Datu Amilhamja Jaafar, Municipality of Sibutu, Province of Tawi-Tawi

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceTawi-Tawi
MunicipalitySibutu
Population (2020)1,540
Philippine major island(s)Sibutu
Coordinates4.8468, 119.4568 (4° 51' North, 119° 27' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level9.9 meters (32.5 feet)

Datu Amilhamja Jaafar is a barangay in the municipality of Sibutu, in the province of Tawi-Tawi. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,540. This represented 4.50% of the total population of Sibutu.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Datu Amilhamja Jaafar in the 2015 Census was 1,372 broken down into 240 households or an average of 5.72 members per household.

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Number of households in Datu Amilhamja Jaafar (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
8041575.12
7731654.68
9541984.82
1,3562405.65
1,2062105.74
1,3722405.72

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Datu Amilhamja Jaafar is 20 to 24, with 185 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 75 to 79, and 80 and over, with 2 individuals.

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Population of Datu Amilhamja Jaafar by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1100.73%
1 to 41138.24%
5 to 91339.69%
10 to 141289.33%
15 to 1914410.50%
20 to 2418513.48%
25 to 291208.75%
30 to 34886.41%
35 to 391037.51%
40 to 44866.27%
45 to 49916.63%
50 to 54594.30%
55 to 59614.45%
60 to 64241.75%
65 to 69171.24%
70 to 7460.44%
75 to 7920.15%
80 and over20.15%
Total1,372100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 39.96
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 2.81
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 42.77
  • Median Age: 24.27

Historical population

The population of Datu Amilhamja Jaafar grew from 807 in 1990 to 1,540 in 2020, an increase of 733 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.46%, or an increase of 168 people, from the previous population of 1,372 in 2015.

Population of Datu Amilhamja Jaafar (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
807
775-0.76%
9544.56%
1,3564.97%
1,206-4.18%
1,3722.49%
1,5402.46%

Location

Datu Amilhamja Jaafar is situated at approximately 4.8468, 119.4568, in the island of Sibutu. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 9.9 meters or 32.5 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Datu Amilhamja Jaafar shares a common border with the following barangay(s):

Notes

  1. Data on population, and households, are from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
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