Bocaue: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Bocaue: 97.1% of households in Bocaue used a flush toilet in 2020 (15.3% flushing to a piped sewer and 80.2% to a septic tank), against 90.9% nationally. Bocaue is 53rd highest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
- Health in Bocaue: 0.13% of households in Bocaue had no toilet facility at all at the 2020 Census (national figure 3.31%). Bocaue is 30th lowest share without a toilet of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
What is the population of Bocaue?
Bocaue had 141,412 residents at the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (1 May 2020), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. Bocaue ranks 119th among the 1,634 cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Bocaue is 60th 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 copyHow fast is the population of Bocaue growing?
The population of Bocaue grew from 119,675 at the 2015 Census to 141,412 in 2020, a change of +18.2% over five years (national change across all cities and municipalities +8.0%). Bocaue is 20th 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 Bocaue?
Bocaue is a municipality in Bulacan province, classed 1st 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 Bocaue?
29.5% of residents of Bocaue were under 15 and 5.1% were 65 or older in the 2020 Census age tables (nationally 30.7% under 15 and 5.4% aged 65 or over); there were 102 men for every 100 women. Bocaue is 86th 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 Bocaue?
Bocaue had 34,610 households at the 2020 Census, an average of 4.1 residents per household (population divided by households). Bocaue is 75th 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 Bocaue?
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
- Minglanilla 151,002
- San Jose City 150,917
- Mariveles 149,879
- Sagay City 148,894
- Santiago 148,580
- Consolacion 148,012
- Mati 147,547
- Calapan 145,786
- Arayat 144,875
- Urdaneta 144,577
- Cauayan 143,403
- Malasiqui 143,094
- Tabaco 140,961
- Porac 140,751
- Ozamis 140,334
- Tanay 139,420
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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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