Barangay No. 5, Municipality of Jiabong, Province of Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSamar
MunicipalityJiabong
Postal code6701
Population (2020)668
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.7617, 124.9507 (11° 46' North, 124° 57' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level5.0 meters (16.4 feet)

Barangay No. 5, formerly Poblacion, is a barangay in the municipality of Jiabong, in the province of Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 668. This represented 3.48% of the total population of Jiabong.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Barangay No. 5 in the 2015 Census was 612 broken down into 126 households or an average of 4.86 members per household.

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Number of households in Barangay No. 5 (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
371655.71
492835.93
454875.22
5441065.13
6181125.52
6121264.86

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Barangay No. 5 is 10 to 14, with 75 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 2 individuals.

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Population of Barangay No. 5 by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 140.65%
1 to 46710.95%
5 to 97011.44%
10 to 147512.25%
15 to 196510.62%
20 to 246610.78%
25 to 29477.68%
30 to 34396.37%
35 to 39355.72%
40 to 44325.23%
45 to 49325.23%
50 to 54304.90%
55 to 59152.45%
60 to 64121.96%
65 to 69121.96%
70 to 7450.82%
75 to 7940.65%
80 and over20.33%
Total612100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 57.91
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.17
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 64.08
  • Median Age: 21.89

Historical population

The population of Barangay No. 5 grew from 371 in 1990 to 668 in 2020, an increase of 297 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.86%, or an increase of 56 people, from the previous population of 612 in 2015.

Population of Barangay No. 5 (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
371
4925.43%
454-1.71%
5442.53%
6184.75%
612-0.19%
6681.86%

Location

Barangay No. 5 is situated at approximately 11.7617, 124.9507, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 5.0 meters or 16.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Barangay No. 5 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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