Highly urbanized city

Manila

Manila is a highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines. Its population was 1,902,590 in the 2024 census, and it has 897 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 2, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

People · 2024 Census

Under 690
690 to 1,100
1,100 to 1,800
1,800 to 3,100
3,100 and over

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

Density · people per km², 2024

Under 160
160 to 340
340 to 700
700 to 2,600
2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays 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

PeopleSources
1,902,590
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 15.2% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
2nd
of the 17 cities and municipalities of Metro Manila 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 14 of every 100 people in Metro Manila lived in Manila in 2024 (13.59%)
Inside itSources
897
barangays
LandSources
41.88 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: Manila's land would fill a square about 6.5 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: 45,430 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 454 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
478,871
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
3.9 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: 1380600000^[6]Formerly 133900000
ZIP codes: 1000 to 1018ZIP codes by areaManila has no ZIP code of its own: PHLPost gives one to each area, as below.Manila CPO - Ermita1000Quiapo1001Intramuros1002Sta Cruz South1003Malate1004San Miguel1005Binondo1006Paco1007Sampaloc East1008Sta. Ana1009San Nicolas1010Pandacan1011Tondo South1012Tondo North1013Sta Cruz North1014Sampaloc West1015Sta Mesa1016San Andres Bukid1017Port Area (South)1018From PHLPost's own lists of ZIP codes^{[16, 17, 18]}

People

Manila had 1,902,590 people in the 2024 census, up 15.2% 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.

Manila had the 2nd most people of the 17 cities and municipalities of Metro Manila in 2024^[1]

1Quezon City3,084,270
2Manila1,902,590
3Caloocan City1,712,945
4Taguig City1,308,085
5Pasig City853,050
6Valenzuela City725,173
7Parañaque City703,245

All 17 cities and municipalities of Metro Manila

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 13 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Barangay 64969,7694 in 100
Barangay 2043,6912 in 100
Barangay 10526,4941 in 100
Barangay 12822,2981 in 100
Barangay 27520,9951 in 100
Barangay 62816,2791 in 100
Barangay 31013,7611 in 100
Barangay 10113,6591 in 100
Barangay 77512,1161 in 100
Barangay 11810,8911 in 100

See all 897 barangays of Manila

Age structure · 2024 Census^[5]People living in households, by age and sex

About 25 of every 100 are children under 15 (24.5%)
About 70 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (69.8%)
About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.7%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
Under 5	150,196	77,201	72,995
5 - 9	156,089	81,003	75,086
10 - 14	154,561	79,694	74,867
15 - 19	167,225	83,776	83,449
20 - 24	206,192	101,693	104,499
25 - 29	188,843	93,211	95,632
30 - 34	162,957	81,799	81,158
35 - 39	130,617	65,151	65,466
40 - 44	120,646	60,520	60,126
45 - 49	103,335	50,989	52,346
50 - 54	88,125	43,735	44,390
55 - 59	76,943	36,870	40,073
60 - 64	68,075	31,915	36,160
65 - 69	46,363	21,057	25,306
70 - 74	30,172	12,601	17,571
75 - 79	16,931	6,143	10,788
80 - 84	7,791	2,435	5,356
85 and over	5,708	1,362	4,346

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: 1,902,590^{[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: 478,871^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 3.9 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of Metro Manila, 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: 13.59%^[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% (1,902,590 people)^[7]
Men and women, 2024: 931,155 men, 949,614 women^[5]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	1,902,590^{[1, 2]}	0.72% a year	478,871	3.9
2020as of May 1, 2020	1,846,513^[1]	0.77% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	1,780,148^[1]	1.43% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	1,652,171^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	1,660,714^[37]	0.68% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	1,581,082^{[37, 38]}	−0.97% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	1,654,761^[37]	0.62% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	1,601,234^[37]	−0.18% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	1,630,485^[37]	1.97% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	1,479,116^[37]	2.14% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	1,330,788^[37]	1.54% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	1,138,611^[37]	—	—	—

Barangays

Manila is made up of 897 barangays.

