Age and Sex Structure of National Capital Region Population (2020 Census) PDF

Age and Sex Structure of the National Capital Region Population (2020 Census of Population and Housing) Date of Release: January 13, 2022 Reference No. 2023 –SR–13-002 This Special Release presents the final results of the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH)...

Age and Sex Structure of the National Capital Region Population (2020 Census of Population and Housing) Date of Release: January 13, 2022 Reference No. 2023 –SR–13-002 This Special Release presents the final results of the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH) in the National Capital Region. The Census of Population and Housing is one of the designated statistical activities of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). It was designed to take inventory of the total population and housing units in the country and collect information about their characteristics. This special release highlighted data on the age and sex distribution of the household population of the National Capital Region. The National Capital Region recorded a total population of 13,484,462 persons. Of this total, the household population comprised 99.4 percent or 13,403,551 persons. It increased by 615,882 persons increase from the 12,787,669 household population in the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015). Of the household population in 2020, 49.8 percent, or 6.6 million were male while 50.2 percent or 6.7 million were females. By age group, 27.6 percent or 3.6 million were under 15 years of age (young dependent). On the other hand, persons aged 15 to 64 years (working age or economically active population) totaled 9.1 million or 67.7 percent while those in age groups 65 years and over (old dependents) comprised the remaining 634 thousand or 4.7 percent. In 2015, persons aged 0 to 14 years, 15 to 64 years, and 65 years and over accounted for 27.3, 68.7, and 3.9 percent of the household population, respectively. Figure 1. Age-Sex Pyramid, NCR: 2020 and 2015 Household Population, NCR, 2020 Household Population, NCR, 2015 80 and above 80 and above 75 - 79 75 - 79 Male 70 - 74 Male 70 - 74 Female A 65 - 69 Female A 65 - 69 g g e 60 - 64 e 60 - 64 55 - 59 55 - 59 50 - 54 50 - 54 G G 45 - 49 45 - 49 r r o 40 - 44 o 40 - 44 u 35 - 39 u 35 - 39 p 30 - 34 p 30 - 34 25 - 29 25 - 29 20 - 24 20 - 24 15 - 19 15 - 19 10 - 14 10 - 14 5-9 5-9 Under 5 Under 5 109 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Percent to Household Population Percent to Household Population Sources: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2020 CPH and POPCEN 2015 Address 9/F EDSA Grand Residences, 75 Corregidor St., Cor ESDA, Quezon City Tel no. (632) 8937-7738, (632) 8936-7292, (632) 8362-6047 URL: http://rssoncr.psa.gov.ph Email: [email protected] Moreover, there were more males (72.9%) than females (69.5%) in the 0 to 39 age group. Meanwhile, among the older age group (40 years and over), females (30.5%) outnumbered males (27.1 %). Sex ratio stands at 99 males per 100 females The sex ratio in NCR was computed at 99 in 2020. This means that there were 99 males for every 100 females. The sex ratio in 2015 was slightly lower at 97 males per 100 females. (Figure 2) In 2020, children aged below 15 years had a sex ratio of 107 males per 100 females, while those aged 15 to 64 years old had a sex ratio of 99 males to 100 females. Moreover, among those aged 65 years and over, the sex ratio was 65 males per 100 females. This depicts a longer life expectancy among females than males or a higher mortality rate among males than females in the age group 65 years old and over. (Figure 2) Figure 2. Sex Ratio by Selected Group, NCR: 2020 and 2015 Male Female SEX RATIO 99 : 100 0 - 14 years old 107:100 15 to 64 years old 99:100 65 years and over 65:100 Sources: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2020 CPH and POPCEN 2015 Median age increase to 27.4 years In 2020, the median age of the household population was computed at 27.4 years, which means that half of the household population was younger than 27.4 years, while the other half is older than 27.4 years. This was higher than the median ages of 26.2 years and 25.4 years that were posted in 2015 and 2010, respectively. (Figure 3) Figure 3. Median Age of the NCR Population: 2010, 2015, and 