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BICOL POPULATION REACHES 4.7 MILLION IN 2000

Total population in Bicol Region reached 4,686,669 as of  May 1, 2000. This was revealed by the results of the Census 2000 conducted by the National Statistics Office. The 2000 population of Bicol Region increased by 361,362 persons over the September 1, 1995 census count of 4,325,307.

Regional population grew at an annual average rate of 1.73 percent between 1995 and 2000. During this period, the population increased by more than 70 thousand persons per year on the average, or eight (8) persons per hour. 

Total Population and Number of Households
by Province, Region V: Census Year 2000

Province Total
Population 		Growth
Rate		 Number of
Households 		Average
Household
Size
 Region V 4,686,669   1.73 893,833   5.24
 Albay 1,090,907   1.77 208,640   5.22
 Camarines Norte    470,654   1.50  91,866   5.12
 Camarines Sur 1,551,549   1.72 288,172   5.37
 Catanduanes    215,356   1.33   41,019   5.25
 Masbate    707,668   1.71 138,945   5.09
 Sorsogon    650,535   2.04 125,191   5.19

   
Among the six provinces of Bicol region, Camarines Sur which comprises one-third (33.1 percent) of the total population in the region registered the largest population at 1,551,549 persons, followed by Albay with 1,090,907 persons. Catanduanes had the smallest population at 215,356 persons. On the other hand, Sorsogon was the fastest growing province in the region with an average annual growth rate of 2.04 percent, while Catanduanes was the slowest with 1.33 percent.

The total number of households in the region was recorded at 893,833 up by 75,835 from the number of households in 1995. Average size of the regions' households decreased slightly to 5.24 persons per household from 5.28 persons five years ago.

The region's population density increased to 258.5 persons per square kilometer in 2000 from 245.3 persons per square kilometer in 1995.

Source: Census 2000, National Statistics Office
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