Demographic Information of Bohol

Based on the latest population census by the National Statistics Office (NSO) in 1995, Bohol had an estimated total population of 994,440 which is 19% of Central Visayas' population. Growth rate is 89% while population density is 266 persons per square kilometer. In that same census, Bohol had a total of 191,657 households. Tagbilaran City, its capital, had the biggest population while, among the municipalities, Ubay leads the group. By age structure, Bohol had the following population census results:

14 years old & below 380,778 or 38.3 %
15 to 64 years old 551,156 or 55.4 %
65 years old & above 62,506 or 6.3 %
It is estimated that in 1999, Bohol's population would increase by 1.9% from the 1995 figure. The steady increase in its population is mostly attributed to the increasing number of live births. Although CBR in 1999 decreased to 23.45 per thousaand population compared to 1998, the number of births continues to outnumber deaths in Bohol. CBR, per projection by NSO, is expected still to decrease in the ensuing years.

Over the years, Bohol had a more or less the same death rates, thus ascribing its birth rate to the province's population growth. For several years, pneumonia was the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in Bohol. But, in 1999, the incidence of cardio-vascular disease as a cause of death has significantly increased in the last 5 years in Bohol surpassing pneumonia. It was the number one cause of mortality in the province in 1999. Noted also is the rise in the number of deaths caused by TB (all forms) and cancer which trend was also carried in 1999. However, among infants, deaths were caused more by Pneumonia/Acute Respiratory Infection at the rate of 4.52 per 1,000 live births. Diarrhea was still the number one cause of morbidity, both for adults and infants, for many years in Bohol as well as in 1999 indicating that much still has to be improved especially on the people's access to potable, safe water, among others.