Table 1. Human resources

Total population from 1990 Census - 60,703,206 persons

Rural - 48.5%
Urban - 51.3%
Major cities (>300,000 inhabitants): Quezon, Manila, Davao, Caloocan, Cebu, Zamboanga, Pasay, Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo
Population growth rate - 2.39%

Projected 1995 total population - 70,266,876 persons

Density of population - 234.2 persons/km²

Literacy (1990) - 93.5%

Religion (1990)

Roman Catholic - 82.92%
Protestant - 5.43%
Islam - 4.59%
Others- 7.08%

Health

Life expectancy at birth (1995)
Male - 63.58 years
Female - 68.83 years
Infant mortality (1990) - 57 per 1,000 live births

Ethnic/language groups (names and distributions):

Tagalog - 27.93%
Cebuano - 24.3%
Ilocano - 9.78%
Hiligaynon (Ilonggo) - 9.34%
Bicol - 5.87%
Liynete-Samarnon (Waray) - 4.03%
Pampanga- 3.13%
Pangasinan - 1.92%
Others - 13.76%

Total labour force (January 1995) - 25,194,000 persons

Agriculture (agriculture, fishery and forestry) - 43.08%
Industry (mining and quarrying; manufacturing) - 10.85%
Commerce (wholesale and retail; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services) - 16.59%
Service (electricity, gas and water; construction; transportation, storage and communication; community, social and personal services) - 29.47%
Industry not adequately defined or reported - 0.01%

Unemployment rate (May 1995) -11.9%

Minimum wage (varies according to region)

Non-agricultural labourer (urban and rural, 1994) - US$ 3.52 - 5.89
Agricultural labourer (1994) - US$ 2.37- 4.85
Source: National Statistical Coordination Board (1995b and 1996)