Based on the 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH), the province of Antique posted a total population of 546,031 persons as of May 1, 2010.  This is larger by 73,209 persons compared to its total population of 472,822 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 1.45 percent.  This is lower the 1.53 percent annual PGR of the province between the census years 1990 and 2000.

 

If the average annual PGR recorded at 1.45 percent during the period 2000 to 2010 continues, the population of Antique would double in about 48 years.

 

Fifty years ago, the population of Antique was only 238,405 persons.  This population size is more than two fifths of the population of the province in the 2010 CPH.

 

 

 

 

Among the 18 municipalities comprising the province of Antique, the municipality of San Jose, the provincial capital, was the most populous with a population size making up 10.6 percent of the total provincial population.  The municipality of Sibalom was second with 10.3 percent share, followed by the municipalities of Hamtic with 8.4 percent, Culasi with 7.2 percent, and Patnongon with 6.4 percent. The rest of municipalities contributed less than 6.0 percent each.

 

The least populated area was the municipality of Belison with 2.3 percent share to the total population of the province. It was also the least populated municipality in 2000.

 

 

 

 

Of the 545,204 household population in 2010, males accounted for 51.0 percent while females comprised 49.0 percent. These figures resulted in a sex ratio of 104 males for every 100 females, which is similar to the sex ratio recorded in 2000 (103 males per 100 females).

 

 

 

In 2010, the median age of the population of the province was 23.4 years, which means that half of the population was younger than 23.4 years. This is higher than the median age of 21.1 years that was recorded in 2000.

 

Moreover, 33.4 percent of the household population were under 15 years old.  Children aged 10 to 14 years (11.5 percent) comprised the largest age group, followed by those in the age groups 5 to 9 years (11.3 percent) and 15 to 19 years (10.7 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).

 

 

 

 

The voting-age population (18 years and over) accounted for 60.0 percent of the household population of the province in 2010, up from 55.4 percent in 2000. There were more males (50.5 percent) than females (49.5 percent) among the voting-age population.

 

 

 

In 2010, the young dependents (0 to 14 years) comprised 33.4 percent of the household population while the old dependents (65 years and over) posted a share of 6.6 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 78 dependents per 100 working-age population (68 young dependents and 10 old dependents).

 

 

 

Of the household population 10 years old and over, 46.9 percent were never married while 42.1 percent were married. The rest of the population was categorized as follows: widowed (5.5 percent), in common-law/live-in marital arrangement (4.7 percent), and divorced/separated (0.8 percent).

 

Among the never-married persons, 55.5 percent were males while 44.5 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, 40.6 percent had attended or completed elementary education, about 31.2 percent had reached or finished high school, 6.1 percent were college undergraduates, and 9.5 percent were academic degree holders.  Among those with an academic degree, the females (55.5 percent) outnumbered the males (44.5 percent). Similarly, more females (68.3 percent) than males (31.7 percent) had pursued post baccalaureate courses.

 

 

 

In 2010, around 13,400 persons or 2.5 percent of the 545,204 household population had a disability.  This proportion of persons with disability (PWD) is higher than the proportion in 2000, which was 1.7 percent of the 472,561 household population of the province during that year.  The number of PWD for the same year was around 8,000.

 

 

 

Of the 487,367 household population five years and over, 3.2 percent (or 15,826 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 (53.3 percent) than males (46.7 percent) among those persons with at least one type of functional difficulty.

 

Moreover, of the total 15,826 persons aged five years and over with at least one type of functional difficulty, 51.3 percent reported difficulty in seeing, even if wearing eyeglasses.  There were 31.4 percent who had difficulty in walking or climbing steps; 27.4 percent had difficulty in remembering or concentrating; 25.6 percent had difficulty in hearing, even if using a hearing aid; 15.6 percent had difficulty in communicating; and 13.7 percent had difficulty in self-caring (bathing or dressing).

 

 

 

Of the 425,744 household population 10 years old and over in Antique, 2.5 percent (or 10,742 persons) were overseas workers.  Male overseas workers outnumbered their female counterparts as they comprised 57.3 percent of all the overseas workers from this province.  Overseas workers aged 45 years and over made up the largest age group, comprising 21.7 percent of the total overseas workers from this province, followed by age groups 30 to 34 years (19.2 percent), 25 to 29 years (18.5 percent), and 35 to 39 years (16.8 percent).

 

           

 

The number of households in 2010 was recorded at 115,818, higher by 22,520 households compared with the 93,298 households posted in 2000. The average household size in 2010 was 4.7 persons, lower than the average household size of 5.1 persons in 2000.

 

 

 

 

A total of 114,982 occupied housing units were recorded in the province of Antique in 2010.  This translates to a ratio of 101 households for every 100 occupied housing units, with 4.7 persons per occupied housing unit.  In 2000, there were 101 households per 100 occupied housing units, and 5.1 persons per occupied housing unit.

 

 

 

In 2010, 51.8 percent of the occupied housing units in the province had outer walls made of bamboo/sawali/cogon/nipa, down from 59.3 percent in 2000.  The proportion of occupied housing units with outer walls made of concrete/brick/stone increased from 18.9 percent in 2000 to 28.0 percent in 2010.  Meanwhile, 65.3 percent of the occupied housing units in 2010 had roofs made of galvanized iron/aluminum, higher than the proportion of 49.3 percent recorded in 2000.  Occupied housing units with roofs made of cogon/nipa/anahaw decreased from 44.5 percent in 2000 to 29.6 percent in 2010.

 

 

           

In 2010, 69.3 percent of the total 115,818 households owned or amortized the lots that they occupied.  The corresponding figure in 2000 was 63.1 percent of the 93,298 households.

 

Moreover, 25.9 percent of the households occupied lots which were rent-free but with consent of the owner, 2.6 percent rented the lots that they occupied while 0.9 percent occupied lots which were rent-free but without consent of the owner.

 

 

 

 

(Sgd) CARMELITA N. ERICTA

                 Administrator