Population increased to 822,406 persons
The population of Davao del Sur (excluding Davao City) was 822,406 persons as of August 1, 2007, based on the 2007 Census of Population (POPCEN 2007). This figure is higher by 63,605 persons over the population count of 758,801 persons in 2000. The population counts for the province from the 2000 and 2007 censuses translated to an average annual population growth rate of 1.12 percent for the period 2000 to 2007.
The number of households reached 180,528, which was 23,474 households more than the number of households in 2000. The average household size in 2007 was 4.5 persons, which was slightly lower than the average household size of 4.8 persons in 2000.