Population growth rate increased to 1.81 percent
Marinduque had a total population of 217,392 persons based on the results of the 2000 Census of Population and Housing (Census 2000). This registered an increase of 17,482 persons from 199,910 persons five years ago. This translated to an annual growth rate of 1.81 percent from 1995 to 2000. If the average annual growth rate continues at 1.81 percent, the population of Marinduque was expected to double in 38 years.
Number of households rose to 43,921
The number of households of the province rose to 43,921 in 2000, registering an increase of 3,109 households in 1995. This gave an average household size of 4.95 persons, slightly higher than the 4.89 persons recorded in 1995.
Population of Marinduque ranked 10th in Southern Tagalog
Marinduque ranked tenth in terms of population size in the Southern Tagalog Region, contributing 1.84 percent to the 11.8 million population in the region. At the national level, Marinduque shared 0.28 percent to the total population of 76.5 million as recorded in the Census 2000.
Santa Cruz was the most populated municipality
Among the six municipalities in Marinduque, Santa Cruz, which comprised 27.6 percent of the total provincial population, ranked first in terms of population size. Boac, the provincial capital (22.3 percent) ranked second. Buenavista, on the other hand, had the least population with 8.9 percent of the provincial total.
Half of the population were below 20 years old
Marinduque had a median age of 20 years, higher than the 1995 median age of 19 years. This meant that half of the population of the province were aged 20 years and below.
Sex ratio was recorded at 102
Male population outnumbered their female counterparts with a sex ratio of 102 males for every 100 females. There were more males than females in the age bracket 0 to 54 years. As the age advanced to 55 years onwards, however, the females dominated their male counterparts.
Eight dependents for every 10 economically active persons
In 2000, the 0 to14 age group made up about 39 percent of the total population of the province while population aged 65 years and above comprised 5.3 percent. The economically active population aged 15 to 64 years, thus, made up 55.8 percent of the total population.
The overall dependency ratio in 2000 was 79.1. This meant that for every 100 persons aged 15 to 64 years, there were about 79 dependents (70 persons aged 0 to 14 years - young dependents and nine persons aged 65 years and over - old dependents). The 2000 ratio was lower than the 87.4 ratio reported in 1995.
Females dominated higher levels of education
Of the total household population five years old and over, almost half (49.6 percent) had attended or completed elementary education. Twenty seven percent had either attended or finished secondary education while 7.3 percent had attended college. Only 3.9 percent were academic degree holders. There were more males who had finished elementary education (51.1 percent) and secondary education (50.3 percent) compared to females (48.9 percent and 49.7 percent, respectively). On the other hand, those who had attended college, academic degree holders and post baccalaureate were predominantly females.
Majority of Marinduqueños were Tagalog
About 97 percent of the household population in Marinduque classified themselves as Tagalog. The remaining three percent were either Boholano, Pangasinan/Pangalatao, Bisaya/Binisaya, Bikol/Bicol, Ilocano, Cebuano, Hiligaynon/Ilonggo, or belonged to other ethnic groups.
Married persons outnumbered single persons
There was a higher percentage of married persons than single persons in Marinduque (47.1 percent for married versus 43.5 percent for single). Those who were either widowed, divorced/separated, with other arrangements or with unknown marital status comprised 9.3 percent of the household population 10 years old and over.
Housing occupancy rate was almost 100 percent
There were 43,708 housing units in Marinduque, of which 43,685 units (99.95 percent) were occupied by 43,921 households. This registered a ratio of 1.01 household per occupied housing unit and a ratio of 4.97 household population per occupied housing unit. Majority of occupied housing units were single houses (97.18 percent). Duplex and multi-unit residential houses accounted for only 1.19 percent and 0.69 percent, respectively.
Marinduque Marinduque is an island province separated from the Bondoc Peninsula of Quezon at the southeastern portion of Luzon by the Mompog Pass. Mindoro Island is to the west across the Tablas Strait. The Sibuyan Sea lies to the south. Batangas lies northwest beyond the Tayabas Bay. The terrain is generally level but rises towards the central mountains. Marinduque was originally part of the province of Balayan (now Batangas) during Spanish period, until it was separated, together with the Island of Mindoro, to form a corregimiento. It became a province under the American regime in 1901. In June 1902, Mindoro was annexed to Marinduque but five months later, Marinduque was attached to the province of Tayabas (now Quezon). Finally, on February 21, 1920, Marinduque became a separate province by virtue of Act No. 2880. |
