QUICKSTAT

SOUTH COTABATO
(Monthly Update of Most Requested Statistics)
As of April 2018

INDICATOR REFERENCE PERIOD and DATA

PRICE INDICES (2012=100) 2017 Mar 2018 Feb 2018 Mar 2017
Consumer Price Index 110.0 114.6 114.7 ###
109.4
Inflation rate 1.9 4.8 4.8 ###
2.6
Purchasing power of the peso 0.91 0.87 0.87 ###
0.91
PRIVATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (Floor area in square meter; value in P1,000) 2016 4 th Qtr 2017 3 rd Qtr 2017 4 th Qtr 2016
Total number of buildings 1,210 537 329 293
Total floor area 401,557 167,133 104,725 123,269
Value 3,193,347 1,378,459 670,902 1,008,639
Residential (number) 567 271 135 145
Total floor area 72,872 37,023 16,961 17,904
Value 587,770 327,131 140,105 148,484
Nonresidential (number) 470 178 137 113
Total floor area 321,051 123,948 80,868 104,878
Value 2,433,415 966,008 445,833 833,742
GEOGRAPHY (Source: Philippine Statistics Authority) 2016 2015 2014
Number of cities 1 1 1
Number of municipalities 10 10 10
Number of barangays (excluding General Santos City) 199 199 199
DEMOGRAPHY (Source: 2000 and 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH)
2015 * 2010 * 2007 * 2000 *
2007 and 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN))
Total population 915,289 827,200 767,255 690,728
Urban … 408,651 369,201 -
Rural … 418,549 398,054 -
Male 468,628 424,318 394,450 352,816
Female 446,661 402,882 372,805 337,912
Annual growth rate (1990-2000, 2000-2007, 2000-2010, 2010-2015) 1.94 1.82 1.46 2.50
Sex ratio (number of males for every 100 females) … 105.3 105.8 104.4
Household population 912,957 825,816 765,605 689,663
Male 466,982 423,217 393,214 351,926
Female 445,975 402,599 372,391 337,737
Number of households 217,944 186,184 165,151 141,418
Average household size 4.2 4.44 4.64 4.88
Population density (square kilometer) 241 210 195 175
Median age … 22.3 21.4 20.0
Dependency ratio … 62.8 66.9 72.6
Young dependents … 56.7 60.7 67.2
Old dependents … 6.1 6.2 5.4
Proportion by age group
0- 4 … 12.1 12.2 12.7
0 - 14 … 34.8 36.4 38.9
15 - 64 … 61.4 59.9 58.0
18 and over … 58.5 56.7 54.3
60 and over … 5.9 5.6 5.0
65 and over … 3.8 3.7 3.1
Proportion of urban population … 49.4 48.1 27.6
Proportion of persons with disabilities … 1.5 n. a. 1.2
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DEMOGRAPHY (Source: 2000 and 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH)
2015 2010 2007 2000
2007 and 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN))
Marital status (Household population 10 years old and over)
Total 701,085 630,134 578,505 509,273
Single 293,305 269,830 255,923 226,819
Married 319,760 301,050 274,422 226,762
Widowed 31,193 25,702 24,040 19,124
Divorced/Separated 9,342 6,007 4,855 3,258
Common-Law/Live-in 47,335 27,234 18,145 28,232
Unknown/Not Stated 150 311 1,120 5,078
Elderly population (60 years old and over) 2015 2010* 2007 2000
Both sexes 98,846 48,844 43,198 34,544
Male 43,715 22,543 20,254 16,909
Female 55,131 26,301 22,944 17,635
Disabled persons by type of disability 2007 2000 1995
Total - 8,167 6,217
Total blindness - 319 231
Partial blindness - 684 590
Low vision - 2,657 1,195
Total deafness - 455 161
Partial deafness - 324 341
Hard of hearing - 408 146
Oral defect - 529 356
Loss of one or both arms/hands - 250 132
Loss of one or both legs/feet - 453 129
Quadriplegic - 648 -
Mentally retarded - 670 513
Mentally ill - 515 407
Multiple impairment - 255 -
Muteness - - 323
Deafness/Muteness - - -
Others - - 1,693
With at least one type of functional disability 2010* Both sexes Male Female
(Household population five years old and over) 18,304 8,925 9,379
Difficulty in seeing, even if wearing eyeglasses 11,697 5,371 6,326
Difficulty in hearing, even if using a hearing aid 3,657 1,753 1,904
Difficulty in walking or climbing steps 4,808 2,529 2,279
Difficulty in remembering or concentrating 3,161 1,481 1,680
Difficulty in self-caring (bathing or dressing) 2,118 1,061 1,057
Difficulty in communicating 2,523 1,286 1,237
Highest educational attainment (Household population by 5 years old and over) 2015 b/ 2010* 2007 2000
Both sexes 808,507 725,616 671,703 601,992
No grade completed 41,201 46,893 61,240 54,873
Pre-school 26,668 28,903 21,793 18,065
Special Education 148 - - -
Elementary 282,479 261,525 242,313 247,193
1st-4th Grade 152,995 - 127,095 133,825
5th-6th Grade 45,829 - 36,488 113,368
Graduate 83,655 - 78,730 -
High school 295,190 244,947 221,784 175,295
Undergraduate 124,772 - 102,140 100,869
Graduate 170,418 - 119,644 74,426
Post-secondary 21,059 26,113 22,809 22,683
Undergraduate 688 - 2,573 8,686
Graduate 20,371 - 20,236 13,997
College undergraduate 71,995 57,537 44,928 50,761
Academic degree holder 68,618 56,860 46,398 18,567
Post-baccalaureate 915 1,157 558 1,764
Not stated 234 1,681 9,880 12,791
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DEMOGRAPHY (Source: 2000 and 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH)
2015 c/ 2010 2007 2000
2007 and 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN))
Overseas workers (Highest educational attainment 10 years old and over)
Both sexes 18,605 11,168 9,575 5,269
No grade completed 20 37 21 116
Pre-school 1 4 2 9
Elementary 850 685 563 1,056
1st-4th Grade 200 241 177 439
5th-6th Grade 142 1401 97 -
5th-7th Grade - - - 617
Graduate 508 304 289 -
High school 7,001 3,169 2,985 1,474
Undergraduate 1,338 748 654 680
Graduate 5,663 2,421 2,331 794
Post-secondary 1,704 1,197 1,109 886
Undergraduate 43 111 58 263
Graduate 1,661 1,086 1,051 623
College undergraduate 2,653 1,656 1,316 940
Academic degree holder 6,360 4,352 3,390 630
Post-baccalaureate 16 36 10 41
Not stated - 32 179 117
VITAL STATISTICS (Source: Vital Statistics Report) 2016 2015 2014
Births (based on civil registration; not adjusted for underregistration) 29,444 29,348 30,280
Male 15,463 15,431 15,936
Female 13,981 13,917 14,344
Marriages (based on civil registration; not adjusted for underregistration) 5,771 6,676 6,957
Deaths (based on civil registration; not adjusted for underregistration) - 8,379 8,583
Male - 5,096 5,226
Female - 3,283 3,357
2010-2015 2005-2010 2000-2005
Crude birth a (per thousand population) 28.48 30.51 32.17
Crude death a (per thousand population) 5.80 6.35 7.22
Crude rate of natural increase (per thousand population) 22.68 24.16 24.95
Total fertility rate a (number of children per woman) 3.25 3.49 3.74
Life expectancy at birth a (in years; medium assumption)
Male 68.01 66.51 65.01
Female 73.30 71.80 69.80

