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Updated: October 16, 2012

 

DAVAO CITY PROFILE

HUMAN RESOURCES

    Demographic Characteristics

        Population Enumerated in  Various Censuses & Average Annual Growth Rates. 1903-2000

        Total Pop'n, Household Pop'n, &  Number of Households

        Gender and Age Ratio, 1995

        Percent Distribution of Population by Age Group, by Sex, 1995

        Labor Force and Employment Indicators, Davao City, 1998-2000

        Employed Persons, by Type of Industry, Urban-Rural, 1997-1998

 

 

HUMAN RESOURCES

Demographic Characteristics

 

Population Enumerated in  Various Censuses & Average Annual Growth Rates

Davao City 1903-2000

Y E A R (Censal Date) Actual Population Average Annual
Growth Rate ( % )
March 21, 1903  8,560  
December 31, 1918* 21,538 6.00
January 1, 1939* 95,546 7.25
October 1, 1948* 111,263 1.57
February 15, 1960 225,712 6.42
May 6, 1970 392,473 5.57
May 1, 1975 484,678 4.31
May 1, 1980 610,375 4.72
May 1990 849,947 3.37
September 1995 1,006,840 3.22
May 1, 2000 1,147,116 2.83

* Includes Former Municipal District of Guiangga

Source: National Statistics Office

             Region XI, Davao City

 

 

Total Population, Household Population and Number of Households of the Philippines

Region XI and Davao City, as of September 1, 1995

 

(a)

Total

Population

(b)

Households

Population

Institutional

Population

(c)

Number of Households

Average of

Households

Growth

Rate
Philippines 68,614,162 68,431,213 182,493 13,508,055 5.07 2.32

Region XI

Southern Mindanao

 4,604,158 4,592,995 11,163 901,621 5.09 2.72
Davao City * 1,006,840 1,002,922 3,918 198,668 5.05 3.22

*    Highly Urbanized City

a)  Total population includes institutional population

b)    Household population excludes Filipinos in embassies, consulates

       and missions abroad (2,830 persons) and institutional population (182,493 persons)

c)    Number of households excludes those households of Filipinos in embassies, consulates

       and mission abroad.

Source : 1995 Census of  Population , National Statistics Office

 

 

Gender and Age Ratio, Davao City, 1995

INDICATOR 1995 %Share to Total Population
Total Population 1,006,840 100
A.  Gender Distribution    
Females 504,058 50.06
Males 502,782 49.94
B.  Age Group Distribution    
0 - 14 363,967 36.15
15 - 64 614,522 61.03
65 and over 28,351 2.82

Source : National Statistics Office, Region XI

             Davao City

 

 

Percent Distribution of Population by Age Group, by Sex, Davao City, 1995

Age Group Total Population Household Population
Number Percent   to   Total Number Percent   to   Total
Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female
All Ages 1,006,840 100.00 49.94 50.06

1,002,922

100.00

49.90

50.10

Under 1

26,395

 2.62

1.35

1.27

26,373

2.63

1.36

1.27
1-4

101,151

10.05

5.17

4.87

101,115

10.08

5.19

4.83

5-9

122,739

12.19

6.28

5.92

122,638

12.23

6.29

5.93
10-14 113,682

11.29

 5.65 5.64 113,303 11.31 5.66 5.65
15-19

122,510

 12.17 5.70 6.46 121,590 12.12 5.67 6.45
20-24

103,893

 10.32 5.00

5.32

 102,860 10.26 4.95 5.30
25-29 88,144

8.75

4.32

4.43

87,585

8.73

4.30

4.43
30-34 72,853 7.24

3.60

3.64

72,545

7.23

3.59

3.64
35-39 65,462

6.50

3.25

3.25

65,237

6.50

3.25

3.26
40-44 53,138 5.28

2.70

2.57

53,026

5.29

2.71

2.58
45-49 40,680

4.04

2.08

1.96

40,591

4.05

2.09

1.96
50-54

28,730

2.85

1.47

1.38

28,676

2.86

1.48

1.38
55-59

22,536

2.24

 1.14 1.10 22,478 2.24

1.14

 1.10
60-64

16,576

1.65

0.84

0.81

16,543

1.65

0.84

0.01
65-69

12,012

1.19

0.59

0.60

11,975

1.19

0.59

0.60
70-74 7,666

0.76

0.37

0.39

7,645

0.76

0.37

0.39
75-79

4,728

0.47

0.23

0.24

4,721

0.47

0.23

0.24
80-84

2,665

0.26

0.12

0.15

2,663

0.27

0.12

0.15
85 and over

1,280

0.13

0.06

0.07

1,278

0.13

0.06

0.07

Source :   1995 Census of Population Report No. 2-35 k: Socio-Economic and Demographic Characteristics, Davao City, Region XI

 

 

Labor Force and Employment Indicators, Davao City, 1998-2000

INDICATOR 1998 1999 2000
Total Working Age Population (Population 15 yrs. old & over ) 679 700 730
A. Population in the Labor Force 473 466 498
Urban 308 311

320
Rural 167 155 178
B. Number of Employed Persons   416 417 443
Urban 272 279 288
Rural 145 138 155
C. Number of Unemployed Persons 57 49 55
Urban 36 32 32
Rural 22 17 23
D. Population not in the Labor Force 206 234 277
E.  Labor Force Participation Rate(%) 69.8 66.6 68.0
F.  Employment Rate (%) 87.9 89.6 89.1
G. Unemployment Rate (%) 12.1 10.4 10.9

Note: Values are in thousands, details may not add up due to rounding

Source : National Statistics Office (NSO), Region XI,  Davao City

 

 

Employed Persons, by Type of Industry, Urban-Rural, 1997-1998

Type  of  Industry 1997 1998
Total 399 416
Urban 269 272
Rural 130 145
Agriculture 59 70
Urban 10 13
Rural 49 57
Industry 84 77
Urban 50 52
Rural 34 25
Service 256 270
Urban 208 207
Rural 48 63

Note: Values are in thousands, Details may not add-up due to rounding

Source: National Statistics Office, Region XI

                Davao City         

 

 
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