Demographics of NCR Population Overview
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What was the Age Dependency Ratio for the Old population (65 years and over) in 2020?

  • 8.4
  • 6.7
  • 7.0 (correct)
  • 5.6

    • Which age group's dependency ratio was notably higher for females compared to males in 2020?

  • 15 - 64 years
  • Overall
  • Old (correct)
  • Young

    • What was the trend in the overall Age Dependency Ratio from 2015 to 2020?

  • It decreased from 47.5 to 45.5
  • It remained the same at 46
  • It increased from 45.5 to 47.7 (correct)
  • It increased from 40.7 to 47.7

    • How many individuals were included in the 15 - 64 years age group in 2020?

    <p>9,075,664</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the Age Dependency Ratio for the Young population (under 15 years) in 2015?

    <p>39.8</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of the school-age population accounted for the region's household population in 2020?

    <p>35.9%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the number of males in the school-age population change from 2015 to 2020?

    <p>Decreased by 1,283</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What portion of the household population was composed of youth aged 15 to 30 in 2020?

    <p>29.4%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the total voting-age population in the region in 2020?

    <p>9.1 million</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of the voting population in 2020 was female?

    <p>51.1%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the sex ratio in NCR for children aged below 15 years in 2020?

    <p>107 males per 100 females</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the median age of the household population in NCR change from 2010 to 2020?

    <p>Increased by 2.0 years</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the overall dependency ratio in NCR in 2020?

    <p>47 dependents per 100 working-age persons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the sex ratio for individuals aged 65 years and over in 2020?

    <p>65 males per 100 females</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following was the sex ratio in NCR in 2015?

    <p>97 males per 100 females</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is indicated by the higher number of females in the age group 65 years and older?

    <p>Longer life expectancy among females</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the recorded number of old dependents in NCR in 2020?

    <p>7 old dependents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the median age of 27.4 years in 2020 signify about the population structure?

    <p>More than half the population was younger than 27.4 years</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the 2020 Census of Population and Housing in the Philippines?

    <p>To take inventory of the total population and housing units</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best defines a household?

    <p>A social unit consisting of persons sharing food and sleep arrangements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the sex ratio indicate?

    <p>The number of males per one hundred females in a population</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the overall dependency ratio measure?

    <p>The number of persons under 15 and aged 65 and over per hundred working-age persons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'age-sex structure' refer to?

    <p>The composition of a population based on age and gender proportions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a population pyramid used for?

    <p>To show population distribution by age and sex</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary cause of population aging?

    <p>Decline in fertility rates with unchanged life expectancy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which year was the reference date used for the 2020 Census conducted in the Philippines?

    <p>2020</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the total number of males in the household population of the Philippines in 2020?

    <p>6,674,239</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which age group had the highest percentage of the total population in 2020?

    <p>15 - 49 years</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the sex ratio of the 60 years and over age group in 2020?

    <p>39.5 males for every 60.5 females</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many females are there in the 0 - 4 years age group in 2015?

    <p>578,034</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of the total population did the 15 - 64 years age group represent in 2015?

    <p>68.7%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which age group had the lowest household population in 2020?

    <p>65 years and over</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In 2020, what was the percentage of females in the 5 - 24 years age group?

    <p>34.9%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the total population of the 0 - 14 years age group in 2015?

    <p>3,497,408</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the percentage of the overall population aged 60 years and over in 2015?

    <p>6.6%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which age group saw an increase in both male and female populations from 2015 to 2020?

    <p>0 - 4 years</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Sex Ratio and Demographics

    • The sex ratio in the National Capital Region (NCR) was 99 males per 100 females in 2020.
    • The sex ratio in 2015 was slightly lower at 97 males per 100 females.
    • Children under 15 years old had a sex ratio of 107 males per 100 females in 2020.
    • Those aged 15-64 years had a sex ratio of 99 males per 100 females in 2020.
    • Among those aged 65 and over, the sex ratio was 65 males per 100 females in 2020 indicating longer life expectancy for females in this age group.

    Median Age

    • The median age of the NCR household population was 27.4 years in 2020.
    • This was higher than the median age in 2015 (26.2 years) and 2010 (25.4 years).

    Dependency Ratio

    • The overall dependency ratio in the NCR was 47 in 2020, which means there were 47 dependents (40 young dependents and 7 old dependents) for every 100 working-age people.
    • This was higher than the 2015 ratio of 45 dependents per 100 working-age people.

    Population by Age Group

    • The school-age population (5 to 24 years old) in NCR was 4.8 million (35.9% of the household population )in 2020. This was lower than the 4.8 million (38.1%) in 2015.
    • Youth (15 to 30 years old) totaled 3.9 million (29.4% of the household population) in 2020, lower than the 4.1 million (31.9%) in 2015.
    • The voting-age population (18 years old and over) accounted for 67.6% (9.1 million) of the household population in 2020, up from 67.0% (8.6 million) in 2015.

    Additional Information

    • The 2020 Census of Population and Housing (CPH) was conducted in the Philippines and included an inventory of the population and housing units.

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