POPULATION OF CAR AS OF JULY 1, 2015

• As of 1 July 2015, the estimated total population in the Cordillera region was 1,720,134. This was composed of 878,386 males (51.1 percent) and 841,748 females (48.9 percent)
• The sex ratio in the region was 104 males per 100 females. This means that CAR has more men than women.

Figure 1. Population in CAR as of July 1, 2015 by Sex

PROJECTED POPULATION IN CAR BY 2021

• With the use of past census data, the projected total population in CAR on July 1, 2021 is 1,822,719 with 50.9 percent (927,042) males and 49.1 percent (895,677) females.
• On 2021, the sex ratio will also remain the same with 2015. In other words, there will still be more men than women in CAR.
• Moreover, the projected total population in CAR by 2021 represents 6.0 percent increase in population compared to 2015.
• Between 2015 and 2021, the female population will grow at a faster rate (6.4 percent) than the male population (5.5 percent).

PROJECTED MID-YEAR MALE POPULATION IN CAR BY 2021

• In 2015, age group 5 to 9 had the largest number of male population in the region estimated at 92,562 followed by the age group 0 to 4 with 92,090 populations.
• In the projected mid-year population of male by 2021, children with ages 0 to 4 will have the largest number of with 93,663 followed by children who are 5 to 9 years old.
• Following this trend on 2021, the age group 70 to 74 will be the five-year age group with the largest percent increase with 29.8 percent among male population followed by the 65 to 69 age group with 24.2 percent projected increase.
• On the other hand, the five-year age group with the largest percent decrease will be the male population aged 80 years old and over with 3.5 percent decrease.

Table 2. 2021 Projected Male Population in CAR by Age Group

PROJECTED MID-YEAR FEMALE POPULATION IN CAR BY 2021

• Among the female population in 2015, age group 15 to 19 will have the highest number of population in CAR with 88,695 followed by the age group 5 to 9 with 88,046 population.
• Meanwhile, the age group with the largest number of female population by 2021 will be 0 to 4 estimated at 88,602 followed by the age group 5 to 9 with 88,319 projected population.
• Between 2015 and 2021, the age group 65 to 69 will have the highest percent increase in the female population with an estimated 29.1 percent increase followed by age group 70 to 74 with 24.2 percent.
• Age group 80 and over of female population will have the largest percent decrease with 3.4 percent projected decrease.

Table 3. 2021 Projected Female Population in CAR by Age Group

AGE-SEX PYRAMID OF CAR IN 2021

• The population pyramid indicates the differences in the number of males and females at older ages by 2021. It is projected that women tend to live longer than men.
• Moreover, it shows that there will be more males at younger ages and more females at older ages in 2021.
• Among the projected male population, the working age 15 to 64 years old will share 65.5 percent of the total population in the region. Children below 15 years old composed 29.7 percent while older person (65 years old and over) will compose 4.8 percent of the total population.
• Among female population, older persons (65 years old and over) will comprise 6.3 percent while children below 15 years old will comprise 29.3 percent of the projected total population in the region. Working age 15 to 64 years old will comprise 64.4 percent of the projected total population.

Figure 3. Age-Sex Pyramid of CAR by 2021