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REPORT NO. 1 – I
2015 Census
of Population
Population
by Province,
City, Municipality,
and Barangay
REGION VI –
WESTERN VISAYAS
HIS EXCELLENCY
Josie B. Perez
Deputy National Statistician
Censuses and Technical Coordination Office
ISSN 0117-1453
Presidential Proclamation No. 1269
Foreword v
Summary Tables
Table A. Population and Annual Population Growth Rates for the Philippines and Its
Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities: 2000, 2010, and 2015 xxxi
Table B. Population and Annual Population Growth Rates by Province, City, and
Municipality in Region VI – Western Visayas: 2000, 2010, and 2015 xxxiv
Statistical Tables
Aklan 4
Antique 14
Capiz 31
Iloilo 45
Iloilo City 92
Guimaras 97
Table of Contents 2015 Census of Population
Appendices
D. Trainings and Fieldwork for the Conduct of the POPCEN 2015 D-1
INTRODUCTION
Like the previous censuses conducted in the country, the POPCEN 2015 was
designed to take an inventory of the population of the Philippines and to collect
information about its characteristics.
The authority and mandate of the PSA to conduct the POPCEN 2015 emanates
from Republic Act (RA) No. 10625 and Executive Order No. 352.
RA No. 10625, also known as the Philippine Statistical Act of 2013, which was
approved on 12 September 2013, states that “the PSA shall be primarily responsible for
all national censuses and surveys, sectoral statistics, consolidation of administrative
recording system, and compilation of national accounts.” Specifically, Section 6(b) of
this Act mandates the PSA “to prepare and conduct periodic censuses on population,
housing, agriculture, fisheries, business, industry, and other sectors of the economy”.
Executive Order No. 352 – Designation of Statistical Activities That Will Generate
Critical Data for Decision-Making of the Government and the Private Sector, stipulates
the conduct of a mid-decade census primarily to update the population count in all
barangays nationwide.
Section 9 of RA No. 10625 states that one of the functions of the PSA Board is to
prescribe appropriate frameworks for the improvement of statistical coordination and
establish mechanisms for statistical coordination at the regional and LGU levels. With
this mandated function and being the highest policy making body on statistical matters,
the PSA Board was designated as the National Census Coordinating Board (NCCB) for
the POPCEN 2015.
Explanatory Text 2015 Census of Population
The NCCB was chaired by the PSA Board Chairperson, who is the Secretary for
Socioeconomic Planning and Director, National Economic and Development Authority
(NEDA). The Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management or his/her duly
authorized Undersecretary served as the NCCB Vice-Chairperson. The members of the
Board were the National Statistician (NS) of the PSA, who served as the Executive
Officer (EO) of the NCCB; Executive Director of the Philippine Statistical Research and
Training Institute; one representative each from the executive departments; Bangko
Sentral ng Pilipinas; Commission on Higher Education; Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority; Governance Commission for Government-Owned and -
Controlled Corporations; Philippine Statistical Association, Incorporated; Union of Local
Authorities of the Philippines; and the private sector.
The local census coordinating boards were composed of the Regional Census
Coordinating Board (RCCB), Provincial Census Coordinating Board (PCCB), and
City/Municipal Census Coordinating Board (C/MCCB). The PSA Regional Director (RD)
was responsible for organizing the RCCB. The RD oversaw the creation of the PCCB by
the Provincial Statistics Officer (PSO) in all the provinces under his/her jurisdiction. The
PSO, on the other hand, oversaw the creation of the C/MCCB by the Provincial
Statistical Office (PO) statistician/staff in all the cities/municipalities under his/her
jurisdiction. In provincial capitals where there are no PO statistician/staff designated to
create the local CCB, the PSO was responsible for the formation of the C/MCCB.
Aside from the national and local CCBs, the PSA likewise coordinated with other
government agencies such as the Philippine Information Agency, National Commission
on Indigenous Peoples, National Commission on Muslim Filipinos, and National
Commission on Disability Affairs. Coordination was also made with nongovernment
organizations (NGOs), religious groups and civic organizations (both at the national and
local levels); homeowners, village associations, and building administrators; and
indigenous cultural communities/indigenous peoples (ICCs/IPs).
The operational definitions and concepts adopted in the POPCEN 2015 have
also been used in the past censuses of population. The use of the same operational
definitions of terms and concepts in population censuses ensures comparability of
census results. The POPCEN 2015 enumerators were instructed to adhere strictly to
these operational definitions.
Barangay
A barangay is the smallest political unit in the country. Generally, one enumerator
(EN) is assigned to enumerate one barangay.
The official list of barangays of the Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG) in the Philippine Standard Geographic Code as of December 2015
was used for the POPCEN 2015.
All persons were enumerated in their usual place of residence, which refers to
the geographic place (street, barangay, city/municipality or province) where the person
usually resides. As a rule, a person’s usual place of residence is the place where that
person sleeps most of the time. Hence, it may be the same as or different from the
place where he/she was found at the time of the census.
Household
In most cases, a household consists of persons who are related by kinship ties,
such as parents and their children. In some instances, several generations of familial
ties are represented in one household while, still in others, even more distant relatives
are included as members of the household.
A person who shares a housing unit with a household but separately cooks
his/her meals or consumes his/her food elsewhere is not considered a member of the
household he/she shares the housing unit with. This person should be listed as a
separate (one member) household.
