Macalag, Municipality of Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, Province of Maguindanao

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceMaguindanao
MunicipalityDatu Hoffer Ampatuan
Postal code9624
Population (2020)1,191
Coordinates6.8361, 124.3816 (6° 50' North, 124° 23' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level557.5 meters (1,829.0 feet)

Macalag is a barangay in the municipality of Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, in the province of Maguindanao. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,191. This represented 4.47% of the total population of Datu Hoffer Ampatuan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Macalag in the 2015 Census was 1,103 broken down into 143 households or an average of 7.71 members per household.

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Number of households in Macalag (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
0
0
0
0
1,8342387.71
1,1031437.71

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Macalag is 5 to 9, with 250 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Macalag by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1292.63%
1 to 415113.69%
5 to 925022.67%
10 to 1418616.86%
15 to 1911810.70%
20 to 24312.81%
25 to 29484.35%
30 to 34645.80%
35 to 39776.98%
40 to 44615.53%
45 to 49343.08%
50 to 54131.18%
55 to 59171.54%
60 to 64100.91%
65 to 6950.45%
70 to 7460.54%
75 to 7930.27%
80 and over0.00%
Total1,103100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 130.23
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 2.96
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 133.19
  • Median Age: 13.27

Historical population

The population of Macalag fell from 1,834 in 2010 to 1,191 in 2020, a decrease of 643 people over the course of 10 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.63%, or an increase of 88 people, from the previous population of 1,103 in 2015.

Population of Macalag (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,834
1,103-9.23%
1,1911.63%

Notes

  1. Data on population, and households, are from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Postal code information is from the Philippine Postal Corporation.
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