QUICKSTAT on ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR

May 2008

A monthly update of NSO's most requested statistics 

REFERENCE PERIOD and

INDICATOR DATA 
PRICES  (2000=100) 
2007 Apr 2008  Mar 2008  Apr 2007
Consumer Price Index  138.20 153.60  151.30  137.00
Inflation rate  3.80 12.10  11.10  3.70
Purchasing power of the peso  0.72 0.65  0.66  0.73
PRIVATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 2nd Qtr 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr
(Floor area in square meters; value in P1,000) 2006 2007  2007  2006
Total number of buildings  411 169  81  151
Total floor area (square meter)  45,917 25,354  11,022  16,608
Value (P'000)  293,988 142,069  58,471  97,714
Residential (number)  227 99  35  82
Total floor area (square meter)  20,974 11,655  3,601  6,618
Value (P'000)  134,911 63,974  25,119  39,839
Nonresidential (number)  115 60  33  38
Total floor area (square meter)  21,234 13,699  7,316  9,285
Value (P'000)  128,834 74,219  29,872  47,119
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
(Source: Listing of Establishments)  2002  2001  2000
Type of Establishment    
Micro (1-9 establishments)  10,236  14,195  19,993
Small (10-99 establishments)  334  845  1,169
Medium (100-199 establishments)  6  30  37
Large (200 and over establishments) 2  27  30
FAMILY INCOME AND EXPENDITURE (at current prices)
(Source: FIES 2000)  2000  1997  1994
Total number of families  377,204  341,656  309,349
Annual average family income (in peso) 88,701  92,240  55,297
Annual average family expenditure (in peso) 72,507  69,933  47,877
Annual average family saving (in peso) 16,194  22,307  7,420
Annual per capita income (in peso) (exclude Zamboanga City) 14,654  16,793  10,189
Average per capita expenditure (in peso) (exclude Zamboanga
City)  12,164  13,713  8,457
DEMOGRAPHY (Source: 2000 Census of Population and Housing) 2000  1995  1990
Total population  1,935,250  1,217,258  1,554,520
Urban  595,832r  -  566,266
r
Rural  1,339,418   -  978,254
Male  678,739  621,385  -
Female  654,717  595,873  -
Household population (exclude Zamboanga City) 1,331,030  1,723,384  1,540,299
Male  677,052  873,807  782,909
Female  653,978  849,577  757,390
Number of households  255,621  230,592  202,548
Average household size  5.21  5.27  5.40
Annual growth rate (1995-2000)  1.97  1.88  2.76
 Sex ratio (Number of males for every 100 females) 103.67  104.28  104.40
Population Density (In square kilometer) 143  152.90  138.50
Median Age  19  18  18
Dependency Ratio  80.80  85  87.10
Young Dependents  75.10  80  82.50
Old Dependents  5.70  5  4.60
Proportion by age group (in Percent)    
0-4  13.60  15.80  16.30
0-14  41.50  43.20  44.10
15-64  55.30  54.00  53.50
18 and over  51.80  49.90  48.90
65 and over  3.20  2.70  2.50
Proportion of Urban Population  28.30  n.a.  27.30
Proportion of Persons with Disabilities 1.10  1.10  1.00
GEOGRAPHY (Source: Philippines in Figures and Philippine
Yearbook)  2006  2005  2004
Number of Cities  2  2  2
Number of Municipalities  26  26  26
Number of Barangays  779  779  779
DEMOGRAPHY (Source: 2000 Census of Population and Housing) 2000  1995  1990
Marital Status (Household Population 10 Years Old and Over)    
Total  953,963  842,430  1,083,539
Single  422,584  376,398  489,287
Married  445,421  424,438  549,479
Widowed  35,911  28,267  37,113
Divorced/Separated  6,801  3,400  5,611
