Demography

CALOOCAN CITY:
POPULATION TO DOUBLE IN 23 YEARS
(Results from the 2000 Census of Population and Housing, NSO)

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Population to double in 23 years

Caloocan City recorded a total population of 1,177,604 persons in the 2000 Census of Population and Housing (Census 2000). This was up by 154,445 persons as compared to 1,023,159 persons recorded in the 1995 Census of Population (POPCEN). For the period 1995 to 2000, the annual population growth rate of Caloocan City was 3.06 percent, lower than that of the 1990 to 1995 period (5.64 percent). If the current annual population growth rate of the city continues, the population of Caloocan City is expected to double in 23 years.

The number of households increased to 249,567 as compared to 215,122 households in 1995. The average household size recorded in Census 2000 was 4.71 persons slightly lower than the 1995 figure of 4.75 persons and the 2000 national average of five persons.

Caloocan City, third in the country in terms of population size

Caloocan City was the third most populous city among the cities/municipalities in the country. This city contributed about 12 percent to the 9.9 million population of the National Capital Region. At the national level, the city ranked three and shared 1.5 percent to the total population of 76.5 million.

District I had the larger population in Caloocan City

Caloocan City is composed of two districts, of which District I had the larger population with 51.78 percent, while District II with 48.22 percent of the city population.

Barangay 176, under District I, was the biggest barangay in terms of population size, accounting for 16 percent of the total population of the city. The least populous was Barangay 76, under District II, with only 106 persons (0.01 percent).

Caloocan City had a median age of 23 years

Caloocan City had a median age of 23 years. This meant that in 2000, half of the population were below 23 years old. In 1995, the median age was 22 years.

Sex ratio was recorded at 99.69

There was an almost equal number of males and females in Caloocan City. The sex ratio was recorded at 99.69.

Overall dependency ratio was 59

The proportion of the total population belonging to the age group 0 to 14 years was 34.52 percent. The age group 65 years and over accounted for 2.51 percent of the city population while 62.97 percent were aged 15 to 64 years (economically active population).

The overall dependency ratio in 2000 was 58.81. This meant that for every 100 persons aged 15 to 64 years, there were about 59 dependents (55 persons aged 0 to 14 years ? young dependents; and four persons aged 65 years and over ? old dependents). In 1995, the dependency ratio was 61.

Slightly higher percentage of female voters

Out of the total population, there were 705,058 persons or 59.87 percent belonging to the voting population where the proportion of females (50.64 percent) was slightly higher as compared to that of the males (49.36 percent).

More than half of females were in childbearing ages

Out of 589,714 females, 329,519 or 55.88 percent belonged to child bearing or reproductive age group (15 to 49 years). The highest percentage of which, was reported by women aged 20 to 24 years (10.59 percent).

More female academic degree holders

About 90 percent of the total household population aged five years and over had attended school; 28 percent, elementary; 37 percent, high school; and 25 percent with higher education. On the other hand, the number of children aged 5 to 6 years who had completed pre-school and were likely to become grade I pupils in the next school year was 208, 247 (17.7 percent).

Females dominated among those who had academic degree (54 percent).

Majority were Tagalogs

Majority in Caloocan City classified themselves as Tagalog (69.72 percent). The rest were either Bicol/Bikol (5.05 percent), Bisaya/Binisaya (3.95 percent), Ilocano (3.79 percent), Waray (3.19 percent) or belonged to other ethnic groups (11.43 percent).

Widowed were mostly women

About 40 percent of the total population 10 years old and over were single while about 47 percent were married. The remaining 13 percent were either widowed, separated/divorced, with other marital arrangements or with unknown marital status.

There were more men than women among single persons (51.45 percent and 48.55 percent, respectively). The proportion of widowed females was noticeably higher (79.3 percent) than the males (20.7 percent).

Most houses were made of strong materials

Majority of the households in Caloocan City used galvanized iron/aluminum (82 percent) for the roof, while concrete/brick/stone (52 percent) for the outer walls.

Of the total occupied housing units, about 49 percent had roof made of galvanized iron/aluminum and concrete/brick/stone for walls.

Table 1. Total Population Distribution by Top Ten Barangay: Caloocan City, 2000

Municipalities	Total Population	Percent
Caloocan City	1,177,604	100.00
Barangay 176	188,419	16.00
Barangay 178	64,148	5.45
Barangay 177	50,938	4.33
Barangay 175	34,813	2.96
Barangay 171	33,152	2.82
Barangay 12	27,841	2.36
Barangay 28	27,448	2.33
Barangay 14	20,706	1.76
Barangay 165	20,358	1.73
Barangay 8	19,679	1.67

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

Table 2. Total Population by Age Group, Sex and Sex Ratio: Caloocan City, 2000

Age Group	Total Population	Male	Female	Sex Ratio
Caloocan City	1,177,604	587,890	589,714	99.69
Under 1	30,983	16,056	14,927	107.56
1 to 4	121,287	62.024	59,263	0.10
5 to 9	137,044	70.419	66,625	0.11
10 to 14	117,240	59,096	58,144	101.64
15 to 19	113,885	55,165	58,720	93.95
20 to 24	119,928	57,501	62,427	92.11
25 to 29	107,462	53,098	54,364	97.67
30 to 34	99,957	50,347	49,610	101.49
35 to 39	85,556	43,212	42,354	102.03
40 to 44	72,526	37,004	35,522	104.17
45 to 49	54,511	27,989	26,522	105.53
50 to 54	41,570	20,980	20,590	101.89
55 to 59	25,404	12,782	12,622	101.27
60 to 64	20,727	9,816	10,911	89.96
65 to 69	13,147	5,971	7,176	83.21
70 to 74	7,918	3,401	4,517	75.29
75 to 79	4,463	1,721	2,742	62.76
80 & Over	3,986	1,308	2,678	48.84

