CHAPTER 3: DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROFILE

The Demographic and Social Development Profile discusses sub-sectors on Population, the status of
well-being which includes Health, Education, Social Welfare Services, Housing, Sports and Recreation,
Protective Services and Culture.
3.1 Demography
3.1.1 Population Size and Growth Rate
Population Size
Official census results of the Philippine Statistical Authority (PSA) in 2010 show that the city has
a population of 2,761,720, an increase of 587,889 persons or 27.04% over the 2000 population of
2,173,831. The citys population is the largest comprising nearly one-fourth (23.29%) of Metro Manilas
population of 11,855,975. This is followed by the City of Manila (1.65M) and Caloocan City with 1.49M.
Quezon City contributes 2.99% of the 92.34M Philippine population. Of the 33 highly urbanized cities
(HUC) in the country, the city ranks first. (Refer to Fig. DS-1)
Figure DS-1
Distribution of Population; Metro Manila 2010

Source: Philippine Statistical Authority

Growth Rate
For the period 2000-2010, the city registered an annual population growth rate of 2.42%, higher
than the NCRs rate of 1.79% as well as the national growth rate of 1.90% (See Fig. DS-2). At the current
growth rate, Quezon Citys population is expected to double in a span of 29 years which is a longer
period compared to only 24 years in 2000 census. Thus, by 2039 it will reach 5.52M if unabated. For
2014 the citys population is estimated to be 3.09M and projected to be 3.71M by year 2020.
Figure DS-2
Annual Population Growth Rate in Various Census Periods

Source: Philippine Statistical Authority

3.1.2 Population Size and Growth Rate by District

Among the citys six (6) districts, District II remains to have the largest population with 635,967
representing 23.03% of the citys total population. Next are District V and District VI with 17.68% and
17.65% shares, respectively. District III has the lowest share in the citys total population with 11.14%.
In terms of population growth rate District VI is the fastest with 3.98% while District I is the slowest.
(Refer to Table DS-1)
Table DS-1
Population Distribution by District; Quezon City: 2010
DISTRICT
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
TOTAL

POPULATION
414,039
635,967
307,638
428,555
488,172
487,349
2,761,720

PERCENT
14.99
23.03
11.14
15.52
17.68
17.65
100.00

ANNUAL GROWTH RATE

1.03
3.18
1.27
1.61
2.85
3.98
2.42

Source: Philippine Statistical Authority

3.1.3 Barangay Population and Growth Rate

At the barangay level, Bgy. Commonwealth in District II remains to have the highest number of
population with 186,543 or 54.72% increase from 120,569 persons in 2000 census. The next are
barangays Batasan Hills, Payatas and Holy Spirit all in District II. Bgy. Quirino 3A in District III on the other
hand, is the least populated with only 1,180 persons while in 2000 it is Bgy. Manga with a population of
only 494.
In terms of growth rate however, the fastest is Bgy. Mangga with an annual growth rate of
10.18%. The 2000 population of 494 is almost three times larger in a span of 10 years with 1,302 in
2010. Bgys. Sauyo and Bagong Silangan followed next with 9.55% and 9.18% respectively. Majority
(76.76% or 109 bgys.) have increased growth rate ranging from 0.04 to 10.18 mostly in District II, V & VI.
Thirty-three (33) barangays have negative growth rate particularly those in District I, III & IV.
At the District level District VI is the fastest with a growth rate of 3.98%

3.1.4 Population Density

In 2000, population density was 134.92 persons per hectare while in 2010, it increased to 171.40
persons per hectare. It is projected to be 230.58 persons per hectare in year 2020. Population was
relatively dispersed and unevenly distributed in the six districts of the city. District II emerged as the
most congested district with a density of 291.42 persons per hectare followed by District VI with 221.79,
District I with 211.31, District IV with 183.00 and District V with 174.19 persons per hectare. The least
dense district is District III at 140.81 persons per hectare which is attributed to the presence of lowdensity residential subdivisions in the area such as the La Vista, White Plains, Corinthians, Blue Ridge,
Green Meadows and St. Ignatius (See Tables DS-2 and DS-3).
Table DS-2
Population Density Quezon City, Metro Manila and the Philippines
(persons per hectare) : 2000, 2010, 2020
AREA
Quezon City
Metro Manila
Philippines

LAND AREA (KM)

161.112
636.000
300,000.00

2000
134.92
156.17
2.55

2010
171.40
186.42
3.08

2020
230.58
222.38
3.72

Source: Philippine Statistical Authority

Table DS-3
Population Size and Density per District
Quezon City: 2010 and 2020
DISTRICT
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
Reservoir
TOTAL