Literate (Sources:
EDUCATION (Literacy ofCensus of Population
the Household and Housing)
Population 10 Years Old and Over ) 2015 2010 * 2007
676,222 595,051 ..
Literacy rate 96.5 94.4 ..
AGRICULTURE (Source: 2002 Census of Agriculture Vol. I) 2002 1991 1980
Number of farms by land use 2/
144,484 99,272 61,795
Area of farms by land use (in hectares) 348,721 286,060 247,549
Arable lands
Land planted to temporary crops 213,719 171,470 122,782
Lands lying idle 3/ 5,409 2,825 25,613
Land planted to permanent crops 105,522 102,891 65,740
Land under permanent meadows and pasture 2,774 4,282 23,520
Lands covered with forest growth 2,783 2,427 7,793
All other lands 4/ 17,901 2,165 2,101
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AGRICULTURE (Source: PSA) 2017 2016 2015

Top five agricultural crops
Palay
Area (harvested/hectares) 92,216 79,749 85,668
Production (metric tons) 358,563 307,464 337,445
Corn
Area (harvested/hectares) 150,501 132,652 143,191
Production (metric tons) 496,459 452,607 472,567
Coconut
Area (planted/hectares) ... 32,283 32,283
Production (metric tons) ... 155,583 181,396
Mango
Area (planted/hectares) ... 4,118 4,118
Production (metric tons) ... 13,357 19,501
Banana
Area (planted/hectares) ... 8,799 9,080
Production (metric tons) ... 254,052 277,057
Top five livestock/poultry ( Inventory) 2018 2017 2016
Carabao 41,544 42,426 42,015
Cattle 65,748 70,712 71,201
Goat 42,325 41,800 40,045
Duck 385,846 367,723 370,160
Chicken 5,422,260 3,713,855 3,157,174
INTERNAL REVENUE ALLOTMENT (Source: Department of Budget and Management) 2011 2010 2009
IRA (million pesos) 785.4 728.5 685.0
Rank 34 34 34
Percentage of IRA to total financial resources 63.4 64.6 67.6
Rank 51 52 60
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX (Source: PSA and Human Development Network) 2012 2009 2006
Human development index 5/ 0.596 0.612 0.541
Rank - - -
BANKS (Source: Central Bank of the Philippines) 2015 2014 2013
Total number of banks 113 108 98
Total bank deposit liabilities (millions) 52,864 45,454 38,177
PAWNSHOP (Source: Central Bank of the Philippines) 2012 2011 2010
Total number of pawnshops 266 253 236
REGISTERED VOTERS (Source: Commission on Elections) 2016 2010 2009
Number of registered voters 724,325 739,103 733,566
Rank - 19 19

r-revised p-preliminary * Excluding General Santos City .. Data Not Available ... Data not yet Available
* Figures are based on a 20% sample households
a/
2000 Census-Based National, Regional and Provincial Projections.
b/
Total Population 5 Years Old and Over
c/
Overseas Workers 15 Years Old and Over
1/
5th-6th Grade Level only.
2/
A farm was counted once under "ALL CLASSES" but may be counted under each of the reported land utilization.
3/
Included home lot.
4/
Included lands temporarily fallowed and lands under temporary meadows/pastures.
5/
This attempts to measure the complete concept of human development by tracking the progress of three selected aspects of human life.
Note: The latest provincial figures on Business and Industry, Minimum Basic Needs Indicators, and Family Income and Expenditure
can be found in the December 2008 Provincial Quickstat.

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