Table 3.  Number of Overseas Filipino Workers by Age Group and by Sex:
          April to September, 1999 and 2000
         (In Thousands)

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Age Group                        2000            |             1999
                       Both      Male     Female |   Both      Male     Female
                      Sexes                      |  Sexes
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PHILIPPINES             978       527       451     1,016       541       475

      15 - 19             7         2         5         5        -          5
      20 - 24           111        39        72       118        42        76
      25 - 29           227       111       116       212        80       133
      30 - 34           179        91        88       212       106       107
      35 - 39           149        85        64       163       100        63
      40 - 44           120        72        48       126        81        45
      45 and over       183       125        57       177       130        47
      Age Not Reported    2         1        *          3         3        -

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Note: (1) Estimates are based on the 1995 Census Projection Projection.
      (2) Details may not add up to total due to rounding.
      (3) * Less than 500

Source:  Survey on Overseas Filipinos
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines