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Population of Dinagat Islands increased at the rate of 1.72 percent annually
 
Based on the 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH), the province of Dinagat Islands posted a total population of 126,803 persons as of May 1, 2010.  This is larger by 19,852 persons compared to its total population of 106,951 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 1.72 percent.  This is higher than the 0.79 percent annual PGR of the province between the census years 1990 and 2000.

 

If the average annual PGR recorded at 1.72 percent during the period 2000 to 2010 continues, the population of Dinagat Islands would double in 41 years.
 
Fifty years ago, the population of Dinagat Islands was only 22,761 persons.  This population size is less than one fifth of the population of the province in the 2010 CPH.
 
 
 
Municipality of Basilisa (Rizal) was the most populous
 
Among the seven municipalities comprising the province of Dinagat Islands, Basilisa (Rizal) was the most populous with a population size making up 26.7 percent of the total provincial population.  The municipality of San Jose, the provincial capital, was second with 24.5 percent share, followed by the municipalities of Libjo (Albor) with 13.9 percent, Cagdianao with 11.9 percent, Dinagat with 10.1 percent, Loreto with 7.0 percent, and Tubajon with 6.0 percent.
 
In 2000, the municipality of Tubajon was also the least populated municipality.
 
 
 
Sex ratio was 103 males per 100 females
 
Of the 126,699 household population in 2010, males accounted for 50.6 percent while females comprised 49.4 percent.  These figures resulted in a sex ratio of 103 males for every 100 females.  The sex ratio recoded in 2000 was 102 males per 100 females.
 
 
Median age increased to 23.1 years
 
In 2010, the median age of the population of the province was 23.1 years, which means that half of the population was younger than 23.1 years. This is higher than the median age of 21.0 years that was recorded in 2000.
 
Moreover, 33.6 percent of the household population were under 15 years old.  Children aged 10 to 14 years (11.8 percent) comprised the largest age group, followed by those in the age groups 5 to 9 years (11.5 percent) and 15 to 19 years (11.0 percent).  Males outnumbered females in the age groups 0 to 49 years.  On the other hand, there were more females than males in the older age groups (50 years and over).
 
 
 
About 60.0 percent of the population were of voting age
 
The voting-age population (18 years and over) accounted for 59.8 percent of the household population of the province in 2010, up from 55.1 percent in 2000.  There were more males (50.1 percent) than females (49.9 percent) among the voting-age population.
 
 
Dependency ratio decreased to 67 dependents per 100 persons in the working age group
 
In 2010, the young dependents (0 to 14 years) comprised 33.6 percent of the household population while the old dependents (65 years and over) posted a share of 6.4 percent. The working-age population (15 to 64 years) accounted for the remaining 60.0 percent.
           
The overall dependency ratio was 67, which indicates that for every 100 working-age population, there were about 67 dependents (56 young dependents and 11 old dependents). This ratio is lower than the dependency ratio in 2000, which was recorded at 76 dependents per 100 working-age population (67 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, the never-married and -married persons had a share of 44.8 percent each. The rest of the populations were categorized as follows: widowed (4.8 percent), in common-law/live-in marital arrangement (4.3 percent), and divorced/separated (1.2 percent).
 
Among the never-married persons, 53.9 percent were males while 46.1 percent were females.  For the rest of the categories for marital status, the females outnumbered the males.
 
 
More females had attained an academic degree while more males pursued post baccalaureate course
 
Of the household population aged five years and over, 46.4 percent had attended or completed elementary education, 34.0 percent had reached or finished high school, 6.6 percent were college undergraduates, and 5.2 percent were academic degree holders.  Among those with an academic degree, the females (60.4 percent) outnumbered the males (39.6 percent).  However, more males (52.6 percent) than females (47.4 percent) had pursued post baccalaureate courses.
 
 
Persons with disability comprised 1.4 percent of the population in the province
 
In 2010, around 1,700 persons or 1.4 percent of the 126,699 household population had a disability.  This proportion of persons with disability (PWD) is lower than the proportion in 2000, which was 2.3 percent of the 106,897 household population of the province during that year.  The number of PWD for the same year was around 2,500.
 
 
More females than males among those with functional difficulty
 
Of the 113,573 household population five years and over, 3.7 percent (or 4,216 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 (52.7 percent) than males (47.3 percent) among those persons with at least one type of functional difficulty.
 
Moreover, of the total 4,216 persons aged five years and over with at least one type of functional difficulty, 65.6 percent reported difficulty in seeing, even if wearing eyeglasses.  There were 25.7 percent who had difficulty in hearing, even if using a hearing aid; 25.3 percent had difficulty in walking or climbing steps; 15.6 percent had difficulty in remembering or concentrating; 10.3 percent had difficulty in communicating; and 8.1 percent had difficulty in self-caring (bathing or dressing).
 
 
Male overseas workers outnumbered their female counterparts
 
Of the 99,062 household population 10 years old and over in Dinagat Islands, 0.6 percent (or 586 persons) were overseas workers.  Male overseas workers outnumbered their female counterparts as they comprised 51.2 percent of all the overseas workers from this province.  Overseas workers aged 25 to 29 years made up the largest age group, comprising 21.0 percent of the total overseas workers from this province in 2010, followed by the age groups 45 years and over (19.6 percent), 30 to 34 years (17.7 percent), and 35 to 39 years (16.6 percent).
 
           
Average household size was 4.6 persons
 
The number of households in 2010 was recorded at 27,460, higher by 6,896 households compared with the 20,564 households posted in 2000.  The average household size in 2010 was 4.6 persons, lower than the average household size of 5.2 persons in 2000.
 
 
 
There were 107 households per 100 occupied housing units
 
A total of 25,582 occupied housing units were recorded in the province of Dinagat Islands in 2010.  This translates to a ratio of 107 households for every 100 occupied housing units, with 5.0 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 light materials decreased
 
In 2010, 42.6 percent of the occupied housing units in the province had outer walls made of wood, lower than the proportion of 55.7 percent recorded in 2000.  The proportion of occupied housing units with outer walls made of concrete/brick/stone increased from 10.6 percent in 2000 to 21.5 percent in 2010.  Meanwhile, the proportion of occupied housing units with roofs made of galvanized iron/aluminum increased from 41.5 percent in 2000 to 63.0 percent in 2010.  Those with roofs made of cogon/nipa/anahaw decreased from 48.8 percent in 2000 to 31.3 percent in 2010.
 
 
Three fourths of the households lived in lots that they owned or amortized
           
In 2010, of the total 27,460 households, about 75.9 percent were owned or amortized the lots that they occupied.  The corresponding figure in 2000 was 76.9 percent.
 
Moreover, 19.6 percent of the households occupied lots which were rent-free but with consent of the owner, 3.2 percent rented the lots that they occupied while 0.6 percent occupied lots which were rent-free but without consent of the owner.
 
 
                                                                                                                                     
     (Sgd) CARMELITA N. ERICTA
                    Administrator
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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