Page 1 of 8 Republic of the Philippines Philippine Statistics Authority Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao SPECIAL RELEASE Women and Men in the Province of Tawi-Tawi (Based on the Results of 2015 Census of Population) Date of Release : 05 May 2018 Reference No. : 2018-015 The 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015) results revealed that the total population in the province of Tawi-Tawi eached to 390,715 persons, which were projected at around 489,100 persons by 2020. There were more men than women in 2015, as well as in the projected population in 2020. Table 1. Distribution of Total Population and Projected Population by Age-Group and by Sex, Tawi-Tawi: 2015 and 2020 2015 2020 Age-Group Sex Total Sex Total Women Men Population Women Men Population Tawi-Tawi 193,675 197,040 390,715 243,400 245,700 489,100 0-4 25,544 26,793 52,337 27,500 29,300 56,800 5-9 26,319 27,399 53,718 26,900 28,700 55,600 10-14 24,943 25,289 50,232 25,900 27,600 53,500 15-19 21,448 21,404 42,852 24,200 25,600 49,800 20-24 17,619 16,969 34,588 20,900 20,100 41,000 25-29 16,205 14,677 30,882 20,800 20,200 41,000 30-34 13,504 12,734 26,238 19,700 19,300 39,000 35-39 12,948 12,738 25,686 17,400 17,100 34,500 40-44 10,050 10,764 20,814 14,600 14,200 28,800 45-49 8,438 8,867 17,305 12,400 11,900 24,300 50-54 5,947 6,852 12,799 10,100 9,500 19,600 55-59 4,099 4,670 8,769 8,000 7,600 15,600 60-64 2,670 3,413 6,083 6,200 5,900 12,100 65-69 1,780 2,102 3,882 4,300 4,200 8,500 70-74 1,022 1,262 2,284 2,500 2,500 5,000 75-79 568 577 1,145 1,300 1,300 2,600 80+ 571 530 1,101 700 700 1,400 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, POPCEN 2015, 2020 In POPCEN 2015, the household population in the province of Tawi-Tawi reached 389,714 persons of which 50.4 percent were men and the remaining 49.6 percent were women. These figures can be interpreted to sex ratio of 102 men for every 100 women. Almost all municipalities in the province of Tawi-Tawi recorded similar trend, except for the municipality of Bongao (See Fig. 1 and Table 2). Carumba Building, Jupiter St. Rosary Heights 9, Cotabato City, Philippines (064) 557-1541/552-3206 | [email protected] rssoarmm.psa.gov.ph Page 2 of 8 Fig. 1. Percent Distribution of Household Population by Municipality and Sex: Tawi-Tawi, 2015 Turtl Islands 53.1 46.9 Tandubas 50.1 49.9 Sounth Ubian 50.1 49.9 Sitangkai 50.2 49.8 Simunul 51.5 48.5 Sibutu 50.3 49.7 Sapa-Sapa 50.2 49.8 Panglima Sugala 50.8 49.2 Mapun 50.9 49.1 Languyan 51.4 48.6 Bongao 49.6 50.4 0 20 40 60 80 100 Men Women Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, POPCEN 2015 Table 2. Distribution of Household Population by Munucipality and by Sex, Tawi-Tawi: 2015 Sex Municipality Women Men Total Tawi-Tawi 193,228 196,486 389,714 Bongao (Capital) 50,226 49,489 99,715 Languyan 16,172 17,133 33,305 Mapun 13,070 13,527 26,597 Panglima Sugala 21,721 22,463 44,184 Sapa-Sapa 15,391 15,526 30,917 Sibutu 15,093 15,294 30,387 Simunul 15,131 16,092 31,223 Sitangkai 16,617 16,717 33,334 South Ubian 12,932 13,003 25,935 Tandubas 14,656 14,734 29,390 Turtle Islands 2,219 2,508 4,727 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, POPCEN 2015 As seen from Table 3, there are more men than its women counterpart among the household population 10 years old and over in Tawi-Tawi. As to the marital status, there are more single/never married men in Tawi-Tawi than women, which accounted to 51.6 percent of the 136,547 household population who are 10 years old and over (Refer to Fig. 2 and Table 3). Slightly more men are reported married than their women counterpart. The results further reported that there are more women who are widowed, divorced/ separated and unknown marital status with 69.5 percent, 57.1 percent and 59.2 percent, respectively. However, there are less women than men reported under Live-in/Common-Law marital status. It was shown in Table 3 that the number of widowed women is higher than its men counterpart by more than two folds. Carumba Building, Jupiter St. Rosary Heights 9, Cotabato City, Philippines (064) 557-1541/552-3206 | [email