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

Table 3. Household Population 5 Years Old and Over by Highest Educational Attainment and Sex: Caloocan City, 2000

Highest Educational Attainment	Household Population 5 Years Old & Over	Male	Female
Caloocan City	1,022,431	508,284	514,147
No Grade Completed	26,910	13,952	12,660
Pre-School	25,910	13,429	12,481
Elementary	285,683	141,717	143,966
High School	373,923	185,243	188,680
Post Secondary	50,738	26,115	24,623
College Undergraduate	145,458	73,267	72,191
Academic Degree Holder	54,235	24,813	29,422
P Post Baccalaureate	4,606	2,090	2,516
Not Stated	55,266	27,658	27,608

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

Table 4. Total Population 10 Years Old and Over by Age Group and Marital Status: Caloocan City, 2000

Age Group	Total Population 10 Years Old & Over	Single	Married	Widowed	Divorced/ Separated	Others	Unknown
Caloocan City	888,290	355,449	413,498	32,221	13,341	56,763	17,018
Below 20	231,125	207,380	9,695	447	492	4,399	8,712
20 ? 24	119,928	72,504	31,329	465	1,047	11,639	2,944
25 ? 29	107,462	34,338	58,230	600	1,641	11,192	1,461
30 ? 34	99,957	17,498	69,357	998	1,884	9,170	1,050
35 ? 39	85,566	9,313	65,070	1,469	2,084	6,899	731
40 ? 44	72,526	5,307	57,314	2,393	1,923	5,093	496
45 ? 49	54,511	3,213	43,082	2,883	1,533	3,401	399
50 ? 54	41,570	2,227	31,775	3,882	1,145	2,268	333
55 ? 59	25,404	1,117	18,772	3,513	678	1,128	196
60 ? 64	20,727	994	13,958	4,377	426	730	242
65 ? 69	13,147	611	7,832	3,863	250	455	136
70 ? 74	7,918	411	3,983	3,061	131	187	145
75 ? 79	4,463	256	1,779	2,208	59	92	69
80 & Over	3,986	280	1,322	2,122	48	110	104

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

Table 5. Household Population by Ethnicity and Sex: Caloocan City, 2000

Ethnicity	Both Sexes	Male	Female
Caloocan City	1,174,673	586,350	588,323
Tagalog	818,954	409,908	409,046
Bikol/Bicol	59,276	30,311	28,965
Bisaya/Binisaya	46,374	22,473	23,901
Ilocano	44,487	22,105	22,382
Waray	37,523	18,330	19,193
Others	134,230	66,166	68,064
Other Foreign Ethnicity	302	204	98
Not Reported	33,527	16,853	16,674

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

Table 6. Total Occupied Housing Units by Construction Materials of the Outer Walls and Roof: Caloocan City, 2000

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS OF THE OUTER WALLS	Total Occupied Housing Units	CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS OF THE ROOF
		Galvanized Iron/ Aluminum	Tile/ Concrete/ Clay Tile	Half Galvanized, Iron/Half Concrete	Wood	Cogon/ Nipa/ Anahaw	Makeshift/ Salvaged/ Improvised Materials	Asbestos/ Others	Not Reported
Caloocan City	235,469	192,979	4,920	23,963	6,445	226	2,224	321	4,391
Concrete/Brick/ Stone	122,229	115,171	3,828	2,479	391	68	143	149	-
Wood	30,409	23,597	267	1,288	4,903	52	262	40	-
Half Concrete/ Brick/Stone and Half Wood	69,297	47,872	688	19,416	1,005	32	205	79	-
Galvanized iron/ Aluminum	2,194	1,802	36	314	27	2	12	1	-
Bamboo/Sawali/ Cogon/Nipa	718	588	-	17	33	51	27	2	-
Asbestos	140	108	6	23	-	-	-	3	-
Glass	75	58	9	2	4	-	-	2	-
Makeshift/Salvaged/ Improvised Materials	3,968	2,135	3	226	35	14	1,542	10	3
Others/Not reported	6,159	1,450	59	170	43	3	22	30	4,382
No Walls	280	198	24	28	4	4	11	5	6

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

TECHNICAL NOTES Average Household Size ? average number of people who live in the household Growth Rate ? the rate at which the population is increasing (or decreasing) in a given year due to natural increase and net migration, expressed as a percentage of the base population Median Age ? the age at which exactly half of the population is young and half is old Sex Ratio ? the ratio of males to females in a given population expressed as the number of males per 100 females Age-Dependency Ratio ? the ratio of persons in the "dependent" ages (under 15 years and over 64 years) to those in the "economically productive" ages (15 to 64 years old) in the population Household ? a social unit consisting of a person or a group of persons who sleep in the same housing unit and have common arrangements in the preparation and consumption of food The 2000 Census of Population and Housing (Census 2000) was undertaken by the National Statistics Office (NSO) in May 2000, as mandated by Commonwealth Act No.591, Batas Pambansa Blg. 72 and Executive Order No 121. It was the 11th census of population and 5th census of housing undertaken in this country since the first census in 1903. It was designed to take an inventory of the total population and housing units all over the Philippines and to collect information about their characteristics. Census day for the Census 2000 was May 1, 2000 (12:01 a.m.). Enumeration started on May 1, 2000 and lasted for about 30 days.

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