Table A1. Number of Overseas Filipino Workers, by Region and by Sex:
April to September 1998 - 1999
(In Thousands)
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Region 1999 | 1998
Both Male Female | Both Male Female
Sexes | Sexes
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PHILIPPINES 1,043 547 497 904 469 435
National Capital Region 199 130 69 161 100 61
Cordillera Administrative Region 27 8 20 22 7 16
Region I - Ilocos 100 28 72 92 30 63
Region II - Cagayan Valley 44 8 36 50 9 41
Region III - Central Luzon 151 90 61 132 85 47
Region IV - Southern Tagalog 180 114 66 157 101 56
Region V - Bicol 40 23 17 30 16 14
Region VI - Western Visayas 94 50 44 89 45 44
Region VII - Central Visayas 56 37 19 39 23 16
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 22 14 8 19 11 7
Region IX - Western Mindanao 36 11 24 24 7 17
Region X - Northern Mindanao 13 5 9 14 9 5
Region XI - Southern Mindanao 31 8 22 26 8 18
Region XII - Central Mindanao 19 8 12 18 6 13
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 16 3 13 16 5 11
Caraga 16 11 5 14 8 6
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Note: Details may not add up to total due to rounding.
Source: Survey on Overseas Filipinos, NSO