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Metro Manila

Metro Manila is a region of the Philippines in Luzon. Its population was 14,001,751 in the 2024 census, and it has 16 cities and 1 municipality.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 2, 2026
A dense city of low roofs along a curving river, with a cluster of high-rise towers beyond under a blue sky with white clouds.
Mandaluyong across the Pasig River, seen from Makati.Photo: “Mandaluyong City” by Zeus Angelo Salvo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene. Scene's copy is shared under the same licence.

  • PeopleSources

    14,001,751

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 18.1% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    2nd

    of the 18 regions of the Philippines by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 12 of every 100 people in the Philippines lived in Metro Manila in 2024 (12.42%)

  • Inside itSources

    17

    cities and municipalities

    1,715 barangays

  • LandSources

    620.61 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Metro Manila's land would fill a square about 24.9 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 22,561 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 226 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    3,738,378

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.7 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    100%

    All of the people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
1300000000[5]Formerly 130000000

People

Metro Manila had 14,001,751 people in the 2024 census, up 18.1% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Metro Manila had the 2nd most people of the 18 regions of the Philippines in 2024[1]
  1. 1CALABARZON16,933,234
  2. 2Metro Manila14,001,751
  3. 3Central Luzon12,989,074
  4. 4Central Visayas6,640,875
  5. 5Bicol Region6,064,426
  6. 6Davao Region5,389,422
  7. 7Ilocos Region5,342,453
Of every 100 people in Metro Manila in 2024[1]
Age structure · 2024 Census[6]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 24 of every 100 are children under 15 (23.5%)
  • About 70 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (70.2%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.3%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 51,061,657548,923512,734
5 - 91,087,894564,893523,001
10 - 141,111,141571,987539,154
15 - 191,149,999584,739565,260
20 - 241,328,876666,200662,676
25 - 291,367,363684,052683,311
30 - 341,240,896622,434618,462
35 - 391,044,921521,455523,466
40 - 44964,901482,587482,314
45 - 49835,678413,175422,503
50 - 54707,871346,640361,231
55 - 59593,197282,651310,546
60 - 64526,031243,806282,225
65 - 69372,340167,223205,117
70 - 74244,652101,989142,663
75 - 79140,37452,94587,429
80 - 8469,29621,96047,336
85 and over51,10213,27437,828

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
14,001,751[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
3,738,378[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.7 on average[1, 2]
Share of the Philippines, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
12.42%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
100% (14,001,751 people)[7]
Men and women, 2024
6,890,933 men, 7,007,256 women[6]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202414,001,751[1, 2]0.91% a year3,738,3783.7
2020as of May 1, 202013,484,462[1]0.97% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201512,877,253[1]1.58% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201011,855,975[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then11,547,959[23]2.10% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders9,932,560[23, 24]1.06% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then9,454,040[23]3.30% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then7,948,392[23]2.98% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then5,925,884[23]3.58% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then4,970,006[23]4.62% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then3,966,695[23]4.77% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then2,462,488[23]———

Cities and municipalities

Metro Manila is made up of 16 cities and 1 municipality, with 1,715 barangays in all.
Colour byColours the map of Metro Manila by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
CALABARZONCentral LuzonCaloocan City: 1,712,945 people, 30,269 per km², 0.73% a yearLas Piñas City: 615,549 people, 18,687 per km², 0.36% a yearMakati City: 309,770 people, 13,817 per km², 1.37% a yearMalabon City: 389,929 people, 23,419 per km², 0.59% a yearMandaluyong City: 465,902 people, 40,690 per km², 2.18% a yearManila: 1,902,590 people, 45,430 per km², 0.72% a yearMarikina City: 471,323 people, 20,368 per km², 0.79% a yearMuntinlupa City: 552,225 people, 14,023 per km², 0.39% a yearNavotas City: 252,878 people, 23,157 per km², 0.51% a yearParañaque City: 703,245 people, 14,636 per km², 0.46% a yearPasig City: 853,050 people, 24,513 per km², 1.46% a yearSan Juan City: 134,312 people, 23,399 per km², 1.48% a yearTaguig City: 1,308,085 people, 30,224 per km², 1.61% a yearValenzuela City: 725,173 people, 15,984 per km², 0.34% a yearPasay City: 453,186 people, 25,024 per km², 0.67% a yearPateros: 67,319 people, 26,400 per km², 0.76% a yearQuezon City: 3,084,270 people, 18,431 per km², 0.99% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 20,000
  • 20,000 to 31,000
  • 31,000 to 45,000
  • 45,000 to 76,000
  • 76,000 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 140
  • 140 to 250
  • 250 to 390
  • 390 to 750
  • 750 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3, 4]Open in OpenStreetMap
Cities and municipalities of Metro Manila. Each column heading sorts the table.
Kind[1, 8]Share (2024)
Caloocan CityHighly urbanized city1,712,94512.23%0.73% a year56.59 km²
Las Piñas CityHighly urbanized city615,5494.4%0.36% a year32.94 km²
Makati CityHighly urbanized city309,7702.21%1.37% a year22.42 km²
Malabon CityHighly urbanized city389,9292.78%0.59% a year16.65 km²
Mandaluyong CityHighly urbanized city465,9023.33%2.18% a year11.45 km²
ManilaHighly urbanized city1,902,59013.59%0.72% a year41.88 km²
Marikina CityHighly urbanized city471,3233.37%0.79% a year23.14 km²
Muntinlupa CityHighly urbanized city552,2253.94%0.39% a year39.38 km²
Navotas CityHighly urbanized city252,8781.81%0.51% a year10.92 km²
Parañaque CityHighly urbanized city703,2455.02%0.46% a year48.05 km²
Pasig CityHighly urbanized city853,0506.09%1.46% a year34.80 km²
San Juan CityHighly urbanized city134,3120.96%1.48% a year5.74 km²
Taguig CityHighly urbanized city1,308,0859.34%1.61% a year43.28 km²
Valenzuela CityHighly urbanized city725,1735.18%0.34% a year45.37 km²
Pasay CityHighly urbanized city453,1863.24%0.67% a year18.11 km²
PaterosMunicipality67,3190.48%0.76% a year2.55 km²
Quezon CityHighly urbanized city3,084,27022.03%0.99% a year167.34 km²