AREA (HAS)
1,959.39
2,182.32
2,184.82
2,341.89
2,802.07
2,197.39
2,444.15
16,112.58

2010 POPN
414,039
635,961
307,638
428,555
488,172
487,349

DENSITY
211.31
291.42
140.81
183.00
174.19
221.79

2020 POPN
467,579
924,738
355,897
516,360
682,723
767,582

DENSITY
238.63
423.74
162.90
220.49
243.61
349.32

2,761,720

171.40

3,714,879

230.56

Source: Philippine Statistical Authority

3.1.5 Natural Increase in Population

Increase in population is attributed to net natural increase and in-migration. Natural increase is
computed as total live births less total deaths. For the period 2000-2010 the total population increase in
the city is 587,889. Based on the recorded data on the total number of births and deaths in the city, the
natural increase in the population constitutes more than half 307,289 or 52.27%. The remaining 47.73%
(280,600) of the population increase is presumed to be brought about by migration. (See Table DS-4)
Table DS-4
Yearly Natural Increase of Population; Quezon City: 2000-2010
YEAR

POPULATION

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010

2,173,831
2,225,922
2,282,980
2,345,303
2,413,221
2,487,098
2,567,338
2,679,450
2,748,729
2,850,904
2,761,720

TOTAL YEARLY
POPULATION
INCREASE

52,091
57,058
62,323
67,918
73,877
80,240
112,112
69,279
102,175
-89,184

TOTAL
BIRTHS
DEATHS
36,343
38,810
45,826
45,534
38,243
37,887
42,139
39,970
47,180
43,701

8,842
9,496
9,566
10,414
10,638
11,103
10,762
10,120
11,559
15,844

YEARLY NATURAL INCREASE

(BIRTHS-DEATHS)

27,501
29,314
36,260
35,120
27,605
26,784
31,377
29,850
35,621
27,857

TOTAL

587,889

307,289

PERCENT OF TOTAL INCREASE

100

52.27

Source: Philippine Statistical Authority, Quezon City Health Department

The NCR development plan states that migrants come from Central Luzon, Southern Tagalog and
Western Visayas, mostly falling within 15-34 years old. Based on their age bracket, said migrants are
either job seekers or those people who want to avail of the citys various educational facilities.
Continuous migration of families into the city may be attributed to the citys easy access routes. The city
is traversed by major roads such as C-3, C-4, C-5 and other radial roads and it is considered as the
gateway of the Metropolitan Manila via North Luzon expressway. Another factor that contributes to the
influx of migrants in the city is the availability of undeveloped land areas suitable for residential
purposes particularly in the northern portion.
Noted growing numbers of migrants are the Muslims who came into the city as a result of the
peace and order problem in Mindanao. Data from the Quezon City Muslim Consultative Council shows
that in 2010, there were 48,718 estimated Muslim population in the city who are also members of thirty
six (36) Muslim organizations. They represent 17.36% of the 280,600 presumed city migrants. Out of the
twelve (12) Muslim Ethnic Groups in the Philippines, six (6) are in the city consisting of the Maranaos,
Tausog, Maguindanao, Iranon, Yakan and Sama Groups. Less than half of the Muslim population
(41.54%) are residents of District VI, particularly those at the Salam Compound located along Tandang
Sora, Bgy. Culiat.

Household Size
The average household size in the city in 2010 is 4.3 members which is lower than the average
household size of 4.5 in year 2000. This is composed more or less of a couple with 2 or 3 children or
other members of the household. Both Quezon City and Metro Manila has the same average household
size of 4.3 members.
At the district level, District II remain to have the highest household size with 4.6 members,
District III and District V have the same average household size of 4.4 respectively while District VI has
the same as the citys average household size of 4.3 while two (2) other districts are below the citys
average household size namely District I has 4.2 and District IV with 4.1.
3.1.6 Age and Sex Composition
The population of the city is generally young with an average age of 27 years. Female comprise
51.19% while male 48.81% (See Fig. DS-3). Based on the 2010 disaggregated data by NSO, the estimated
2010 child and youth population alone (0-24 years old) constituted nearly half (49.63%) or 1,365,729 of
the total population. About 54,822 (1.99%) belong to 0 to 11 months or infant population, 219,286
(7.97%) 1 to 4 year old or child population and 380,640 (13.83%) 0 to 6 year old population. Males
outnumbered females in the youngest age groups (below 15 years). However, females dominated the
males in the rest of the age groups (15 years old and over). A young population is viewed both as an
asset because it implies more human resources and a liability because more services will be needed to
serve this sector. Total labor force or working age population (15 to 64 years old) in 2010 is 1,857,723 or
67.51% of the total household population, 48.81% of whom are male and 51.19% are female. There are
151,966 or 5.52% persons comprising the 60 years old and over population with the elderly female
population making up 58.47% higher than 41.53% elderly male.
Figure DS-3
Population by Sex and Age Classification; Quezon City: 2010
85 & Over
4,405
80-84
6,120
75-79
9,870
70-74
15,523
65-69
19,895
60-64
33,037
55-59
46,328
50-54
63,542
45-49
76,605
40-44
90,206
35-39
100,322
30-34
120,402
25-29 140,150
20-24 150,343
15-19 144,233
10-14
128,597
5-9 Statistical
Source: Philippine
Authority
128,093
Under 5
130,995

