Based on the 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH), the province of Bukidnon posted a total population of 1,299,192 persons as of May 1,2010.  This is larger by 238,777 persons compared to its total population of 1,060,415 persons counted in the 2000 CPH. The increase in the population count from 2000 to 2010 translated to an average annual population growth rate (PGR) of 2.05 percent.  This is lower than the 2.31 percent annual PGR of the province between the census years 1990 and 2000.

 

If the average annual PGR recorded at 2.05 percent during the period 2000 to 2010 continues, the population of Bukidnon would double in 34 years.

 

Fifty years ago, the population of Bukidnon was only 194,368 persons.  This population size is about 15.0 percent of the total population of the province in the 2010 CPH.

 

 

 

 

Among the two cities and 20 municipalities comprising the province of Bukidnon, the City of Valencia had the largest population with a share making up 14.0 percent of the provincial population.  The City of Malaybalay, the provincial capital, was second with 11.8 percent share, followed by the municipalities of Quezon with 7.3 percent, Manolo Fortich and Maramag with 7.0 percent each, and Talakag with 5.2 percent.  The rest of the municipalities contributed a share of 5.0 percent each.

 

The least populated area was the municipality of Dangcagan with 1.7 percent share to the total population of the province. In 2000, the least populated area was Sumilao.

 

 

 

 

Of the 1,294,877 household population in 2010, males accounted for 51.9 percent while females comprised 48.1 percent.  These figures resulted in a sex ratio of 108 males for every 100 females.  The recorded sex ratio in 2000 was 106 males per 100 females.

 

 

 

In 2010, the median age of the population of the province was 20.9 years, which means that half of the population was younger than 20.9 years. This is higher than the median age of 18.6 years that was recorded in 2000.

 

Moreover, 36.9 percent of the household population were under 15 years old.  Children aged 0 to 4 years (12.8 percent) comprised the largest age group, followed by those in the age groups 5 to 9 years (12.3 percent) and 10 to 14 years (11.8 percent).  Males outnumbered females in the age groups 0 to 69 years. On the other hand, there were more females than males in the older age groups (70 years and over).

 

 

 

 

The voting-age population (18 years and over) accounted for 56.1 percent of the household population of the province in 2010, up from 51.1 percent in 2000. There were more males (52.2 percent) than females (47.8 percent) among the voting-age population.

 

 

 

In 2010, the young dependents (0 to 14 years) comprised 36.9 percent of the household population while the old dependents (65 years and over) posted a share of 3.4 percent. The working-age population (15 to 64 years) accounted for the remaining 59.7 percent.

           

The overall dependency ratio was 68, which indicates that for every 100 working-age population, there were about 68 dependents (62 young dependents and six old dependents). This ratio is lower than the dependency ratio in 2000, which was recorded at 81 dependents (76 young dependents and five old dependents) per 100 working-age population.

 

 

 

Of the household population 10 years old and over, 49.2 percent were married while 42.7 percent were never married. The rest of the population were categorized as follows: in common-law/live-in marital arrangement (3.9 percent), widowed (3.3 percent), and divorced/separated (0.8 percent).

 

Among the never-married persons, 56.8 percent were males while 43.2 percent were females. For the rest of the categories for marital status, the females outnumbered the males.

 

 

 

Of the household population aged five years and over, 48.0 percent had attended or completed elementary education, 29.0 percent had reached or finished high school, 6.6 percent were college undergraduates, and 5.5 percent were academic degree holders.  Among those with an academic degree, the females (58.4 percent) outnumbered the males (41.6 percent). Likewise, more females (60.1 percent) than males (39.9 percent) had pursued post baccalaureate courses.

 

 

 

In 2010, around 18,400 persons or 1.4 percent of the 1,294,877 household population had a disability.  This proportion of persons with disability (PWD) is higher than the proportion in 2000, which was 0.9 percent of the 1,060,253 household population of the province during that year.  The number of PWD for the same year was around 9,200.

 

 

 

Of the 1,129,386 household population five years and over, 3.0 percent (or 33,508 persons) had at least one type of functional difficulty either in seeing, hearing, walking or climbing steps, remembering or concentrating, self-caring (bathing or dressing), or communicating.  There were more males (50.5 percent) than females (49.5 percent) among those persons with at least one type of functional difficulty.

 

Moreover, of the total 33,508 persons aged five years and over with at least one type of functional difficulty, 67.0 percent reported difficulty in seeing, even if wearing eyeglasses.  There were 22.6 percent who had difficulty in hearing, even if using a hearing aid; 21.4 percent had difficulty in walking or climbing steps; 16.8 percent had difficulty in remembering or concentrating; 11.5 percent had difficulty in communicating; and 9.4 percent had difficulty in self-caring (bathing or dressing).

 

 

 

Of the 968,825 household population 10 years old and over in Bukidnon, 0.7 percent (or 6,422 persons) were overseas workers.  Female overseas workers outnumbered their male counterparts as they comprised 53.7 percent of all the overseas workers from this province.  Overseas workers aged 25 to 29 years made up the largest age group, comprising 22.1 percent of the total overseas workers from this province in 2010, followed by the age group 30 to 34 years (20.1 percent), 35 to 39 years (15.7 percent), and 45 years and over (14.1 percent).

 

           

 

The number of households in 2010 was recorded at 272,884, higher by 71,107 households compared with the 201,777 households posted in 2000. The average household size in 2010 was 4.7 persons, lower than the average household size of 5.3 persons in 2000.

 

 

 

 

A total of 269,810 occupied housing units were recorded in the province of Bukidnon in 2010. This translates to a ratio of 101 households for every 100 occupied housing units, with 4.8 persons per occupied housing unit.  In 2000, there were 102 households per 100 occupied housing units, and 5.3 persons per occupied housing unit.

 

 

 

In 2010, 42.6 percent of the occupied housing units in the province had outer walls made of wood, lower than the 54.0 percent recorded in 2000.  The proportion of occupied housing units with outer walls made of concrete/brick/stone increased from 12.9 percent in 2000 to 23.9 percent in 2010.  Meanwhile, approximately nine in every 10 occupied housing units (88.0 percent) in 2010 had roofs made of galvanized iron/aluminum, up from 79.6 percent recorded in 2010.  The proportion of occupied housing units with roofs made of cogon/nipa/anahaw decreased from 13.8 percent in 2000 to 8.4 percent in 2010.

 

 

           

In 2010, of the total 272,884 households, 69.3 percent owned or amortized the lots that they occupied.  The corresponding figure in 2000 was 63.3 percent.

 

Moreover, 22.5 percent of the households occupied lots which were rent-free but with consent of the owner, 5.4 percent rented the lots that they occupied while 1.4 percent occupied lots which were rent-free but without consent of the owner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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