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Population

For the year 2018, the projected population of Batangas City based from CY 2015 POPCEN of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is 344,488 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 19,086 while Barangay 15, an urban barangay has the smallest population of 131.

Male – Female Ratio

The average ratio of male to female population of the whole city is 1.00:0.98 with the male population slightly higher. 

Population Density

With a land area of approximately 28,541.4355 hectares and a total population of 344,488, 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 214,401 while rural population is 130,087 representing 62.24% and 37.76% respectively of the total city population.

Household Characteristics

Batangas City has a total projected household of 81,445 for CY 2018. Out of this figure, 4,580 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 4,801 while Barangay 15 in the Poblacion has the lowest household number of 29.

Average Income/Expenditure Per Household

Based on the final results of the CY 2015 Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) by the National Statistics Office, 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 8,900 babies were born and 4,386 persons died in CY 2018. Statistics showed that in both birth and death registries, the males have always the higher number. In the case of fetal death, out of 73 fetal deaths, male was 42 and female 31.

Table 2 shows that for all age brackets; ages 0 to 80, male death is dominant over the female with a total of 2,444 or 62.50%. While in age
brackets of 81 to 110, females have the highest number of deaths with the total of 308 or 64.70%.

 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 2018 were 1,613. Of this number, church weddings were 1,077 and civil weddings were 536.