Land & Environment

Metro Manila covers 620.61 km² of land, 22,561 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 273 m above the sea and it has 70.7 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
620.61 km²[8]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
22,561 people per km²[8]
Coordinates
14.68623° N, 121.03916° E[3, 4]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[19]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
30 m
Highest
273 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

70.7 km of coastline[20]

Rivers[20]

  1. Marikina River23.2 of 41.4 km
  2. Tullahan River15.7 of 26.4 km
  3. Pasig River12.4 of 18.1 km
  4. Tullahan River10.7 of 26.4 km
  5. Bagong Silang River9.0 of 9.2 km
  6. Zapote River7.1 of 10.8 km
  7. Estero de Tripa de Gallina6.9 km
  8. Alabang Creek6.5 km

The longest inside it: 155 in all.

Lakes[20]

  1. Laguna de Bay887.0 km²
  2. La Mesa Reservoirreservoir4.1 km²

Peaks[20]

  1. Pasong Balita Hillheight not mapped
  2. Telero Hillheight not mapped

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type I[21]

Two seasons: dry from November to April, wet for the rest of the year, with the heaviest rain from June to September.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Science Garden, the nearest PAGASA station, 5 km away[22]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,786 mm of rain on 143 days a year; 27.8 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Science Garden, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January27 mm426.0 °C30.6 °C21.4 °C
February24 mm326.5 °C31.5 °C21.5 °C
March33 mm427.8 °C32.9 °C22.6 °C
April42 mm529.4 °C34.6 °C24.1 °C
May212 mm1229.8 °C34.4 °C25.1 °C
June323 mm1729.1 °C33.1 °C25.0 °C
July517 mm2128.2 °C31.8 °C24.5 °C
August569 mm2127.9 °C31.2 °C24.6 °C
September500 mm2127.9 °C31.5 °C24.4 °C
October284 mm1527.8 °C31.7 °C23.9 °C
November141 mm1227.4 °C31.6 °C23.2 °C
December115 mm826.6 °C30.7 °C22.4 °C
The year2,786 mm14327.8 °C32.1 °C23.6 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 43 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Metro Manila's economy made ₱8.75 trillion of goods and services in 2025, ₱631,279 for each person. About 2 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱8.75 trillion[15]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱7.24 trillion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
4.4%[16]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱631,279[17]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
1.8% of people[18]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
About 2 of every 100 people in Metro Manila lived below the poverty line in 2023 (1.8%)[18]

The PSA's survey puts it between 1.5% and 2.2%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱37,711 a person for the year.

History & Identity

Metro Manila's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Metro Manila in Now

Official name
National Capital Region (NCR)[5]
Created
Metropolitan Manila was declared the National Capital Region of the Philippines by Presidential Decree No. 1396 on 2 June 1978. It had first been put together as a single public corporation under Presidential Decree No. 824 of 7 November 1975.[9, 10]

How it got its name

Sources differOne old account says the name Manila comes from a Tagalog word, manilad, meaning a place overgrown with nilad, a small tree with white flowers.[11]

Sources differA competing account in the same footnote says Manila is a corruption of Maydila, from the Tagalog words may and dila, the place that has a tongue, after a tongue-shaped island at the mouth of the Pasig River.[11]

Its story

Presidential Decree No. 824, dated 7 November 1975, created Metropolitan Manila as a public corporation, run by a commission.[10]

Under the name Metropolitan Manila, the decree united the cities Manila, Quezon, Pasay and Caloocan with thirteen municipalities of Rizal and Bulacan.[10]

On 23 January 1976 Presidential Decree No. 879 made the Metropolitan Manila area Region No. 4 of the government's field offices, and the rest of the old Southern Tagalog region became Region No. 4-A.[12]

On 2 June 1978 Presidential Decree No. 1396 declared Metropolitan Manila the National Capital Region.[9]

In 1990 President Aquino replaced the commission with a Metropolitan Manila Authority made up of the local chiefs, and Congress created the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority in 1995 to take its place.[13, 14]

Timeline

  1. 7 November 1975

    Presidential Decree No. 824 creates the public corporation Metropolitan Manila and its Commission.[10]

  2. 23 January 1976

    Presidential Decree No. 879 divides Region No. 4 and makes the Metropolitan Manila area Region No. 4.[12]

  3. 2 June 1978

    Presidential Decree No. 1396 establishes Metropolitan Manila as the National Capital Region.[9]

  4. 9 January 1990

    Executive Order No. 392 constitutes the Metropolitan Manila Authority of the heads of the four cities and thirteen municipalities.[13]

  5. 1 March 1995

    Republic Act No. 7924 creates the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority to replace the Metro Manila Authority.[14]

Nearby

Metro Manila shares a border with CALABARZON and Central Luzon.

How it compares

Metro Manila beside Luzon, and where it stands among the regions of the Philippines.

Metro Manila beside Luzon
FigureMetro ManilaLuzonRank among the regions of the Philippines
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary14,001,751[1, 2, 25]64,162,9772nd of 8
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.91% a year[1, 2, 25]faster0.75% a year3rd of 8
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary22,561[1, 8, 25]more crowded4261st of 8
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary620.61 km²[8]150,742.84 km²8th of 8
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.7[1, 2, 25]about the same3.7not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary100%[7]not publishednot ranked

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