protected] rssoarmm.psa.gov.ph Page 3 of 8 Fig. 2. Percent Distribution of Marital Status and Sex, Tawi-Tawi: 2015 Unknown 40.8 59.2 Divorced/Separated 42.9 57.1 50.4 Live-in/Common-Law 49.6 Widowed 30.5 69.5 Married 50.1 49.9 51.6 Single/Never Married 48.4 0 20 40 60 80 sum of Men sum of Women Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, POPCEN 2015 Table 3. Distribution of Household Population 10 Years Old and Over by Marital Status and by Sex: Tawi-Tawi, 2015 Sex Marital Status Women Men Total Tawi-Tawi 141,812 142,848 284,660 Single/Never Married 66,119 70,428 136,547 Married 68,125 68,470 136,595 Widowed 5,856 2,575 8,431 Live-in/Common-Law 335 341 676 Divorced/Separated 1,348 1,014 2,362 Unknown 29 20 49 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, POPCEN 2015 The top five religious affiliations in the province of Tawi-Tawi are shown in Table 4 and Fig. 3. Of the total population, 96.6 percent were Muslims of which 49.6 percent were women and 50.4 percent were men. This was followed by Roman Catholics (including Catholic Charismatic) with less women than men; followers of Miracle Revival Churches of the Philippines with more women than the men counterpart; followers of Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches, still with more women than men; and followers of Iglesia ni Cristo with more men than women. Table 4. Distribution of Total Population by Religious Affiliation and by Sex: ARMM, 2016 Sex Religious Affiliation Women Men Total Islam 187,439 190,146 377,585 Roman Catholic 4,413 5,097 9,510 Miracle Revival Church of the Philippines 563 487 1,070 Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches 731 372 359 Iglesia ni Cristo 116 126 242 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, POPCEN 2015 Carumba Building, Jupiter St. Rosary Heights 9, Cotabato City, Philippines (064) 557-1541/552-3206 | [email protected] rssoarmm.psa.gov.ph Page 4 of 8 Fig. 3. Percent Distribution of Population by Religious Affiliation & Sex, Tawi-Tawi: 2015 Islam 49.6 50.4 Roman Catholic 46.4 53.6 Miracle Revival church of the Philippines 54.5 45.5 Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches 50.9 49.1 Iglesia ni Cristo 47.9 52.1 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Women Men Source: Philippine statistics authority, POPCEN 2015 By age-group, men outnumbered women. This is true among the ages under 1 to 19 years old and 40 to 79 years old. However, there are more women than men among 20 to 39 years old and ages 80 years old and over. The youth population (15– 24 years old) reached a total of 747,523 comprising 19.8 percent of the province’s total population. Of this number, 51.0 percent are women and 49.0 percent are men. This also means that there are 96 men in every 100 women in this age-group. Among the working age population (15–64 years old), voting age population (18 years old and over) and senior citizens (60 years old and over), the results registered more women than men. Table 5. Distribution of Household Population by Age-Group and by Sex, Tawi-Tawi: 2015 Sex Age-Group Women Men Total All ages 193,228 196,486 389,714 Under 1 4,372 4,560 8,932 1 – 4 21,159 22,223 43,382 5 – 9 26,313 27,394 53,707 10 – 14 24,934 25,281 50,215 15 – 19 21,247 21,329 42,576 20 – 24 17,456 16,819 34,275 25 – 29 16,179 14,574 30,753 30 – 34 13,487 12,664 26,151 35 – 39 12,943 12,673 25,616 40 – 44 10,047 10,727 20,774 45 – 49 8,438 8,843 17,281 50 – 54 5,945 6,849 12,794 55 – 59 4,099 4,668 8,767 60 – 64 2,668 3,412 6,080 65 – 69 1,780 2,102 3,882 70 – 74 1,022 1,262 2,284 75 – 79 568 577 1,145 80 and over 571 529 1,100 15 – 64 112,509 112,558 225,067 18 years and over 103,056 103,482 206,538 60 years and over 6,609 7,882 14,491 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, POPCEN 2015 Carumba Building, Jupiter St. Rosary Heights 9, Cotabato City, Philippines (064) 557-1541/552-3206 | [email protected] rssoarmm.psa.gov.ph Page 5 of 8 Based on the POPCEN 2015, there are 180,773 persons who are 5 to 24 years old in Tawi-Tawi and 65.8 percent, that is 118,968 of them were attending school in school year 2015-2016.