1,818
2,996
5,832
9,841
14,692
27,937
40,846
57,527
70,244
84,933
96,915
115,891
129,973
135,391
132,898
133,828
138,238
143,113

Male

Female

Dependency ratio in 2010 was computed to be 48 dependents per 100 persons in the working
age population 15 to 64 years old. Sex dependency ratio shows that male dependents are slightly higher
(50.09%) than the female dependents (49.91%). Young dependency ratio on the other hand is higher (43
dependents) than the elderly (5 dependents). This ratio is lower than the dependency ration in 2000,
which was recorded at 53 dependents per 100 working age population (49 young dependents and 4 old
dependents).
Female populace in 2010 was 1,408,666 of which 58.37% or 822,261 are of reproductive ages
(15 to 49 years old). The number of women in the reproductive age is an important population indicator
since it signifies increased birth rates in the future. The 2009-2013 average annual fertility rate or the
number of births per 1,000 women of childbearing age was registered at 80.

3.1.7 Population Distribution by Marital Status, Religion, Language Spoken, and Ethnicity
In 2010, out of the total of 2,211,140 household population aged 10 years old and over, single
population constituted 46.14% and married comprised 41.59%. The rest of the population were
categorized as follows; common law / live-in marital arrangement (6.73%), widowed (3.64%) and
divorced / separated (1.8%). In all of the categories for marital status females outnumbered the males
single (50.24%) married (50.68%) widowed (70.51%) and in common law / live-in marital arrangement
(50.56%) (Refer to Table DS-5).
Table DS-5
Household Population 10 years old and over by Marital Status and Sex, Quezon City: 2010
MARITAL STATUS
Single
Married
Widowed
Divorced/Separated
Common Law/ Live-in
Unknown
TOTAL

TOTAL
1,020,156
919,572
80,468
40,784
148,720
1,440
2,211,140

PERCENT
46.14
41.59
3.64
1.84
6.73
0.06
100

MALE
507,583
453,518
14,361
12,029
73,524
547
1,061,562

PERCENT
49.76
49.32
17.85
29.49
49.44
37.99
48.01

FEMALE
512,573
466,054
66,109
28,755
75,196
893
1,149,578

PERCENT
50.24
50.68
82.15
70.51
50.56
62.01
51.99

Source: Philippine Statistical Authority

The predominant religion in the city is Roman Catholic including Catholic Charismatic (88.13%)
followed by Iglesia Ni Cristo (4.19%), Protestants / Methodist / Baptist / Pentecost / Adventist (3.31%)
and Born Again Christians (1.46%) and others (See Table DS-6).
Table DS-6
Household Population by Sex and by Religion, QC: 2010
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION
Roman Catholic including Catholic
Charismatic

Iglesia Ni Cristo
Born Again Christian
Protestants / Methodist / Baptist /
Pentecost / Adventist

Islam
Other Religious Affiliations

Not Stated
None
TOTAL

TOTAL
2,425,015

PERCENT
88.13

MALE
1,188,001

PERCENT
48.99

FEMALE
1,237,014

PERCENT
51.01

115,407
40,125
90,996

4.19
1.46
3.31

57,082
19,129
39,614

49.46
47.67
43.53

58,325
20,996
51,382

50.54
52.33
56.47

21,600
57,771
183
482
2,751,579

0.78
2.10
0.01
0.02
100

10,944
27,765
89
289
1,342,913

50.67
48.06
48.63
59.96
48.81

10,656
30,006
94
193
1,408,666

49.33
51.94
51.37
40.04
51.19

Source: Philippine Statistical Authority

Tagalog is the most commonly used dialect spoken by 46.78% of the population. The rest are
Ilocanos (8.13%), Bicolanos (9.03%), Bisaya (13.47%), Cebuanos (3.17%) and others.

Table DS-7
Household Population by Ethnicity and Sex, Quezon City: 2010
ETHNICITY
Tagalog
Bisaya / Binisaya
Bicolano
Ilocano
Hiligaynon / Ilonggo
Pangasinan / Panggalatok

Cebuano
Kapampangan
Masbateo / Masbateon

Boholano
Others
None
Not reported
TOTAL

TOTAL
1,287,154
370,580
248,588
223,692
119,473
72,582
70,090
47,437
15,763
14,156
281,399
482
183
2,751,579

PERCENT
46.78
13.47
9.03
8.13
4.34
2.64
2.55
1.72
0.57
0.51
10.23
0.02
0.01
100

MALE
622,768
177,341
124,947
111,095
56,769
36,658
33,898
23,815
7,915
7,182
140,167
288
70
1,342,913

PERCENT
46.38
13.21
9.30
8.27
4.23
2.73
2.52
1.77
0.59
0.53
10.44
0.02
0.01
100

FEMALE
664,386
193,239
123,641
112,597
62,704
35,924
36,192
23,622
7,848
6,974
141,232
194
113
1,408,666

PERCENT
47.16
13.72
8.78
7.99
4.45
2.55
2.57
1.68
0.56
0.49
10.03
0.01
0.01
100

Source: Philippine Statistical Authority