2020 MEDIAN AGE Sources: Philippine Statistics Authority, 25.4 26.2 27.4 2020 CPH and POPCEN 2015 years years years 2010 2015 2020 2 Young and Old dependents increase to 47 dependents per 100 persons in the working-age The overall dependency ratio of the NCR was computed at 47, which indicates that for every 100 working-age or economically-active population, there were about 47 dependents (40 young dependents and 7 old dependents). This was higher than the dependency ratio in 2015, which was recorded at 45 dependents per 100 working-age household population (40 young dependents and 5 old dependents). (Table 1) Table 1. Age Dependency Ratio of the Household Population by Sex, NCR: 2020 and 2015 2020 2015 Age Both Both Dependency Male Female Male Female Sexes Sexes Overall 48 48 47 46 47 44 Young 41 42 39 40 42 38 Old 7 6 8 6 5 7 Sources: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2020 CPH and POPCEN 2015 Note: Details may not add up to total due to rounding. There are more males than females in children under five years old Children below five years old comprised 1.3 million or 9.5 percent of the region’s household population. There were more males, 0.7 million (51.6%), than females, 0.6 million (48.4 %), in children under five years old resulting to a sex ratio of 107 males per 100 females in 2020. Meanwhile, the population of children under five years old was higher at 1.2 million with a sex ratio of 108 males per 100 females in 2015. (Figures 4) Figure 4. Household Population of Children aged 0 to 4 years old by Census Year, NCR: 2015 and 2020 Male Female C e 2015 621,820 578,034 n s u s Y e a 2020 660,748 618,707 r - 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,400,000 Sources: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2020 CPH and POPCEN 2015 3 Decreased in the School-age Population in 2020 Figure 5. School-Age Population, NCR: 2020 and 2015 In 2020, the school-age population (5 to 24 years old) accounted for 4.8 School-Age Population million (35.9%) of the (5 to 24 years old) region’s household Sex 2020 2015 population. This was lower by 71,992 persons Total 4,805,646 4,877,638 compared to the 4.8 Male 2,455,626 2,449,279 million (38.1%) school- Female 2,350,020 2,428,359 age population reported Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2020 CPH and in 2015. Males in this POPCEN 2015 age group got a bigger share of 51.1 percent compared to 48.9 percent of the females’ age group in 2020. (Table C and Figure 5) Youth accounts for less than a third of the household population Youth or persons whose age ranges from 15 to 30 years totaled 3.9 million or about 29.4 percent of the household population in 2020, lower than the 4.1 million (31.9 %) recorded in 2015. In the Philippines, individuals belonging to this age group considered of the voting age for the Sangguniang Kabataan in accordance with Republic Act No. 8044 (Sangguniang Kabataan Act of 2015). (Table C) About 67 percent of the household population is of voting age The voting-age population (18 years old and over) accounted for 67.6 percent or 9.1 million of the household population in 2020, up from 67.0 percent or 8.6 million in 2015. Women comprised about 51.1 percent (4.63 million) of the total voting population. (Table C and Figure 6) Figure 6. Voting-Age Distribution, NCR: 2020 and 2015 Voting-age Population (18 years and over) Sex 2020 2015 Total 9,064,681 8,567,314 Male 4,434,316 4,137,415 Female 4,630,365 4,429,899 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2020 CPH and POPCEN 2015 4 Senior citizens constitute 7.9 percent of the household population In the Philippines, people aged 60 years old and over are regarded as senior citizens. They made up 7.9 percent (1.05 million) of the household population in 2020, higher than the 6.6 percent (846 thousand) recorded in 2015. There were more females (58.1%) than males (41.9%) among senior citizens in 2020. The same trend was observed in 2015. (Table C and Figure 7) Figure 7. Senior Citizen by Sex, NCR: 2020 and 2015 Senior Citizen Population (60 years and over) Sex 2020 2015 Total 1,055,616 846,758 Males 442,131 358,321 Females 613.485 488,437 Sources: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2020 CPH and POPCEN 2015 More than half of the female population is of reproductive age Women of reproductive age (15 to 49 years