Tuguegarao: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Tuguegarao: 98.7% of households in Tuguegarao used a flush toilet in 2020 (24.3% flushing to a piped sewer and 71.1% to a septic tank), against 90.9% nationally. Tuguegarao is 3rd highest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
- Health in Tuguegarao: 0.06% of households in Tuguegarao had no toilet facility at all at the 2020 Census (national figure 3.31%). Tuguegarao is 7th lowest share without a toilet of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
What is the population of Tuguegarao?
Tuguegarao had 166,334 residents at the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (1 May 2020), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. Tuguegarao ranks 94th among the 1,634 cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Tuguegarao is 84th 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 Tuguegarao growing?
The population of Tuguegarao grew from 153,502 at the 2015 Census to 166,334 in 2020, a change of +8.4% over five years (national change across all cities and municipalities +8.0%). Tuguegarao is 78th 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 Tuguegarao?
Tuguegarao is a component city of Cagayan 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 Tuguegarao?
28.2% of residents of Tuguegarao were under 15 and 6.4% were 65 or older in the 2020 Census age tables (nationally 30.7% under 15 and 5.4% aged 65 or over); there were 104 men for every 100 women. Tuguegarao is 40th 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 Tuguegarao?
Tuguegarao had 37,896 households at the 2020 Census, an average of 4.4 residents per household (population divided by households). Tuguegarao is 25th 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 Tuguegarao?
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.
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Cities of a similar size in the Philippines
- 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
- Surigao 171,107
- Concepcion 169,953
- Baliuag 168,470
- Midsayap 165,376
- Sariaya 161,868
- Naic 160,987
- Kidapawan 160,791
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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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