Population of Cagayan increased at the rate of 1.25 percent annually

Based on the 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH), the province of Cagayan posted a total population of 1,124,773 persons as of May 1, 2010, larger by 131,193 persons compared to its total population of 993,580 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 1.25 percent.  This is lower than the 1.82 percent annual PGR of the province between the census years 1990 and 2000.

If the average annual PGR recorded at 1.25 percent during the period 2000 to 2010 continues, the population of Cagayan would double in 56 years.

Fifty years ago, the population of Cagayan was only 445,289 persons.  This population size is two fifths of the population of the province in the 2010 CPH.

City of Tuguegarao was the most populous

Among the lone city and 28 municipalities comprising the province of Cagayan, the City of Tuguegarao, the provincial capital, was the most populous with a population size making up 12.3 percent of the total provincial population. The municipality of Baggao was second with 7.0 percent share, followed by the municipalities of Solana with 6.8 percent, Aparri with 5.4 percent, and Tuao with 5.1 percent. The rest of municipalities contributed less than 5.0 percent each.

The least populated area was the municipality of Santa Praxedes with 0.3 percent share to the total population of the province. It was also the least populated area in 2000.

Sex ratio was 103 males per 100 females

Of the 1,123,570 household population in 2010, males accounted for 50.8 percent while females comprised 49.2 percent.  These figures resulted in a sex ratio of 103 males for every 100 females, which is similar to the sex ratio reported in 2000 (104 males per 100 females).

Median age increased to 24.5 years

In 2010, the median age of the population of the province was 24.5 years, which means that half of the population was younger than 24.5 years. This is higher than the median age of 21.0 years that was recorded in 2000.

Moreover, three in every 10 persons (31.4 percent) were under 15 years old.  Children aged 10 to 14 years (10.8 percent) comprised the largest age group, followed by those in the age groups 15 to 19 years (10.6 percent) and 0 to 4 years (10.4 percent).  Males outnumbered females in the age groups 0 to 54 years. On the other hand, there were more females than males in the older age groups (55 years and over).

More than half of the population were of voting age

The voting-age population (18 years and over) accounted for 62.2 percent of the household population of the province in 2010, up from 55.4 percent in 2000. There were more males (50.1 percent) than females (49.9 percent) among the voting-age population.

Dependency ratio decreased to 58 dependents per 100 persons in the working age group

In 2010, the young dependents (0 to 14 years) comprised 31.4 percent of the household population while the old dependents (65 years and over) posted a share of 5.4 percent. The working-age population (15 to 64 years) accounted for the remaining 63.2 percent.         

The overall dependency ratio was 58, which indicates that for every 100 working-age population, there were about 58 dependents (50 young dependents and eight old dependents).  This ratio is lower than the dependency ratio in 2000, which was recorded at 75 dependents per 100 working-age population (66 young dependents and nine old dependents).

There were more males than females among the never-married persons

Of the household population 10 years old and over, 52.7 percent were married while 39.4 percent were never married.  The rest of the population were categorized as follows: widowed (5.2 percent), common law/live in marital arrangement (1.9 percent), and divorced/separated (0.8 percent).

Among the never-married persons, 55.3 percent were males while 44.7 percent were females.   For the rest of the categories for marital status, the females outnumbered the males.

More females had attained higher levels of education

Of the household population aged five years and over, 40.7 percent had attended or completed elementary education, 30.7 percent had reached or finished high school, 9.3 percent were college undergraduates and 9.5 percent were academic degree holders. Among those with an academic degree, the females (57.3 percent) outnumbered the males (42.7 percent).  Similarly, more females (64.9 percent) than males (35.1 percent) had pursued post baccalaureate courses.

Persons with disability comprised 1.9 percent of the population in the province

In 2010, around 21,000 or 1.9 percent of the 1,123,570 household population had a disability.  This proportion of persons with disability (PWD) is higher than the proportion in 2000, which was 1.5 percent of the 992,065 household population of the province during that year.  The number of PWD for the same year was around 14,800.

More females than males among those with functional difficulty

Of the 1,006,225 household population five years old and over, 2.9 percent (or 29,025 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 females (53.1 percent) than males (46.9 percent) among those persons with at least one type of functional difficulty.

Moreover, of the total 29,025 persons aged five years old and over with at least one type of functional difficulty, 64.5 percent reported difficulty in seeing, even if wearing eyeglasses.  There were 28.2 percent who had difficulty in hearing, even if using a hearing aid; 26.2 percent had difficulty in walking or climbing steps; 15.2 percent had difficulty in remembering or concentrating; 11.9 percent had difficulty in communicating; and 9.8 percent had difficulty in self-caring (bathing or dressing).

Female overseas workers outnumbered their male counterparts

Of the 891,567 household population 10 years old and over in Cagayan, 2.6 percent (or 23,445 persons) were overseas workers.  Female overseas workers outnumbered their male counterparts as they comprised 70.5 percent of all the overseas workers from this province.  Overseas workers aged 25 to 29 years made up the largest age group, comprising 23.0 percent of the total overseas workers from this province in  2010,  followed by the age groups 30 to 34 (21.8 percent), 35 to 39 years (16.7 percent), and 45 years and over (14.1 percent).

Average household size was 4.5 persons

The number of households in 2010 was recorded at 250,465, higher by 59,428 households compared with the 191,037 households posted in 2000.  The average household size in 2010 was 4.5 persons, lower than the average household size of 5.2 persons in 2000.

There were 103 households per 100 occupied housing units

A total of 244,345 occupied housing units were recorded in the province of Cagayan in 2010.  This translates to a ratio of 103 households for every 100 occupied housing units, with 4.6 persons per occupied housing unit.  In 2000, there were 102 households per 100 occupied housing units, and 5.3 persons per occupied housing unit.

Occupied housing units with outer walls and roofs made of strong materials increased

In 2010, more than half (52.6 percent) of the occupied housing units in the province had outer walls made of concrete/brick/stone, up from 32.0 percent in 2000.  The proportion of occupied housing units with outer walls made of bamboo/sawali/cogon/nipa decreased from 32.9 in 2000 to 16.4 percent in 2010.  Meanwhile, 84.1 percent of the occupied housing units in 2010 had roofs made of galvanized iron/aluminum.  This is higher than the proportion recorded in 2000 at 66.3 percent.  The proportion of occupied housing units with roofs made of cogon/nipa/anahaw decreased from 28.4 percent in 2000 to 11.9 percent in 2010.

Majority of the households lived in lots that they owned or amortized

In 2010, of the total 250,465 households, 82.4 percent owned or amortized the lots they occupied.  The corresponding figure in 2000 was 69.6 percent. 

Moreover, 13.8 percent of the households occupied lots which were rent-free but with consent of owner, 2.6 percent rented the lots that they occupied while 0.6 percent occupied lots which were rent-free but without consent of the owner.