Compayan, Municipality of Dumangas, Province of Iloilo

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceIloilo
MunicipalityDumangas
Postal code5006
Population (2020)908
Philippine major island(s)Panay
Coordinates10.8182, 122.6452 (10° 49' North, 122° 39' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level4.8 meters (15.7 feet)

Compayan is a barangay in the municipality of Dumangas, in the province of Iloilo. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 908. This represented 1.23% of the total population of Dumangas.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Compayan in the 2015 Census was 615 broken down into 151 households or an average of 4.07 members per household.

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Number of households in Compayan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
360685.29
402775.22
456885.18
5741274.52
5831214.82
6151514.07

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Compayan is 10 to 14, with 75 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 70 to 74, and 75 to 79, with 2 individuals.

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Population of Compayan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1111.78%
1 to 4579.24%
5 to 97111.51%
10 to 147512.16%
15 to 19589.40%
20 to 24436.97%
25 to 29376.00%
30 to 34518.27%
35 to 39467.46%
40 to 44365.83%
45 to 49376.00%
50 to 54233.73%
55 to 59223.57%
60 to 64264.21%
65 to 69132.11%
70 to 7420.32%
75 to 7920.32%
80 and over71.13%
Total617100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 56.46
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.33
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 62.79
  • Median Age: 24.24

Historical population

The population of Compayan grew from 360 in 1990 to 908 in 2020, an increase of 548 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 8.47%, or an increase of 291 people, from the previous population of 617 in 2015.

Population of Compayan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
360
4022.09%
4562.74%
5743.22%
5830.57%
6171.08%
9088.47%

Location

Compayan is situated at approximately 10.8182, 122.6452, in the island of Panay. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 4.8 meters or 15.7 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Compayan 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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