Household Population
Institutional Population
Institutional population comprises of persons who are found living in ILQs. They
may have their own families or households elsewhere but at the time of the census,
they are committed or confined in institutions; or they live in ILQs and are usually
subject to a common authority or management, or are bound by either a common public
objective or a common personal interest.
Household Membership
In determining the household membership, the basic criterion was the usual
place of residence or the place where the person usually resided. This may be the same
or different from the place where a person was found at the time of the census. As a
rule, it was the place where a person usually sleeps.
As in the past population and housing censuses, ENs of POPCEN 2015 were
provided with guidelines on whom to list as members of a household and ILQ. This
helped ensure uniformity in determining household membership, institutional population,
and in identifying persons to be included in the enumeration or excluded from it. Further,
this helped ensure that there was no omission or duplication in the enumeration of
persons and households during census-taking. The following guidelines were used in
determining household membership and institutional population:
1. Those who were present at the time of visit and whose usual place of
residence was the housing unit where the household lived;
2. Family members who were overseas workers and who were away at the
time of the census and were expected to be back within five years from
the date of last departure.
These included household members who may or may not have had a
specific work contract or had been presently at home on vacation but had
an existing overseas employment to return to. Undocumented overseas
workers or the so-called TNT (Tago Nang Tago) were still considered as
members of the household for as long as they had been away for not
more than five years. Immigrants, however, were excluded from the
census.
3. Those whose usual place of residence was the place where the household
lived but were temporarily away at the time of the census for any of the
following reasons:
7. Persons temporarily staying with the household who had no usual place of
residence or who were not certain to be enumerated elsewhere.
3. Hotel residents who stayed in the hotel for more than six months at the
time of the census;
5. Patients in hospitals who were confined for more than six months;
7. Wards in orphanages, homes for the aged, and other welfare institutions;
Included in the enumeration were those who were alive as of the POPCEN 2015
reference date, that was, 12:01 a.m. of 1 August 2015 were enumerated.
Specifically, these were the following:
5. Civilian citizens of foreign countries who had their usual residence in the
Philippines, or foreign visitors who had stayed or were expected to stay for
at least a year from the date of their arrival in this country.
Excluded from the enumeration were the following persons, although they
happened to be within the territorial jurisdiction of the Philippines at the time of
the census enumeration:
Method of Enumeration
The gathering of population and housing data was performed by census ENs
through house to house visits and interview of a responsible member of each household.
Self-Administered Questionnaires (SAQs) and/or Electronic Questionnaires (E-
Questionnaires) were provided to households living in special areas, such as high-rise
buildings/condominiums, exclusive subdivisions/villages, and townhouses, and
institutions where personal interview was not possible. A complete listing of buildings
which contain living quarters, including the vacant ones, as well as housing units and
ILQs was also done.
Aklan
Antique Capiz
Iloilo
Iloilo City
Guimaras
The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) was the fastest growing
region with an average annual population growth rate (PGR) of 2.89 percent.
The country has 81 provinces. Of these provinces, Cavite was the most populous in 2015
with 3.68 million persons, followed by Bulacan (3.29 million), and Laguna (3.04 million).
Twenty-four other provinces surpassed the one million total population mark. Refer to
Table 3.
Batanes was the smallest province in terms of total population size with 17,246 persons.
Two other provinces posted a total population size of less than 100,000. These are
Siquijor (95,984) and Camiguin (88,478).
Highlights 2015 Census of Population
Table 3. Provinces With More Than One Million Total Population: Philippines, 2015
Total Total
Rank Province Population Rank Province Population
(in thousands) (in thousands)
1 Cavite 3,678 15 Isabela 1,594
2 Bulacan 3,292 16 Bukidnon 1,415
3 Laguna 3,035 17 Cotabato (North Cotabato) 1,380
4 Pangasinan 2,957 18 Tarlac 1,366
5 Cebu* 2,939 19 Negros Oriental 1,355
6 Rizal 2,884 20 Albay 1,315
7 Batangas 2,694 21 Bohol 1,314
8 Negros Occidental* 2,497 22 Cagayan 1,199
9 Pampanga* 2,198 23 Maguindanao 1,174
10 Nueva Ecija 2,151 24 Lanao del Sur 1,045
11 Camarines Sur 1,953 25 Davao del Norte 1,016
12 Iloilo* 1,936 26 Zamboanga del Norte 1,011
13 Quezon* 1,857 27 Zamboanga del Sur* 1,011
14 Leyte* 1,725
* Excluding the population of highly urbanized cities.
The Philippines has 33 highly urbanized cities (HUCs). Four of these HUCs had
surpassed the one million total population mark, namely, Quezon City (2.94
million), City of Manila (1.78 million), Davao City (1.63 million), and Caloocan City
(1.58 million).
The country has 1,489 municipalities. The three largest municipalities in terms of total
population size are all located in the province of Rizal. These are the municipalities of
Rodriquez (Montalban) with 369,222 persons, Cainta (332,128), and Taytay (319,104).
Fifteen other municipalities had a total population size of more than 150,000. See
Table 4.
