Cochero, City of Iloilo

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
CityIloilo City
Postal code5000
Population (2020)689
Philippine major island(s)Panay
Coordinates10.6941, 122.5519 (10° 42' North, 122° 33' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level4.3 meters (14.1 feet)

Cochero is a barangay in Iloilo City. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 689. This represented 0.15% of the total population of Iloilo City.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Cochero in the 2015 Census was 893 broken down into 172 households or an average of 5.19 members per household.

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Number of households in Cochero (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
9591735.54
7181265.70
9041695.35
1,0832234.86
1,0862234.87
8931725.19

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Cochero is 30 to 34, with 98 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 4 individuals.

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Population of Cochero by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1121.34%
1 to 4748.29%
5 to 99310.41%
10 to 14738.17%
15 to 19808.96%
20 to 24798.85%
25 to 29889.85%
30 to 349810.97%
35 to 39667.39%
40 to 44465.15%
45 to 49394.37%
50 to 54343.81%
55 to 59394.37%
60 to 64293.25%
65 to 69202.24%
70 to 74111.23%
75 to 7980.90%
80 and over40.45%
Total893100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 42.14
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.19
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 49.33
  • Median Age: 27.02

Historical population

The population of Cochero fell from 976 in 1990 to 689 in 2020, a decrease of 287 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 5.31%, or a decrease of 204 people, from the previous population of 893 in 2015.

Population of Cochero (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
976
718-5.59%
9045.06%
1,0942.67%
1,088-0.20%
893-3.69%
689-5.31%

Location

Cochero is situated at approximately 10.6941, 122.5519, in the island of Panay. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 4.3 meters or 14.1 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Cochero 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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