SORSOGON'S POPULATION GREW ANNUALLY
BY 1.31 PERCENT
(Results from the 2010 Census of Population)

Total population increased by 13.9 percent

The province of Sorsogon had a total population of 740,743 persons as of  May 1, 2010, higher by 13.9 percent compared with the census count of 650,535 persons as of May 1, 2000. The increase in population count for the period 2000 to 2010 translated to an annual population growth rate of 1.31 percent.

City of Sorsogon remained on top in terms of population size

Among the lone city and 14 municipalities in Sorsogon, the City of Sorsogon, the provincial capital, had the biggest population size in 2010. It accounted for 20.94 percent of the total population of the province. It was followed by the municipalities of Bulan (12.68 percent) and Pilar (9.21 percent). These were also the top three city/municipalities in 2010 in terms of population size. The municipality of Santa Magdalena remained the least populated in both 2000 and 2010. censuses.

Sex ratio was 105 males per 100 females

Of the 709,024 household population in 2007, males accounted for 51.1 percent while females comprised 48.9 percent. These figures resulted to a sex ratio of 105 males for every 100 females, lower than the sex ratio of 106 males per 100 females recorded in 2000.

Median age remained at 19 years

In 2007, the median age of the household population in the province was 19 years, which means that half of the household population was below 19 years old. The same median age was computed in 2000.

Children aged 0 to 4 years and 5 to 9 years had equal share (13.8 percent each) to household population, followed closely by those in age group 10 to 14 years (13.6 percent). These three age groups comprised 41.1 percent of the household population.

There were more males than females in age groups 0 to 54 years. Females outnumbered males in age groups 55 years and over.

About 52 percent were of voting ages

The voting-age population (18 years old and over) of Sorsogon was 369,204 in 2007, accounting for 52.1 percent of the household population. In 2000, the voting-age population was 338,087, or 52.1 percent of the household population, the same proportion in 2007. Males (50.5 percent) outnumbered females (49.5 percent) in the total voting-age population in 2007.

Dependency ratio ramained at 86 dependents per 100 persons in the working age group

More than half (53.7 percent) of the household population belonged to the working-age population (15 to 64 years). Young dependents (under 15 years) comprised 41.1 percent while old dependents (65 years and over) accounted for 5.2 percent.

The overall dependency ratio of Sorsogon in 2007 was 86. This means that for every 100 persons in the working-age population, there were 86 dependents (76 young and 10 old dependents). The same ratio was computed in 2000.

More males among never-married persons

Of the household population 10 years old and over, 44.9 percent were never married while 43.6 percent were married. The remaining 11.5 percent were either widowed, divorced/separated, had common law/live-in marital arrangement, or had unknown marital status.

A higher proportion of males (56.3 percent) than females (43.7 percent) was observed among never-married persons in 2007. Meanwhile, the proportions of females were higher compared to that of males among those married (50.6 percent), widowed (76.3 percent), divorced/separated (58.3 percent), and persons in common law/live-in marital arrangement (51.7 percent).

Females had higher levels of education

About 46.0 percent of the household population 5 years old and over had attended or completed elementary education, 30.8 percent had reached or finished high school, 4.9 percent were college undergraduates, and 5.4 percent were academic degree holders.

Among those with academic degrees, there were more females (58.7 percent) than males (41.3 percent). Similarly, more females (57.2 percent) than males (42.8 percent) pursued post baccalaureate courses.

About 70 percent of household population 5 to 24 years old attended school

Seven out of ten (70.3 percent) of the household population 5 to 24 years old attended school at anytime during School Year 2007 to 2008. School attendance for males (68.4 percent of all males aged 5 to 24 years) was lower than that for females (72.5 percent of all females aged 5 to 24 years) during the said school year.

Occupied housing units increased by 14.2 percent

In 2007, there were 142,141 occupied housing units in Sorsogon. This was 14.2 percent higher than the number of occupied housing units recorded in 2000. A ratio of 101 households per 100 occupied housing units was computed in 2007, the same ratio reported in 2000. Moreover, the number of persons per occupied housing unit was 5.0 persons in 2007, lower than the ratio of 5.2 persons per occupied housing unit in 2000.

Occupied housing units commonly used concrete/brick/stone for the outer walls and cogon/nipa/anahaw for the roofs

Of the 142,141 occupied housing units in the province in 2007, the top three construction materials for outer walls were concrete/brick/stone (35.1 percent), bamboo/sawali/cogon/nipa (22.1 percent), and wood (20.8 percent). These were also the most commonly used construction materials for outer walls in 2000. Meanwhile, the most commonly used construction materials for the roofs in 2007 were cogon/nipa/anahaw (49.1 percent), galvanized iron/aluminum (44.4 percent), and half-galvanized iron and half concrete (4.0 percent). These construction materials for outer walls were also the most common in 2000.

  Source:  Household Statistics Department
                   National Statistics Office
                   Manila, Philippines
 
Page last revised:    March 9, 2010