Dumaguete: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Dumaguete: 97.3% of households in Dumaguete used a flush toilet in 2020 (12.6% flushing to a piped sewer and 82.5% to a septic tank), against 90.9% nationally. Dumaguete is 45th highest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
- Health in Dumaguete: 0.39% of households in Dumaguete had no toilet facility at all at the 2020 Census (national figure 3.31%). Dumaguete is 61st lowest share without a toilet of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
What is the population of Dumaguete?
Dumaguete had 134,103 residents at the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (1 May 2020), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. Dumaguete ranks 133rd among the 1,634 cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Dumaguete is 46th 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 Dumaguete growing?
The population of Dumaguete grew from 131,377 at the 2015 Census to 134,103 in 2020, a change of +2.1% over five years (national change across all cities and municipalities +8.0%). Dumaguete is 17th slowest-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 Dumaguete?
Dumaguete is a component city of Negros Oriental 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 Dumaguete?
26.5% of residents of Dumaguete were under 15 and 8.6% were 65 or older in the 2020 Census age tables (nationally 30.7% under 15 and 5.4% aged 65 or over); there were 103 men for every 100 women. Dumaguete is joint 16th 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 Dumaguete?
Dumaguete had 32,271 households at the 2020 Census, an average of 4.2 residents per household (population divided by households). Dumaguete is 75th 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 Dumaguete?
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
- 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
- Carcar 136,453
- Norzagaray 136,064
- Floridablanca 135,542
- Daraga 133,893
- Hagonoy 133,448
- Naga 133,184
- San Carlos 132,650
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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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