Alejal, Municipality of Carmen, Province of Davao del Norte

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionDavao Region (Region XI)
ProvinceDavao del Norte
MunicipalityCarmen
Postal code8101
Population (2020)8,174
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.3850, 125.6582 (7° 23' North, 125° 39' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level10.2 meters (33.5 feet)

Alejal is a barangay in the municipality of Carmen, in the province of Davao del Norte. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 8,174. This represented 9.97% of the total population of Carmen.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Alejal in the 2015 Census was 8,148 broken down into 1,866 households or an average of 4.37 members per household.

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Number of households in Alejal (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
4,1837965.26
4,3518884.90
4,6839295.04
6,0631,3614.45
7,7131,6624.64
8,1481,8664.37

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Alejal is 5 to 9, with 918 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 44 individuals.

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Population of Alejal by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 11822.23%
1 to 47268.91%
5 to 991811.27%
10 to 148019.83%
15 to 197148.76%
20 to 248059.88%
25 to 298019.83%
30 to 346207.61%
35 to 394936.05%
40 to 444425.42%
45 to 494665.72%
50 to 544054.97%
55 to 592973.65%
60 to 641862.28%
65 to 691081.33%
70 to 74931.14%
75 to 79470.58%
80 and over440.54%
Total8,148100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 50.24
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 5.58
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 55.82
  • Median Age: 24.55

Historical population

The population of Alejal grew from 4,183 in 1990 to 8,174 in 2020, an increase of 3,991 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.07%, or an increase of 26 people, from the previous population of 8,148 in 2015.

Population of Alejal (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
4,183
4,3510.74%
4,6831.59%
6,0633.63%
7,7139.16%
8,1481.05%
8,1740.07%

Location

Alejal is situated at approximately 7.3850, 125.6582, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 10.2 meters or 33.5 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Alejal shares a common border with the following barangay(s):

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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