Number: 2002-171
Date Released: October 8, 2002
QUEZON CITY: THE PHILIPPINES’ LARGEST CITY
(Results from the 2000 Census of Population and Housing, NSO)
Population growth rate increased to 1.92 percent
The 2000 Census of Population and Housing (Census 2000) results showed that Quezon City registered a total population of 2,173,831 persons, higher by 184,412 persons over the 1995 Census of Population (POPCEN) results. This figure recorded a 1.92 annual population growth rate, lower by 1.42 percentage points than the annual population growth rate during the 1990 to 1995 period. A corresponding increase on the number of households was also recorded at 480,624 households, higher by 64,836 households over the 1995 figure. This resulted to an average household size of 4.5 persons, slightly lower than the average household size (4.8 persons) recorded five years ago and the national average of five persons.
Quezon City, largest city in the country in terms of population size
Quezon City had the largest population among the cities/municipalities in the country. This city contributed 21.9 percent to the 9.9 million population of the National Capital Region. At the national level, the city shared 2.8 percent to the total population of 76.5 million.
One of every two residents resided in Second District
Quezon City is composed of four political districts. Figure 1 shows that more than half (54 percent) of the population resided in the Second District. The First and Fourth District both constituted 17 percent each while the Third District was the least populous (12 percent).
Barangay Commonwealth, under Second District, was the biggest barangay in terms of population size, accounting for 5.6 percent of the total population of the city. The least populous was Mangga, under Third District, with only 494 persons (0.02 percent).
Quezon City had a median age of 24 years
Quezon City had a median age of 24 years. This meant that in 2000, half of the population were below 24 years old. In 1995, the median age was 23 years.
Sex ratio recorded at 96
Females outnumbered their male counterparts with the sex ratio of 96. This meant that there were 96 males for every 100 females. In 1995, the sex ratio was recorded at 94.
Age groups 20-29 protrude
In 2000, the age-sex structure of Quezon City deviated from the usual pyramid shape as shown in Figure 2 where the age groups 20 to 29 protrude among the lower age groups, specially among females. Those below five years old occupied the largest proportion of the total population at 12.3 percent.
The proportion of women in childbearing ages almost doubled
In 2000, women in childbearing or reproductive age group (15 to 49 years) comprised 59 percent of the total female population, almost two times higher than the proportion reported in 1995 (31 percent).
Three-fifths of the population belonged to voting ages
There were 1.4 million persons or about 63 percent of the total population belonging to voting ages (18 years old and over). Among them, the proportion of females was higher (52 percent) than that of the males (48 percent).
Economically active persons increased by about 10 percent
Over 65 percent of the total population or 1.4 million persons belonged to productive ages (15 to 64 years). This resulted to about 10 percent increase from the 1995 figure of 1.3 million persons. About 32 percent were young dependents (aged 0 to 14 years) while about three percent were old dependents (aged 65 years and above). The overall dependency ratio in 2000 was 53, lower than the 1995 ratio of 54. This meant that for every 100 persons aged 15 to 64 years, there were about 53 dependents, i.e., 49 young dependents and four old dependents.
More females attended school
More than 88 percent of the total household population aged five years and over had attended school; 25 percent, elementary; 32 percent, high school; and 31 percent with higher education.
Females dominated among those who had attended school.
One widower for every four widows
More than 46 percent of the total population 10 years old and over were married while 42 percent were single. The remaining 12 percent were either widowed, separated/divorced, with other arrangements or with unknown marital status.
Among married persons, the proportion of males and females were almost equal (50.5 percent and 49.5 percent, respectively) while females dominated among single persons (52 percent). On the other, the proportion of widows was noticeably higher (80 percent) than the widowers (20 percent).
Five in every eight persons were Tagalogs
Five in every eight of the population of Quezon City classified themselves as Tagalog (65.4 percent); followed by Ilocano, 5.2 percent; Bikol/Bicol, 5 percent; Bisaya/Binisaya, 4.4 percent; and Cebuano, 3.2 percent.
Median floor area at 31 square meters
The houses in Quezon City had a median floor area of 31 square meters. This meant that half of the total housing units had a floor area of below 31 square meters.
Majority of the housing units were single houses (57 percent). Over 76 percent of the total housing units needed no repair or if needed one, with minor repair only.
Houses were made of strong materials for roof and walls
In 2000, about 78 percent of the housing units in Quezon City, had roof made of galvanized iron while more than 46 percent had outer walls made of either concrete, bricks or stone; 32 percent, half concrete/brick/stone and half wood; and 15 percent, wood.
About 43 percent of housing units had roof made of galvanized iron/aluminum and had outer walls made of concrete/bricks/stone.
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QUEZON CITY
Quezon City, the former capital of the Philippines, is bounded on the north, east and south by the Province of Rizal, on the northwest by the City of Caloocan, and on the west by the City of Manila.
