Table 1. Number of Overseas Filipino Workers, by Sex and by Region:
April to September 2000 and 2001
(In Thousands)
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2001 | 2000
Region Both Male Female | Both Male Female
Sexes | Sexes
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PHILIPPINES 1,029 528 501 978 527 451
National Capital Region 200 124 76 172 104 68
Cordillera Administrative Region 23 7 15 25 7 18
Region I - Ilocos 104 37 67 99 35 64
Region II - Cagayan Valley 58 13 46 54 12 42
Region III - Central Luzon 135 79 56 126 84 42
Region IV - Southern Tagalog 183 114 69 198 122 77
Region V - Bicol 32 20 13 28 15 13
Region VI - Western Visayas 90 46 43 90 49 41
Region VII - Central Visayas 46 31 15 52 37 15
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 13 6 6 19 11 7
Region IX - Western Mindanao 28 11 17 30 16 14
Region X - Northern Mindanao 20 9 11 15 7 8
Region XI - Southern Mindanao 43 12 31 31 11 20
Region XII - Central Mindanao 25 8 17 21 9 12
Region XIII - Caraga 10 4 6 8 5 3
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 18 7 11 10 2 8
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Source: National Statistics Office, Survey on Overseas Filipinos
Note: Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.
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