Baybay, Municipality of Basey, Province of Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSamar
MunicipalityBasey
Postal code6720
Population (2020)446
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.2832, 125.0709 (11° 17' North, 125° 4' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level2.6 meters (8.5 feet)

Baybay, formerly Poblacion, is a barangay in the municipality of Basey, in the province of Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 446. This represented 0.79% of the total population of Basey.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Baybay in the 2015 Census was 658 broken down into 135 households or an average of 4.87 members per household.

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Number of households in Baybay (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
8781794.91
8881844.83
8141854.40
7841654.75
7821804.34
6581354.87

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Baybay is 20 to 24, with 73 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 4 individuals.

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Population of Baybay by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1152.28%
1 to 4527.90%
5 to 96610.03%
10 to 14568.51%
15 to 197110.79%
20 to 247311.09%
25 to 29517.75%
30 to 34456.84%
35 to 39395.93%
40 to 44385.78%
45 to 49375.62%
50 to 54243.65%
55 to 59274.10%
60 to 64203.04%
65 to 69192.89%
70 to 74142.13%
75 to 7940.61%
80 and over71.06%
Total658100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 44.47
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 10.35
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 54.82
  • Median Age: 24.73

Historical population

The population of Baybay fell from 878 in 1990 to 446 in 2020, a decrease of 432 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 7.86%, or a decrease of 212 people, from the previous population of 658 in 2015.

Population of Baybay (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
878
8880.21%
814-1.85%
784-0.52%
782-0.09%
658-3.23%
446-7.86%

Location

Baybay is situated at approximately 11.2832, 125.0709, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 2.6 meters or 8.5 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Baybay 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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