64 and 65 or older grew. This shift in age structure implies a lower birth rate, as well as an aging population. Birth and family size As of 2020, the birth rate in the Philippines is just under 22 children born per thousand inhabitants each year, about 3 less than in the decade before. The fertility rate has likewise been decreasing since 2007, but is still higher than the Oceania region’s average as of 2020. Fewer newborns each year contributes to a lower median age. High mortality in the Philippines is preventable Life expectancy is also factor in a rising median age, although increasing only marginally in the Philippines compared with neighboring countries Cambodia, Myanmar, and Laos (but still higher than in these countries). The life expectancy in the Philippines was just under 72 years of age in 2017, and roughly three years shorter than in Thailand or Vietnam. One factor that lowers the life expectancy is the high mortality rate due to noncontagious diseases, such as cancer and heart and respiratory problems, accounting for more than a quarter of early deaths from ages 30 to 70 in the Philippines.

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 March of 2026.

According to the data from NapoleonCat, the highest share of Facebook users in the Philippines were between the age of 18 and 24, followed by those aged 25 to 34 years as of December 2024. Facebook is the leading social media platform in the country, with a market share of over ** percent.

Philippines Population: Female: Age: 65 Years & Over data was reported at 3,134.000 Person th in Oct 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,044.000 Person th for Jul 2017. Philippines Population: Female: Age: 65 Years & Over data is updated quarterly, averaging 2,271.000 Person th from Jul 2004 (Median) to Oct 2017, with 54 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,134.000 Person th in Oct 2017 and a record low of 1,937.000 Person th in Jul 2004. Philippines Population: Female: Age: 65 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.G004: Labour Force Survey: Population: Age 15 and Above.

Philippines PH: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data was reported at 57.526 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 57.859 % for 2016. Philippines PH: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data is updated yearly, averaging 79.908 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 102.539 % in 1964 and a record low of 57.526 % in 2017. Philippines PH: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population 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: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: this indicator implies the dependency burden that the working-age population bears in relation to children and the elderly. Many times single or widowed women who are the sole caregiver of a household have a high dependency ratio.

Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Philippines was reported at 8.2412 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Philippines - Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2026.

Population ages 15-64, total in Philippines was reported at 77198220 Persons in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Philippines - Population ages 15-64, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2026.

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.

Graph and download economic data for Age Dependency Ratio: Older Dependents to Working-Age Population for the Philippines (SPPOPDPNDOLPHL) from 1960 to 2024 about 64 years +, Philippines, working-age, ratio, and population.

School age population, primary education, male (number) in Philippines was reported at 6877970 Persons in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Philippines - Population of the official age for primary education, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on February of 2026.

Population ages 15-19, male (% of male population) in Philippines was reported at 9.9016 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Philippines - Population ages 15-19, male (% of male population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2026.

Philippines Population: Male: Age: 35 to 44 Years data was reported at 6,266.000 Person th in Oct 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6,268.000 Person th for Jul 2017. Philippines Population: Male: Age: 35 to 44 Years data is updated quarterly, averaging 5,501.500 Person th from Jul 2004 (Median) to Oct 2017, with 54 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,268.000 Person th in Jul 2017 and a record low of 4,813.000 Person th in Jul 2004. Philippines Population: Male: Age: 35 to 44 Years data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.G004: Labour Force Survey: Population: Age 15 and Above.

Graph and download economic data for Population Ages 0 to 14 for the Philippines (SPPOP0014TOZSPHL) from 1960 to 2024 about 0 to 14 years, Philippines, and population.

According to a Rakuten Insight survey conducted in the Philippines in February 2025, about ** percent of respondents aged 16 to 24 years stated that they often made purchases via Instagram in the last 12 months. Meanwhile, the older generation chose to buy their products through both Facebook and Instagram, as stated by around ** percent of Filipinos aged 55 years and above.

WorldPop produces different types of gridded population count datasets, depending on the methods used and end application. Please make sure you have read our Mapping Populations overview page before choosing and downloading a dataset.

A description of the modelling methods used for age and gender structures can be found in "https://pophealthmetrics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1478-7954-11-11" target="_blank"> Tatem et al and Pezzulo et al. Details of the input population count datasets used can be found here, and age/gender structure proportion datasets here.
Both top-down 'unconstrained' and 'constrained' versions of the datasets are available, and the differences between the two methods are outlined here. The datasets represent the outputs from a project focused on construction of consistent 100m resolution population count datasets for all countries of the World structured by male/female and 5-year age classes (plus a <1 year class). These efforts necessarily involved some shortcuts for consistency. The unconstrained datasets are available for each year from 2000 to 2020.
The constrained datasets are only available for 2020 at present, given the time periods represented by the building footprint and built settlement datasets used in the mapping.
Data for earlier dates is available directly from WorldPop.

WorldPop (www.worldpop.org - School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton; Department of Geography and Geosciences, University of Louisville; Departement de Geographie, Universite de Namur) and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University (2018). Global High Resolution Population Denominators Project - Funded by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1134076). https://dx.doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/WP00646

Historical data for Median age of population in Philippines from 2020 to 2026

Age and sex distribution of Philippines in 2024. Total population: 115,843,669.

Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in Philippines was reported at 41.82 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Philippines - Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2026.

Philippines Population: Female: Age: 15 to 24 Years data was reported at 9,554.000 Person th in Oct 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9,642.000 Person th for Jul 2017. Philippines Population: Female: Age: 15 to 24 Years data is updated quarterly, averaging 9,063.000 Person th from Jul 2004 (Median) to Oct 2017, with 54 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9,940.000 Person th in Jan 2016 and a record low of 7,916.000 Person th in Jul 2004. Philippines Population: Female: Age: 15 to 24 Years data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.G004: Labour Force Survey: Population: Age 15 and Above.

Preliminary estimates suggested that the working age population in the Philippines, or those 15 years old and above, were estimated at ** million in 2023, reflecting an increase from the previous year. In that year, the employment rate in the Philippines was estimated at **** percent, or equivalent to about ***** million people.