City Population
| 08 December 2008
MORE PEOPLE MEANS MORE PRODUCTIVITY
Quezon City now has 2.68 million people, the biggest population among all cities in the National Capital Region and third biggest in the Philippines. The City’s growth alone, of over 505,000 people during a 7-year period, almost equals the entire population of Makati (510,383), and surpasses that of Marikina (424,610). 55 percent of these new residents are migrants.
Two barangays, Commonwealth with 172,834, and Batasan Hills with 148,621 people, have a population bigger than the City of San Juan (125,338) and the municipality of Pateros (61,940) in NCR. The other three most populous QC barangays are Payatas with 117,001; Holy Spirit with 106,038; and Pasong Tamo with 82,340. All these top five most populous barangays are in District 2, where more than half of the City’s people reside.
In every square kilometer, there are about 166 persons in Quezon City. It is not as congested as other urban areas as its more than 16,000-hectare expanse of land still has many portions that are open for development.
Median age remains to be at 24, meaning half of the population is less than 24 years old. The working age of 15-64 is more than 65% of the City’s population. This means the City has a rich human resource pool of 1,747,656 people. Persons aged 14 and below and 65 above are considered the dependent population. Elderly population is 124,922, with a lifespan registered to be higher in females than males.
In every 100 females, there are 96 males, the same gender ratio recorded for Quezon City in 2001. Women of reproductive age, i.e. from 15 to 49 years old, total 802,194. There is a slight growth of 23% in the number of women who are in the reproductive age in a span of seven-years.
Some 510,999 are in the elementary and high school age, almost 80% of them are enrolled in Quezon City public schools. The other 20% are either in private educational institutions or are not attending formal schooling.
|
District |
2007 Population |
% to Total |
Growth Rate |
Population Density |
|
District 1 |
401,705 |
15% |
1.001 |
204.905 |
|
District 2 |
1,559,641 |
58% |
4.274 |
161.928 |
|
District 3 |
299,217 |
11% |
1.367 |
136.879 |
|
District 4 |
418,887 |
16% |
1.902 |
178.770 |
|
Total |
2,679,450 |
100.00% |
2.926 |
166.206 |
Yearly Natural Increase in Population
|
Year |
Population |
Total Yearly Population Increase |
Total |
Yearly Natural Increase |
Difference |
|
|
Births |
Deaths |
|||||
|
2000 |
2,173,831 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2001 |
2,225,922 |
52,091 |
36,343 |
8,842 |
27,501 |
24,590 |
|
2002 |
2,282,980 |
57,058 |
38,810 |
9,496 |
29,314 |
27,744 |
|
2003 |
2,345,303 |
62,323 |
45,826 |
9,566 |
26,260 |
36,063 |
|
2004 |
2,413,221 |
67,918 |
45,534 |
10,414 |
56,522 |
11,396 |
|
2005 |
2,487,098 |
73,877 |
38,243 |
10,638 |
27,605 |
46,272 |
|
2006 |
2,567,338 |
80,240 |
37,887 |
11,103 |
26,784 |
53,456 |
|
2007 |
2,679,450 |
112,112 |
42,139 |
10,762 |
31,377 |
80,735 |
|
Total |
505,619 |
|
|
225,363 |
280,256 |
|
|
Percent |
18.87% |
|
|
44.57% |
55.43% |
|
Quezon City Population by Age Group
Child Population
School Age Population
Dependent Population
Future Couples Population
Women of Reproductive Age Population
Elderly Population
Sources: QC Planning and Development Office and 2007 Official Census of Population
