Fact Sheet

on Women and Men in the Philippines

www.psa.gov.ph March 1, 2018 FS-201803-PHDSD-01

UPDATES ON WOMEN AND MEN IN THE PHILIPPINES
Indicator Women Men Ref. Period/Source
Population
Population Projectionsa/ 52.8 M 53.8 M 2018/ Population Proj., PSA
Projected Life Expectancy at Birtha/ 75.9 years 69.6 years 2015 - 2020/ Popn Proj., PSA
Education
Functional Literacy Rate (%) 10-64 years old 92.0 88.7 2013/ FLEMMS, PSA
Basic Literacy Rate (%) 10 years and over 97.0 96.1 2013/ FLEMMS, PSA
Distribution of the Population 6 Years Old and Over 2017/ LFS, PSAb/
by Highest Educational Attainment (%)
No Education 4.2 4.6
Some elementary 20.5 24.9
Completed elementary 10.9 11.4
Some highschool 14.7 15.5
Completed highschoolc/ 23.2 22.1
Post secondary 3.6 3.1
College or higher 22.7 18.4
Most Common Field of Study Information Technology Business Administration and 2016 - 2017/ CHED
Related Courses

Enrolment in Tertiary Education 1,596,629 1,992,855 2016 - 2017/ CHED

Most Common Registered Program by Sector of Technical Tourism (Hotel and Restaurant) Social Community Development 2017/ TESDA
Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and Other Services
Number of Certified Person of TVET 741,044 657,736 2016/ TESDA
Number of TVET graduates 1,020,705 890,204 2017/ TESDA
Health and Nutrition
Maternal Mortality Ratiod/ 221 e/
2011/ FHS, PSA
Proportion of Obesef/ (%) 8.7 5.0 2015/ FNRI
Proportion of Underweight Children 0-5 Years Old g/ 21.6 21.7 2015/ FNRI
Proportion of Underweight Children 5.08-10 Years Old g/ 28.5 33.8 2015/ FNRI
Proportion of Stunted Children 0-5 Years Old h/ 32.5 34.4 2015/ FNRI
Proportion of Stunted Children 5.08-10 Years Old h/ 28.5 33.5 2015/ FNRI
Proportion of Overweight/Obese Children 0-5 Years Old i/ 3.7 4.0 2015/ FNRI
Proportion of Overweight/Obese Children 5.08-10 Years Old i/ 8.4 8.8 2015/ FNRI
Population with Disability 2,033,041 1,772,353 2010/ CPH, PSA
Most Common Type of Disability Difficulty in seeing, even if Difficulty in seeing, even if
wearing eyeglasses wearing eyeglasses 2010/ CPH, PSA
Percentage of Children 12-23 Months Old Who Received 67.5 69.6 2013/ NDHS, PSA
All Basic Vaccinations at Anytime Before the Survey (%) j/
Neonatal Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births) for the 10-year 14.0 13 2013/ NDHS, PSA
period preceeding the survey
Postneonatal Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births) for the 8.0 12 2013/ NDHS, PSA
10-year period preceeding the survey
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births) for the 10-year 22.0 25.0 2013/ NDHS, PSA
period preceeding the survey
Child Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births) for the 10-year 9.0 9.0 2013/ NDHS, PSA
period preceeding the survey
Under-Five Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births) for the 10-year 31.0 34.0 2013/ NDHS, PSA
period preceeding the survey
Percentage of Currently Married Women Aged 15-49 years 54.3 e/ 2017/ NDHS, PSA
using contraceptionk/ (%)
Percentage of household population with health insurance 63.4 62.3 2013/ NDHS, PSA
coverage (%)
Work and Economic Participation
Labor Force Participation Rate (%) 46.2 76.2 2017/ LFS, PSAb/
Unemployment Rate (%) 5.2 6.0 2017/ LFS, PSAb/
Proportion of Unpaid Family Workers (%) 9.4 4.0 2017/ LFS, PSAb/
Proportion of Poor Households by Sex of Household Head (%) 10.4 18.3 2015/ PSA
Proportion of Poor Women (%) 22.5 e/ 2015/ PSA
Most Common Occupation Elementary occupations Elementary occupations 2017/ LFS, PSAb/
Major Industry Division Where Most are Employed Wholesale & Retail;Repair of Agriculture, hunting and forestry 2017/ LFS, PSAb/
Motor Vehicles & Motorcycles
& Personal & HH Goods