The city has a land area of 171.17 square kilometers and has four congressional districts with 142 barangays. Historically, the cause of freedom spread throughout the islands to break the chains of colonialism and monasticism that the first Cry of the Great Plebian, Andres Bonifacio, and his Katipuneros was held on August 23, 1896 in Balintawak where a monument in his honor stands.
On October 12, 1939, the Philippine National Assembly enacted Commonwealth Act No. 502, which created the City of Quezon with 7,355 hectares, one-third of which belonged to the government.
On July 17, 1647, Republic Act No. 333 made Quezon City as the official capital of the Philippines until June 24, 1975 when Presidential Decree 940 establishing the City of Manila as the new Capital of the Philippines and the permanent seat of the National Government.
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| (Sgd.) CARMELITA N. ERICTA
Administrator |
Table 1. Population Distribution of Top Five Barangays: Quezon City, 2000
| Barangays |
Total Population |
Percent |
| QUEZON CITY |
2,173,831 |
100.00 |
| Commonwealth |
120,569 |
5.55 |
| Payatas |
112,690 |
5.18 |
| Batasan Hills |
109,723 |
5.05 |
| Pasong Tamo |
64,656 |
2.97 |
| Bahay Toro |
54,118 |
2.49 |
Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing
Table 2. Total Population by Age Group, Sex and Sex Ratio: Quezon City, 2000
| Age Group |
Total Population |
Male |
Female |
Sex Ratio |
| QUEZON CITY |
2,173,831 |
1,064,780 |
1,109,051 |
96.0 |
| Under 5 |
267,347 |
137,429 |
129,918 |
105.8 |
| 5-9 |
229,631 |
117,881 |
111,750 |
105.5 |
| 6-14 |
196,170 |
100,019 |
96,151 |
104.0 |
| 15-19 |
209,498 |
96,989 |
112,509 |
86.2 |
| 20-24 |
237,816 |
109,267 |
128,549 |
85.0 |
| 25-29 |
218,588 |
105,354 |
113,234 |
93.0 |
| 30-34 |
195,024 |
96,791 |
98,233 |
98.5 |
| 35-39 |
158,744 |
78,971 |
79,773 |
99.0 |
| 40-44 |
133,267 |
66,032 |
67,235 |
98.2 |
| 45-49 |
102,585 |
51,320 |
51,265 |
100.1 |
| 50-54 |
77,247 |
38,439 |
38,808 |
99.0 |
| 55-59 |
46,565 |
22,604 |
23,961 |
94.3 |
| 60-64 |
38,535 |
17,635 |
20,900 |
84.4 |
| 65-69 |
25,216 |
11,271 |
13,945 |
80.8 |
| 70-74 |
17,302 |
7,366 |
9,936 |
74.1 |
| 75-79 |
10,240 |
4,024 |
6,216 |
64.7 |
| 80 and over |
10,056 |
3,388 |
6,668 |
50.8 |
Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing
Table 3. Household Population 5 Years Old and Over by Highest Educational Attainment and Sex: Quezon City, 2000
| Highest Educational Attainment |
Household Population
5 Years Old & Over |
Male |
Female |
| QUEZON CITY |
1,899,053 |
923,662 |
975,391 |
| No Grade Completed |
38,723 |
19,897 |
18,826 |
| Pre-school |
47,552 |
24,613 |
22,939 |
| Elementary |
468,483 |
231,441 |
237,042 |
| High School |
616,117 |
294,037 |
322,080 |
| Post Secondary |
120,860 |
59,226 |
61,634 |
| College Undergraduate |
293,604 |
146,323 |
147,281 |
| Academic Degree Holder |
170,451 |
78,616 |
91,835 |
| Post Baccalaureate |
11,277 |
5,298 |
5,979 |
| Not Stated |
131,986 |
64,211 |
67,775 |
Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing
Table 4. Household Population by Ethnicity and Sex: Quezon City, 2000
| Ethnicity |
Both Sexes |
Male |
Female |
| QUEZON CITY |
2,166,320 |
1,061,048 |
1,105,272 |
| Tagalog |
1,415,874 |
699,385 |
716,489 |
| Ilocano |
112,258 |
54,581 |
57,677 |
| Bikol/Bicol |
108,293 |
53,842 |
54,451 |
| Bisaya/Binisaya |
94,225 |
43,560 |
50,665 |
| Cebuano |
68,573 |
31,774 |
36,799 |
| Others |
279,098 |
135,160 |
143,938 |
| Not Reported |
87,999 |
42,746 |
45,253 |
Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing
Table 5. Total Population 10 Years Old and Over by Age Group and Marital Status: Quezon City, 2000
| Age Group |
Total Population
10 Years Old & Over
| Single |
Married |
Widowed |
Divorced |
Others |
Unknown |
| QUEZON CITY |
1,676,853 |
709,492 |
773,674 |
58,348 |
23,625 |
88,987 |
22,727 |
