Tacloban: population and official figures
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- Economy, jobs and prices in Tacloban: 97.1% of households in Tacloban used a flush toilet in 2020 (10.7% flushing to a piped sewer and 84.7% to a septic tank), against 90.9% nationally. Tacloban is 52nd highest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
- Health in Tacloban: 1.07% of households in Tacloban had no toilet facility at all at the 2020 Census (national figure 3.31%). Tacloban is 76th highest share without a toilet of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
What is the population of Tacloban?
Tacloban had 251,881 residents at the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (1 May 2020), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. Tacloban ranks 62nd among the 1,634 cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Tacloban is 62nd 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 Tacloban growing?
The population of Tacloban grew from 242,089 at the 2015 Census to 251,881 in 2020, a change of +4.0% over five years (national change across all cities and municipalities +8.0%). Tacloban is 34th 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 Tacloban?
Tacloban 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 Tacloban?
33.5% of residents of Tacloban were under 15 and 5.7% were 65 or older in the 2020 Census age tables (nationally 30.7% under 15 and 5.4% aged 65 or over); there were 107 men for every 100 women. Tacloban is 21st 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 Tacloban?
Tacloban had 57,230 households at the 2020 Census, an average of 4.4 residents per household (population divided by households). Tacloban is 24th 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 copyWhat is the poverty rate in Tacloban?
An estimated 8.1% of the population of Tacloban lived below the poverty line in 2018 (90% confidence interval 6.1% to 10.1%), about 20,559 people, against 16.7% nationally. These are 2018 estimates, the latest for highly urbanized cities in this file. Tacloban is 9th highest 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 Tacloban?
The annual poverty threshold used for Tacloban in 2018 was PhP 23,843 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 Tacloban?
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
- 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
- San Mateo 273,306
- Talisay 263,048
- Malolos 261,189
- Olongapo 260,317
- Marilao 254,453
- Navotas 247,543
- Ormoc 230,998
- Meycauayan 225,673
- Santo Tomas 218,500
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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…)
- 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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