Barangays of Manila. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 7, 8, 9]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Barangay 649	69,769	3.67%	1.81% a year	about 1.11 km²	Urban
Barangay 20	43,691	2.3%	−1.11% a year	about 1.38 km²	Urban
Barangay 105	26,494	1.39%	1.43% a year	about 0.51 km²	Urban
Barangay 128	22,298	1.17%	−1.45% a year	about 1.07 km²	Urban
Barangay 275	20,995	1.1%	1.40% a year	about 0.271 km²	Urban
Barangay 628	16,279	0.86%	1.66% a year	about 0.185 km²	Urban
Barangay 310	13,761	0.72%	0.28% a year	about 0.087 km²	Urban
Barangay 101	13,659	0.72%	−2.77% a year	about 0.105 km²	Urban
Barangay 775	12,116	0.64%	0.06% a year	about 0.0488 km²	Urban
Barangay 118	10,891	0.57%	0.11% a year	about 0.143 km²	Urban
Barangay 598	10,510	0.55%	−3.18% a year	about 0.0772 km²	Urban
Barangay 770	9,673	0.51%	0.05% a year	about 0.0552 km²	Urban
Barangay 843	9,355	0.49%	1.63% a year	about 0.0287 km²	Urban
Barangay 648	9,086	0.48%	12.14% a year	about 0.0425 km²	Urban
Barangay 123	8,879	0.47%	0.60% a year	about 0.0993 km²	Urban
Barangay 719	8,846	0.46%	6.93% a year	about 0.501 km²	Urban
Barangay 397	8,835	0.46%	19.69% a year	about 0.0414 km²	Urban
Barangay 900	8,689	0.46%	0.30% a year	about 0.0654 km²	Urban
Barangay 183	8,512	0.45%	0.25% a year	about 0.0414 km²	Urban
Barangay 350	8,026	0.42%	4.14% a year	about 0.156 km²	Urban
Barangay 898	7,812	0.41%	0.67% a year	about 0.0601 km²	Urban
Barangay 601	7,765	0.41%	0.02% a year	about 0.117 km²	Urban
Barangay 905	7,428	0.39%	0.14% a year	about 0.164 km²	Urban
Barangay 107	7,153	0.38%	0.51% a year	about 0.158 km²	Urban
Barangay 586	6,859	0.36%	7.34% a year	about 0.111 km²	Urban
Barangay 630	6,552	0.34%	8.52% a year	about 0.257 km²	Urban
Barangay 600	6,276	0.33%	1.53% a year	about 0.064 km²	Urban
Barangay 116	6,182	0.32%	0.95% a year	about 0.0425 km²	Urban
Barangay 152	6,016	0.32%	−0.79% a year	about 0.0253 km²	Urban
Barangay 112	5,840	0.31%	1.04% a year	about 0.0276 km²	Urban
Barangay 104	5,801	0.3%	0.25% a year	about 0.0392 km²	Urban
Barangay 836	5,673	0.3%	1.57% a year	about 0.0503 km²	Urban
Barangay 767	5,497	0.29%	0.30% a year	about 0.0423 km²	Urban
Barangay 830	5,407	0.28%	0.98% a year	about 0.422 km²	Urban
Barangay 704	5,339	0.28%	0.18% a year	about 0.0361 km²	Urban
Barangay 709	5,339	0.28%	6.20% a year	about 0.0441 km²	Urban
Barangay 129	5,207	0.27%	−2.21% a year	about 0.0474 km²	Urban
Barangay 108	5,114	0.27%	−1.26% a year	about 0.0322 km²	Urban
Barangay 103	5,071	0.27%	1.47% a year	about 0.0331 km²	Urban
Barangay 95	4,994	0.26%	−2.47% a year	about 0.0335 km²	Urban
Barangay 650	4,889	0.26%	−1.48% a year	about 0.106 km²	Urban
Barangay 209	4,704	0.25%	−1.80% a year	about 0.0631 km²	Urban
Barangay 102	4,616	0.24%	2.54% a year	about 0.024 km²	Urban
Barangay 776	4,606	0.24%	0.07% a year	about 0.0317 km²	Urban
Barangay 739	4,598	0.24%	0.36% a year	about 0.026 km²	Urban
Barangay 93	4,586	0.24%	3.58% a year	about 0.0441 km²	Urban
Barangay 599	4,577	0.24%	1.67% a year	about 0.0362 km²	Urban
Barangay 375	4,466	0.23%	3.25% a year	about 0.0175 km²	Urban
Barangay 91	4,453	0.23%	−0.53% a year	about 0.0569 km²	Urban
Barangay 779	4,450	0.23%	0.03% a year	about 0.0371 km²	Urban

The 50 with the most people, of 897. See all 897 barangays of Manila

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Manila covers 41.88 km² of land, 45,430 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 33 m above the sea and it has 32.3 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: 41.88 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: 45,430 people per km²^[8]
Coordinates: 14.59161° N, 120.99596° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[33]

Lowest: Sea level
Average: 7 m
Highest: 33 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

32.3 km of coastline^[34]

Rivers^[34]

Pasig River10.4 of 18.1 km
Estero de Pandacan3.4 km
Estero de Tripa de Gallina2.9 of 6.9 km
Estero de Vitas2.0 km
San Juan River1.7 of 7.3 km
Maypajo River1.3 of 1.8 km
Estero de Sunog Apog1.3 km
Estero de Valencia1.2 km

The longest inside it: 15 in all.

