Surigao: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Surigao: 92.7% of households in Surigao used a flush toilet in 2020 (8.0% flushing to a piped sewer and 74.3% to a septic tank), against 90.9% nationally. Surigao is 42nd lowest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
- Health in Surigao: 3.58% of households in Surigao had no toilet facility at all at the 2020 Census (national figure 3.31%). Surigao is 34th highest share without a toilet of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
What is the population of Surigao?
Surigao had 171,107 residents at the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (1 May 2020), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. Surigao ranks 91st among the 1,634 cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Surigao is 87th 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 Surigao growing?
The population of Surigao grew from 154,137 at the 2015 Census to 171,107 in 2020, a change of +11.0% over five years (national change across all cities and municipalities +8.0%). Surigao is 67th 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 Surigao?
Surigao is a component city of Surigao del Norte 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 Surigao?
35.9% of residents of Surigao were under 15 and 4.7% were 65 or older in the 2020 Census age tables (nationally 30.7% under 15 and 5.4% aged 65 or over); there were 108 men for every 100 women. Surigao is 11th youngest 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 Surigao?
Surigao had 41,807 households at the 2020 Census, an average of 4.1 residents per household (population divided by households). Surigao is 77th 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 Surigao?
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
- Bago 191,210
- Malaybalay 190,712
- Digos 188,376
- Calbayog 186,960
- Sorsogon 182,237
- Roxas 179,292
- Dagupan 174,302
- Lubao 173,502
- Mexico 173,403
- Polomolok 172,605
- Gen. Mariano Alvarez 172,433
- San Miguel 172,073
- Concepcion 169,953
- Baliuag 168,470
- Tuguegarao 166,334
- Midsayap 165,376
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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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