TABLE 2.1 - Household Population 15 Years Old and Over by Sex, Philippines: 1998 - 2016 (In Thousands) YEAR AND SURVEY MONTH Both Sexes Men Women 1998 Average January April July October 45,964 45,472 45,800 46,131 46,454 22,818 22,588 22,751 22,864 23,068 23,147 22,884 23,050 23,267 23,386 1999 Average January April July October 47,270 46,779 47,107 47,438 47,761 23,568 23,304 23,553 23,640 23,774 23,704 23,475 23,554 23,798 23,987 2000 Average January April July October 48,587 48,088 48,417 48,748 49,096 24,245 23,972 24,275 24,249 24,486 24,342 24,116 24,142 24,499 24,610 2001 Average January April July October 48,929 48,413 48,742 49,137 49,424 24,396 24,064 24,424 24,501 24,597 24,532 24,349 24,318 24,636 24,827 2002 Average January April July October 50,344 49,839 50,167 50,530 50,841 25,108 24,868 25,056 25,118 25,388 25,237 24,971 25,110 25,412 25,453 2003 Average January April July October 51,793 51,280 51,596 51,990 52,305 25,799 25,552 25,807 25,829 26,006 25,994 25,728 25,789 26,161 26,298 2004 Average January April July October 53,144 52,675 52,970 53,361 53,569 26,485 26,255 26,383 26,589 26,711 26,660 26,420 26,587 26,773 26,858 2005 Average January April July October 54,388 53,975 54,195 54,583 54,799 27,111 26,879 27,028 27,196 27,342 27,277 27,096 27,167 27,387 27,456 2006 Average January April July October 55,230 54,829 54,976 55,475 55,638 27,521 27,301 27,394 27,639 27,749 27,708 27,528 27,581 27,835 27,889 2007 Average January April July October 56,565 56,145 56,411 56,857 56,845 28,184 27,968 28,110 28,326 28,330 28,381 28,177 28,301 28,531 28,515 Notes: 1. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding. 2. Data were averages of the four survey rounds (January, April, July and October). 3. Annualized data for 2014 refer to the average of estimates for April, July and October survey rounds. The estimates for these rounds exclude Leyte province. 4. Annualized data for 2015 refer to the average of the four survey rounds that exclude Leyte. The use of the four survey rounds that exclude Leyte was based on the results of the referendum conducted among members of the Inter-Agency Committee on Labor and Productivity Statistics (IACLPS). 5. Starting April 2016 round, the Labor Force Survey (LFS) adopted the 2013 Master Sample Design as well as the population projections based on the 2010 Census of Population and Housing (2010 CPH) while previous survey rounds were derived using the 2000 CPH population projections. 6. Annualized data for 2016 was computed as the average of the four survey rounds using the January 2016 round that was based on the 2010 CPH population projections. 2-1