Silang: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Silang: 98.3% of households in Silang used a flush toilet in 2020 (9.5% flushing to a piped sewer and 57.4% to a septic tank), against 90.9% nationally. Silang is 15th highest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
- Health in Silang: 0.18% of households in Silang had no toilet facility at all at the 2020 Census (national figure 3.31%). Silang is 40th lowest share without a toilet of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
What is the population of Silang?
Silang had 295,644 residents at the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (1 May 2020), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. Silang ranks 52nd among the 1,634 cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Silang is 52nd 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 Silang growing?
The population of Silang grew from 248,085 at the 2015 Census to 295,644 in 2020, a change of +19.2% over five years (national change across all cities and municipalities +8.0%). Silang is 17th fastest-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 Silang?
Silang is a municipality in Cavite 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 Silang?
28.9% of residents of Silang were under 15 and 4.4% were 65 or older in the 2020 Census age tables (nationally 30.7% under 15 and 5.4% aged 65 or over); there were 102 men for every 100 women. Silang is 65th 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 Silang?
Silang had 71,441 households at the 2020 Census, an average of 4.1 residents per household (population divided by households). Silang is 85th 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 Silang?
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
- Mandaue 364,116
- Iligan 363,115
- Cabuyao 355,330
- San Fernando 354,666
- Batangas 351,437
- Cabanatuan 327,325
- San Pedro 326,001
- Cotabato 325,079
- Binangonan 313,631
- Tanza 312,116
- Puerto Princesa 307,079
- Tagum 296,202
- Mabalacat 293,244
- Santa Maria 289,820
- San Pablo 285,348
- Lucena City 278,924
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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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