The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) conducted the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH) in September 2020, with 01 May 2020 as 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 an inventory of the total population and housing units in the country and collect information about their characteristics.

The Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) as of March 2022 was used for the disaggregation of geographic levels of the 2020 CPH.

2 in every 5 household population are of school age

In 2020, the school age population 5 to 24 years old accounted for 39.0% of the 1,791,121 household population of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) or a total of 699,047 individuals. This was lower compared to the 39.5% share of school-age population that was reported in 2015 with a total count of 707,539.

Figure 1. School Age Population 5 to 24 Years Old by Sex, CAR: 2020

Youth accounts for almost a third of household population

Youth or persons whose age ranges from 15 to 30 years totaled 542,391 or 30.3% of the household population in 2020, higher than the 526,856 (29.4%) recorded in 2015. Individuals belonging to this age group were considered of voting age for the Sangguniang Kabataan in accordance with Republic Act No. 8044 (Sangguniang Kabataan Act of 2015).

Figure 2. Voting Age Population 15 to 30 Years Old by Sex, CAR: 2020

About 66% of the household population is of voting age

The voting age population 18 years old and over accounted for 65.9% (1.2 million individuals) of the household population in 2020, up from 59.9% (1.07 million individuals) in 2015. 

Figure 3. Voting Age Population 18 Years Old and Over by Sex, CAR: 2020

Senior citizens constitute 9.3% of household population

People aged 60 years old and over are regarded as senior citizens. They made up 9.3% (166,678 individuals) of the household population in 2020, higher than the 7.4% (132,893 individuals) recorded in 2015. There were more females (54.4%) than males (45.6%) among the senior citizens in 2020. The same trend was observed in 2015.

Figure 4. Senior Citizens Population, CAR: 2020

More than half of female population are of reproductive age

Women of reproductive age (15 to 49 years old) totaled to 464,847 (53.2%) of the 873,690 female household population in 2020. These figures were higher compared to the 439,976 (50.4%) posted in 2015.

Figure 5. Women of Reproductive Age 15 to 49 Years Old, CAR: 2020

Aging index increases by 8.2 percentage points in 2020

The aging index helps us understand the balance between different age groups in a population. Specifically, it looks at the proportion of older people (aged 60 and over) compared to the number of young people (under 15 years old).

In the Cordillera Administrative Region, 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 33.0% percent in 2020. This means that there was one person aged 60 years and over for every four children under 15 years old. In 2015, the aging index was 8.2 percentage points lower at 24.8%.

Figure 6. Aging Index, CAR: 2020

(SGD)
ALDRIN FEDERICO R. BAHIT, JR.
(Chief Statistical Specialist)
Officer-in-Charge

RJPA/BYM/DBRGL

TECHNICAL NOTES

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 number.

Sex ratio is the number of males per one hundred females 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 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.