DAVAO CITY, July 17 -- The household population of Davao Region reached 5,365,637 in 2024, accounting for 99.6 percent of the region's total population of 5,389,422, according to the latest census from the Philippine Statistics Authority-Davao Region (PSA-11).

Compared with 2020, the household population rose by 2.7 percent, or 141,835 persons.

"From 2015 to 2024, it grew by 10.2 percent, equivalent to 498,469 persons," the agency added.

Household population in the Philippines is the number of people who live in private homes, apartments or shared living spaces, according to the PSA. It counts people who sleep under the same roof and share food expenses.

The institutional population totaled 23,785 in 2024, representing 0.4 percent of ...