Table 4. Municipalities With More Than 150,000 Total Population: Philippines, 2015
Rank Municipality Province Total Population
1 Rodriguez (Montalban) Rizal 369,222
2 Cainta Rizal 332,128
3 Taytay Rizal 319,104
4 Binangonan Rizal 282,474
5 Santa Maria Bulacan 256,454
6 San Mateo Rizal 252,527
7 Silang Cavite 248,085
8 Tanza Cavite 226,188
9 Marilao Bulacan 221,965
10 Santo Tomas Batangas 179,844
11 Lubao Pampanga 160,838
12 Gen. Mariano Alvarez Cavite 155,143
13 Mexico Pampanga 154,624
14 Pikit Cotabato (North Cotabato) 154,441
15 Concepcion Tarlac 154,188
16 San Miguel Bulacan 153,882
17 Polomolok South Cotabato 152,589
18 Midsayap Cotabato (North Cotabato) 151,684
There are 42,036 barangays in the country. The largest barangay in terms of total
population size is Barangay 176 in Caloocan City with 247 thousand persons. It
was followed by Commonwealth in Quezon City (198,285) and Batasan Hills in
Quezon City (161,409). Twelve other barangays posted a total population size of
more than a hundred thousand persons. Refer to Table 5.
The total number of households in the country in 2015 was recorded at 22.98 million,
higher by 2.81 million compared with the 20.17 million households posted in 2010.
In 2000, the total number of households was 15.28 million.
The country’s average household size (AHS) in 2015 was 4.4 persons, lower than the
AHS of 4.6 persons in 2010. In 2000, there were 5.0 persons, on average, per household.
Among the country’s 18 regions, Region IV-A had the most number of households
with 3.40 million, followed by the NCR with 3.10 million and Region III with 2.57 million.
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) had the least number of households with 396
thousand. Refer to Table 7.
ARMM had the highest AHS of 6.1 persons, followed by Region V with 4.8 persons.
The lowest AHS was recorded in the NCR and Region XI, both with 4.1 persons.
Table 7. Household Population, Number of Households, and Average
Household Size by Region: Philippines, 2015
Average
Region Household Number Household
Population of Households Size
Philippines 100,573,715 22,975,630 4.4
National Capital Region 12,787,669 3,095,766 4.1
Cordillera Administrative Region 1,714,220 395,881 4.3
I – Ilocos 5,014,622 1,151,629 4.4
II – Cagayan Valley 3,443,493 804,524 4.3
III – Central Luzon 11,184,068 2,566,558 4.4
IV-A – CALABARZON 14,365,137 3,395,383 4.2
MIMAROPA Region 2,946,505 682,668 4.3
V – Bicol 5,780,963 1,216,421 4.8
VI – Western Visayas 4,464,277 1,014,987 4.4
VII – Central Visayas 6,008,987 1,388,475 4.3
Negros Island Region 4,402,196 1,012,323 4.3
VIII – Eastern Visayas 4,425,172 986,003 4.5
IX – Zamboanga Peninsula 3,615,108 799,219 4.5
X – Northern Mindanao 4,663,108 1,042,929 4.5
XI – Davao 4,867,168 1,177,461 4.1
XII – SOCCSKSARGEN 4,531,642 1,050,680 4.3
XIII – Caraga 2,588,131 574,338 4.5
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 3,771,249 620,385 6.1
Among the five provinces comprising the region, Iloilo (excluding Iloilo City) had the
biggest total population in 2015 with 1.94 million, followed by Capiz with
761 thousand, Antique with 582 thousand, and Aklan with 575 thousand. Guimaras
had the smallest total population with 175 thousand. Refer to Table 3.
Iloilo City, the only highly urbanized city (HUC) in the region posted a total population
of 448 thousand.
The total population of Region VI accounted for about 4.4 percent of the total
Philippine population in 2015.
Aklan was the fastest growing province in the region with an average annual
population growth rate (PGR) of 1.35 percent during the period 2010 to 2015. It was
followed by Iloilo (excluding Iloilo City) with a PGR of 1.34 percent, Guimaras
(1.33 percent), and Antique (1.22 percent). Capiz posted the lowest provincial PGR
of 1.08 percent. See Table 4.
Iloilo City posted a PGR of 1.02 percent.
Table 4. Annual Population Growth Rate by Province/Highly Urbanized City:
Region VI – Western Visayas
(Based on the 2000, 2010, and 2015 Censuses)
Among the cities (excluding Iloilo City) and municipalities in the region, the largest in
terms of total population size is Roxas City, Capiz with 167,003 persons. It was
followed by Oton, Iloilo (89,115) and Kalibo, Aklan (80,605). The rest of the top ten
most populous cities/municipalities in Region VI are all located in the province of
Iloilo. Refer to Table 5.
Belison in Antique is the least populous city/municipality in Region VI with 13,539 persons.
It was followed by Bingawan in Iloilo (15,199) and Lezo in Aklan (15,224). See Table 6.
Of the 3,389 barangays in Region VI, the largest in terms of total population size is
Calumpang in Iloilo City, Iloilo with 15,150 persons. It was followed by Manoc-Manoc
in Malay, Aklan (14,810) and Andagaw in Kalibo, Aklan (12,703). Refer to Table 7.
Table 7. Top Ten Most Populous Barangays: Region VI – Western Visayas, 2015
The household population of Region VI in 2015 was 4.46 million persons, higher by
278 thousand from the household population of 4.19 million in 2010, and by
824 thousand from the household population of 3.64 million in 2000. See Table 8.