old) totaled 3.7 million or 55.2 percent of the 6.7 million female households in 2020. These figures were lower compared with the 57.8 percent (3.7 million) posted in 2015. (Table C and Figure 8) Figure 8. Women of Reproductive Age, NCR: 2020 and 2015 Women of Reproductive Age (15 – 49 years old) 2020 2015 55.2 % 57.8 % Sources: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2020 CPH and POPCEN 2015 5 The aging index increased by 4.4 points from 24.2 in 2015 to 28.6 in 2020 In NCR, the aging index, or the proportion of persons aged 60 years and over per 100 persons under the age of 15 years was computed at 28.6 in 2020. This means that there is one person aged 60 years and over for every four children under 15 years old. The aging index in 2015 was 4.4 points lower at 24.2. (Table C and Figure 9) Aging Index 35 30 25 20 15 28.6 10 24.2 5 0 Sources: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2020 CPH and POPCEN 2015 PACIANO B. DIZON Regional Director 6 Table A. Household Population by Age Group, Sex, Sex Ratio, and Median Age: NCR, 2020 and 2015 Household Population Year and Age Sex Percent (%) Group Sex Median Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female Ratio Age 2020 All Ages 13,403,551 6,674,239 6,729,312 100.0 49.8 50.2 99 27.4 Under 5 years 1,279,455 660,748 618,707 9.5 9.9 9.2 107 5 - 9 years 1,237,358 641,557 595,801 9.2 9.6 8.9 108 10 - 14 years 1,176,552 608,186 568,366 8.8 9.1 8.4 107 15 - 19 years 1,116,332 566,962 549,370 8.3 8.5 8.2 103 20 - 24 years 1,275,404 638,921 636,483 9.5 9.6 9.5 100 25 - 29 years 1,288,164 648,797 639,367 9.6 9.7 9.5 101 30 - 34 years 1,163,432 593,552 569,880 8.7 8.9 8.5 104 35 - 39 years 1,007,583 506,933 500,650 7.5 7.6 7.4 101 40 - 44 years 885,774 441,278 444,496 6.6 6.6 6.6 99 45 - 49 years 741,559 365,802 375,757 5.5 5.5 5.6 97 50 - 54 years 648,401 312,085 336,316 4.8 4.7 5.0 93 55 - 59 years 527,921 247,287 280,634 3.9 3.7 4.2 88 60 - 64 years 421,094 191,240 229,854 3.1 2.9 3.4 83 65 - 69 years 279,636 121,505 158,131 2.1 1.8 2.3 77 70 - 74 years 176,093 71,391 104,702 1.3 1.1 1.6 68 75 - 79 years 88,354 31,616 56,738 0.7 0.5 0.8 56 80 years and over 90,439 26,379 64,060 0.7 0.4 1.0 41 2015 All Ages 12,787,669 6,303,888 6,483,781 100.0 49.3 50.7 97 26.2 Under 5 years 1,199,854 621,820 578,034 9.4 9.9 8.9 108 5 - 9 years 1,163,108 600,586 562,522 9.1 9.5 8.7 107 10 - 14 years 1,134,446 582,377 552,069 8.9 9.2 8.5 105 15 - 19 years 1,244,186 613,605 630,581 9.7 9.7 9.7 97 20 - 24 years 1,335,898 652,711 683,187 10.4 10.4 10.5 96 25 - 29 years 1,254,938 619,153 635,785 9.8 9.8 9.8 97 30 - 34 years 1,088,095 541,279 546,816 8.5 8.6 8.4 99 35 - 39 years 955,532 474,098 481,434 7.5 7.5 7.4 98 40 - 44 years 803,784 396,148 407,636 6.3 6.3 6.3 97 45 - 49 years 707,138 344,149 362,989 5.5 5.5 5.6 95 50 - 54 years 587,738 280,123 307,615 4.6 4.4 4.7 91 55 - 59 years 466,194 219,518 246,676 3.6 3.5 3.8 89 60 - 64 years 343,615 157,304 186,311 2.7 2.5 2.9 84 65 - 69 years 222,234 98,139 124,095 1.7 1.6 1.9 79 70 - 74 years 122,310 49,332 72,978 1.0 0.8 1.1 68 75 - 79 years 83,223 30,501 52,722 0.7 0.5 0.8 58 80 years and over 75,376 23,045 52,331 0.6 0.4 0.8 44 Sources: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2020 Census of Population and Housing, and 2015 Census of Population 0 to 39 9,544,280 4,865,656 4,678,624 71.2 72.9 69.5 40 years and over 3,859,271 1,808,583 2,050,688 28.8 27.1 30.5 7 Table B. Age Dependency Ratio of the Household Population by Age Group and Sex: NCR, 2015 and 2020 Household Population Year and Age Group Sex Dependency Ratio Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female 2020 Overall 47.7 47.9 47.5 Young 40.7 42.3 39.1 Old 7.0 5.6 8.4 All Ages 13,403,551 6,674,239 6,729,312 Under 15 years 3,693,365 1,910,491 1,782,874 15 - 64 years 9,075,664 4,512,857 4,562,807 65 years and over 634,522 250,891 383,631 2015 Overall 45.5 46.7 44.4 Young 39.8 42.0 37.7 Old 5.7 4.7 6.7 All Ages 12,787,669 6,303,888 6,483,781 Under 15 years 3,497,408 1,804,783 1,692,625 15 - 64 years 8,787,118 4,298,088 4,489,030 65 years and over 503,143 201,017 302,126 Sources: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2020 Census of Population and Housing, and 2015 Census of Population 8  Table C. Number and Percent to All Ages of Household Population and Sex Ratio by Selected Age/Age Group: Philippines, 