Based on the 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH), the province of Zamboanga Sibugay posted a total population of 584,685 persons as of May 1, 2010.  This is larger by 87,446 persons compared to its total population of 497,239 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 1.63 percent.  This is lower than the 2.02 percent annual PGR of the province between the census years 1990 and 2000.

 

If the average annual PGR recorded at 1.63 percent during the period 2000 to 2010 continues, the population of Zamboanga Sibugay would double in 43 years.

 

Fifty years ago, the population of Zamboanga Sibugay was only 110,085 persons.  This population size is less than one fifth of the population of the province in the 2010 CPH.

 

 

 

 

Among the 16 municipalities comprising the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the municipality of Ipil, the provincial capital, was the most populous with a population size making up 11.1 percent of the total provincial population.  The municipality of Titay was second with 7.9 percent share, followed by the municipalities of Kabasalan with 7.1 percent, Tungawan with 6.9 percent, and Siay and Naga with 6.5 percent each. The rest of the municipalities contributed less than 6.5 percent each.

 

The least populated area was the municipality of Talusan with 4.3 percent share to the total population of the province. It was also the least populated municipality in 2000.

 

 

 

 

Of the 583,699 household population in 2010, males accounted for 51.6 percent while females comprised 48.4 percent.  These figures resulted in a sex ratio of 106 males for every 100 females, which is similar to the sex ratio recorded in 2000 (105 males per 100 females).

 

 

 

In 2010, the median age of the population of the province was 20.6 years, which means that half of the population was younger than 20.6 years. This is higher than the median age of 18.4 years that was recorded in 2000.

 

Moreover, 37.2 percent of the household population were under 15 years old.  Children aged 5 to 9 years (12.5 percent) comprised the largest age group, followed by those in the age groups 0 to 4 years (12.4 percent) and 10 to 14 years (12.2 percent).  Males outnumbered females in the age groups 0 to 64 years.  On the other hand, there were more females than males in the older age groups (65 years and over).

 

 

 

The voting-age population (18 years and over) accounted for 55.5 percent of the household population of the province in 2010, up from 50.6 percent in 2000.  There were more males (51.7 percent) than females (48.3 percent) among the voting-age population.

 

 

 

In 2010, the young dependents (0 to 14 years) comprised 37.2 percent of the household population while the old dependents (65 years and over) posted a share of 3.6 percent. The working-age population (15 to 64 years) accounted for the remaining 59.2 percent.

           

The overall dependency ratio was 69, which indicates that for every 100 working-age population, there were about 69 dependents (63 young dependents and six old dependents). This ratio is lower than the dependency ratio in 2000, which was recorded at 84 dependents per 100 working-age population (78 young dependents and six old dependents).

 

 

 

Of the household population 10 years old and over, 48.6 percent were married while 44.1 percent were never married. The rest of the population were categorized as follows: widowed (3.7 percent), in common-law/live-in marital arrangement (2.6 percent), and divorced/separated (0.9 percent).

 

Among the never-married persons, 55.8 percent were males while 44.2 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, 48.4 percent had attended or completed elementary education, 27.8 percent had reached or finished high school, 6.8 percent were college undergraduates, and 5.3 percent were academic degree holders.  Among those with an academic degree, the females (56.9 percent) outnumbered the males (43.1 percent).  Similarly, more females (56.9 percent) than males (43.1 percent) had pursued post baccalaureate courses.

 

 

 

In 2010, around 8,100 persons or 1.4 percent of the 583,699 household population had a disability.  The proportion of persons with disability (PWD) in 2000 was 1.2 percent of the 496,621 household population of the province during that year.  The number of PWD for the same year was around 5,800.

 

 

 

Of the 511,168 household population five years and over, 2.8 percent (or 14,137 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 (50.2 percent) than females (49.8 percent) among those persons with at least one type of functional difficulty.

 

Moreover, of the total 14,137 persons aged five years and over with at least one type of functional difficulty, 70.0 percent reported difficulty in seeing, even if wearing eyeglasses.  There were 23.3 percent who had difficulty in hearing, even if using a hearing aid; 22.1 percent had difficulty in walking or climbing steps; 13.5 percent had difficulty in remembering or concentrating; 9.5 percent had difficulty in communicating; and 9.0 percent had difficulty in self-caring (bathing or dressing).

 

 

 

Of the 438,132 household population 10 years old and over in Zamboanga Sibugay, 0.8 percent (or 3,522 persons) were overseas workers.  Female overseas workers outnumbered their male counterparts as they comprised 54.6 percent of all the overseas workers from this province.  Overseas workers aged 25 to 29 years made up the largest age group, comprising 20.0 percent of the total overseas workers from this province in 2010, followed by the age groups 30 to 34 years (19.2 percent), 35 to 39 years (14.5 percent), and 20 to 24 years (13.1 percent).

 

           

 

The number of households in 2010 was recorded at 122,188, higher by 28,245 households compared with the 93,943 households posted in 2000.  The average household size in 2010 was 4.8 persons, lower than the average household size of 5.3 persons in 2000.

 

 

 

 

A total of 120,778 occupied housing units were recorded in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay 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 2010, there were 102 households per 100 occupied housing units, and 5.4 persons per occupied housing unit.

 

 

 

In 2010, majority (41.6 percent) of the occupied housing units in the province had outer walls made of bamboo/sawali/cogon/nipa, higher than the 41.0 percent recorded in 2000.  The proportion of occupied housing units with outer walls made of wood decreased from 43.5 percent in 2000 to 37.0 percent in 2010.  Those with walls made of concrete/brick/stone increased from 5.1 percent in 2000 to 10.5 percent in 2010.  Meanwhile, the proportion of occupied housing units with roofs made of cogon/nipa/anahaw had decreased from 58.9 percent in 2000 to 52.3 percent in 2010.  The proportion of occupied housing units with roofs made of galvanized iron/aluminum had increased from 35.5 percent in 2000 to 43.0 percent in 2010.

 

 

           

In 2010, of the total 122,188 households, more than half (56.6 percent) owned or amortized the lots that they occupied.  The corresponding figure in 2000 was 46.7 percent.

 

Moreover, 34.1 percent of the households occupied lots which were rent-free but with consent of the owner, 4.6 percent rented the lots that they occupied while 1.9 percent occupied lots which were rent-free but without consent of the owner.

 

           

 

 

  (Sgd) CARMELITA N. ERICTA

                 Administrator