Number of Overseas Filipino Workers (in thousands) 1,200 1,040 2016/ SOF, PSA
Age Group with the Largest Proportion of OFWs 25-29 45 and over 2016/ SOF, PSA
Most Common Destination of OFWs UAE Saudi Arabia 2016/ SOF, PSA
Most Common Occupation of OFWs Elementary occupations Plant and machine operators and 2016/ SOF, PSA
assemblers
Total remittance in cash and in kind (in million pesos) l/
78,086 124,831 2016/ SOF, PSA
Average remittance in cash and in kind per OFW (in thousand 71 132 2016/ SOF, PSA
pesos)l/

Notes:
a/ 2010 Census-based Population Projections (Medium assumption) in collaboration with the Interagency Working Group on Population Projections
b/These estimates were based on the final results of January, April and July rounds of the LFS and preliminary results of October 2017 round.
c/Completed Highschool- includes graduate of old curriculum, junior highschool and senior highschool.
d/ Maternal mortality ratio is calculated by dividing the maternal mortality rate for age group 15 - 49 by general fertility rate and expressing quotient as maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.
e/Not applicable f/Covers adults aged 20 years old and over g/Weight-for-age h/Height-for-age i/Weight-for-height
j/ It is based on the vaccination card or the mother's report. All vaccinations include Bacillus, Calmette-Guerin (BCG), measles, three doses each of the diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus (DPT), polio and Hepatitis- B vaccine
(either Hepa-B0, B1 and B2 or Hepa-B1, B2 and B3); excludes HiB vaccine.
k/ Preliminary tables from the 2017 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS)
l/ The estimates cover remittances during six months prior to survey of overseas Filipinos whose departure occurred within the last five years and who are working or had worked abroad during the past six months (April
to September) of the survey period.
Sources of data:
FHS - Family Health Survey Official Poverty Statistics for the Basic Sectors
FLEMMS - Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey SOF- Survey on Overseas Filipinos
LFS - Labor Force Survey Updating of the Nutritional Status of Filipino Children and Other Population Groups
NDHS- National Demographic and Health Survey

Source agencies:
CHED - Commission on Higher Education PSA - Philippine Statistics Authority
FNRI - Food and Nutrition Research Institute TESDA - Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
 UPDATES ON WOMEN AND MEN IN THE PHILIPPINES
Indicator Women Men Ref. Period / Sourc
Family Income and Expenditures
Average Annual Income by sex of Household Head (in thousands)m/ PhP 284 PhP 262 2015/ FIES, PSA

Average Annual Expenditures by sex of Household Head PhP 226 PhP 211 2015/ FIES, PSA
(in thousands)m/
Average Annual Savings by sex of Household Head (in thousands)m/ PhP 58 PhP 50 2015/ FIES, PSA

Agriculture
No. of Holders of Emancipation Patent (EP) 57,424 358,281 as of Dec. 2015/DAR
No. of Holders of Cert. of Land Ownership Agreement (CLOA) 653,945 1,342,509 as of Dec. 2015/DAR
Public Life
Proportion of Occupied Elective Positions (%) 21.5 78.5 2013 and 2016/COMELE
Number of Elected Women and Men by Positionn/ 3,693 13,458 2013 and 2016/COMELE
President 0 1 2016/COMELEC
Vice-President 1 0 2016/COMELEC
Senators 4 8 2013/COMELEC
Senators 2 10 2016/COMELEC
Congressmen 68 170 2016/COMELEC
Governors 19 62 2016/COMELEC
Vice-Governors 14 66 2016/COMELEC
Mayors 377 1,248 2016/COMELEC
Vice-Mayors 322 1,303 2016/COMELEC
Sangguniang Panlungsod and Bayan 2,888 10,588 2016/COMELEC
Total Number of Elected, by Sex COMELEC
1998 2,810 14,593
2001 2,999 14,480
2004 2,922 14,651
2007 3,040 14,442
2010 3,305 14,498
2013 3,580 14,331
2016 3,849 14,092
Trade and Industry
Services to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Program Related Services
Number of Trainees per Activity: 2017 Number of Beneficiaries: 2017
Activity Total Women Men Program Total Women
National Industry Cluster Capacity 15,050 7,041
Product design related 25,377 14,465 10,912 Enhancement Project (NICCEP)
Export related trainings 11,577 8,191 3,386
All other trainings (PTTC) Comprehensive Agrarian Reform
19,305 11,978 7,327 Program (CARP)
Total 56,259 34,634 21,625 Farmer-beneficiaries 646,449 371,738
Business Name Registration: as of December 2017 Landowners 340 178
New Business Name 463,499 257,294 206,205
Business Name Renewal 63,340 26,122 37,218 Total 661,839 378,957
Millennium Development Goals, Goal 3. Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
Target 3.A Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education preferably by 2005 and to all levels of education no later than 2015
Target Latest Data
Indicator Baseline
2015 2012 2013 2014
3.1a - Ratio of girls to boys in primary education 1.0
(1996) 1.0 0.9 0.9