Common-Law/Live-In  35,570  9,497  569
Unknown/Not Stated  7,676  430  1,480
Disabled persons by Type of Disability; By Sex and Age Group    
Total  14,170  12,757  14,307
Total blindness  599  476  1,310
Partial blindness  1,256  1,294  -
Low Vision  5,953  3,416  -
Total deafness  588  442  1,732
Partial deafness  634  1,321  -
Hard of hearing  660  335  -
Oral defect  703  598  1,007
Loss of one or both arms/hands  511  181  -
Loss of one of both legs/feet  584  185  -
Quadriplegic  764  -  -
Mentally retarded  914  727  1,172
Mentally ill  601  495  800
Multiple impairment  403  -  496
Muteness  -  640  661
Deafness/Muteness  -  -  383
Others  -  2,647  6,746
Highest Educational Attainment (Household Population by 5 Years
Old and Over)  20004/  19954/  19905/
Both Sexes  1,149,912  1,022,753  1,214,581
No Grade Completed  109,717  111,441  112,464
 Pre-School  24,513  32,874  11,792
Elementary  603,571  551,586  684,614
1st-4th Grade  345,527  320,845  385,817
5th-7th Grade  258,044  230,741  298,797
High School  260,674  223,326  249,430
Undergraduate  188,836  159,226  164,538
Graduate  71,838  64,100  84,892
Post-Secondary  15,818  6,267  15,638
Undergraduate  4,213  1,135  6,081
Graduate  11,605  5,132  9,557
College Undergraduate  79,174  47,397  80,591
Academic Degree Holder  25,104  38,541  53,157
Post- Baccalaureate  5,614  1,190  -
Not Stated  25,727  10,131  6,895
Overseas Workers (Highest Educational Attainment 10 Years Old
and Over)  2000  1995  1990
Both Sexes  8,199  4,165  30,931
No Grade Completed  246  152  108
Pre-School  27  6  2
Elementary  3,398  1,416  906
1st-4th Grade  1,641  610  350
5th-7th Grade  1,757  806  556
High School  2,225  1,323  800
Undergraduate  1,533  717  400
Graduate  692  606  400
Post-Secondary  427  99  193
Undergraduate  99  11  25
Graduate  328  88  168
College Undergraduate  1,028  449  408
Academic Degree Holder  538  660  635
Post- Baccalaureate  96  16  -
Not Stated  214  44  39
Elderly Population ( 60 Years Old and Over)    
Both Sexes  67,782  76,082  63,511
Male  34,295  38,537  32,642
Female  33,487  37,545  30,869
VITAL STATISTICS REPORT (Source: VSR) 2003  2002  2001
Births
28,668  28,163  36,685
(Based on civil registration. Not adjusted for underregistration)
Male  14,775  14,646  18,868
Female  13,893  13,517  17,817
Marriages
8,399  8,489  10,850
(Based on civil registration. Not adjusted for underregistration)
Deaths
5,950  5,729  6,718
(Based on civil registration. Not adjusted for underregistration)
Male  3,733  3,533  4,220
Female  2,217  2,196  2,498
2005- 2000-
  2010-2015  2010  2005
Crude birthb (per thousand population) 28.41  29.05  29.68
b
Crude death (per thousand population) 5.49  5.57  5.66
 Crude rate of natural increaseb (per thousand population) 22.93  23.48  24.03
b
Total fertility rate (number of children per woman) 3.59  3.68  3.76
b
Life expectancy at birth (in years; medium assumption)    
Male  66.06  65.71  65.36
Female  72.01  71.66  71.31
MINIMUM BASIC NEEDS (MBN)* INDICATORS
(Source: Annual Poverty Indicators Survey) 2002  1999  1998
On Survival     
Percentage of families with access to safe drinking water 66.91  70.60  48.10
National ranking  65  60  64
Percentage of families with sanitary toilet 80.85  80.90  59.10
National ranking  49  51  54
Percentage of families with electricity 57.93  n.a.  n.a.
National ranking  61  n.a.  n.a.
