Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Region: 1960 – 2015
Table 2. Total Population by Single-Year Age and Sex: 2015
Table 3. Household Population by Single-Year Age and Sex: 2015
Table 4. Total Population by Age Group, Sex, and Region: 2015
Table 5. Household Population by Age Group, Sex, and Region: 2015
Table 6. Total Population 10 Years Old and Over by Age Group, Marital Status, Sex, and Region: 2015
Table 7. Household Population 10 Years Old and Over by Age Group, Marital Status, Sex, and Region: 2015
Table 8. Total Population by Religious Affiliation and Sex: 2015
Table 9. Household Population 5 to 24 Years Old Who Were Currently Attending School by Age Group, Sex, and Region: 2015
Table 10. Literacy of the Household Population 10 Years Old and Over by Age Group, Sex, and Region: 2015
Table 11. Total Population 5 Years Old and Over by Highest Grade/Year Completed, Sex, Age, and Region: 2015
Table 12. Overseas Workers 15 Years Old and Over by Highest Grade/Year Completed, Sex, and Age Group: 2015
Table 13. Gainful Workers 15 Years Old and Over by Major Occupation Group, Age Group, Sex, and Region: 2015
Table 14. Household Population by Relationship to the Household Head and Household Size: 2015
Table 15. Number of Households by Age Group, Sex of the Household Head, Household Size, and Region: 2015
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TECHNICAL NOTES
| Population growth rate |
the rate at which the population is increasing (or decreasing) in a given period due to natural increase and net migration, expressed as a percentage of the base population |
| Total population |
the sum of the household population and institutional population. It also includes Filipinos in Philippine embassies, consulates, and missions abroad |
| Household population |
comprises of persons who belong to a household, the basic criterion of which is the usual place of residence or the place where the person usually resides |
| Institutional population |
the population enumerated in collective or institutional living quarters such as: dormitories/lodging houses, jails/prisons, military camps, convents/seminaries, and mental hospitals |
| Household |
a social unit consisting of a person living alone or a group of persons who sleep in the same housing unit and have a common arrangement in the preparation and consumption of food |
| Average household size |
the average number of persons who live in the household, computed as the household population in a given area divided by the corresponding total number of households in that area |
| Head of the household |
an adult person, male or female, who is responsible for the organization and care of the household, or who is regarded as such by the members of the household |
| Sex ratio |
the ratio of males to females in a given population, expressed as the number of males per 100 females |
| Age |
the interval of time between a person’s date of birth and the census reference date (1 August 2015). Expressed in completed years (as of last birthday), it is recorded in whole number |
| Median age |
the age at which exactly half of the population is younger than this age and the other half is older than it |
| Overall dependency ratio |
the ratio of persons in the dependent ages (under 15 years old and over 64 years old) to persons in the economically active or working ages (15 to 64 years old) in the population |
| Marital status |
the personal status of each individual with reference to the marriage laws or customs of the country |
| Religious affiliation |
a particular system of beliefs, attitudes, emotions, and behaviors constituting man’s relationship with the powers and principalities of the universe |
| School attendance rate |
the proportion of persons 5 to 24 years old who were attending school during the School Year June 2015 to March 2016 to school-age population (5 to 24 years old) |
| Simple literacy rate |
the proportion of persons aged 10 years and over who are able to read and write a simple message in any language or dialect |
| Highest grade / year completed |
the highest grade or year completed in school, college or university |
| Usual activity / occupation |
the kind of job or business, which a person aged 15 years and over was engaged in most of the time during the 12 months preceding the census |
| Overseas worker |
a household member (15 years old and over) who is out of the country due to an overseas employment |
The 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015) was undertaken by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in August 2015 as mandated by Republic Act No. 10625, otherwise known as the Philippine Statistics Act of 2013. It was the 14th census of population that was undertaken since the first census in 1903. POPCEN 2015 was designed to take an inventory of the total population all over the Philippines and collect information about their characteristics. Census day for the POPCEN 2015 was August 1, 2015 (12:01 a.m.). POPCEN 2015 made use of the de jure concept of enumeration wherein households and persons are enumerated in the area where they usually reside as of the census reference date. Enumeration lasted for about 25 days, from 10 August to 6 September 2015. Enumeration was extended until 15 September 2015 for large provinces and some highly urbanized cities.
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