Lucena City: population and official figures
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- Economy, jobs and prices in Lucena City: 96.9% of households in Lucena City used a flush toilet in 2020 (26.1% flushing to a piped sewer and 64.4% to a septic tank), against 90.9% nationally. Lucena City is 57th highest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
- Health in Lucena City: 1.69% of households in Lucena City had no toilet facility at all at the 2020 Census (national figure 3.31%). Lucena City is 61st highest share without a toilet of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
What is the population of Lucena City?
Lucena City had 278,924 residents at the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (1 May 2020), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. Lucena City ranks 56th among the 1,634 cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Lucena City is 56th 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 copyHow fast is the population of Lucena City growing?
The population of Lucena City grew from 266,248 at the 2015 Census to 278,924 in 2020, a change of +4.8% over five years (national change across all cities and municipalities +8.0%). Lucena City is 39th 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 Lucena City?
Lucena City is a highly urbanized city, which is run independently of its province, classed 2nd 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 Lucena City?
27.3% of residents of Lucena City were under 15 and 6.9% were 65 or older in the 2020 Census age tables (nationally 30.7% under 15 and 5.4% aged 65 or over); there were 101 men for every 100 women. Lucena City is 26th 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 Lucena City?
Lucena City had 66,899 households at the 2020 Census, an average of 4.2 residents per household (population divided by households). Lucena City is 67th 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 copyWhat is the poverty rate in Lucena City?
An estimated 4.5% of the population of Lucena City lived below the poverty line in 2018 (90% confidence interval 2.8% to 6.2%), about 12,571 people, against 16.7% nationally. These are 2018 estimates, the latest for highly urbanized cities in this file. Lucena City is 16th highest poverty rate of 35 highly urbanized cities covered on this site.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange) · saved copyHow much income counts as poor in Lucena City?
The annual poverty threshold used for Lucena City in 2018 was PhP 23,536 per person, the income needed to meet food and other basic needs, set by the Philippine Statistics Authority (national average PhP 25,813).
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange) · saved copyWho runs Lucena City?
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
- Batangas 351,437
- Cabanatuan 327,325
- San Pedro 326,001
- Cotabato 325,079
- Binangonan 313,631
- Tanza 312,116
- Puerto Princesa 307,079
- Tagum 296,202
- Silang 295,644
- Mabalacat 293,244
- Santa Maria 289,820
- San Pablo 285,348
- San Mateo 273,306
- Talisay 263,048
- Malolos 261,189
- Olongapo 260,317
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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…)
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- Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange): Updated 2018 poverty estimates among the population by region, province and highly urbanized city, read 29 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8048e842dc97…)
- 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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