Table 8. Household Population, Number of Households, and Average Household Size:
Region VI – Western Visayas
(Based on the 2000, 2010, and 2015 Censuses)
The total number of households in Region VI in 2015 was recorded at 1.01 million,
higher by 119 thousand compared with the 896 thousand households posted in 2010.
In 2000, the total number of households in the region was 708 thousand.
The region’s average household size (AHS) in 2015 was 4.4 persons, lower than the AHS
of 4.7 persons in 2010. In 2000, there were 5.1 persons, on average, per household.
Among the five provinces in Region VI, Iloilo (excluding Iloilo City) had the most
number of households with 436 thousand, followed by Capiz with 180 thousand and
Aklan with 134 thousand. Guimaras had the least number of households with
41 thousand. Refer to Table 9.
Iloilo City, the lone HUC in the region posted 95 thousand households.
Iloilo City had the highest AHS of 4.7 persons, followed by Antique with 4.5 persons
and Iloilo (excluding Iloilo City) with 4.4 persons. Capiz posted the lowest AHS of
4.2 persons.
TABLE A. POPULATION AND ANNUAL POPULATION GROWTH RATES FOR THE PHILIPPINES AND ITS REGIONS, PROVINCES,
AND HIGHLY URBANIZED CITIES: 2000, 2010, AND 2015
a b c
PHILIPPINES 76,506,928 92,337,852 100,981,437 1.90 1.72 1.84
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (NCR) 9,932,560 11,855,975 12,877,253 1.78 1.58 1.72
CITY OF MANILA 1,581,082 1,652,171 1,780,148 0.44 1.43 0.78
CITY OF MANDALUYONG 278,474 328,699 386,276 1.67 3.12 2.17
CITY OF MARIKINA 391,170 424,150 450,741 0.81 1.16 0.93
CITY OF PASIG 505,058 669,773 755,300 2.86 2.31 2.67
QUEZON CITY 2,173,831 2,761,720 2,936,116 2.42 1.17 1.99
CITY OF SAN JUAN 117,680 121,430 122,180 0.31 0.12 0.25
CALOOCAN CITY 1,177,604 1,489,040 1,583,978 2.37 1.18 1.96
CITY OF MALABON 338,855 353,337 365,525 0.42 0.65 0.50
CITY OF NAVOTAS 230,403 249,131 249,463 0.78 0.03 0.52
CITY OF VALENZUELA 485,433 575,356 620,422 1.71 1.45 1.62
CITY OF LAS PIÑAS 472,780 552,573 588,894 1.57 1.22 1.45
CITY OF MAKATI 471,379 529,039 582,602 1.16 1.85 1.40
CITY OF MUNTINLUPA 379,310 459,941 504,509 1.95 1.78 1.89
CITY OF PARAÑAQUE 449,811 588,126 665,822 2.72 2.39 2.60
PASAY CITY 354,908 392,869 416,522 1.02 1.12 1.05
PATEROS 57,407 64,147 63,840 1.12 -0.09 0.70
TAGUIG CITY 467,375 644,473 804,915 3.26 4.32 3.63
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR) 1,365,412 1,616,867 1,722,006 1.70 1.21 1.53
ABRA 209,491 234,733 241,160 1.14 0.52 0.93
BENGUET (excluding BAGUIO CITY) 330,129 403,944 446,224 2.04 1.91 1.99
BAGUIO CITY 252,386 318,676 345,366 2.36 1.54 2.08
IFUGAO 161,623 191,078 202,802 1.69 1.14 1.50
KALINGA 174,023 201,613 212,680 1.48 1.02 1.32
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE 140,631 154,187 154,590 0.92 0.05 0.62
APAYAO 97,129 112,636 119,184 1.49 1.08 1.35
REGION III - CENTRAL LUZON 8,204,742 10,137,737 11,218,177 2.14 1.95 2.07
BATAAN 557,659 687,482 760,650 2.11 1.94 2.06
BULACAN 2,234,088 2,924,433 3,292,071 2.73 2.28 2.57
NUEVA ECIJA 1,659,883 1,955,373 2,151,461 1.65 1.84 1.71
PAMPANGA (excluding ANGELES CITY) 1,614,942 2,014,019 2,198,110 2.23 1.68 2.04
ANGELES CITY 267,788 326,336 411,634 2.00 4.52 2.86
TARLAC 1,068,783 1,273,240 1,366,027 1.76 1.35 1.62
ZAMBALES (excluding OLONGAPO CITY) 433,542 534,443 590,848 2.11 1.93 2.05
OLONGAPO CITY 194,260 221,178 233,040 1.31 1.00 1.20
AURORA 173,797 201,233 214,336 1.48 1.21 1.38
TABLE A. POPULATION AND ANNUAL POPULATION GROWTH RATES FOR THE PHILIPPINES AND ITS REGIONS, PROVINCES,
AND HIGHLY URBANIZED CITIES: 2000, 2010, AND 2015
REGION VII - CENTRAL VISAYAS 4,576,865 5,513,514 6,041,903 1.88 1.76 1.84
BOHOL 1,139,130 1,255,128 1,313,560 0.97 0.87 0.94
CEBU (excluding the cities of CEBU, LAPU-LAPU, and MANDAUE) 2,160,569 2,619,362 2,938,982 1.94 2.22 2.04
CEBU CITY 718,821 866,171 922,611 1.88 1.21 1.65
LAPU-LAPU CITY (OPON) 217,019 350,467 408,112 4.91 2.94 4.23
MANDAUE CITY 259,728 331,320 362,654 2.46 1.73 2.21
SIQUIJOR 81,598 91,066 95,984 1.10 1.01 1.07
NEGROS ISLAND REGION (NIR) 2 3,695,811 4,194,525 4,414,131 1.27 0.98 1.17
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL (excluding BACOLOD CITY) 3 2,136,647 2,396,039 2,497,261 1.15 0.79 1.03
