Carcar: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Carcar: 94.8% of households in Carcar used a flush toilet in 2020 (11.3% flushing to a piped sewer and 75.8% to a septic tank), against 90.9% nationally. Carcar is 74th lowest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
- Health in Carcar: 3.80% of households in Carcar had no toilet facility at all at the 2020 Census (national figure 3.31%). Carcar is 31st highest share without a toilet of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
What is the population of Carcar?
Carcar had 136,453 residents at the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (1 May 2020), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. Carcar ranks 130th among the 1,634 cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Carcar is 49th 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 Carcar growing?
The population of Carcar grew from 119,664 at the 2015 Census to 136,453 in 2020, a change of +14.0% over five years (national change across all cities and municipalities +8.0%). Carcar is 40th 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 Carcar?
Carcar is a component city of Cebu province, classed 5th 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 Carcar?
32.3% of residents of Carcar 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 104 men for every 100 women. Carcar is 37th 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 Carcar?
Carcar had 32,075 households at the 2020 Census, an average of 4.3 residents per household (population divided by households). Carcar is 47th 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 Carcar?
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
- Malasiqui 143,094
- Bocaue 141,412
- Tabaco 140,961
- Porac 140,751
- Ozamis 140,334
- Tanay 139,420
- Dipolog 138,141
- Candelaria 137,881
- La Trinidad 137,404
- Jolo 137,266
- Gingoog 136,698
- Nasugbu 136,524
- Norzagaray 136,064
- Floridablanca 135,542
- Dumaguete 134,103
- Daraga 133,893
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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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