Social Planning

Analysis of Demographic Characteristics and

Trends
 Population
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 Sources of Population data:

- Census of Population (every 10 years)
- Vital registration system ( Local Civil Registry
)
- National Statistics Office
- Local Government Unit counts
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 Population
 Population size ( population level ) – Total number of
members of a population.
 Population composition (or population structure ) –
characteristics of a population for a particular period,
e.g. age – sex composition.
 Population growth – a change in population size over two
points in time as a result of births, deaths, in- migration
and out-migration.
 Population distribution – spatial distribution or location of
the members of a population.
 Population Structure / Composition

 Median Age – the age that divides a population

into equal halves.
 Sex Ratio – the ration between the total number
of men and the total number of women. (Total
no. of men / total no. of women ) 100
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Needs of particular age groups
 Health care – important for individuals below 15 years old,
women of childbearing ages ( 15- 49 ), and the elderly.
 Education – demand for this service is highest from age 5
– 20, then declines thereafter.
 Food – demand is highest among young age groups,
especially teenagers.
 Employment – demand is highest among the working age
population.
 Housing – demand peaks at ages when people start living
independently or start their own families.
 Population Size and Growth
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 Sources of Population change:

 Fertility
 Mortality
 Migration
 Components of Population Change

 Fertility – the number one determinant of population

growth. Act of child bearing
 Mortality - is the condition of being mortal, or susceptible
to death.
 Migration – permanent change of residence that requires
crossing an administrative boundary from place of
origin to place of destination.
 Components of Population Change

 Population Density
 Gross Population density
 = no. of persons / unit of land area ( hectare or sq.

km. )
- The gross population density is crude since not
all lands in municipality are liveable.
- Net population density
 = no. of persons / unit of alienable and disposable

land
 Urbanization in the Philippines
 Urbanization – the process by which an increasing
proportion of the population lives in urban areas (NSO
definition )
 1970 Philippine Definition of an Urban Area
1.In their entirety, all cities and municipalities which
have a population density of a least 1,000
persons per sq. km.
2.Poblaciones or central districts of municipalities and
cities which have a population density of at least
500 persons / sq. km.
 Urbanization in the Philippines
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3. Poblaciones or central districts, regardless of population

size which have the following characteristics:
 3.1 Street patterns, that is, network of streets in
either parallel or right angle orientation.
 3.2 at least 6 establishments, either commercial,
manufacturing, recreational and or personal services;
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 Urbanization in the Philippines
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3.3 at least three of the following:

 - a town hall, church or chapel with religious services
t least once a month.
 - a public place, park or cemetery
 - a market place or building where trading activities
are carried on at least once a week.
 - a public building like a school, hospital, or health
center or library
 Urbanization in the Philippines
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4. Barangays, having at least 1,000 inhabitants, which meet

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the conditions set forth in 3 above and in which the

occupation of the inhabitants is predominantly non-
farming / fishing.
 Sources of Urban Growth
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1. Natural increase

2. Net migration ( internal and international )

3. Reclassification of previously rural to urban areas.

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REFERENCE:
 Planning Analysis and Techniques, Part 1 Analysis of
Demographic Characteristics and Trends by Prof.
Carmeli Marie Chaves, UP School of Urban and
Regional Planning,