Table 3.  Number of Overseas Filipino Workers, by Age Group and by Sex:
          October 2003 and 2004
          (In Thousands)

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                                     2004            |            2003
Age Group                   Both     Male    Female  |    Both    Male   Female
                           Sexes                     |   Sexes
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Philippines                1,063      524       539        982     508      475

15 - 24 a/                   123       33        90         95      28       67
25 - 29                      219       88       131        209      87      122
30 - 34                      209       99       110        209     107      103
35 - 39                      174       88        86        166      93       73
40 - 44                      146       91        55        129      77       52
45 and over                  192      125        67        174     116       58

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Notes:
         Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.
         The estimates cover overseas Filipino whose departure occurred within the last five years
            and who are working or had worked abroad during the past six months (April to September)
            of the survey period.
         a/ Started in 2003 round

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

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