Santa Cruz: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Santa Cruz: 96.5% of households in Santa Cruz used a flush toilet in 2020 (36.5% flushing to a piped sewer and 53.5% to a septic tank), against 90.9% nationally. Santa Cruz is 66th highest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
- Health in Santa Cruz: 0.49% of households in Santa Cruz had no toilet facility at all at the 2020 Census (national figure 3.31%). Santa Cruz is 69th lowest share without a toilet of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
What is the population of Santa Cruz?
Santa Cruz had 123,574 residents at the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (1 May 2020), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. Santa Cruz ranks 150th among the 1,634 cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Santa Cruz is 29th 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 Santa Cruz growing?
The population of Santa Cruz grew from 117,605 at the 2015 Census to 123,574 in 2020, a change of +5.1% over five years (national change across all cities and municipalities +8.0%). Santa Cruz is 41st 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 Santa Cruz?
Santa Cruz is a municipality in Laguna 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 Santa Cruz?
28.8% of residents of Santa Cruz were under 15 and 5.9% 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. Santa Cruz is 62nd 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 Santa Cruz?
Santa Cruz had 31,029 households at the 2020 Census, an average of 4.0 residents per household (population divided by households). Santa Cruz is 47th 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 copyWho runs Santa Cruz?
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
- 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 Juan 126,347
- San Fernando 125,640
- Magalang 124,188
- Gapan 122,968
- Bayawan 122,747
- Tabuk 121,033
- Candaba 119,497
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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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