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Population.......................................................................87,857,473 (July 2005 est.)
Population growth rate: ...............................................................1.84% (2005 est.)
Birth rate...................................................25.31 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate...................................................5.47 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate..................................5.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Ethnic groups....................Tagalog 28.1%, Cebuano 13.1%, Llocano 9%, Bisaya/Binisaya 7.6%, Hiligaynon Ilonggo 7.5%, Bikol 6%, Waray 3.4%, other 25.3% (2000 census)

Source: CIA World Factbook 2005

The Philippines' Culture of Migration
An estimated 8.1 million Filipinos — nearly 10 percent of the country's population— are working and/or residing in close to 200 countries and territories. Maruja M.B. Asis of the Scalabrini Migration Center-Philippines explains how the country developed its emigration policies and measures to protect its citizens abroad.

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The Lebanese Crisis and Its Impact on Immigrants and Refugees

The Foreign Born from the Philippines in the United States

Asian Women Migrants: Going the Distance, But Not Far Enough

Domestic Workers: Little Protection for the Underpaid

The Global Tug-of-War for Health Care Workers

Migration as a Factor in Development and Poverty Reduction

Remittances from the United States in Context

Malaysia Wavers on Labor Crackdown

Spotlight on Naturalization Trends

The Foreign Born in the Armed Services

Educational Attainment of the Foreign Born in the United States

Characteristics of the Asian Born in the United States

Other Resources

National Statistics Office
http://www.census.gov.ph

US Census Bureau International Data Base
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/

Neighboring Countries

Indonesia
Malaysia
Palau
Federated States of Micronesia
Taiwan


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