Philippines Population, female (% of total)

Data:	Population, female (% of total)
Year:	1960 - 2013
Country:	Philippines
Source:	World Bank (the information in this section is direct quotation from World Bank development data)
Series Code:	SP.POP.TOTL.FE.ZS
Topic:	Health: Population: Structure
Short Definition:	Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.
Long Definition:	Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of the country of origin.
Unit of Measurement:	0
Periodicity:	Annual
Base Period:	0
Reference Period:	0
Aggregation method:	Weighted average
Limitations and exceptions:	Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source.
Notes from original source:	0
General Comments:	0
Original Source:	The United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Statistical concept and methodology:	Population structure by age and sex in World Bank's estimates is based on the population structure by age and sex in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source.
Development relevance:	Females comprise almost one-half of the world population Female population relative to male population is a primary demographic indicator, reflecting a historical events such as wars and a socio-demographic and ethno-cultural characteristics of the population.

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