Household Population

Forty-nine percent of the household population in Camarines Sur are women

In 2020, Camarines Sur recorded more than one million women at 49.3 percent of the total household population while men were tallied at 50.7 percent of the population. There were more males in ages 0 to 54 while there were more females in older population ages 55 and above. Furthermore, the largest sex distribution gap is at ages 80 years old and above with 68.9 percent female composition.

Camarines Sur exhibits a relatively young household population, as indicated by the larger proportions within the younger age groups. The age group 0 to 4 years represents the highest total population across all age categories. Among males, the 5 to 9 age group comprises the largest share of the total household population at 6.0 percent, while for females, the 0 to 4 age group holds the highest proportion at 5.5 percent. Additionally, the data reveals a greater representation of females in the upper tiers of the population pyramid, contributing to a disproportionately larger female elderly population.

Although Camarines Sur's population is primarily composed of young dependents, the population pyramid reveals a narrowing base compared to 2015 may be attributed to a decline in birth rates and fertility levels. If this pattern persists, the demographic shift could potentially lead to an increase in productivity due to a larger workforce and fewer dependents.

Sex Ratio

There are 103 males for every 100 females

In 2020, the 51 percent female to 49 percent male population of Camarines Sur resulted to a sex ratio of 103 males for every 100 females. Siruma had the highest sex ratio with 109 males for every 100 females, followed by Garchitorena with 107 sex ratio. In contrast, the City of Naga recorded a sex ratio of 97 males for every 100 females, the only locality in the province with a higher female population than male. Furthermore, 21 municipalities reported a sex ratio lower than the provincial average, 8 municipalities had an equal ratio, and 8 cities and municipalities recorded a sex ratio below the provincial average.

Median Age

The median age for women of Camarines Sur in 2020 is 23.2 years old.

At least half of the female population in Camarines Sur in 2020 is younger than 23. 2 years old while at least half of the male population in 2020 is younger than 22.1 years old. Overall, Camarines Sur has a median age of 22.6 years old.

Dependency Ratio

There are more old dependent women and younger dependent men in Camarines Sur in 2020

Dependency ratio is described as the ratio of the dependent population to the working population. In 2020, Camarines Sur had 824 thousand dependent females to 1.2 million working population. The female young dependency ratio was 56 female dependents per 100 female working population while there were 58 young male dependents per 100 working males. This means that there were more young male ages 0 to 14 who depend on the working population ages 15 to 64. On the other hand, Camarines Sur had more old female dependents with 11 dependents per 100 working female population compared to eight old male dependents per 100 working males.

Household Head

Twenty three percent of households in Camarines Sur in 2020 is headed by females

In 2020, out of the 455,276 households in Camarines Sur, 77.4 percent (352,315 households) were headed by males, while 22.6 percent (102,961 households) were headed by females. The household head is defined as an adult member, either male or female, who is responsible for organizing and managing the household, or who is recognized as such by other members of the household.

Marital Status

There are more never married males than females in Camarines Sur in 2020

Among the total number of household population in Camarines Sur in 2020, 53.6 percent were never married men while never married women comprise 46.4 percent of the total household population. For legally married individuals, there were more women at 50.4 percent compared to 49.6 percent for men. Additionally, a higher proportion of women were categorized as widowed, divorced, separated, or in common-law or live-in relationships.

Literacy

Literacy rate for women stands at 97.6 percent

In 2020, Camarines Sur recorded a basic literacy rate of 97.6 percent for women which is slightly higher than that of men with 97.2 percent for household population ten years old and over. Of the 924 thousand males, 898 thousand were literate, while 880 thousand out of 901 thousand females were literate. Conversely, there were 46,831 illiterate individuals, with 25,601 males and 21,230 females.

Highest Educational Attainment

More women in Camarines Sur attain higher levels of education.

Majority of academic degree holders were women with 110 thousand or 59.2 percent compared to men with 76 thousand or 40.8 percent. The trend is also the observed for post-baccalaureate studies, where more women pursued and completed advanced studies which nearly double the number of men at 2,124.

For basic education from preschool to junior high school, there were more males compared with females. Furthermore, they were also more likely to pursue post-secondary technical-vocational courses than women.
 

Gainful Workers

More than thirty percent of gainful workers are women

In 2015, Camarines Sur had a total share of women gainful workers at 31.5 percent and 68.5 percent for men.

A person is considered as gainful worker or usually working most of the time during the past 12 months if he/she worked for at least 10 hours a week for six (6) months (or 26 weeks) or longer, including vacation or sick leave.

The most common type of occupation group among females were Elementary Occupations at 25.6 percent, Service and Sales Workers at 23.4 percent, followed by Managers and Professionals at 15.1 percent and 12.4 percent, respectively. For males, higher percentage of gainful workers were Elementary Occupations at 29.5 percent, Skilled Agricultural Forestry and Fishery Workers at 27.4 percent, and Craft and Related Trades Workers at 10.5 percent.

The major occupation groups dominated by women includes Professionals, Managers, Clerical Support Workers, and Service and Sales Workers. Conversely, majority of workers in Armed Forces, Elementary Occupations, Plan and Machine Operators and Assemblers, Craft and Related Trade Workers, Skilled Agricultural Forestry and Fishery Workers, and Technicians and Associate Professionals were men.
 

Birth Registration Status

More than 16 thousand females have unregistered births

A total of 33 thousand individuals were recorded to have not registered their births in 2020 and 16,477 of which were females while 16,924 were males. Among the two million registered individuals, 49.3 percent were females while 50.7 percent were males.

Registered Live Births

Camarines Sur recorded a total of 15,833 registered female live births by place of occurrence

Of the 32,909 registered live births in 2023, 15,833 or 48.1 percent were women while 17,076 or 51.9 percent were males. Most of the registered live births were from City of Naga, Cabusao, City of Iriga, Goa and Tinambac while there were less than 20 registered live birth in Milaor, Camaligan and Gainza in 2023. Furthermore, there were 11 municipalities where there were more female live births than males in Camarines Sur in 2023.

Fifty-five percent of Overseas Filipino Workers are female

In 2020, the number of overseas Filipino workers exceeded 29 thousand. This comprise of 54.9 percent females or 16,067 individuals and 45.1 percent or 13,203 male overseas workers.
 

City/Municipal Civil Registrars

29 out of the 37 City/Municipal Civil Registrars in Camarines Sur are women

As of March 2024, the number of female city/municipal civil registrars in Camarines Sur were greater than that of male. There were 29 female civil registrars or 78.4 percent while male takes up 21.6 percent with a total of 8 civil registrars.

Personnel Complement

Sixty-five percent of PSA Camarines Sur personnel are women

Among the current 40 PSA Camarines Sur employees, 65.0 percent were women while 35.0 percent were men.

For permanent employees, 13 out of 18 were women and the remaining five were men. Moreover, there are two male employees with casual status of employment. For Job Order and Contract of Service Workers, 13 of 20 or 65.0 percent were female while there were five or 35 percent for male.