Over Two Million Persons In Cavite

Number: 2002-152
Date Released: September 18, 2002

OVER TWO MILLION PERSONS IN CAVITE
(Results from the 2000 Census of Population and Housing, NSO)

Population to double in 13 years

The total population of Cavite, as of May 1, 2000, was 2,063,161 persons, up by 452,837 persons from the 1995 census result. This figure translated to an annual population growth rate of 5.45 percent from 6.47 percent during the 1990 to 1995 period. If the current annual population growth rate continues, the population of the province will double in about 13 years.

Number of households rose to 428,879

The number of households rose to 428,879, higher by 105,347 households as compared to the 1995 figure. This gave an average household size of 4.78 persons, lower than the average household size of 4.95 persons in 1995 and the 2000 national average of five persons.

Cavite had the largest population in Southern Tagalog

Cavite was the biggest in terms of population size and the second fastest growing province in Southern Tagalog, next to Rizal. This province contributed 17.49 percent to the 11.8 million population of the region. At the national level, the province shared 2.70 percent to the total population of 76.5 million as recorded in the 2000 Census of Population and Housing (Census 2000).

Dasmariñas, the most populated municipality

Among the 30 municipalities and three cities comprising Cavite, Dasmariñas was the most populated municipality. This registered a population of 379,520 persons or 18.40 percent of the total provincial population. Bacoor and Imus followed with 14.82 percent and 9.47 percent, respectively. Trece Martirez City, the provincial capital, accounted to 2.20 percent. The least populous municipality was General Emilio Aguinaldo (0.69 percent).

Median age was 22 years

Cavite had a median age of 22 years, the same as in 1995. This meant that, half of the population were below 22 years old.

Sex ratio recorded at 98

There were 1.02 million males and 1.04 million females in Cavite. This resulted to a sex ratio of 98 males for every 100 females.

Dependency ratio was 75

The overall dependency ratio in 2000 was 60.86. This meant that for every 100 persons aged 15 to 64 years, there were about 61 dependents, that is, 56 young dependents (aged 0 to 14 years) and five old dependents (aged 65 years and over). In 1995, dependency ratio was recorded at 62.63.

More female voters than males

Three out of five persons in Cavite were voters (59.76 percent). The proportion of females (51.55 percent) was higher than that of the males (48.45 percent).

More than half of female population were in childbearing ages

Out of 1.04 million females in the province, 575,196 or 55.12 percent belonged to childbearing or reproductive age group (15 to 49 years). The highest percentage of which, were women aged 20 to 24 years (18.97 percent).

Females dominated higher levels of education

More than one-third (35.90 percent) of the total household population five years old and over had attended or completed secondary education; 31.25 percent, elementary; 5.08 percent with post secondary education; and 18.92 percent with higher education.

Males dominated the pre-school (51.18 percent) and post secondary (51.23 percent) levels. On the other hand, females dominated the higher levels of education, from college to post baccalaureate courses.

Widowed were mostly women

Of the total population 10 years old and over, 41.12 percent were single while 46.27 percent were married. The remaining 10.04 percent were either widowed, separated/divorced, with other marital arrangements or with unknown marital status.

There were slightly more men than women among single persons, (50.91 percent and 49.09 percent, respectively). On the other hand, the proportion of widowed females was noticeably higher (79.25 percent) than the males (20.75 percent).

Three in four were Tagalogs

Majority (75.90 percent) of the residents of Cavite classified themselves as Tagalog. The rest were Caviteño (8.76 percent), Bisaya/Binisaya (2.64 percent), Bikol/Bicol (2.54 percent), Waray (1.80 percent) or belonged to other ethnic groups (7.42 percent).

Single houses were most preferred

About 94 percent of the occupied housing units were single houses. On the other hand, seven out of 10 occupied housing units either needed minor repair or no repair at all.

Median floor area was 36 square meters

The median floor area in 2000 was 36.30 square meters, higher than the 30.43 square meters recorded in 1990. This meant that half of the occupied housing units in Cavite had a floor area of below 36 square meters.

Majority of the houses were made of strong materials for roof and walls

Of the 419,508 occupied housing units in Cavite, 54.45 percent had roof made of galvanized iron/aluminum and concrete/brick/ stone for the outer walls.

CAVITE

Cavite lies along the southern shore of Manila Bay. It is bounded on the north by Manila Bay and Metro Manila, on the east by Laguna, on the west by the South China Sea, and on the south by Batangas. The province overlooks the enchanting Taal Volcano at the south.

The province name was derived from the Tagalog word "kawit," meaning hook, referring to the shape of the peninsula. It was created as a politico-military in 1614. During the Philippine Revolution in 1896, Cavite was the center of military operations. On June 12, 1898, General Emilio Aguinaldo, the first Philippine president, declared the Philippine Independence in this province.

Cavite has three centers of tourism: the Tagaytay Upland area for its scenic attractions, the Ternate-Naic Corregidor area for its unspoiled beaches, and the Kawit-Cavite City for its historical and cultural attraction. It has two world-class resorts: Puerto Azul and Caylabne.

