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Population

For the year 2019, the projected population of Batangas City based from CY 2015 POPCEN of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is 349,502 with a population growth rate of 1.46%. By referring to Table 1, it can be noted that Brgy. Sta. Rita Karsada has the biggest population with 19,363 while Barangay 15, an urban barangay has the smallest population of 132.

Male – Female Ratio

The average ratio of male to female population of the whole city is 1.00:1.010 with the male population slightly higher. 

Population Density

With a land area of approximately 28,541.44 hectares and a total population of 349,502, the city has a population density of 12 persons per hectare or 1,207 persons per square kilometer.

Urban – Rural Distribution

In addition to the 24 barangays in the Poblacion are the 24 urbanizing barangays, namely; Alangilan, Balagtas, Banaba South, Bolbok, Calicanto, Cuta, Gulod Itaas, Gulod Labac, Ilijan, Kumintang Ibaba, Kumintang Ilaya, Libjo, Mahabang Parang, Malitam, Pallocan Kanluran, Pallocan Silangan, Sampaga, San Isidro, Sta. Clara, Sta. Rita Aplaya, Sta. Rita Karsada, Tinga Labac and Wawa. These barangays are situated within the immediate periphery of the poblacion. 

Urban population is 217,522 while rural population is 131,980 representing 62.24% and 37.76% respectively of the total city population.

Household Characteristics

Batangas City has a total projected household of 82,630 for CY 2019. Out of this figure, 4,647 or 5.6% reside in the poblacion. The projected average household size in the city is five (4). 

Barangay Sta. Rita Karsada has the highest household number of 4,871 while Barangay 15 in the Poblacion has the lowest household number of 30.

Average Income/Expenditure Per Household

Based on the final results of the CY 2015 Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) by the Philippine Statistics Authority. For the province of Batangas, the average income per household is P267,000.00 per annum or P22,250.00 per month while the average expenditure per household is P215,000.00 per annum or P17,916.66.00 per month based at the current prices.

Birth and Death

As per the record of the Office of the City Civil Registrar, a total of 9,463 babies were born and 5,070 persons died in CY 2019. Statistics showed that in both birth and death registries, the males have always the higher number. In the case of fetal death, out of 92 fetal deaths, male was 47 and female 45.

Table 2 shows that for all age brackets; ages 0 to 80, male death is dominant over the female with a total of 2,802 or 61.45%. While in age
brackets of 81 to 110, females have the highest number of deaths with the total of 336 or 65.88%.

 SOURCE : Office of the City Civil Registrar Batangas City

Fertility Rate

The total fertility rate or the number of children born to a woman was projected to decrease from 2,910 children per thousand women or 2.91
children per thousand women in 2010 to 2.71 children per thousand women as of the year 2015.

Life Expectancy at Birth

As of year, 2015, the estimated life expectancy at birth for most Batangas Province residents is 70.28 years for male and 76.75 years for female.

Marriage

Total marriages in CY 2019 were 1,495. Of this number, church weddings were 966 and civil weddings were 528.