BACOLOD CITY 429,076 511,820 561,875 1.78 1.79 1.78
NEGROS ORIENTAL 4 1,130,088 1,286,666 1,354,995 1.31 0.99 1.20
REGION VIII - EASTERN VISAYAS 3,610,355 4,101,322 4,440,150 1.28 1.52 1.36
EASTERN SAMAR 375,822 428,877 467,160 1.33 1.64 1.44
LEYTE (excluding TACLOBAN CITY) 1,413,697 1,567,984 1,724,679 1.04 1.83 1.31
TACLOBAN CITY 178,639 221,174 242,089 2.16 1.73 2.01
NORTHERN SAMAR 500,639 589,013 632,379 1.64 1.36 1.54
SAMAR (WESTERN SAMAR) 641,124 733,377 780,481 1.35 1.19 1.30
SOUTHERN LEYTE 360,160 399,137 421,750 1.03 1.05 1.04
BILIRAN 140,274 161,760 171,612 1.43 1.13 1.33
TABLE A. POPULATION AND ANNUAL POPULATION GROWTH RATES FOR THE PHILIPPINES AND ITS REGIONS, PROVINCES,
AND HIGHLY URBANIZED CITIES: 2000, 2010, AND 2015
AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO (ARMM) 2,803,045 3,256,140 3,781,387 1.51 2.89 1.98
BASILAN (excluding CITY OF ISABELA) 259,796 293,322 346,579 1.22 3.23 1.91
LANAO DEL SUR 800,162 933,260 1,045,429 1.55 2.18 1.77
MAGUINDANAO (excluding COTABATO CITY) 801,102 944,718 1,173,933 1.66 4.22 2.54
SULU 619,668 718,290 824,731 1.49 2.66 1.89
TAWI-TAWI 322,317 366,550 390,715 1.29 1.22 1.27
Notes:
a
Population counts for the regions do not add up to the national total. Includes 18,989 persons residing in the areas disputed by the City of Pasig
(National Capital Region) and the province of Rizal (Region IV-A); and 2,851 Filipinos in Philippine embassies,
consulates and missions abroad.
b
Population counts for the regions do not add up to the national total. Includes 2,739 Filipinos in Philippine embassies, consulates, and missions abroad.
c
Population counts for the regions do not add up to the national total. Includes 2,134 Filipinos in Philippine embassies, consulates, and missions abroad.
1
Renamed pursuant to Republic Act No. 10879, also known as the MIMAROPA Act, which took effect on 17 July 2016.
2
Created into a region under Executive Order No. 183.
3
Transferred province under Executive Order No. 183; taken from Region VI - Western Visayas.
4
Transferred province under Executive Order No. 183; taken from Region VII - Central Visayas.
5
Created into a province under Republic Act No. 10360 dated July 23, 2012; ratified on October 28, 2013; taken from the province of Davao del Sur.
Sources:
Philippine Statistics Authority, 2000 Census of Population and Housing
Philippine Statistics Authority, 2010 Census of Population and Housing
Philippine Statistics Authority, 2015 Census of Population
TABLE B. POPULATION AND ANNUAL POPULATION GROWTH RATES BY PROVINCE, CITY, AND MUNICIPALITY
IN REGION VI - WESTERN VISAYAS: 2000, 2010, AND 2015
TABLE B. POPULATION AND ANNUAL POPULATION GROWTH RATES BY PROVINCE, CITY, AND MUNICIPALITY
IN REGION VI - WESTERN VISAYAS: 2000, 2010, AND 2015
ILOILO (excluding ILOILO CITY) 1,559,182 1,805,576 1,936,423 1.48 1.34 1.43
AJUY 45,192 47,248 52,268 0.45 1.94 0.96
ALIMODIAN 31,494 37,484 38,408 1.76 0.46 1.31
ANILAO 22,170 27,486 28,684 2.17 0.82 1.70
BADIANGAN 22,213 26,218 27,005 1.67 0.56 1.29
BALASAN 25,474 29,724 33,088 1.55 2.06 1.73
BANATE 27,263 29,543 32,532 0.81 1.85 1.16
BAROTAC NUEVO 45,804 51,867 54,146 1.25 0.82 1.10
BAROTAC VIEJO 36,314 41,470 45,808 1.34 1.91 1.53
BATAD 17,009 19,385 21,298 1.32 1.81 1.48
BINGAWAN 11,866 13,432 15,199 1.25 2.38 1.64
CABATUAN 45,935 54,950 58,442 1.81 1.18 1.59
CALINOG 48,454 54,430 60,413 1.17 2.00 1.46
CARLES 53,404 62,690 68,160 1.62 1.60 1.61
CONCEPCION 34,240 39,617 43,159 1.47 1.64 1.53
DINGLE 38,311 43,290 45,335 1.23 0.88 1.11
DUEÑAS 30,882 33,671 34,242 0.87 0.32 0.68
DUMANGAS 56,291 66,108 69,108 1.62 0.85 1.35
ESTANCIA 35,842 42,666 48,546 1.76 2.49 2.01
GUIMBAL 27,707 32,325 33,820 1.55 0.86 1.32
IGBARAS 27,878 31,347 32,004 1.18 0.40 0.91
JANIUAY 54,166 63,031 63,905 1.53 0.26 1.09
LAMBUNAO 61,084 69,023 73,640 1.23 1.24 1.23
LEGANES 23,475 29,438 32,480 2.29 1.89 2.15
LEMERY 23,546 27,441 30,851 1.54 2.25 1.79
LEON 43,729 47,522 49,875 0.83 0.92 0.87
MAASIN 30,828 35,069 36,922 1.30 0.98 1.19
MIAGAO 57,092 64,545 67,565 1.23 0.87 1.11
MINA 18,096 21,785 23,546 1.87 1.49 1.74
NEW LUCENA 19,490 22,174 23,240 1.30 0.90 1.16
OTON 65,374 82,572 89,115 2.36 1.46 2.05
CITY OF PASSI 69,601 79,663 80,544 1.36 0.21 0.96
