Salay, Municipality of Paranas, Province of Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSamar
MunicipalityParanas
Postal code6703
Population (2020)631
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.8207, 125.0522 (11° 49' North, 125° 3' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level103.1 meters (338.3 feet)

Salay is a barangay in the municipality of Paranas, in the province of Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 631. This represented 1.95% of the total population of Paranas.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Salay in the 2015 Census was 558 broken down into 125 households or an average of 4.46 members per household.

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Number of households in Salay (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
4871084.51
4811104.37
5531184.69
5431075.07
5191164.47
5581254.46

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Salay is 5 to 9, with 99 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 1 individual.

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Population of Salay by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1101.79%
1 to 45710.22%
5 to 99917.74%
10 to 148715.59%
15 to 19427.53%
20 to 24162.87%
25 to 29264.66%
30 to 34274.84%
35 to 39305.38%
40 to 44386.81%
45 to 49325.73%
50 to 54213.76%
55 to 59285.02%
60 to 64203.58%
65 to 69142.51%
70 to 7440.72%
75 to 7961.08%
80 and over10.18%
Total558100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 90.36
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 8.93
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 99.29
  • Median Age: 18.10

Historical population

The population of Salay grew from 487 in 1990 to 631 in 2020, an increase of 144 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.62%, or an increase of 73 people, from the previous population of 558 in 2015.

Population of Salay (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
487
481-0.23%
5533.04%
543-0.25%
519-1.63%
5581.39%
6312.62%

Location

Salay is situated at approximately 11.8207, 125.0522, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 103.1 meters or 338.3 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Salay 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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