Mabuhay, Municipality of Can-avid, Province of Eastern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceEastern Samar
MunicipalityCan-Avid
Postal code6806
Population (2020)699
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.9908, 125.3822 (11° 59' North, 125° 23' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level6.3 meters (20.7 feet)

Mabuhay is a barangay in the municipality of Can-Avid, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 699. This represented 3.22% of the total population of Can-avid.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Mabuhay in the 2015 Census was 606 broken down into 143 households or an average of 4.24 members per household.

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Number of households in Mabuhay (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
5331065.03
5751145.04
7781475.29
6081274.79
5991234.87
6061434.24

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Mabuhay is 15 to 19, with 71 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 70 to 74, with 9 individuals.

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Population of Mabuhay by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1162.64%
1 to 4477.76%
5 to 9569.24%
10 to 146610.89%
15 to 197111.72%
20 to 246510.73%
25 to 29386.27%
30 to 34294.79%
35 to 39284.62%
40 to 44386.27%
45 to 49335.45%
50 to 54274.46%
55 to 59274.46%
60 to 64172.81%
65 to 69152.48%
70 to 7491.49%
75 to 79132.15%
80 and over111.82%
Total606100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 49.6
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 12.87
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 62.47
  • Median Age: 23.62

Historical population

The population of Mabuhay grew from 533 in 1990 to 699 in 2020, an increase of 166 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.05%, or an increase of 93 people, from the previous population of 606 in 2015.

Population of Mabuhay (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
533
5751.43%
7786.70%
608-3.34%
599-0.54%
6060.22%
6993.05%

Location

Mabuhay is situated at approximately 11.9908, 125.3822, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 6.3 meters or 20.7 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Mabuhay 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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