3.1a.1 Ratio of girls to boys in elementary 1.0

participation rates (1996) 1.0 1.0 1.0

3.1b - Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education 1.1

(1996) 1.0 1.0 1.0

3.1b.1 Ratio of girls to boys in secondary 1.2

participation rates (1996) 1.0 1.1 1.2

3.1c - Ratio of girls to boys in tertiary education 1.3

(1993) 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2

3.2 - Share of women in wage employment in the 40.1

non-agricultural sector (1990) 50.0 41.4 41.2 41.1

3.3 - Proportion of seats held by women in national 11.3

parliament (1992) 50.0 25.9
Notes:
m/ Special computations made by the PSA Technical Staff using the 2015 Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES).

n/ Data on the number of Elected Women and Men by Position are from Commission on Elections as of September 2016.

Sources of data:
EBEIS - Enhanced Basic Education Information System HEMIS - Higher Education Management Information System FIES - Family Income and Expenditure Survey
Source agencies:
COMELEC - Commission on Elections DepEd - Department of Education
DAR - Department of Agrarian Reform DTI - Department of Trade and Industry
MEN AND MEN IN THE PHILIPPINES
Ref. Period / Source
ly Income and Expenditures
2015/ FIES, PSA

2015/ FIES, PSA

2015/ FIES, PSA

Agriculture
as of Dec. 2015/DAR
as of Dec. 2015/DAR
Public Life
2013 and 2016/COMELEC
2013 and 2016/COMELEC
2016/COMELEC
2016/COMELEC
2013/COMELEC
2016/COMELEC
2016/COMELEC
2016/COMELEC
2016/COMELEC
2016/COMELEC
2016/COMELEC
2016/COMELEC
COMELEC

Trade and Industry

Program Related Services
Number of Beneficiaries: 2017
Men
8,009

274,711
162

282,882
Goal 3. Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
education preferably by 2005 and to all levels of education no later than 2015
Latest Data
2015

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

41.3

Expenditure Survey (FIES).

tions as of September 2016.

FIES - Family Income and Expenditure Survey

 UPDATES ON WOMEN AND MEN IN THE PHILIPPINES
Indicator Women Men Ref. Period/Source
Tourism
Percent Share of Visitors, by Country of Residence 2017 Visitor Sample Surve
ASEAN
Brunei 27.3 72.7
Cambodia 62.5 37.5
Indonesia 29.8 70.2
Laos 16.7 83.3
Malaysia 22.1 77.9
Myanmar 18.2 81.8
Singapore 25.8 74.2
Thailand 23.0 77.0
Vietnam 31.6 68.4
Top Five Main Purpose of Domestic Trip o/
2016 HSDV/PSA
Pleasure/Vacation 41.2 42.1
Visit Friends/Relatives 31.5 32.9
Religion/Pilgrimage 7.3 5.0
Business/Professional Work 3.0 5.6
Medical Health Reasons 5.0 3.1
Social Welfare and Development
Total Number of Clients Served by DSWD 2017/DSWD
Children 43,135 41,034
Youth 44,871 30,180
Children in Conflict with the Law (CICL) 158 1,938
Women 381,907 e/

Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) 5,271 4,391

Senior Citizens 81,455 38,049
Other Needy Adults ---
143,469
Violence against Women
Age Group
Forms of Violence
15-19 20-24 25-29 30-39 40-49 Total
Percentage of Women Age 15-49 Who Have Experienced Various Forms of Physical and Sexual Violence,
by Current Agek/
Physical violence 11.9 16.5 12.7 13.0 13.5 13.5
Sexual violence 2.9 5.0 4.8 5.3 5.5 5.2
Physical and sexual violence 1.0 3.3 3.4 4.0 4.2 2.8
Physical or sexual violence 13.8 18.2 14.1 14.3 14.8 14.8
Number of Women 329 1,257 1,996 4,527 3,719 11,558
Inc. / Dec. No. of Cases Served by
No. of Cases Reported to PNP 2016 2017 DSWD 2016 2017
(%)
Total 40,684 34,143 (16.1) Total 355,133 381,907
Physical Injuriesp/ 23,775 19,120 (19.6) Physically Abused/ 399 258
Rape 1,897 2,020 6.5 Maltreated/Battered
Acts of Lasciviousness 2,030 2,167 6.7 Sexually Abused 157 137
Attempted Rape 551 519 (5.8) Prostitution 269 52
Incestuous Rape 127 55 (56.7) Illegal Recruitment 219 103
Others 12,304 10,262 (16.6) In Detention - -
Armed Conflict 2 102
Othersq/ 4,688 3,538
Uncategorizedr/ 349,399 377,717
Child Abuse
Girls Boys
Number of Cases Served by DSWD
2016 2017 Inc. / Dec. (%) 2016 2017
Total 2,645 2,381 (10.0) 1,212 1,078
Sexually Abused 1,013 970 (4.2) 32 15
Neglected 672 450 (33.0) 630 498
Physically Abused/Maltreated 131 101 (22.9) 99 84
Abandoned 348 317 (8.9) 392 320
Victims of Child Labor 16 42 162.5 5 24
Sexually exploited 124 99 (20.2) 25 5
Otherss/ 341 402 17.9 29 132
Notes:
o/Percent Distribution of Purpose of Domestic Trips Made During the Past Six Months (April to September 2016) in the select cities of NCR (City of Manila, Caloocan, Mandaluyong , Paranaque and Quezon City
p/Physical Injuries include physical abuse in violation of RA9262, serious physical injury, less serious physical injury and slight physical injuries and management.

q/ Others (Women) Includes Victims of Trafficking, Victims of Illegal Recruitment, Emotionally Battered, Economically Abused, neglected/Abandoned by husband, Unwed Mother, Referrals, Women in Crisis, stra
deportees, grieving mothers and OFW's.

r/ Others (Children) Includes Victims of Trafficking, illegal recruitment, in armed conflict, sexually abused/molested, exploited children.

s/ Includes victims of trafficking, illegal recruitment, in armed conflict and sexually abused and exploited children.

Sources of data:
NDHS - National Demographic and Health Survey VSS - Visitor Sample Survey Administrative reports of PNP and DSWD HSDV- Household Survey on Domestic Visit
Source agencies:

DOT - Department of Tourism DSWD - Department of Social Welfare and Development PNP - Philippine National Police
OMEN AND MEN IN THE PHILIPPINES
Ref. Period/Source
Tourism
2017 Visitor Sample Survey/ DOT

2016 HSDV/PSA

cial Welfare and Development

2017/DSWD

Violence against Women

Reference Period/Source

2017/ NDHS, PSA

2017/ NDHS, PSA
2017/ NDHS, PSA
2017/ NDHS, PSA
2017/ NDHS, PSA

Inc. / Dec. (%)

7.5
(35.3)

(12.7)
(80.7)
(53.0)
--
5,000.0
(24.5)
8.1
Child Abuse
Boys
Inc. / Dec. (%)
(11.1)
(53.1)
(21.0)
(15.2)
(18.4)
380.0
 (80.0)
355.2

il to September 2016) in the select cities of NCR (City of Manila, Caloocan, Mandaluyong , Paranaque and Quezon City).
ss serious physical injury and slight physical injuries and management.

lly Battered, Economically Abused, neglected/Abandoned by husband, Unwed Mother, Referrals, Women in Crisis, strandees,

xually abused/molested, exploited children.

and exploited children.

HSDV- Household Survey on Domestic Visitor

 UPDATES ON WOMEN AND MEN IN THE PHILIPPINES
The Filipino Youth
Populationa/ Health and Lifestylet/
Age Group Women Men Ref. Period/Source Perception on body weight Women Men
15-19 years old 4.9M 5.3M 2018/ Popn Proj., PSA Chubby, fat or obese 17.9 6.7
20-24 years old 4.8M 5.1M 2018/ Popn Proj., PSA Just right or normal 62.9 72.6
25-29 years old 4.4M 4.6M 2018/ Popn Proj., PSA Skinny or thin 19.2 20.7
Media Exposuret/ Consumption of junk food
Indicator Women Men Ref. Period/Source (at least once a week)
Own a cellular phone 81.0 76.0 Instant noodles 62.2 64.3
Use the internet 61.0 57.0 2013/ YAFS4, UPPI Carbonated drinks 64.1 71.5
Have an email account 55.0 49.0 2013/ YAFS4, UPPI Sexual Behaviort/
Have a social netwroking
56.0 50.0 2013/ YAFS4, UPPI Indicator Women Men
account
Have a personal blog 2.0 2.0 2013/ YAFS4, UPPI
Exposed to pornographic/ sexually-
Have online friends (but 28.8 32.7
2013/ YAFS4, UPPI explicit materials (%)
not met personally)
Have textmates (but not 27.4 41.2
2013/ YAFS4, UPPI Ever read pornographic materials 28.4 43.1
met personally)
Ever watched pornographic
Teenage Fertilityk/ movies/videos
38.1 75.8

