01 · KPI MONITOR — NATIONAL SUMMARY
| CODE | INDICATOR | VALUE | Δ | TREND | PERIOD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POP.TOT | Total population | 112,729,484persons | +3.69M vs '20 | 2024 POPCEN | |
| POP.GRW | Population growth rate | 0.80%/yr | 0.83pp vs '15-20 | 2020-2024 | |
| POP.MED | Median age | 25.3yrs | · | 2020 CPH | |
| POP.HHS | Avg household size | 3.8pers/hh | 0.3 vs '20 | 2024 | |
| ECO.GDP | GDP growth (real) | 4.4% y/y | 1.3pp vs '24 | FY2025 | |
| ECO.CAP | GDP per capita | 4,171US$ | +4.7% vs '24 | 2025 (WB) | |
| PRC.CPI | Headline inflation | 6.4% y/y | 0.4pp m/m | JUN 2026 | |
| LAB.UNE | Unemployment rate | 4.2% of LF | · | FY2025 LFS | |
| LAB.LFP | Labor force participation | 64.1% of 15+ | · | FY2025 LFS | |
| LAB.UDE | Underemployment rate | 11.9% of emp | · | FY2025 LFS | |
| POV.INC | Poverty incidence | 15.5% of pop | 2.6pp vs '21 | 2023 FIES | |
| VIT.BIR | Registered live births | 1,358,98912.0/1K | · | 2024 prov. | |
| VIT.DEA | Registered deaths | 701,8846.2/1K | +1.0% vs '23 | 2024 prov. | |
| VIT.MAR | Registered marriages | 371,8253.3/1K | 10.2% vs '23 | 2024 prov. | |
| EDU.FLT | Functional literacy (10-64) | 70.8% | · | 2024 FLEMMS | |
| HLT.LEX | Life expectancy at birth | 70.2yrs | · | 2024 (WPP) | |
| OFW.CNT | Overseas Filipino workers | 2.19million | +1.5% vs '23 | 2024 SOF | |
| OFW.REM | Personal remittances | 38.34US$ B | +3.0% vs '23 | 2024 (BSP) |
GLOSSARY · POPCEN=CENSUS OF POPULATION · CPH=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING · LFS=LABOR FORCE SURVEY · FIES=FAMILY INCOME AND EXPENDITURE SURVEY · CRVS=CIVIL REGISTRATION AND VITAL STATISTICS · FLEMMS=FUNCTIONAL LITERACY, EDUCATION AND MASS MEDIA SURVEY · SOF=SURVEY ON OVERSEAS FILIPINOS · WB=WORLD BANK · WPP=UN WORLD POPULATION PROSPECTS · BSP=BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS · LF=LABOR FORCE · PROV.=PROVISIONAL
02 · PRICES — HEADLINE CPI Y/Y (2018=100)
FY2025 AVG 1.6% — A 9-YEAR LOW, THEN THE 2026 SPIKE
HOVER FOR MONTHLY READOUT · 13 OBS · SOURCE SERIES: PSA CPI-IR
03 · OUTPUT — REAL GDP GROWTH Y/Y
FY2025 +4.4% — SLOWED FROM +5.7% ('24); MISSED THE 5.5-6.5% TARGET · LATEST QTR: Q1 2026 +2.8%
04 · GEO/EVENTS — REGIONAL MONITOR · 2024 POPCEN
SIMPLIFIED COASTLINE · EQUIRECTANGULAR PROJECTION · N↑
| RK | REGION | POP (M) | SCALE ▸ MAX 16.93 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ① | CALABARZON (IV-A)MOST POPULOUS | 16.93 | |
| ② | National Capital Region | 14.00 | |
| ③ | Central Luzon (III) | 12.99 | |
| ④ | Zamboanga Peninsula (IX) | 3.94 | |
| ⑤ | Cordillera Admin. RegionLEAST | 1.81 |
TOP 3 REGIONS HOLD 43.92M — 39.0% OF THE NATIONAL POPULATION · SELECTED REGIONS: TOP 3 + BOTTOM 2 BY POPULATION
CENSUS TIMELINE — POPULATION COUNTS 2000 → 2024
05 · LABOR — FY2025 LABOR FORCE SURVEY
EMPLOYMENT BY SECTOR — % OF EMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 2025 MONTHLY ROUNDS
641 OF EVERY 1,000 FILIPINOS AGED 15+ WERE IN THE LABOR FORCE · UNDEREMPLOYMENT ≈3× THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
ROUNDS SHOWN: JAN/MAR/APR/MAY/JUN/JUL/SEP 2025 — BEST 3.7% (JUN), WORST 5.3% (JUL) · EMPLOYED ≈49.0M (95.8% OF 51.16M LF)
06 · HEALTH — LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH
| CAUSE | DEATHS | %TOT | SCALE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ischaemic heart diseases | 128,889 | 18.4 | |
| Neoplasms (cancers) | 74,182 | 10.6 | |
| Cerebrovascular (stroke) | 65,866 | 9.4 | |
| Pneumonia | 44,986 | 6.4 | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 42,153 | 6.0 |
TOP 5 CAUSES = 356,076 DEATHS — 50.7% OF ALL 701,884 REGISTERED DEATHS
07 · CIVIL REG — VITAL EVENTS 2024
| EVENT | COUNT | RATE | SCALE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live births | 1,358,989 | 12.0 | |
| Deaths | 701,884 | 6.2 | |
| Marriages | 371,825 | 3.3 |
NATURAL INCREASE +657,105 (BIRTHS − DEATHS) · ≈1 DEATH PER MINUTE
MARRIAGES ▼10.2% FROM 414,213 IN 2023 — STEEPEST DROP IN THE PANEL · DEATHS ▲1.0% VS 2023
08 · WIRE — LATEST RELEASES
- [CPI JUN-26]Headline inflation eases to 6.4% from 6.8% in May 2026 (2018=100)
- [GDP Q1-26]GDP grows 2.8% in the first quarter of 2026
- [LFS FY-25]2025 unemployment at 4.2%; LFPR 64.1%, underemployment 11.9%
- [COD 2024]Ischaemic heart diseases lead causes of death, 128,889 (prov., 30 Jun 2025)
- [CRVS 2024]Births 1,358,989; marriages down 10.2% (prov., 31 Mar 2025)
- [POPCEN 24]112,729,484 population count declared official by the President
- [FLEMMS 24]9 of 10 basic-literate; 7 of 10 functionally literate (70.8%, ages 10-64)
- [SOF 2024]2.19M OFWs; personal remittances US$38.34B, an all-time high (BSP)
- [FIES 2023]Poverty incidence falls to 15.5% (≈17.54M), from 18.1% in 2021