Calapan: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Calapan: 96.3% of households in Calapan used a flush toilet in 2020 (13.0% flushing to a piped sewer and 73.1% to a septic tank), against 90.9% nationally. Calapan is 76th highest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
- Health in Calapan: 1.89% of households in Calapan had no toilet facility at all at the 2020 Census (national figure 3.31%). Calapan is 55th highest share without a toilet of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
What is the population of Calapan?
Calapan had 145,786 residents at the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (1 May 2020), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. Calapan ranks 114th among the 1,634 cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Calapan is 65th 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 Calapan growing?
The population of Calapan grew from 133,893 at the 2015 Census to 145,786 in 2020, a change of +8.9% over five years (national change across all cities and municipalities +8.0%). Calapan is 89th 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 Calapan?
Calapan is a component city of Oriental Mindoro province, classed 3rd 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 Calapan?
37.6% of residents of Calapan were under 15 and 4.0% were 65 or older in the 2020 Census age tables (nationally 30.7% under 15 and 5.4% aged 65 or over); there were 104 men for every 100 women. Calapan is 6th youngest 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 Calapan?
Calapan had 35,144 households at the 2020 Census, an average of 4.1 residents per household (population divided by households). Calapan is 80th 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 copyWho runs Calapan?
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
- Danao City 156,321
- Capas 156,056
- Pandi 155,115
- San Jose 153,267
- Liloan 153,197
- Minglanilla 151,002
- San Jose City 150,917
- Mariveles 149,879
- Sagay City 148,894
- Santiago 148,580
- Consolacion 148,012
- Mati 147,547
- Arayat 144,875
- Urdaneta 144,577
- Cauayan 143,403
- Malasiqui 143,094
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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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