Guihulngan: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Guihulngan: 71.2% of households in Guihulngan used a flush toilet in 2020 (1.8% flushing to a piped sewer and 44.2% to a septic tank), against 90.9% nationally. Guihulngan is 3rd lowest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
- Health in Guihulngan: 21.22% of households in Guihulngan had no toilet facility at all at the 2020 Census (national figure 3.31%). Guihulngan is 2nd highest share without a toilet of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
What is the population of Guihulngan?
Guihulngan had 102,656 residents at the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (1 May 2020), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. Guihulngan ranks 205th among the 1,634 cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Guihulngan is 3rd 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 Guihulngan growing?
The population of Guihulngan grew from 95,969 at the 2015 Census to 102,656 in 2020, a change of +7.0% over five years (national change across all cities and municipalities +8.0%). Guihulngan is 62nd 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 Guihulngan?
Guihulngan is a component city of Negros Oriental 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 Guihulngan?
26.5% of residents of Guihulngan 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. Guihulngan 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 Guihulngan?
Guihulngan had 24,787 households at the 2020 Census, an average of 4.1 residents per household (population divided by households). Guihulngan is 84th 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 Guihulngan?
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.
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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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