Bago: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Bago: 89.3% of households in Bago used a flush toilet in 2020 (12.1% flushing to a piped sewer and 62.5% to a septic tank), against 90.9% nationally. Bago is 30th lowest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
- Health in Bago: 8.42% of households in Bago had no toilet facility at all at the 2020 Census (national figure 3.31%). Bago is 15th highest share without a toilet of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
What is the population of Bago?
Bago had 191,210 residents at the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (1 May 2020), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. Bago ranks 79th among the 1,634 cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Bago is 79th largest of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange) · saved copyHow fast is the population of Bago growing?
The population of Bago grew from 170,981 at the 2015 Census to 191,210 in 2020, a change of +11.8% over five years (national change across all cities and municipalities +8.0%). Bago is 57th fastest-growing of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange) · saved copyWhat kind of city is Bago?
Bago is a component city of Negros Occidental province, classed 2nd class for income in the Philippine Statistics Authority list of cities and municipalities (income class 1st is the richest, 6th the poorest).
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange) · saved copyWhat is the age structure of Bago?
27.3% of residents of Bago were under 15 and 7.1% were 65 or older in the 2020 Census age tables (nationally 30.7% under 15 and 5.4% aged 65 or over); there were 100 men for every 100 women. Bago is joint 27th oldest of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange) · saved copyHow many households are there in Bago?
Bago had 47,427 households at the 2020 Census, an average of 4.0 residents per household (population divided by households). Bago is 62nd smallest of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange) · saved copyWho runs Bago?
In the Philippines, cities and towns are run by cities: Mayor, vice-mayor and council (Sangguniang Panlungsod or Bayan) elected for three years. Main local services; highly urbanised cities sit outside provincial control.
How local power works in the Philippines
Cities of a similar size in the Philippines
- Valencia 216,546
- Trece Martires 210,503
- Pagadian 210,452
- Legazpi 209,533
- Panabo 209,230
- Naga 209,170
- Toledo 207,314
- Marawi 207,010
- San Carlos 205,424
- Kabankalan 200,198
- Koronadal 195,398
- Tanauan 193,936
- Malaybalay 190,712
- Digos 188,376
- Calbayog 186,960
- Sorsogon 182,237
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Sources
- Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange): 2020 Census of Population and Housing: household population aged 5 and over by functional difficulty, severity, age group and sex, by city and municipality, read 29 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4954aac9c033…)
- Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange): 2020 Census of Population and Housing: occupied housing units by construction materials of outer walls and roof, by city and municipality, read 29 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 752dd65f377f…)
- Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange): 2020 Census of Population and Housing: population by sex and age group, and 2015 and 2020 population, by city and municipality, read 29 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e6fdd1245811…)
- Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange): 2020 Census of Population and Housing: households by kind of toilet facility, by city and municipality, read 29 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a9c86beea617…)
- Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange): 2020 Census of Population and Housing: households by main source of drinking water, by city and municipality, read 29 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6bda941c21bf…)
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