Survey reveals .64% population rate decrease in Kalinga

by Gigi G. Dumallig

TABUK, Kalinga, Jan.18 (PIA) – Final results of the latest Census of Population (POPCEN 2007) conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) reveal that population growth rate (PGR) in the province has decreased.

The NSO survey reflects that Kalinga posted an annual growth rate of 0.64 percent for the period 2000 to 2007 for its 182,326 total population. This is 8,303 higher than the 174,023 population surveyed in 2000 when the agency recorded a 2.63 percent PGR for the period 1995 to 2000.

Tabuk is the most populous town in the province with its 87,912 residents, comprising 48.2 percent of the province’s inhabitants. Pinukpuk records a 27,782 population; Rizal has 14, 614; Balbalan, 12,012; Tinglayan, 11,619; Lubuagan, 10,183; Pasil, 10,084; and Tanudan, 8,119.

With an average household size of 5.2 percent, 34,858 residential houses were recorded or an increase of 4,408 since 2000.

By age group, 12.8 percent of the households belongs to the 5 to 9 year age range, 12.6 percent in the 0 to 4 year old, and 12.4 percent in the 10 to 14 year age level.

Gender ratio shows that there are 105 males for every 100 females based on total 93,338 male and 88,760 female populations.

Significant in the census is the decrease in dependency ratio from 78 (2000) to 73 (2007) dependents showing that for every 100 working-age population , there are 65 young dependents and eight old dependents.

Ages 0 to 14 year old dependents compose 37.8 percent of the household population and 4.4 percent belongs to the 65 years old and over dependents. The working age population (15 to 64 age level) contributes 57.7 percent of the household population in the province.

The 12th POPCEN was conducted in August 2007 by the NSO deploying at least 40,000 fieldworkers nationwide. It reports that Philippines has a total population of 88,574,614 people compared to the 76.50 million in 2000 and 68.62 million in 1995. *** (JDRP/GGD –PIA CAR Kalinga)