San Mateo: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in San Mateo: 97.2% of households in San Mateo used a flush toilet in 2020 (13.2% flushing to a piped sewer and 81.6% to a septic tank), against 90.9% nationally. San Mateo is 51st highest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
- Health in San Mateo: 0.12% of households in San Mateo had no toilet facility at all at the 2020 Census (national figure 3.31%). San Mateo is 28th lowest share without a toilet of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
What is the population of San Mateo?
San Mateo had 273,306 residents at the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (1 May 2020), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. San Mateo ranks 57th among the 1,634 cities and municipalities in the Philippines. San Mateo is 57th 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 San Mateo growing?
The population of San Mateo grew from 252,527 at the 2015 Census to 273,306 in 2020, a change of +8.2% over five years (national change across all cities and municipalities +8.0%). San Mateo is 74th 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 Mateo?
San Mateo is a municipality in Rizal 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 Mateo?
28.6% of residents of San Mateo were under 15 and 4.8% were 65 or older in the 2020 Census age tables (nationally 30.7% under 15 and 5.4% aged 65 or over); there were 100 men for every 100 women. San Mateo is 49th 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 Mateo?
San Mateo had 64,050 households at the 2020 Census, an average of 4.3 residents per household (population divided by households). San Mateo is 45th 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 San Mateo?
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
- Cabanatuan 327,325
- San Pedro 326,001
- Cotabato 325,079
- Binangonan 313,631
- Tanza 312,116
- Puerto Princesa 307,079
- Tagum 296,202
- Silang 295,644
- Mabalacat 293,244
- Santa Maria 289,820
- San Pablo 285,348
- Lucena City 278,924
- Talisay 263,048
- Malolos 261,189
- Olongapo 260,317
- Marilao 254,453
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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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