% of Females Visited websites with sexually-explicit

Indicator Ref. Period/Source 5.1 26.4
(aged 15 - 19 years old) contents
Sent or received sex videos through
Who are mothers 7.0 2017/ NDHS, PSA 10.6 34.5
cellphone or internet (%)
Who are pregnant with first
1.5 2017/ NDHS, PSA Engaged in Premarital Sex (PMS, %) 28.7 35.5
child
Who have begun Did not use any form of protection during 83.8 73.4
8.6 2017/ NDHS, PSA
childbearing the first PMS (%)

Women and Men Among ASEAN Countriesu/

Ratio of
Girls to
Adult Literacy Ratew/ Net enrolment ratio in Secondary Life Expectancy a
Population (000)v/ Boys in
in % Schools in %
Country Secondary
Schools

2016 2016 2016 2016

2015
Women Men Women Men Women Men Women
Brunei Darussalam 203 220 - - - - 92 -
Cambodia 7,778 7,380 - - 40.1 34.2 109 71.2
Indonesia 128,709 129,996 - - - - 103 -
Lao PDR 3,310 3,311 - - - - 89 -
Malaysia 15,300 16,360 93.4 96.3 - - 111 -
Myanmar 27,466 25,451 - - - - 107 -
Philippines 51,162 52,081 - - - - 107 -
Singapore 2,004 1,930 95.4 98.7 - - 100 85.1
Thailand 34,506 32,949 - - - - 110 -
Viet Nam 46,989 45,706 93.5 96.6 - - 95 76.1
ASEAN 317,428 315,384
Notes:
t/ The Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality (YAFS) Study is a series of national surveys on the Filipino youth, conducted since 1982 by the University of the Philippines Population Institute (UPPI) and the Demographic Re
Development Foundation. It gathers data from Filipino youth aged 15-24 years old. It is one of the sources of information on sexual and non-sexual risk behaviors and its determinants in the country.

u/ Based on the 2016/2017 ASEAN Statistical Yearbook

v/ Singapore population count used the Singapore residents structure and total residents. The Total ASEAN population count exclude Singapore's non-resident's population.
w/ Adult literacy rate refers to 15+; For Brunei Darussalam, aged 9 and above. ' - ' not applicable at the time of publication
x/ Life expectancy at birth: number of years a new born will live if the prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of the child's birth were to stay the same throughout his of her life.
Source of data: Source agencies:
YAFS - Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study UPPI - University of the Philippines Population Institute

For more updates on statistics and civil registration, you may visit the following:
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PSA Library: 5th Flr., PSA-CVEA Bldg., PSA Complex, East Ave., Diliman, Quezon City (Tel. 462-6600 local 833, 834)
PSA Serbilis sa Radyo: DZRB-Radyo ng Bayan (738 kHz) every Saturday from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
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Tel. No. (02) 376 - 1991
E-mail: info@psa.gov.ph
N AND MEN IN THE PHILIPPINES
The Filipino Youth
Health and Lifestylet/
Ref. Period/Source
2013/ YAFS4, UPPI
2013/ YAFS4, UPPI
2013/ YAFS4, UPPI

2013/ YAFS4, UPPI

2013/ YAFS4, UPPI
Sexual Behaviort/
Ref. Period/Source

2013/ YAFS4, UPPI

2013/ YAFS4, UPPI

2013/ YAFS4, UPPI

2013/ YAFS4, UPPI

2013/ YAFS4, UPPI

2013/ YAFS4, UPPI

Men Among ASEAN Countriesu/

Life Expectancy at Birthx/

in %

2016
Men
-
67.1
-
-
-
-
-
80.6
-
70.8

h, conducted since 1982 by the University of the Philippines Population Institute (UPPI) and the Demographic Research and
s of information on sexual and non-sexual risk behaviors and its determinants in the country.

N population count exclude Singapore's non-resident's population.

and civil registration, you may visit the following:

ebsite: www.psa.gov.ph
plex, East Ave., Diliman, Quezon City (Tel. 462-6600 local 833, 834)
Bayan (738 kHz) every Saturday from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
Compiled by:
 DEVELOPMENT STATISTICS DIVISION
CTOR STATISTICS SERVICE
l. No. (02) 376 - 1991
ail: info@psa.gov.ph