PAVIA 32,824 43,614 55,603 2.88 4.73 3.51
POTOTAN 61,206 70,955 75,070 1.49 1.08 1.35
SAN DIONISIO 28,702 33,650 38,775 1.60 2.73 1.99
SAN ENRIQUE 28,655 32,422 33,911 1.24 0.86 1.11
SAN JOAQUIN 47,826 51,645 51,892 0.77 0.09 0.54
SAN MIGUEL 20,754 25,013 27,686 1.88 1.95 1.91
SAN RAFAEL 12,847 14,655 16,532 1.32 2.32 1.67
SANTA BARBARA 46,076 55,472 60,215 1.87 1.57 1.77
SARA 42,363 46,889 52,631 1.02 2.22 1.43
TIGBAUAN 50,446 58,814 62,706 1.55 1.23 1.44
TUBUNGAN 19,007 21,540 22,449 1.26 0.79 1.10
ZARRAGA 18,252 23,693 25,605 2.64 1.49 2.24
Sources:
Philippine Statistics Authority, 2000 Census of Population and Housing
Philippine Statistics Authority, 2010 Census of Population and Housing
Philippine Statistics Authority, 2015 Census of Population
TABLE C. TOTAL POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD POPULATION, NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS, AND AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE
BY REGION, PROVINCE, AND HIGHLY URBANIZED CITY AS OF AUGUST 1, 2015: PHILIPPINES
a
PHILIPPINES 100,981,437 100,573,715 22,975,630 4.4
TABLE C. TOTAL POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD POPULATION, NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS, AND AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE
BY REGION, PROVINCE, AND HIGHLY URBANIZED CITY AS OF AUGUST 1, 2015: PHILIPPINES
TABLE C. TOTAL POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD POPULATION, NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS, AND AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE
BY REGION, PROVINCE, AND HIGHLY URBANIZED CITY AS OF AUGUST 1, 2015: PHILIPPINES
Notes:
a
Population counts for the regions do not add up to the national total. Includes 2,134 Filipinos in Philippine embassies, consulates and missions abroad.
1
Renamed pursuant to Republic Act No. 10879, also known as the MIMAROPA Act, which took effect on 17 July 2016.
2
Created into a region under Executive Order No. 183.
3
Transferred province under Executive Order No. 183; taken from Region VI - Western Visayas.
4
Transferred province under Executive Order No. 183; taken from Region VII - Central Visayas.
5
Created into a province under Republic Act No. 10360 dated July 23, 2012; ratified on October 28, 2013; taken from the province of Davao del Sur.
Source:
Philippine Statistics Authority, 2015 Census of Population
TABLE 1 Total Population, Household Population, Number of Households, and Average Household Size
by Province, City, and Municipality as of August 1, 2015: Region VI - Western Visayas
(total population includes institutional population)
TABLE 1 Total Population, Household Population, Number of Households, and Average Household Size
by Province, City, and Municipality as of August 1, 2015: Region VI - Western Visayas
(total population includes institutional population)
TABLE 1 Total Population, Household Population, Number of Households, and Average Household Size
by Province, City, and Municipality as of August 1, 2015: Region VI - Western Visayas
(total population includes institutional population)
Note:
* Excludes Iloilo City.
Source:
Philippine Statistics Authority, 2015 Census of Population
Source:
Philippine Statistics Authority, 2015 Census of Population
Source:
Philippine Statistics Authority, 2015 Census of Population
Source:
Philippine Statistics Authority, 2015 Census of Population
Notes:
* Excludes Iloilo City.
1
Renamed barangay from Botongan; certified by its mayor and punong barangay on July 1, 2015.
2
Renamed barangay from Pani-an; certified by its mayor and punong barangay on July 1, 2015.
3
Renamed barangay from Isawan; certified by its punong barangay on July 7, 2015.
Source:
Philippine Statistics Authority, 2015 Census of Population
Source:
Philippine Statistics Authority, 2015 Census of Population
Source:
Philippine Statistics Authority, 2015 Census of Population
SECTION 6. Functions of the PSA. – The PSA shall have the following functions:
(b) Prepare and conduct periodic censuses on population, housing, agriculture,
fisheries, business, industry and other sectors of the economy;
Approved,
This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the
House of Representatives and the Senate on June 6, 2013.
WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 121, which was issued in January 1987, created the
National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) as the policy-making and coordinating
body of the decentralized Philippine Statistical System;
WHEREAS, the NSCB, now an agency attached to the National Economic and
Development Authority (NEDA), has established a system of designated statistics in
accordance with its mandate, that enables the identification and generation of the most
critical and essential statistics required for social and economic planning/analysis based
on approved criteria;
WHEREAS, the generation of said data requires the conduct of nationwide censuses and
surveys and the maintenance/processing of administrative-based records on a regular basis
to allow for monitoring, time series analysis and forecasting by policy-makers;
WHEREAS, the system of designated statistics is a dynamic process that allows for
updating to keep attuned to the emerging demands of data users;
SECTION 1. The activities and statistics that have been designated by the NSCB as per
ANNEX of this Executive Order shall be adopted by the government as the means of
generating the critical and essential data for administrators, planners and policy-makers in
the government and private sectors.
SECTION 2. The implementing agencies shall provide the Office of the President thru the
NSCB results of said censuses, surveys and administrative-based reports on a regular
basis and ensure the dissemination of the data to the general public in accordance with
the designated time frame.
SECTION 4. Any modification, addition or deletion from the above list shall be approved
through a Board Resolution by the NSCB in accordance with its implementing
guidelines. The NSCB is authorized to issue implementing guidelines consistent with the
provisions of this Executive Order. It shall also be responsible in monitoring the system's
implementation to attain the objectives of this Executive Order.
SECTION 5. The NSCB shall regularly conduct adequate consultations with the data
users and producers as a means of updating the lists of designated statistics to be
responsive to the emerging needs of data users.
SECTION 6. The amounts necessary to carry out the provisions of this Executive Order
shall be provided for in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) in the year following its
approval and thereafter. However, any immediate requirement to implement this
Executive Order shall be taken from any available appropriations in the CY l994 GAA,
subject to the usual budgetary rules and regulations.
Done in the City of Manila, this 1st day of July in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and
ninety six.
(Signed)
FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines
The 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015) is designed primarily to take an inventory
of the population in the Philippines and collect information about their characteristics. All information
about the population and living quarters were collected as of 12:01 AM of 1 August 2015, the census
reference date and time.
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is the agency mandated by law to conduct the
POPCEN 2015. Republic Act (RA) No. 10625 and Executive Order (EO) No. 352 are the legal
bases for the conduct of this census. RA No. 10625 mandates the PSA to conduct national
censuses and surveys, while EO No. 352 requires the conduct of a mid-decade census. Section
25 of RA No. 10625 provides that all respondents are obliged to give truthful and complete
answers during the censuses and surveys conducted by the PSA while Section 26 stipulates the
confidentiality of information provided by respondents to the PSA in censuses and surveys.
An EN was assigned to enumerate one enumeration area (EA), which had about 400
households. To ensure quality data collection during the census enumeration, a ratio of one TS
for every four ENs and one CAS for every five TSs was implemented, in general.
To prepare the hired census personnel for enumeration work, four levels of training were
conducted. The first level or the task force training for enumeration was conducted within Metro
Manila on 29 June to 4 July 2015. The said training was participated in by selected personnel of
the PSA central, regional, and provincial offices, who, in turn acted as trainers in the succeeding
levels of training. The second level training was conducted within the region for selected PSA
provincial and regional office staff who, in turn, served as trainers in the third and fourth level
training. The third level training, which was conducted within the province was participated in by
selected provincial office personnel and pre-selected hired CASs. The ENs and TSs were
trained during the fourth level training, which was conducted within the city and municipality with
available training center. A standard training program covering the concepts, definitions,
procedures, as well as duties and responsibilities of ENs and supervisors was used.
Census-taking involved going around the whole enumeration area to do the required
census procedures, as follows:
1. Courtesy Call. As a matter of protocol, the census personnel made a courtesy call to
the Punong Barangay. The ENs informed the official that the census would be
undertaken in the barangay and that they would go around the entire area to ask
questions from the residents.
2. Mapping and Canvassing. The ENs went around the entire EA to familiarize
themselves with the place, checked the barangay or EA boundaries and landmarks,
and reflected these on the barangay/EA map.
3. Listing. The ENs listed buildings with living quarters, housing units, households and
number of household members, and institutional living quarters (ILQs) and number of
persons staying in ILQs in CP Form 1 or the Listing Booklet. Structures which were
occupied or used as living quarters by households, even though these were not
intended for human habitation were also listed. During the listing, the names of the
household heads and their addresses, and the names and addresses of ILQs were
recorded.
4. Interview and Recording of Answers. For every household or ILQ listed, the ENs
administered a questionnaire, that is, CP Form 2 for a household or CP Form 4 for an
ILQ. The Punong Barangay or any barangay official was also interviewed by the ENs
or their TS using CP Form 5 (Barangay Questionnaire).
5. Plotting. The ENs plotted the building with its assigned serial number on the EA
map. Standard cartographic symbols were used in plotting the buildings of the
households and ILQs.
