Cauayan: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Cauayan: 94.0% of households in Cauayan used a flush toilet in 2020 (8.3% flushing to a piped sewer and 67.8% to a septic tank), against 90.9% nationally. Cauayan is 56th lowest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
- Health in Cauayan: 0.77% of households in Cauayan had no toilet facility at all at the 2020 Census (national figure 3.31%). Cauayan is 89th highest share without a toilet of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
What is the population of Cauayan?
Cauayan had 143,403 residents at the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (1 May 2020), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. Cauayan ranks 117th among the 1,634 cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Cauayan 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 copyHow fast is the population of Cauayan growing?
The population of Cauayan grew from 129,523 at the 2015 Census to 143,403 in 2020, a change of +10.7% over five years (national change across all cities and municipalities +8.0%). Cauayan is 68th 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 Cauayan?
Cauayan is a component city of Isabela 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 Cauayan?
26.5% of residents of Cauayan were under 15 and 6.7% 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. Cauayan is 15th 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 Cauayan?
Cauayan had 36,399 households at the 2020 Census, an average of 3.9 residents per household (population divided by households). Cauayan is 39th 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 Cauayan?
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
- 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
- Calapan 145,786
- Arayat 144,875
- Urdaneta 144,577
- Malasiqui 143,094
- Bocaue 141,412
- Tabaco 140,961
- Porac 140,751
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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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