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^[35]

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 Port Area (Mco), the nearest PAGASA station, 2 km away^[36]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,243 mm of rain on 124 days a year; 28.6 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Port Area (Mco), 1991 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	19 mm	4	26.9 °C	29.9 °C	23.9 °C
February	22 mm	3	27.5 °C	30.7 °C	24.3 °C
March	22 mm	3	28.7 °C	32.1 °C	25.3 °C
April	23 mm	3	30.3 °C	33.8 °C	26.7 °C
May	159 mm	9	30.3 °C	33.6 °C	27.0 °C
June	253 mm	14	29.7 °C	32.8 °C	26.5 °C
July	432 mm	19	28.7 °C	31.5 °C	25.9 °C
August	476 mm	19	28.5 °C	31.0 °C	25.9 °C
September	396 mm	18	28.4 °C	31.2 °C	25.7 °C
October	221 mm	14	28.6 °C	31.4 °C	25.7 °C
November	120 mm	10	28.3 °C	31.3 °C	25.3 °C
December	99 mm	8	27.4 °C	30.3 °C	24.6 °C
The year	2,243 mm	124	28.6 °C	31.6 °C	25.6 °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 15 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Manila's economy made ₱1.28 trillion of goods and services in 2025, ₱680,086 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: ₱1.28 trillion^[20]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱1.06 trillion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025: 1.9%^[21]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025: ₱680,086^[22]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: 2.4% of people^[23]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary: 1st class^[6]

About 2 of every 100 people in Manila lived below the poverty line in 2023 (2.4%)^[23]

The PSA's survey puts it between 1.1% and 3.7%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱37,711 a person for the year.

The PSA notes: Those with CVs higher than 10% in 2023 poverty incidence among population should be used with caution.

Public places

451government offices
69hospitals and health centres
326schools
250places of worship
24markets
88stations and terminals
62parks
2beaches
211monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap^{[3, 10]}. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Manila” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices285

279 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 897 barangays of Manila

Hospitals and health centres69

63 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 897 barangays of Manila

Markets22

16 more markets are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 897 barangays of Manila

Stations and terminals88

82 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 897 barangays of Manila

Parks62

56 more parks are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 897 barangays of Manila

Beaches2

Baseco Beach · Barangay 649
Mandamus Beach · Barangay 701

Monuments and memorials211

205 more monuments and memorials are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 897 barangays of Manila

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Manila. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.^{[14, 15]}

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary: Highly urbanized city^[6]

6 legislative districtsLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary^[19]

Each district elects one member of the House of Representatives. These are the districts as the laws drew them for the 2025 elections.

1st district137 barangays

Barangays 1 to 20, 25 and 26, 28 to 39, 41 to 112, 116 to 146

2nd district122 barangays

Barangays 147 to 267

Barangay 202-A

3rd district123 barangays

Barangays 268 to 276, 281 to 394

4th district192 barangays

Barangays 395 to 586

5th district184 barangays

Barangays 649 to 664, 666 to 828

6th district139 barangays

Barangays 587 to 648, 829 to 853, 855 to 905

Barangay 587-A

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Francisco Moreno Domagoso^[24]
Vice mayor
Angela Lei Atienza Valdepeñas^[24]
2022–2025
Mayor
Maria Sheilah Honrado Lacuna-Pangan^[25]
Vice mayor
John Marvin Cruz Nieto^[25]
2019–2022
Mayor
Francisco Moreno Domagoso^[26]
Vice mayor
Maria Sheilah Honrado Lacuna-Pangan^[26]
2016–2019
Mayor
Joseph Marcelo Estrada Ejercito^[27]
Vice mayor
Maria Sheilah Honrado Lacuna-Pangan^[27]
2013–2016
Mayor
Joseph Marcelo Estrada Ejercito^[28]
Vice mayor
Francisco Moreno Domagoso^[28]
2010–2013
Mayor
Alfredo Siojo Lim^[29]
Vice mayor
Francisco Moreno Domagoso^[29]
2007–2010
Mayor
Alfredo Siojo Lim^[30]
Vice mayor
Francisco Moreno Domagoso^[30]
2004–2007
Mayor
Jose Atienza Jr.^[31]
Vice mayor
Danilo Lacuna^[31]
2001–2004
Mayor
Jose L. Atienza Jr.^[32]
Vice mayor
Danilo B. Lacuna^[32]

