Mabuhay, Municipality of Mahaplag, Province of Leyte

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceLeyte
MunicipalityMahaplag
Postal code6512
Population (2020)725
Philippine major island(s)Leyte
Coordinates10.5544, 124.9546 (10° 33' North, 124° 57' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level75.2 meters (246.7 feet)

Mabuhay is a barangay in the municipality of Mahaplag, in the province of Leyte. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 725. This represented 2.60% of the total population of Mahaplag.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Mabuhay in the 2015 Census was 740 broken down into 167 households or an average of 4.43 members per household.

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Number of households in Mabuhay (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
446805.58
6171175.27
7071385.12
7121275.61
6631364.88
7401674.43

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Mabuhay is 10 to 14, with 87 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 7 individuals.

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Population of Mabuhay by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1212.84%
1 to 48211.08%
5 to 98311.22%
10 to 148711.76%
15 to 198110.95%
20 to 24425.68%
25 to 29496.62%
30 to 34415.54%
35 to 39506.76%
40 to 44445.95%
45 to 49395.27%
50 to 54253.38%
55 to 59304.05%
60 to 64233.11%
65 to 69182.43%
70 to 74101.35%
75 to 7981.08%
80 and over70.95%
Total740100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 64.39
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 10.14
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 74.53
  • Median Age: 21.90

Historical population

The population of Mabuhay grew from 446 in 1990 to 725 in 2020, an increase of 279 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 0.43%, or a decrease of 15 people, from the previous population of 740 in 2015.

Population of Mabuhay (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
446
6176.27%
7072.96%
7120.10%
663-2.56%
7402.11%
725-0.43%

Location

Mabuhay is situated at approximately 10.5544, 124.9546, in the island of Leyte. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 75.2 meters or 246.7 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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