Ormoc: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Ormoc: 93.3% of households in Ormoc used a flush toilet in 2020 (8.8% flushing to a piped sewer and 80.6% to a septic tank), against 90.9% nationally. Ormoc is 49th lowest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
- Health in Ormoc: 4.04% of households in Ormoc had no toilet facility at all at the 2020 Census (national figure 3.31%). Ormoc is 27th highest share without a toilet of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
What is the population of Ormoc?
Ormoc had 230,998 residents at the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (1 May 2020), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. Ormoc ranks 64th among the 1,634 cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Ormoc is 64th 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 Ormoc growing?
The population of Ormoc grew from 215,031 at the 2015 Census to 230,998 in 2020, a change of +7.4% over five years (national change across all cities and municipalities +8.0%). Ormoc is 66th 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 Ormoc?
Ormoc is an independent component city, outside the supervision of its 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 Ormoc?
29.4% of residents of Ormoc were under 15 and 7.5% 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. Ormoc is 84th 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 Ormoc?
Ormoc had 56,033 households at the 2020 Census, an average of 4.1 residents per household (population divided by households). Ormoc is 88th 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 Ormoc?
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
- 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
- Navotas 247,543
- Meycauayan 225,673
- Santo Tomas 218,500
- Valencia 216,546
- Trece Martires 210,503
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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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