Progress monitoring reports were utilized to track the progress of census and field
operations and evaluate the completeness of census coverage in each barangay/EA while the
enumeration was still ongoing. The provincial, regional, and central offices of the PSA
monitored the progress of enumeration through the Progress Monitoring System (PMS). The
PMS generated reports on the number of households, ILQs, and persons enumerated based on
the information sent by the area supervisors through short messaging system (SMS) or text
messaging.
The POPCEN 2015 adopted the following technologies to make the census operations
efficient:
1. GPS technology for mapping. For this census round, GPS (Global Positioning
System) technology was used for mapping selected barangays in all regions. This
activity provided the ENs with more accurate maps with exact boundary information.
The use of GPS technology will be continued by the PSA as part of its rolling
program for mapping activities.
2. SMS technology for progress monitoring. The PSA made use of the SMS technology
in monitoring the progress of census enumeration nationwide. Started in the 2007
census, the enhanced version of the PMS was adopted for this census round. The
Philippines is the first country in Asia and the Pacific to use the SMS technology in
progress monitoring.
3. OMR technology for data processing. The use of Optical Mark Reader (OMR)
technology in the Philippine census started in the 2000 Census of Population and
Housing (2000 CPH). The Philippines is among the first few countries to have
successfully used this technology. The use of OMR shortened the data entry phase
because only selected items with codes corresponding to write-in entries were
encoded. Data encoding using KFI was done instead of keying from the
questionnaires.
5. MIS for quick monitoring of selected POPCEN 2015 activities. The Management
Information System (MIS) is a web-based application system that served as a sound
board for both the PSA CO and Field Office (FO) staff. It facilitated the monitoring of
status of delivery of census questionnaires and supplies, reporting of accidents,
injuries, and deaths, among others.
The PSA implemented various strategies to enumerate areas which were hard to reach,
remote, upland or mountainous, under military control or with peace and order problem, Chinese
communities or exclusive villages with low response rate for reasons of security or other
concerns, and areas with boundary disputes. These strategies included the recruitment of ENs
who were from the area; coordination with various government agencies and local government
units for mobility; coordination with local officials; and coordination with homeowners’
associations in exclusive villages, high-rise condominiums, and in communities inhabited by
many foreign nationals and indigenous peoples.
Progress monitoring reports were utilized to track the progress of census field operations
and evaluate the completeness of census coverage in every barangay/enumeration area (EA).
The provincial, regional, and central offices of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) monitored
the progress of census enumeration through the Progress Monitoring System (PMS).
Information on a completely enumerated area was sent to the Central Office (CO) through Short
Messaging Service (SMS) using information from CP Form 1 (Listing Booklet). The Field Offices
(FOs) and CO monitored the progress of enumeration through the use of PM reports generated
from the PMS.
The Regional Statistical Services Office (RSSO) was responsible for the evaluation of the
2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015) counts for the provinces in the region while the
Provincial Statistical Office (PO) was responsible for the evaluation of population counts in the
cities and municipalities in the province. The computerized reporting through the PMS facilitated
the evaluation of population counts at the RSSO and PO. The PMS generated various reports,
which include the progress of enumeration by EA with total number of households and total
population (PM Report 2). This report showed the EAs, which were completely enumerated as
of the date the report was generated. It also showed the percentage of EAs in a barangay,
city/municipality or province that has completed the census taking. This report was used to
evaluate the acceptability of the reported counts for the following indicators, computed at the
barangay level in comparison with the results of the 2010 Census of Population and Housing:
The FOs investigated areas with demographically implausible growth rates and
questionable values in any of the above cited indicators.
Parallel monitoring and evaluation of population counts were done at the CO, particularly
at the Population and Housing Census Division (PHCD). The information used by the PHCD for
evaluation were:
a. POPCEN 2015 counts at the barangay level generated through the PMS;
b. POPCEN 2015 counts at the barangay level from the Enumeration Area Reference
File (EARF) filled up with population counts by the POs after matching and
completeness checking of census questionnaires during the manual processing;
c. POPCEN 2015 counts at the barangay level generated from the Quick Count;
d. average annual population growth rates for the provinces and cities/municipalities for
the periods 1995-2000, 2000-2007, 1995-2007, 2000-2010, 2007-2010, 2010-2015
and for all geographic levels, that is, including barangay level, for the period 2010-
2015;
e. sex ratio for the provinces and cities/municipalities for the year 2010, and for all
geographic levels for the year 2015;
f. average household size for all geographic levels for the years 2000, 2007, 2010 and
2015;
g. percent change of population between census years 2000 and 2007, 2000 and 2010,
2007 and 2010, 2007 and 2015, and 2010 and 2015 for all geographic levels; and
h. difference in the total population, household population, and number of households
between census years 2000 and 2007, 2000 and 2010, 2007 and 2010, 2007 and
2015, 2010 and 2015 for all geographic levels.
Below are the other sources of information used as inputs for the extrapolation of
population counts for 2015. The results of extrapolation were compared with the population
counts from 2010 CPH, using the balancing equation assumption:
a. vital registration data on annual births and deaths and estimates of levels of
registration based on POPCEN 2007 and 2010 Census of Population and Housing
(2010 CPH), for the provinces and cities/municipalities; and
b. number of housing units based on satellite images, for selected provinces and
cities/municipalities.
* Renamed pursuant to Republic Act No. 10879, also known as the MIMAROPA Act,
which took effect on 17 July 2016.