| Below 20 |
405,668 |
370,742 |
15,338 |
785 |
684 |
7,003 |
11,116 |
| 20 to 24 |
237,816 |
154,835 |
57,752 |
661 |
1,497 |
19,167 |
3,904 |
| 25 to 29 |
218,588 |
81,597 |
112,530 |
1,056 |
2,536 |
18,548 |
2,321 |
| 30 to 34 |
195,024 |
41,697 |
132,403 |
1,662 |
3,320 |
14,476 |
1,466 |
| 35 to 39 |
158,744 |
22,467 |
118,643 |
2,576 |
3,666 |
10,402 |
990 |
| 40 to 44 |
133,267 |
13,433 |
103,450 |
4,292 |
3,727 |
7,630 |
735 |
| 45 to 49 |
102,585 |
8,200 |
80,588 |
5,396 |
2,986 |
4,959 |
456 |
| 50 to 54 |
77,247 |
5,770 |
59,307 |
6,556 |
2,217 |
3,014 |
383 |
| 55 to 59 |
46,565 |
3,179 |
34,266 |
6,065 |
1,226 |
1,590 |
239 |
| 60 to 64 |
38,535 |
2,722 |
26,034 |
7,584 |
856 |
1,047 |
292 |
| 65 to 69 |
25,216 |
1,636 |
15,813 |
6,592 |
472 |
512 |
191 |
| 70 to 74 |
17,302 |
1,302 |
9,332 |
5,835 |
240 |
314 |
279 |
| 75 to 79 |
10,240 |
808 |
4,769 |
4,270 |
104 |
173 |
116 |
| 80 and over |
10,056 |
1,104 |
3,449 |
5,018 |
94 |
152 |
239 |
Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing
Table 6. Occupied Housing Units by Construction Materials of Outer Walls and Roof: Quezon City, 2000
CONSTRUCTION
MATERIALS OF THE
OUTER WALLS |
Total
Occupied
Housing
Units |
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS OF THE ROOF |
Galvanized
Iron/
Aluminum |
Tile/
Concrete/
Clay Tile |
Half
Galvanized,
Iron and Half
Concrete |
Wood |
Cogon/
Nipa/
Anahaw |
Makeshift/
Salvaged/
Improvised
Materials |
Asbestos/
Others/
Not
Reported |
| QUEZON CITY |
447,369 |
347,723 |
10,756 |
57,011 |
13,756 |
285 |
8,615 |
9,223 |
| Concrete/Brick/Stone |
206,656 |
192,292 |
8,127 |
3,872 |
600 |
74 |
327 |
1,364 |
| Wood |
66,393 |
50,572 |
547 |
3,495 |
11,139 |
60 |
517 |
63 |
Half Concrete/Brick
Stone and Half
Wood |
144,317 |
93,496 |
1,210 |
47,205 |
1,525 |
41 |
414 |
426 |
Galvanized Iron/
Aluminum |
5,120 |
3,544 |
78 |
1,232 |
182 |
5 |
56 |
23 |
Bamboo/Sawali/
Nipa |
706 |
486 |
- |
56 |
41 |
68 |
51 |
4 |
| Asbestos |
209 |
131 |
9 |
14 |
11 |
- |
- |
44 |
| Glass |
258 |
200 |
31 |
16 |
2 |
- |
- |
9 |
Makeshift/Salvaged/
Improvised
Materials |
11,179 |
3,483 |
2 |
341 |
95 |
21 |
7,110 |
127 |
| Others/Not Reported |
11,912 |
3,140 |
665 |
717 |
149 |
5 |
89 |
7,147 |
| No Walls |
619 |
379 |
87 |
63 |
12 |
11 |
51 |
16 |
Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing
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TECHNICAL NOTES
Average Household Size– average number of people who live in the household
Growth Rate– the rate at which the population is increasing (or decreasing) in a given year due to natural increase and net migration, expressed as a percentage of the base population
Median Age– the age at which exactly half of the population is young and half is old
Sex Ratio– the ratio of males to females in a given population expressed as the number of males per 100 females
Age-Dependency Ratio– the ratio of persons in the "dependent" ages (under 15 years and over 64 years) to those in the "economically productive" ages (15 to 64 years old) in the population
Household– a social unit consisting of a person or a group of persons who sleep in the same housing unit and have common arrangements in the preparation and consumption of food
The 2000 Census of Population and Housing (Census 2000) was undertaken by the National Statistics Office (NSO) in May 2000, as mandated by Commonwealth Act No.591, Batas Pambansa Blg. 72 and Executive Order No 121. It was the 11thcensus of population and 5thcensus of housing undertaken in this country since the first census in 1903. It was designed to take an inventory of the total population and housing units all over the Philippines and to collect information about their characteristics. Census day for the Census 2000 was May 1, 2000 (12:01 a.m.). Enumeration started on May 1, 2000 and lasted for about 30 days. |
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