Laoag: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Laoag: 94.5% of households in Laoag used a flush toilet in 2020 (16.7% flushing to a piped sewer and 73.7% to a septic tank), against 90.9% nationally. Laoag is 68th lowest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
- Health in Laoag: 0.44% of households in Laoag had no toilet facility at all at the 2020 Census (national figure 3.31%). Laoag is 66th lowest share without a toilet of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
What is the population of Laoag?
Laoag had 111,651 residents at the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (1 May 2020), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. Laoag ranks 177th among the 1,634 cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Laoag is 12th 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 Laoag growing?
The population of Laoag grew from 111,125 at the 2015 Census to 111,651 in 2020, a change of +0.5% over five years (national change across all cities and municipalities +8.0%). Laoag is 10th 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 Laoag?
Laoag is a component city of Ilocos Norte 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 Laoag?
25.8% of residents of Laoag 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 105 men for every 100 women. Laoag is 8th 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 Laoag?
Laoag had 27,868 households at the 2020 Census, an average of 4.0 residents per household (population divided by households). Laoag is 54th 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 Laoag?
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
- Calumpit 118,471
- 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
- Glan 109,547
- Bayugan 109,499
- Tacurong 109,319
- Talisay 108,909
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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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