Percentage of families with access to health facility 28.69  n.a.  26.00
National ranking  66  n.a.  69
On Security     
Percentage of families with housing unit made of strong materials 51.02  47.30  21.50
National ranking  56  46  53
Percentage of families with own/owner like possesion of house/lot 60.67  72.70  65.90
National ranking  61  49  46
Percentage of families with head gainfully employed 89.28  89.60  92.50
National ranking  18  35  26
Percentage of families with members of 18 years old and over
gainfully employed  97.07  96.30  96.10
National ranking  14  32  31
On Enabling     
Percentage of families with children 6-12 years old in elementary
grade  92.55  86.90  84.10
National ranking  35  68  63
Percentage of families with children 13-16 years old in high school 71.00  57.90  41.60
National ranking  62  66  69
Percentage of families with working children 5-17 years old 13.67  19.70  68.00
National ranking  30  49  65
Percentage of families with member involved in people's
organization  19.72  16.10  18.80
National ranking  51  60  35
EDUCATION (Source: 2000, 1990 CPH/1994 FLEMMS) 2000  1994  1990
Literate (Simple literacy in 1,000)  824  783  958
Literacy rate (Simple literacy)   86.41  89.26  88.38
CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE (Source: 1991 CA Vol. I) 2002  1991  1980
1/
Number of farms by land use   148,589  147,590  109,061
Area of farms by land use (in hectares) 490,000  408,844  373,736
Arable lands     
Land planted to temporary crops  238,487  212,644  152,284
2/
Lands lying idle   5,983  6,813  59,249
Land planted to permanent crops  231,906  185,009  138,464
Land under permanent meadows and pasture 3,165  1,185  11,508
Lands covered with forest growth  2,236  1,541  8,198
3/
All other lands   5,475  1,652  4,032
7/
Top Five Agricultural Crops (Souce :BAS) 2005  2004  2003
 Palay     
Area (Hectares)  73,781  72,262  74,311
Production (Metric Tons)  306,196  298,376  293,030
Corn     
Area (Hectares)  89,770  86,423  84,048
Production (Metric Tons)  127,236  115,109  90,327
Coconut     
P
Area (Hectares)  127,288   127,300  127,304
Production (Metric Tons)  475,515P  462,381  457,447
Sugarcane     
P
Area (Hectares)  33   40  46
P
Production (Metric Tons)  139   179  203
Banana     
Area (Hectares)  6,260  6,203  6,185
Production (Metric Tons)  42,666  36,261  34,874
Top Five Livestock  2005  2004  2003
Carabao  86,315  92,566  93,777
Cattle  104,648  116,587  109,004
Chicken  2,703,599  2,834,555  2,803,843
Duck  118,665  126,107  102,557
Goat  53,995  49,620  49,562
INTERNAL REVENUE ALLOTMENT
(Source: Department of Budget and Management) 2006  2005  2004
IRA (In Million Pesos)  532.50  484.80  452.00
Rank  28  28  28
Percentage of IRA to Total Financial Resources 73.30  34.90  50.00
Rank  51  71  69
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX (HDI)
(Source: National Statistics Coordination Board)   2000  1997
6/
Human Development Index     0.529  0.525
Rank    65  55
BANKS
(Source: Central Bank of the Philippines)   2006  2005
Total Number of Banks    72  72
Total Banks Deposit (in Millions)    24,201  21,829
PAWNSHOP
(Source: Central Bank of the Philippines)   2003  2002
Total Number of Pawnshops    158  165
REGISTERED VOTERS
(Source: Comelec)    2004  2002
Number of Registered Voters    851,280  682,246
Rank    14  15
* MBN - are the minimum criteria for attaining a decent quality of life, which are the basic needs of Filipino family for survival,
security and empowerment (enabling).
n.a. - not available.
r - revised.
b/ Census-Based National, Regional and Provincial Projections.
1/ A farm was counted once under "ALL CLASSES" but maybe counted under each of the reported land utilization.
2/ Included homelot.
3/ Included lands temporary fallowed and lands under temporary meadows/pastures.
4/ Ages 5 years old and over.
5/ Ages 7 years old and over.
6/ Human Development Index - this index attempt to measure the complete concept of human development by tracking
the progress of three selected aspect of human life. It tries to capture and simplify description of human development.
7/ Bureau of Agriculture and Statistics