Sagay City: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Sagay City: 82.5% of households in Sagay City used a flush toilet in 2020 (13.9% flushing to a piped sewer and 60.0% to a septic tank), against 90.9% nationally. Sagay City is 12th lowest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
- Health in Sagay City: 14.59% of households in Sagay City had no toilet facility at all at the 2020 Census (national figure 3.31%). Sagay City is 5th highest share without a toilet of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
What is the population of Sagay City?
Sagay City had 148,894 residents at the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (1 May 2020), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. Sagay City ranks 110th among the 1,634 cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Sagay City is 69th 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 Sagay City growing?
The population of Sagay City grew from 146,264 at the 2015 Census to 148,894 in 2020, a change of +1.8% over five years (national change across all cities and municipalities +8.0%). Sagay City is 16th 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 Sagay City?
Sagay City is a component city of Negros Occidental province, classed 3rd 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 Sagay City?
25.6% of residents of Sagay City were under 15 and 7.4% were 65 or older in the 2020 Census age tables (nationally 30.7% under 15 and 5.4% aged 65 or over); there were 103 men for every 100 women. Sagay City is joint 5th 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 Sagay City?
Sagay City had 36,084 households at the 2020 Census, an average of 4.1 residents per household (population divided by households). Sagay City is 87th 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 Sagay 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
- Naic 160,987
- Kidapawan 160,791
- Cadiz 158,544
- 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
- Santiago 148,580
- Consolacion 148,012
- Mati 147,547
- Calapan 145,786
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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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