Philippines Profile The Philippines, located in Southeast Asia, consists of 7,107 islands in three main groups: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. POPULATION POVERTY The capital is Manila, which is part of the National Capital Region. To the north of the Philippines lies Taiwan; to the west across Source: PSA 2015 Census the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) is Viet Nam; to the southwest lies Malaysia across the Sulu Sea; to the south the Source: PSA 2016 Philippines population Philippines households Poverty incidence among population (%) Celebes Sea separates it from other islands of Indonesia; and to the east is the Philippine Sea. Its location on the Pacific Ring 50.05M 60% of Fire and closeness to the equator makes the country prone to earthquake, typhoons and volcanic activity. 49.6% 100.98 22.98 40% million million 25.2% Female 20% 26.6% 26.3% Population statistics trend 4 9 4 9 4 9 4 9 4 9 21.6% 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 14 9 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5- 0- 65+ 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 18 81 145 1 Tuguegarao REGIONS PROVINCES CITIES 0 Laoag CAR Male 110.98M 2006 2009 2012 2015 2015 census CAGAYAN VALLEY ILOCOS 50.4% REGION 92.30M % Poverty incidence 0 - 14 15 - 26 27 - 39 40 - 56 57 - 84 42,036 2010 census Baguio 1,489 MUNICIPALITIES BARANGAYS 50.93M NATURAL DISASTERS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 21,200 Source: OCD/NDRRMC Conditional cash transfer Source: DSWD CENTRAL beneficiaries (children) 11.1M LUZON 565 Number of disaster incidents per year Affected Population 9.7M 5.4M (in thousands) 4.7M Legend NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION 296 257 8.0M National capital Manila 11,700 12,300 South China Sea 172 170 3.9M Girls Major city (West Philippines Sea) 9,600 5.7M CALABARZON BICOL 5.9M 5.0M Major airport Philippine Sea 7,900 5,200 4.1M REGION 3,200 2.9M Major port 83 3.0M Boys Active volcano 59 Legazpi 2011 2012 2013 2014 Region boundary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Province boundary Primary road MIMAROPA NUTRITION WASH HEALTH Source: FNRI 2012 Source: PSA 2010 Census Source: DOH (Personnel 2012/Facilities 2016) Malnutrition 0-60 months old Water Personnel EASTERN Bottled 6% Spring VISAYAS supply 17% Tubed/piped 23% Population Density (per km2) Tacloban Faucet community 1- 5 system 6 - 25 Dug 46% well 17,544 5,596 2,983 2,072 WESTERN Iloilo 26 - 100 6% Midwives Nurses Doctors Dentists 101 - 500 VISAYAS 34% 20% 7% > 500 Cebu Stunting Underweight Wasting Facilities Others 82% 3% Water CENTRAL sealed VISAYAS 7% 6% 4% NEGROS Food Closed pit None Open pit ISLAND insecurity REGION* 69% 36% 23% 20,069 2,590 1,588 Household Mother Children Toilets Barangay health Rural health Hospitals Cagayan CARAGA stations units (government/private) de Oro NORTHERN ZAMBOANGA MINDANAO LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION SHELTER Source: PSA 2010 Census Source: PSA (QuickStat)2016 Source: PSA 2010/DepEd 2016 DAVAO Functional literacy rate Roof REGION Labor 63.4% Participation rate Cotabato Davao force Zamboanga 18.3% Strong Light Salvaged Under 86% employment rate Roof/Wall 61.2% 1.3% 0.0% Sulu Sea ARMM 94.5% Strong SOCCSKSARGEN Employment material rate all 21.2% 14.8% 0.1% Light Sectors 38,688 W 22% 29% Primary schools Service 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% Salvaged Celebes Sea 13% 3% Housing Industry 6.8M 6.3M Male primary Female primary tenure 28% 4% school students school students 77.6% 9.7% 10.0% 1.3% Agriculture *Negros Island Region was created by virtue of Executive Order 183 issued on May 29, 2015. It is composed of the provinces of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental Owned/being Rented Rent free Rent free amortized with consent without The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. consent Creation date: January 2017 Sources: PSA, DSWD (NHTS), DOH, OCD/NDRRMC, DEPED, FNRI, Project NOAH, NAMRIA, GADM, SR TM Feedback: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] www.unocha.org/philippines www.reliefweb.int philippines.humanitarianresponse.info .