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The Philippines is a major country of origin of labor migration.
Begun in the early 1970s, the flow of Filipino migrants has passed 800,000 in annual
deployment, including seafarers. Deployment to Asian countries has constantly increased
and is as relevant as deployment to the Middle East. Because of the high number of
domestic workers and entertainers, female migration counts for 60 percent of the annual
flow. Deployed Filipino migrants | Filipino migrants by region | Filipino migrants by major countries of destination | Filipino migrants by skills | Remittances of Filipino migrants | Migration in 1998 | Migration in 1999 | Migration in 2000 |
Annual flow of Filipino migrants: 1990-1998
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SOCIAL INDICATORS |
ECONOMIC INDICATORS |
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| Human Development Index Rank (1999) | 77 | Growth Rate of GDP, 1999 | 3.2 | |
| Gender Development Index Rank (1999) | 65 | Per Capita GNP (US$), 1998 | 1,050 | |
| Population (m) 2001 | 77.2 | Changes in Consumer Prices, 1999 | 6.6 | |
| Total Fertility Rate (births per woman) 1999 | 3.5 | Balance of Trade ($ million), 1999 | 4,316 | |
| Life Expectancy (male/female) 1999 | 67/71 | Balance of Payment on Current Acc. (% GDP), 1999 | 9.1 | |
| Secondary Education (% age group) 1995 | 60 | Foreign Direct Investment ($ million), 1998 | 1,713 | |
| Percent of population below poverty (1997) | 37.5 | External Debt Outstanding ($ million), 1999 | 48,100 |
