Malita: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Malita: 82.8% of households in Malita used a flush toilet in 2020 (5.9% flushing to a piped sewer and 69.9% to a septic tank), against 90.9% nationally. Malita is 14th lowest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
- Health in Malita: 2.37% of households in Malita had no toilet facility at all at the 2020 Census (national figure 3.31%). Malita is 45th highest share without a toilet of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
What is the population of Malita?
Malita had 118,197 residents at the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (1 May 2020), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. Malita ranks 157th among the 1,634 cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Malita is 23rd 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 Malita growing?
The population of Malita grew from 117,746 at the 2015 Census to 118,197 in 2020, a change of +0.4% over five years (national change across all cities and municipalities +8.0%). Malita is 8th 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 Malita?
Malita is a municipality in Davao Occidental 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 Malita?
36.5% of residents of Malita were under 15 and 4.2% 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. Malita is 7th 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 Malita?
Malita had 29,488 households at the 2020 Census, an average of 4.0 residents per household (population divided by households). Malita is 55th 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 Malita?
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
- Santo Tomas 128,667
- Rosario 128,352
- Guimba 127,653
- San Juan 126,347
- San Fernando 125,640
- Magalang 124,188
- Santa Cruz 123,574
- Gapan 122,968
- Bayawan 122,747
- Tabuk 121,033
- Candaba 119,497
- Calumpit 118,471
- Ligao 118,096
- Apalit 117,160
- Island Garden City of Samal 116,771
- Himamaylan 116,240
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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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