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About the 2015 Census of Population

The 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015) was undertaken by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in August 2015 as mandated by Republic Act No. 10625, otherwise known as the Philippine Statistics Act of 2013.

It was the 14th census of population that was undertaken since the first census in 1903. POPCEN 2015 was designed to take an inventory of the total population all over the Philippines and collect information about their characteristics.

Census day for the POPCEN 2015 was August 1, 2015 (12:01 a.m.).

POPCEN 2015 made use of the de jure concept of enumeration wherein households and persons are enumerated in the area where they usually reside as of the census reference date.

Enumeration lasted for about 25 days, from 10 August to 6 September 2015. Enumeration was extended until 15 September 2015 for large provinces and some highly urbanized cities.

The number of occupied housing units in 2015 reached 126,969. This is an increase of 17,258 from the 109,711 in 2010 and an increase of 42,204 from the 84,765 in 2000.

Davao Oriental Housing Statistics

Of the total population, 51.9 percent were males while 48.1 percent were
females. This resulted to a sex ratio of 108 males for every 100 females. The samesex ratio was reported in 2010.

Demographic Characteristics of the Davao Oriental Population

Household population comprised 99.65 percent of the total population.

Davao Oriental Household Population

Population Density. It refers to the average number of persons per square kilometer of land, computed by dividing the total population by the land area (in square kilometers) of a given political entity.

Davao Oriental Population Density

The population of Davao Oriental as of August 1, 2015 was 558,958 based on the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015).

Davao Oriental Population