Type

region

Island group

Visayas

Provinces

6

Cities

7

Municipalities

136

Barangays

4,390

Coastal/Landlocked

coastal

Marine waterbodies

Philippine Sea, Samar Sea, Camotes Sea, Visayan Sea, Bohol Sea, Surigao Strait, Canigao Channel, San Bernardino Strait

Area (2013)

232.35 km2 (8971 sq mi)

Population (2020)

4,547,150

Density (2020)

196 / km2 (507 / sq mi)

Eastern Visayas, officially designated as Region VIII, is an administrative region in the Philippines occupying the eastern section of the Visayas. It covers 6 provinces, namely, Biliran, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar, and Southern Leyte, as well as 1 highly urbanized city. The regional center is the City of Tacloban.

Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 4,547,150. This represented 22.09% of the overall population of the Visayas island group, or 4.17% of the entire population of the Philippines. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 196 inhabitants per square kilometer or 507 inhabitants per square mile.

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Eastern Visayas is bordered, clockwise from the Northeast, by the Philippine Sea, Leyte Gulf, Surigao Strait, Bohol Sea, Canigao Channel, Camotes Sea, Visayan Sea, Samar Sea, Ticao Pass, and the San Bernardino Strait.

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Local government units

Eastern Visayas has 6 provinces, 136 municipalities, and 7 cities (1 of which is a highly urbanized city administered independently from any province). The total number of barangays in the region is 4,390.

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Name

Type

Population (2020)

Population (2015)

Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)

Area (2013), in km2

Density (2020), per km2

City count

Mun count

Brgy count

Biliran

province

179,312

171,612

0.93%

536.01

335

0

8

132

Eastern Samar

province

477,168

467,160

0.45%

4,617.16

103

1

22

597

Leyte

province

1,776,847

1,724,679

0.63%

6,335.44

280

2

40

1,503

Northern Samar

province

639,186

632,379

0.23%

3,694.96

173

0

24

569

Samar

province

793,183

780,481

0.34%

6,048.03

131

2

24

951

Southern Leyte

province

429,573

421,750

0.39%

1,801.46

238

1

18

500

Tacloban

city (HUC), capital, regional center

251,881

242,089

0.84%

201.72

1,249

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–

138

Eastern Visayas Total

4,547,150

4,440,150

0.50%

23,234.78

196

7

136

4,390

Population (2020)Population (2015)Area (2013)Barangay count (2021)

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Demographics

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Eastern Visayas is 10 to 14, with 513,551 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 42,948 individuals.

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Combining age groups together, those aged 14 and below, consisting of the young dependent population which include infants/babies, children and young adolescents/teenagers, make up an aggregate of 34.27% (1,521,622). Those aged 15 up to 64, roughly, the economically active population and actual or potential members of the work force, constitute a total of 59.92% (2,660,561). Finally, old dependent population consisting of the senior citizens, those aged 65 and over, total 5.81% (257,967) in all.

The computed Age Dependency Ratios mean that among the population of Eastern Visayas (Region VIII), there are 57 youth dependents to every 100 of the working age population; there are 10 aged/senior citizens to every 100 of the working population; and overall, there are 67 dependents (young and old-age) to every 100 of the working population.

The median age of 23 indicates that half of the entire population of Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) are aged less than 23 and the other half are over the age of 23.

Age group

Population (2015)

Age group percentage

Under 1

95,543

2.15%

1 to 4

403,530

9.09%

5 to 9

508,998

11.46%

10 to 14

513,551

11.57%

15 to 19

487,753

10.99%

20 to 24

393,853

8.87%

25 to 29

313,629

7.06%

30 to 34

273,749

6.17%

35 to 39

257,230

5.79%

40 to 44

236,541

5.33%

45 to 49

219,637

4.95%

50 to 54

190,622

4.29%

55 to 59

161,670

3.64%

60 to 64

125,877

2.83%

65 to 69

97,164

2.19%

70 to 74

70,118

1.58%

75 to 79

47,737

1.08%

80 and over

42,948

0.97%

Total

4,440,150

100.00%

• Youth Dependency Ratio: 57.19

• Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.7

• Total Dependency Ratio: 66.89

• Median Age: 22.67

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Historical population

The population of Eastern Visayas grew from 655,159 in 1903 to 4,547,150 in 2020, an increase of 3,891,991 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.50%, or an increase of 107,000 people, from the previous population of 4,440,150 in 2015.

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Census date

Population

Growth rate

1903 Mar 2

655,159

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1918 Dec 31

977,525

2.56%

1939 Jan 1

1,462,159

2.03%

1948 Oct 1

1,764,103

1.94%

1960 Feb 15

2,040,966

1.29%

1970 May 6

2,381,409

1.52%

1975 May 1

2,599,728

1.78%

1980 May 1

2,799,534

1.49%

1990 May 1

3,054,490

0.88%

1995 Sep 1

3,366,917

1.84%

2000 May 1

3,610,355

1.51%

2007 Aug 1

3,915,140

1.12%

2010 May 1

4,101,322

1.71%

2015 Aug 1

4,440,150

1.52%

2020 May 1

4,547,150

0.50%

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The total number of registered voters or electorate in Eastern Visayas for the year 2019 was 3,051,649.