Source: Fast Facts About Philippine Provinces
by: Conrado M. Lancion,
(Tahanan Books, Manila)

(Sgd.)CARMELITA N. ERICTA
Administrator

Table 1. Total Population Distribution of Top Five Municipalities by Sex: Cavite, 2000

Municipality	Total Population	Percent	Male	Female
Cavite	2,063,161	100.00	1,019,820	1,043,341
Dasmariñas	379,520	18.40	187,906	191,614
Bacoor	305,699	14.82	149,573	156,126
Imus	195,482	9.47	94,148	101,334
Silang	156,137	7.57	79,540	76,597
Gen. Mariano Alvarez	112,446	5.45	56,244	56,202
Other Cities/Municipalities	913,877	44.29	452,409	461,468

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

Table 2. Total Population by Age Group, Sex and Sex Ratio: Cavite, 2000

Age Group	Total Population	Male	Female	Sex Ratio
Cavite	2,063,161	1,019,820	1,043,341	97.75
Under 1	53,522	27,270	26,252	103.88
1 – 4	211,210	108,003	103,207	104.65
5 - 9	239,723	122,992	116,731	105.36
10 - 14	209,628	106,616	103,012	103.50
15 - 19	198,720	96,434	102,286	94.28
20 - 24	205,650	96,543	109,107	88.48
25 - 29	183,623	88,714	94,909	93.47
30 - 34	174,734	86,239	88,495	97.45
35 - 39	150,568	75,683	74,885	101.07
40 - 44	122,555	62,347	60,208	103.55
45 - 49	92,066	46,760	45,306	103.21
50 - 54	70,635	35,081	35,554	98.67
55 - 59	44,968	21,493	23,475	91.56
60 - 64	39,028	18,016	21,012	85.74
65 - 69	26,818	11,737	15,081	77.83
70 - 74	17,533	7,556	9,977	75.73
75 - 79	11,039	4,444	6,595	67.38
80 & over	11,141	3,892	7,249	53.69

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

Table 3. Household Population 5 Years Old and Over by Highest Educational Attainment and Sex: Cavite, 2000

Highest Educational Attainment	Household Population 5 Years Old & Over	Male	Female
Cavite	1,787,155	877,042	910,113
No Grade Completed	59,942	30,754	29,188
Pre-School	42,767	21,889	20,878
Elementary	558,435	273,531	284,904
High School	641,586	315,375	326,211
Post Secondary	90,824	46,527	44,297
College Undergraduate	245,327	121,134	124,193
Academic Degree Holder	84,117	36,510	47,607
Post Baccalaureate	8,629	3,772	4,857
Not Stated	55,528	27,550	27,978

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

Table 4. Total Population 10 Years Old and Over by Age Group and Marital Status: Cavite, 2000

Age Group	Total Population 10 Years Old & Over	Single	Married	Widowed	Divorced/ Separated	Others	Unknown
Cavite	1,558,706	640,965	721,179	59,653	23,549	87,445	25,915
Below 20	408,348	377,380	10,459	351	546	6,395	13,217
20 – 24	205,650	128,061	54,217	390	1,697	16,845	4,440
25 – 29	183,623	60,420	101,181	715	2,743	16,048	2,516
30 – 34	174,734	31,135	123,225	1,407	3,335	13,867	1,765
35 – 39	150,568	16,878	115,719	2,230	3,603	11,094	1,044
40 – 44	122,555	9,395	97,027	3,535	3,543	8,396	659
45 – 49	92,066	5,651	72,680	4,683	2,788	5,809	455
50 – 54	70,635	4,114	53,821	6,302	2,099	3,864	435
55 – 59	44,968	2,369	32,741	6,370	1,226	2,007	255
60 – 64	39,028	1,968	26,263	8,093	952	1,441	311
65 – 69	26,818	1,356	16,306	7,606	508	811	231
70 – 74	17,533	966	9,219	6,418	260	455	215
75 – 79	11,039	595	4,866	5,056	139	227	156
80 & over	11,141	677	3,455	6,497	110	186	216

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

Table 5. Household Population by Ethnicity and Sex: Cavite, 2000

Ethnicity	Both Sexes	Male	Female
Cavite	2,051,507	1,012,147	1,039,360
Tagalog	1,557,027	770,470	786,557
Caviteño	179,812	89,900	89,912
Bisaya/Binisaya	54,238	25,558	28,680
Bikol/Bicol	52,031	25,723	26,308
Waray	37,006	17,594	19,412
Other Local Ethnicity	152,207	73,219	78,988
Other Foreign Ethnicity	979	659	320
Not Reported	18,207	9,024	9,183

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

Table 6. Total Occupied Housing Units by Construction Materials of the Outer Walls and Roof: Cavite, 2000

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS OF THE OUTER WALLS	Total Occupied Housing Units	CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS OF THE ROOF
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS OF THE OUTER WALLS	Total Occupied Housing Units	Galvanized Iron/ Aluminum	Tile/ Concrete/ Clay Tile	Half Galvanized, Iron/Half Concrete	Wood	Cogon/ Nipa/ Anahaw	Makeshift/ Salvaged/ Improvised Materials	Asbestos/ Others	Not Reported
Cavite	419,508	347,506	7,398	34,706	9,637	8,782	4,202	359	6,918
Concrete/Brick/ Stone	239,049	228,405	6,191	3,474	417	234	208	120	-
Wood	58,845	45,603	297	2,302	7,808	2,526	252	57	-
Half Concrete/ Brick/Stone and Half Wood	87,392	57,762	793	27,276	803	466	232	60	-
Galvanized iron/ Aluminum	3,479	2,549	32	705	89	62	36	6	-
Bamboo/Sawali/ Cogon/Nipa	13,307	7,366	-	425	359	4,942	198	16	1
Asbestos	153	102	11	20	6	-	-	14	-
Glass	216	182	16	9	7	-	-	2	-
Makeshift/Salvaged/ Improvised Materials	7,185	3,212	-	215	50	482	3,191	33	2
Others/Not Reported	9,592	2,125	47	264	84	64	48	47	6,913
No Walls	290	200	11	16	14	6	37	4	2

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 11^th census of population and 5^th 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.

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