San Juan: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in San Juan: 90.1% of households in San Juan used a flush toilet in 2020 (38.3% flushing to a piped sewer and 48.3% to a septic tank), against 90.9% nationally. San Juan is 33rd lowest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
- Health in San Juan: 0.08% of households in San Juan had no toilet facility at all at the 2020 Census (national figure 3.31%). San Juan is 11th lowest share without a toilet of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
What is the population of San Juan?
San Juan had 126,347 residents at the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (1 May 2020), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. San Juan ranks 147th among the 1,634 cities and municipalities in the Philippines. San Juan is 32nd 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 San Juan growing?
The population of San Juan grew from 122,180 at the 2015 Census to 126,347 in 2020, a change of +3.4% over five years (national change across all cities and municipalities +8.0%). San Juan is 29th 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 San Juan?
San Juan is a highly urbanized city, which is run independently 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 San Juan?
24.3% of residents of San Juan were under 15 and 6.6% were 65 or older in the 2020 Census age tables (nationally 30.7% under 15 and 5.4% aged 65 or over); there were 93 men for every 100 women. San Juan is 4th 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 San Juan?
San Juan had 31,400 households at the 2020 Census, an average of 4.0 residents per household (population divided by households). San Juan is 59th 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 copyWhat is the poverty rate in San Juan?
An estimated 0.8% of the population of San Juan lived below the poverty line in 2018 (90% confidence interval 0.0% to 1.7%), about 935 people, against 16.7% nationally. These are 2018 estimates, the latest for highly urbanized cities in this file. San Juan is 4th 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 copyHow much income counts as poor in San Juan?
The annual poverty threshold used for San Juan 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 copyWho runs San Juan?
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.
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Cities of a similar size in the Philippines
- Hagonoy 133,448
- Naga 133,184
- San Carlos 132,650
- Talavera 132,338
- Angono 130,494
- Silay 130,478
- Isabela 130,379
- Bayambang 129,011
- Guagua 128,893
- Santo Tomas 128,667
- Rosario 128,352
- Guimba 127,653
- San Fernando 125,640
- Magalang 124,188
- Santa Cruz 123,574
- Gapan 122,968
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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…)
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- 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…)
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