(Sgd.) CARMELITA N. ERICTA Administrator |
Table 1. Total Population by Municipality and Sex: Marinduque, 2000
Municipalities | Total Population | Percent | Male | Female |
Marinduque | 217,392 | 100.0 | 109,680 | 107,712 |
Boac | 48,504 | 22.3 | 24,444 | 24,060 |
Buenavista | 19,271 | 8.9 | 9,935 | 9,336 |
Gasan* | 30,232 | 13.9 | 15,347 | 14,885 |
Mogpog | 31,330 | 14.4 | 15,924 | 15,406 |
Santa Cruz | 60,055 | 27.6 | 29,959 | 30,096 |
Torrijos | 28,000 | 12.9 | 14,071 | 13,929 |
Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing
Table 2. Total Population by Age Group, Sex and Sex Ratio: Marinduque, 2000
Age Group | Total Population | Male | Female | Sex Ratio |
Marinduque | 217,392 | 109,680 | 107,712 | 101.8 |
Under 1 | 5,611 | 2,927 | 2,684 | 109.1 |
1 - 4 | 22,050 | 11,226 | 10,824 | 103.7 |
5 - 9 | 29,253 | 14,994 | 14,259 | 105.2 |
10 - 14 | 27,653 | 13,997 | 13,656 | 102.5 |
15 - 19 | 22,782 | 12,003 | 10,779 | 111.4 |
20 - 24 | 16,795 | 8,785 | 8,010 | 109.7 |
25 - 29 | 13,588 | 6,870 | 6,718 | 102.3 |
30 - 34 | 13,451 | 6,820 | 6,631 | 102.8 |
35 - 39 | 12,068 | 6,087 | 5,981 | 101.8 |
40 - 44 | 11,627 | 5,824 | 5,803 | 100.4 |
45 - 49 | 9,931 | 4,971 | 4,960 | 100.2 |
50 - 54 | 8,566 | 4,291 | 4,275 | 100.4 |
55 - 59 | 6,790 | 3,372 | 3,418 | 98.7 |
60 - 64 | 5,798 | 2,764 | 3,034 | 91.1 |
65 - 69 | 4,481 | 2,022 | 2,459 | 82.2 |
70 - 74 | 3,117 | 1,323 | 1,794 | 73.8 |
75 - 79 | 2,091 | 826 | 1,265 | 65.3 |
80 and over | 1,740 | 578 | 1,162 | 49.7 |
Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing
Table 3. Household Population Five Years Old and Over by Highest Educational Attainment and Sex: Marinduque, 2000
Highest Educational Attainment | Household Population 5 Years Old & Over | Male | Female |
Marinduque | 189,583 | 95,402 | 94,181 |
No Grade Completed | 7,288 | 3,744 | 3,544 |
Pre-School | 4,627 | 2,308 | 2,319 |
Elementary | 93,958 | 47,966 | 45,992 |
High School | 51,409 | 25,857 | 25,552 |
Post Secondary | 6,581 | 3,669 | 2,912 |
College Undergraduate | 13,920 | 6,776 | 7,144 |
Academic Degree Holder | 7,393 | 2,900 | 4,493 |
Post Baccalaureate | 317 | 97 | 220 |
Not Stated | 4,090 | 2,085 | 2,005 |
Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing
Table 4. Household Populatio by Ethnicity and Sex: Marinduque, 2000
Ethnicity | Both Sexes | Male | Female |
Marinduque | 217,244 | 109,555 | 107,689 |
Tagalog | 211,249 | 106,609 | 104,640 |
Boholano | 664 | 342 | 322 |
Pangasinan/Pangalatao | 270 | 136 | 134 |
Bisaya/Binisaya | 268 | 132 | 136 |
Bikol/Bicol | 247 | 105 | 142 |
Ilocano | 237 | 103 | 134 |
Cebuano | 223 | 104 | 119 |
Hiligaynon/Ilonggo | 201 | 96 | 105 |
Others | 1,169 | 568 | 601 |
Not Reported | 2,716 | 1,360 | 1,356 |
Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing
Table 5. Total Population 10 Years Old and Over by Age Group and Marital Status: Marinduque, 2000
Age Group | Total Population 10 Yrs Old & Over | Single | Married | Widowed | Divorced/ Separated | Others | Unknown |
Marinduque | 160,330 | 69,793 | 75,547 | 8,288 | 1,095 | 4,503 | 1,104 |
Below 20 | 50,415 | 48,255 | 1,091 | 21 | 17 | 395 | 636 |
20 - 24 | 16,771 | 11,524 | 4,255 | 27 | 61 | 769 | 135 |
25 - 29 | 13,575 | 4,471 | 8,179 | 46 | 106 | 698 | 75 |
30 - 34 | 13,425 | 2,056 | 10,418 | 98 | 143 | 648 | 62 |
35 - 39 | 12,044 | 1,048 | 10,105 | 162 | 173 | 508 | 48 |
40 - 44 | 11,605 | 693 | 9,988 | 333 | 145 | 424 | 22 |
45 - 49 | 9,926 | 501 | 8,499 | 474 | 140 | 294 | 18 |
50 - 54 | 8,559 | 346 | 7,086 | 743 | 117 | 346 | 21 |
55 - 59 | 6,786 | 240 | 5,497 | 781 | 66 | 184 | 18 |
60 - 64 | 5,796 | 192 | 4,292 | 1,090 | 63 | 147 | 12 |
65 - 69 | 4,481 | 157 | 3,020 | 1,160 | 32 | 97 | 15 |
70 - 74 | 3,116 | 121 | 1,717 | 1,194 | 16 | 53 | 15 |
75 - 79 | 2,091 | 99 | 911 | 1,041 | 8 | 20 | 12 |
80 and over | 1,740 | 90 | 489 | 1,118 | 8 | 20 | 15 |
Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing
6. Occupied Housing Units, Households, Household Population and Ratio of Households and Household Population to Occupied Housing Units by Type of Building: Marinduque, 2000
Type of Building | Occupied Housing Unit | Household | Household Population | Ratio of Household & Household Population | |
Household to Occupied Housing Unit | Household Population to Occupied Housing Unit | ||||
Marinduque | 43,685 | 43,921 | 217,244 | 1.01 | 4.97 |
Single House | 42,454 | 42,658 | 211,159 | 1.00 | 4.97 |
Duplex | 520 | 544 | 2,519 | 1.05 | 4.84 |
Multi-unit Residential | 301 | 307 | 1,280 | 1.02 | 4.25 |
Commercial/Industrial/Agricultural | 110 | 111 | 518 | 1.01 | 4.71 |
Institutional Living Quarter | 21 | 21 | 85 | 1.00 | 4.05 |
Other Housing Unit | 4 | 4 | 18 | 1.00 | 4.50 |
Not Reported | 275 | 276 | 1,665 | 1.00 | 6.05 |
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. |