The population of the Municipality of Barbaza, Antique as of July 1, 2024 was 24,925 based on the results of 2024 Census of Population (POPCEN).

The 2024 population is higher by 1,566 compared with the population of 23,359 in 2020, and higher by 2,221 and 3,150  compared with 2015 and 2010, respectively. Refer to Table 1.

The Municipality of Barbaza population increased by 1.57 percent annually, on average, during the period 2020 to 2024. By comparison, this growth rate is faster than at which the municipality grew during the period 2015 to 2024 and from 2015 to 2020 at a rate of 1.05 percent and 0.60 percent, respectively. See Table 2.

Of the municipality’s 39 barangays, Capoyuan had the biggest population in 2024 with 2,186 persons. The other top four barangays include Jinalinan(1,712), Poblacion (1,655), Palma (1,570) and Gua (1,244). The combined population of these five (5) barangays accounted for almost 33.6 percent of Barbaza’s population in 2024. See Table 3.

Igtunarum was the smallest barangay in terms of population size with 120 persons.  Four other barangays at the bottom five, namely Integasan(125), Lanas(132), Tig-alaran (148) and Calapadan (154).

The population of Barbaza in 2024 which was 24,925 is 3.88 percent of the total population of Antique which was 643,173 in the same year.

•    This count has been declared official for all purposes by the President of the Philippines through Proclamation No. 973 dated 11 July 2025, pursuant to Republic Act No. 10625, or the Philippine Statistical Act of 2013, and Executive Order No. 87, s. 2025. These mandate the conduct of periodic censuses to provide government planners, policymakers, and administrators with essential data for crafting social and economic development plans and programs.

•    Information on the count of the population was collected with 12:01 a.m. of 1 July 2024 as the census reference time and date. It also includes Filipinos in Philippine embassies, consulates, and missions abroad.

•    The successful completion of the census-taking was made possible with the support of the local and national officials, government agencies, local government units, media, private agencies, and non-government organizations.

•    The Philippine Statistics Authority Antique Provincial Statistical Office would like to extend grateful appreciation and commendation for the full support, cooperation and assistance of the member-agencies of the Provincial Census-CBMS Coordination Board chaired by the Provincial Governor, Municipal Census-CBMS Coordination Board with Municipal Mayor as the Chairman, all local and national agencies, the Barangay Officials, media, Non-government organizations/agencies, the Supervisors and Enumerators who are the frontliners of this undertaking, all households, institutions and general public who made the census in the province a resounding and meaningful success.
 

RANDY M. TACOGDOY, DPA
Chief Statistical Specialist