Desamparados, City of Iloilo

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
CityIloilo City
Postal code5000
Population (2020)459
Philippine major island(s)Panay
Coordinates10.7215, 122.5546 (10° 43' North, 122° 33' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level7.4 meters (24.3 feet)

Desamparados is a barangay in Iloilo City. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 459. This represented 0.10% of the total population of Iloilo City.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Desamparados in the 2015 Census was 781 broken down into 131 households or an average of 5.96 members per household.

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Number of households in Desamparados (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
8431465.77
9151565.87
9201795.14
1,0102364.28
1,0222094.89
7811315.96

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Desamparados is 15 to 19, with 87 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 70 to 74, and 75 to 79, with 8 individuals.

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Population of Desamparados by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1121.54%
1 to 4587.43%
5 to 9607.68%
10 to 14648.19%
15 to 198711.14%
20 to 24779.86%
25 to 29708.96%
30 to 34668.45%
35 to 39516.53%
40 to 44496.27%
45 to 49415.25%
50 to 54344.35%
55 to 59313.97%
60 to 64334.23%
65 to 69202.56%
70 to 7481.02%
75 to 7981.02%
80 and over121.54%
Total781100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 35.99
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 8.91
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 44.9
  • Median Age: 27.32

Historical population

The population of Desamparados fell from 843 in 1990 to 459 in 2020, a decrease of 384 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 10.58%, or a decrease of 322 people, from the previous population of 781 in 2015.

Population of Desamparados (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
843
9151.55%
9200.12%
1,0101.30%
1,0220.43%
781-4.99%
459-10.58%

Location

Desamparados is situated at approximately 10.7215, 122.5546, in the island of Panay. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 7.4 meters or 24.3 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Desamparados 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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