Mayors and vice mayors of Manila, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Francisco Moreno Domagoso^[24]	Angela Lei Atienza Valdepeñas^[24]
2022–2025	Maria Sheilah Honrado Lacuna-Pangan^[25]	John Marvin Cruz Nieto^[25]
2019–2022	Francisco Moreno Domagoso^[26]	Maria Sheilah Honrado Lacuna-Pangan^[26]
2016–2019	Joseph Marcelo Estrada Ejercito^[27]	Maria Sheilah Honrado Lacuna-Pangan^[27]
2013–2016	Joseph Marcelo Estrada Ejercito^[28]	Francisco Moreno Domagoso^[28]
2010–2013	Alfredo Siojo Lim^[29]	Francisco Moreno Domagoso^[29]
2007–2010	Alfredo Siojo Lim^[30]	Francisco Moreno Domagoso^[30]
2004–2007	Jose Atienza Jr.^[31]	Danilo Lacuna^[31]
2001–2004	Jose L. Atienza Jr.^[32]	Danilo B. Lacuna^[32]

History & Identity

Stories that tell of Manila

Manila is part of these Stories, told from their own place.

And from the Philippines, which Manila is part of:

Film, 0:55
The Philippines
The Philippines got its name from a starving fleet
In 1543 a hungry Spanish fleet named a few islands after a sixteen-year-old prince. Months earlier it had named Mindanao after his father. Only the son's name stayed.
Why It's Called That

All Stories

Old photographs of Manila

Each with the archive that holds it, its date and its rights, on its own page.

All 14 in the Archive

Manila's fiesta and days

Feast of the Black NazareneFestival · Black Nazarene · Every 9 January · next Saturday, 9 January 2027

Everything listed for Manila in Now

Official name: City of Manila^[6]
Created: Act No. 183 of the Philippine Commission, enacted July 31, 1901, incorporated the city of Manila as a municipality under American rule, continuing the rights it held under Spanish sovereignty.^[11]

Its story

The Intramuros Administration says the walled city was founded by Legazpi in 1571, where the former kingdom of Rajah Soliman had stood.^[12]

It says Manila was granted the title Distinguished and Ever Loyal City in 1574 by royal decree of Philip II.^[12]

It also says American troops under General Wesley Merritt occupied the city in 1898 and that it was declared a chartered city in 1901.^[12]

Act No. 183, enacted July 31, 1901, incorporated the city.^[11]

Republic Act No. 409, approved June 18, 1949, revised the city charter.^[13]

Timeline

1571
Legazpi established the walled city of Manila on the site of Rajah Soliman's former kingdom.^[12]
1574
Royal decree gave Manila the title Distinguished and Ever Loyal City.^[12]
July 31, 1901
Act No. 183 incorporated the City of Manila.^[11]
June 18, 1949
Republic Act No. 409 revised the charter of the City of Manila (approved).^[13]

Nearby

Manila shares a border with 7 places.

How it compares

Manila beside Metro Manila, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Metro Manila.

Manila beside Metro Manila
Figure	Manila	Metro Manila	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Metro Manila
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 glossary	1,902,590^{[1, 2]}	14,001,751	2nd of 17
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 glossary	0.72% a year^{[1, 2]}slower	0.91% a year	10th of 17
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 glossary	45,430^[8]more crowded	22,561	1st of 17
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	41.88 km²^[8]	620.61 km²	6th of 17
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 glossary	3.9^{[1, 2]}higher	3.7	not 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 glossary	100%^[7]about the same	100%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

The nearest towns and cities^[3]

San Juan CityMetro Manila3.9 km east
Makati CityMetro Manila5.3 km southeast
Mandaluyong CityMetro Manila5.4 km east
Pasay CityMetro Manila8.4 km south
Pasig CityMetro Manila9.3 km east
PaterosMetro Manila9.5 km southeast

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