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Business Distribution by Industry in Balabac, Palawan

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	52

Balabac, Palawan Facts

Area	463.4 km²
Population	31,674
Male Population	16,161 (51.0%)
Female Population	15,513 (49.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+3758.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+220.5%
Median Age	17.3 years (Male: 17.6, Female: 16.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$5,173 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Philippine Standard Time
Lat & Lng	7.98363, 117.04868

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Balabac, Palawan Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	821	4,320	9,883	28,589	31,674	38,144	45,162
Population Density	1.8 / km²	9.3 / km²	21.3 / km²	61.7 / km²	68.4 / km²	82.3 / km²	97.5 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Balabac, Palawan Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 220.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Balabac, Palawan	+3758%	+633.2%	+220.5%
Philippines	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Balabac, Palawan Median Age

Median Age: 17.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Balabac, Palawan	17.3 yrs	16.9 yrs	17.6 yrs
Philippines	23.2 yrs	23.6 yrs	22.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Balabac, Palawan Population Density

Population Density: 68.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Balabac, Palawan	31,674	463.4 km²	68.4 / km²
Philippines	96.6 million	296,939.4 km²	325 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Balabac, Palawan Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1970 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Balabac, Palawan

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Balabac, Palawan Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$3,804	$3,695	$3,856	$4,482	$4,991	$4,044	$4,699	$5,173
Total GDP	$14.4M	$18.2M	$25.7M	$40.6M	$63.1M	$67.6M	$96.8M	$114.8M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Balabac, Palawan CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Balabac, Palawan	26,626 tn	0.84 tn	57.5 tons/km²
Philippines	104,920,564 tn	1.09 tn	353.3 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Balabac, Palawan CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	26,626 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.84 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	57.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
10/24/14	5:40 AM	4.6	85.4 km	15,690 m	59km NE of Kudat, Malaysia	usgs.gov
3/17/13	6:21 PM	4.4	16.5 km	35,000 m	12km WSW of Balabac, Philippines	usgs.gov
9/4/09	4:49 AM	4.5	88 km	35,000 m	Sabah, Malaysia	usgs.gov
4/7/02	1:03 AM	5.1	83.9 km	33,000 m	Sabah, Malaysia	usgs.gov
7/31/01	4:41 PM	5.5	46.2 km	33,000 m	Palawan, Philippines	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Balabac, Palawan

Balabac is a second class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines, off the southern end of Palawan Island. The town is one of municipalities in the Philippines which are mainly composed of a group of islands. The municipality consists of..

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