According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Taparak is 5 to 9, with 200 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 70 to 74, and 75 to 79, with 18 individuals.
Combining age groups together, those aged 14 and below, consisting of the the young dependent population which include infants/babies, children and young adolescents/teenagers, make up an aggregate of 35.18% (597). Those aged 15 up to 64, roughly, the economically active population and actual or potential members of the work force, constitute a total of 58.69% (996). Finally, old dependent population consisting of the senior citizens, those aged 65 and over, total 6.13% (104) in all.
The computed Age Dependency Ratios mean that among the population of Taparak, there are 60 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 70 dependents (young and old-age) to every 100 of the working population.
The median age of 24 indicates that half of the entire population of Taparak are aged less than 24 and the other half are over the age of 24.
The population of Taparak grew from 963 in 1990 to 1,697 in 2015, an increase of 734 people. The latest census figures in 2015 denote a positive growth rate of 0.59%, or an increase of 52 people, from the previous population of 1,645 in 2010.
Taparak is situated at approximately 8.4863, 124.4186, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 107.5 meters or 352.7 feet above mean sea level.
