RAPID
Resources for the Awareness of
Population Impacts on Development
of
REGION IV-A
Cavite|Laguna|Batangas|Rizal|Quezon
Glimpse of
CALABARZON
A little background
CALABARZON is one of the
regions of the Philippines. It is
designated as Region IV-A and
its regional center is Calamba
City in Laguna. The region is in
southwestern Luzon, just south
and east of Metro Manila and is
the second most densely
populated region. The largest
city of the CALABARZON region
and the second highly urbanized
city is Antipolo, with Lucena
being the first.
The region is also home to a host
of notable important Philippine
historical figures, most of which is
the Philippines’ national hero,
Jose Rizal, who was born in
Calamba.
Region IV-A has…
5 Provinces (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon)
18 Cities
129 Municipalities
4,011 Barangays
19
Congressional districts
Historical Population
Growth Trend
12,609,803
11,757,755
9,320,629
7,750,204
1995
2000
2007
2010
Source: National Statistics Office Census Years 1980, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2007 and 2010
Crude Birth Rate/Crude Death Rate
Region IV-A
30
25
20
15
25
10
19.4
25
19.4
5.6
5.6
5.3
5.2
2000
2005
2010
2015
RNI
23.1
17.8
21.3
16.1
5
0
CBR
CDR
Source: Quickstat as of July 2015
Population Density of
Region IV-A vs NCR
REGION IV-A
758 persons/sq. km
NCR
19,137 persons/sq. km
Source: PSA
Population Pyramid
Female
Male
80+
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
-7.000
-6.000
-5.000
-4.000
-3.000
-2.000
-1.000
0.000
0.0000
1.0000
2.0000
3.0000
4.0000
5.0000
6.0000
Source: Census 2010
Projection Assumption
(Fertility)
1. Constant TFR of 2.7
from 2010-2050 (HIGH)
2. Declining TFR of 2.1 by 2030
from TFR 2.7 (LOW)
Total Fertility Rate
Comparison
Doctors Required
Nurses Required
Hospital Bed Required
Labor Force
New Jobs Required
Child Dependents
Arable Land per Capita
Consumption of major
crop
Actions required 
• Stronger partnership with the LGU and NGO
partners
• Advocacy work for the RPRH Law
• Strengthen collaboration with partner agencies