Table 1.  Number of Overseas Filipino Workers, by Sex and by Region:
          October 2001 and 2002
          (In Thousands)

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                                                2002          |          2001
Region                                  Both    Male  Female  |  Both    Male  Female
                                        Sexes                 |  Sexes
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Philippines                             1,056    554     502     1,029    528     501

National Capital Region                   216    143      73       200    124      76
Cordillera Administrative Region           18      4      14        23      7      15
    I - Ilocos                             90     28      62       104     37      67
   II - Cagayan Valley                     62     16      46        58     13      46
  III - Central Luzon                     142     80      62       135     79      56
   IV - Southern Tagalog                  203    132      71       183    114      69
    V - Bicol                              33     16      17        32     20      13
   VI - Western Visayas                    96     53      43        90     46      43
  VII - Central Visayas                    38     25      13        46     31      15
 VIII - Eastern Visayas                    24     11      13        13      6       6
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula                28     11      16        28     11      17
    X - Northern Mindanao                  26      9      17        30      9      11
   XI - Davao                              27     11      16        35     12      31
  XII - Soccsksargen                       28      5      24        24      8      17
 XIII - Caraga                             11      5       6        10      4       6
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao       15      6       9        18      7      11

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Source:  Income and Employment Statistics Division, Survey on Overseas Filipinos
         Household Statistics Department
         Philippines National Statistics Office
         Manila, Philippines

Note:

Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.

Page last updated:  April 23, 2003