2015 and 2020 Household Population Year and Age Group Sex Percent (%) Percent (%) Sex Ageing Ratio Index Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female 2020 28.6 All Ages 13,403,551 6,674,239 6,729,312 100.0 49.8 50.2 99 0 - 4 years 1,279,455 660,748 618,707 9.5 9.9 9.2 100.0 51.6 48.4 107 0 - 14 years 3,693,365 1,910,491 1,782,874 27.6 28.6 26.5 100.0 51.7 48.3 107 5 - 24 years 4,805,646 2,455,626 2,350,020 35.9 36.8 34.9 100.0 51.1 48.9 104 15 - 30 years 3,943,811 1,989,719 1,954,092 29.4 29.8 29.0 100.0 50.5 49.5 102 15 - 49 years 7,478,248 3,762,245 3,716,003 55.8 56.4 55.2 100.0 50.3 49.7 101 15 - 64 years 9,075,664 4,512,857 4,562,807 67.7 67.6 67.8 100.0 49.7 50.3 99 18 years and over 9,064,681 4,434,316 4,630,365 67.6 66.4 68.8 100.0 48.9 51.1 96 60 years and over 1,055,616 442,131 613,485 7.9 6.6 9.1 100.0 41.9 58.1 72 9 65 years and over 634,522 250,891 383,631 4.7 3.8 5.7 100.0 39.5 60.5 65 2015 24.2 All Ages 12,787,669 6,303,888 6,483,781 100.0 49.3 50.7 97 0 - 4 years 1,199,854 621,820 578,034 9.4 9.9 8.9 100.0 51.8 48.2 108 0 - 14 years 3,497,408 1,804,783 1,692,625 27.3 28.6 26.1 100.0 51.6 48.4 107 5 - 24 years 4,877,638 2,449,279 2,428,359 38.1 38.9 37.5 100.0 50.2 49.8 101 15 - 30 years 4,076,854 2,006,419 2,070,435 31.9 31.8 31.9 100.0 49.2 50.8 97 15 - 49 years 7,389,571 3,641,143 3,748,428 57.8 57.8 57.8 100.0 49.3 50.7 97 15 - 64 years 8,787,118 4,298,088 4,489,030 68.7 68.2 69.2 100.0 48.9 51.1 96 18 years and over 8,567,314 4,137,415 4,429,899 67.0 65.6 68.3 100.0 48.3 51.7 93 60 years and over 846,758 358,321 488,437 6.6 5.7 7.5 100.0 42.3 57.7 73 65 years and over 503,143 201,017 302,126 3.9 3.2 4.7 100.0 40.0 60.0 67 Sources: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2020 Census of Population and Housing and 2015 Census of Population  TECHNICAL NOTES I. Introduction The Philippine Statistics Authority conducted the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH) in September 2020, with 01 May 2020 as the reference date. The 2020 CPH was the 15th census of population and 7th census of housing that was undertaken in the Philippines since the first census in 1903. It was designed to take inventory of the total population and housing units in the country and collect information about their characteristics. The Philippine Standard Geographic Codes as of April 2022 were used for the disaggregation of geographic levels of the 2020 CPH. II. Definition of Terms and Concepts Household is a social unit consisting of person or a group of persons who sleep in the same housing unit and have a common arrangement in the preparation and consumption of food. Household population refers to all persons who are members of the household. Sex is the biological and physiological reality of being a male or female. Age refers to the interval of time between the person’s date of birth and his/her last birthday prior to the census reference date. It is expressed in completed years or whole numbers. Age-sex structure is the composition of a population as determined by the number or proportion of males and females in each age category. The age-sex structure of a population is the cumulative result of past trends in fertility, mortality, and migration. Information on age-sex composition is essential for the description and analysis of many other types of demographic data. Population pyramid is a bar chart, arranged vertically, that shows the distribution of a population by age and sex. By convention, the younger ages are at the bottom, with males on the left and females on the right. Sex ratio is the number of males per one hundred females in a population. Overall dependency ratio is the number of persons under 15 years old (young dependents) and persons aged 65 and older (old dependents) per one hundred persons 15 to 64 years old (working-age or economically-productive group) in a population. Aging of population is a process in which the proportions of adults and elderly increase in a population, while the proportions of children and adolescents decrease. This process results in a rise in the median age of the population. Aging occurs when 10 fertility rates decline while life expectancy remains constant or improves at the older ages. Aging index is calculated as the number of persons 60 years old and over per one hundred persons under the age of 15 years. 11