Glan: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Glan: 79.3% of households in Glan used a flush toilet in 2020 (3.6% flushing to a piped sewer and 62.6% to a septic tank), against 90.9% nationally. Glan is 8th lowest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
- Health in Glan: 4.94% of households in Glan had no toilet facility at all at the 2020 Census (national figure 3.31%). Glan is 21st highest share without a toilet of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
What is the population of Glan?
Glan had 109,547 residents at the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (1 May 2020), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. Glan ranks 181st among the 1,634 cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Glan is 11th 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 Glan growing?
The population of Glan grew from 118,263 at the 2015 Census to 109,547 in 2020, a change of -7.4% over five years (national change across all cities and municipalities +8.0%). Glan is the 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 Glan?
Glan is a municipality in Sarangani 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 Glan?
34.7% of residents of Glan were under 15 and 4.3% were 65 or older in the 2020 Census age tables (nationally 30.7% under 15 and 5.4% aged 65 or over); there were 107 men for every 100 women. Glan is 14th 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 Glan?
Glan had 27,232 households at the 2020 Census, an average of 4.0 residents per household (population divided by households). Glan is 58th 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 Glan?
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
- Malita 118,197
- Ligao 118,096
- Apalit 117,160
- Island Garden City of Samal 116,771
- Himamaylan 116,240
- Los Baños 115,353
- Iriga 114,457
- Plaridel 114,432
- Guiguinto 113,415
- Libmanan 112,994
- Baybay 111,848
- Laoag 111,651
- Bayugan 109,499
- Tacurong 109,319
- Talisay 108,909
- Catbalogan 106,440
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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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