Table 2.1 Percent distribution of the de facto household population by five-year age groups,
          according to sex and residence, Philippines 2003
          (Household population by age, sex, and residence)

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                                    Urban                        Rural                      Total
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Age                            Male     Female   Total     Male    Female    Total      Male   Female    Total
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<5                             12.2     11.3      11.7     13.0      13.3     13.2      12.6     12.2     12.4
5-9                            12.4     10.8      11.6     14.1      13.9     14.0      13.3     12.3     12.8
10-14                          11.8     11.6      11.7     13.9      14.1     14.0      12.8     12.8     12.8
15-19                          10.4     10.3      10.4     10.3       8.4      9.4      10.4      9.4      9.9
20-24                           9.9      9.5       9.7      7.3       6.2      6.7       8.6      8.0      8.3
25-29                           8.0      7.9       8.0      6.4       6.5      6.5       7.2      7.2      7.2
30-34                           7.2      7.3       7.2      6.2       6.4      6.3       6.7      6.9      6.8
35-39                           6.3      6.9       6.6      6.1       6.3      6.2       6.2      6.6      6.4
40-44                           5.8      5.7       5.7      5.2       5.4      5.3       5.5      5.6      5.5
45-49                           4.8      5.0       4.9      4.5       4.4      4.5       4.6      4.7      4.7
50-54                           3.5      4.3       3.9      3.7       4.2      3.9       3.6      4.3      3.9
55-59                           2.7      2.8       2.7      2.7       2.9      2.8       2.7      2.9      2.8
60-64                           1.9      2.2       2.1      2.4       2.6      2.5       2.2      2.4      2.3
65-69                           1.3      1.5       1.4      1.6       2.1      1.9       1.4      1.8      1.6
70-74                           0.9      1.2       1.1      1.1       1.4      1.3       1.0      1.3      1.2
75-79                           0.5      0.7       0.6      0.6       1.0      0.8       0.6      0.8      0.7
80 +                            0.5      0.9       0.7      0.8       0.9      0.8       0.6      0.9      0.7
Don't know/missing              0.0      0.0       0.0      0.0       0.0      0.0       0.0      0.0      0.0

Total                         100.0    100.0     100.0    100.0     100.0    100.0     100.0    100.0    100.0
Number                       14,910   15,428    30,337   14,490    13,622   28,112    29,399   29,050   58,449

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Source:  2003 National Demographic and Health Survey
         National Statistics Office & Department of Health

Page last updated:  September 11, 2006
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