Navotas: population and official figures

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Economy, jobs and prices in Navotas: 94.5% of households in Navotas used a flush toilet in 2020 (31.4% flushing to a piped sewer and 59.2% to a septic tank), against 90.9% nationally. Navotas is 67th lowest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
Health in Navotas: 0.69% of households in Navotas had no toilet facility at all at the 2020 Census (national figure 3.31%). Navotas is 83rd lowest share without a toilet of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.

What is the population of Navotas?

Navotas had 247,543 residents at the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (1 May 2020), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. Navotas ranks 63rd among the 1,634 cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Navotas is 63rd 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 copy

How fast is the population of Navotas growing?

The population of Navotas grew from 249,463 at the 2015 Census to 247,543 in 2020, a change of -0.8% over five years (national change across all cities and municipalities +8.0%). Navotas is 4th 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 copy

What kind of city is Navotas?

Navotas 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 copy

What is the age structure of Navotas?

30.6% of residents of Navotas were under 15 and 4.4% were 65 or older in the 2020 Census age tables (nationally 30.7% under 15 and 5.4% aged 65 or over); there were 104 men for every 100 women. Navotas is 66th 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 copy

How many households are there in Navotas?

Navotas had 63,051 households at the 2020 Census, an average of 3.9 residents per household (population divided by households). Navotas is 35th 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 copy

What is the poverty rate in Navotas?

An estimated 3.4% of the population of Navotas lived below the poverty line in 2018 (90% confidence interval 2.1% to 4.7%), about 8,465 people, against 16.7% nationally. These are 2018 estimates, the latest for highly urbanized cities in this file. Navotas is 17th lowest 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 copy

How much income counts as poor in Navotas?

The annual poverty threshold used for Navotas in 2018 was PhP 28,682 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 copy

Who runs Navotas?

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

Tagum 296,202
Silang 295,644
Mabalacat 293,244
Santa Maria 289,820
San Pablo 285,348
Lucena City 278,924
San Mateo 273,306
Talisay 263,048
Malolos 261,189
Olongapo 260,317
Marilao 254,453
Tacloban 251,881
Ormoc 230,998
Meycauayan 225,673
Santo Tomas 218,500
Valencia 216,546

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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): 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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