Mati: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Mati: 92.9% of households in Mati used a flush toilet in 2020 (9.1% flushing to a piped sewer and 80.2% to a septic tank), against 90.9% nationally. Mati is 43rd lowest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
- Health in Mati: 3.56% of households in Mati had no toilet facility at all at the 2020 Census (national figure 3.31%). Mati is 35th highest share without a toilet of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
What is the population of Mati?
Mati had 147,547 residents at the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (1 May 2020), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. Mati ranks 113th among the 1,634 cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Mati is 66th 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 Mati growing?
The population of Mati grew from 141,141 at the 2015 Census to 147,547 in 2020, a change of +4.5% over five years (national change across all cities and municipalities +8.0%). Mati is 38th 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 Mati?
Mati is a component city of Davao 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 Mati?
32.6% of residents of Mati were under 15 and 6.3% were 65 or older in the 2020 Census age tables (nationally 30.7% under 15 and 5.4% aged 65 or over); there were 110 men for every 100 women. Mati is 32nd 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 Mati?
Mati had 35,137 households at the 2020 Census, an average of 4.2 residents per household (population divided by households). Mati 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 copyWho runs Mati?
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
- Ilagan 158,218
- Danao City 156,321
- Capas 156,056
- Pandi 155,115
- San Jose 153,267
- Liloan 153,197
- Minglanilla 151,002
- San Jose City 150,917
- Mariveles 149,879
- Sagay City 148,894
- Santiago 148,580
- Consolacion 148,012
- Calapan 145,786
- Arayat 144,875
- Urdaneta 144,577
- Cauayan 143,403
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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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