Population growth rate increased to 1.92 percent

The 2000 Census of Population and Housing (Census 2000) results showed that Quezon City registered a total population of 2,173,831 persons, higher by 184,412 persons over the 1995 Census of Population (POPCEN) results. This figure recorded a 1.92 annual population growth rate, lower by 1.42 percentage points than the annual population growth rate during the 1990 to 1995 period. A corresponding increase on the number of households was also recorded at 480,624 households, higher by 64,836 households over the 1995 figure. This resulted to an average household size of 4.5 persons, slightly lower than the average household size (4.8 persons) recorded five years ago and the national average of five persons.

Quezon City, largest city in the country in terms of population size

Quezon City had the largest population among the cities/municipalities in the country. This city contributed 21.9 percent to the 9.9 million population of the National Capital Region. At the national level, the city shared 2.8 percent to the total population of 76.5 million.

One of every two residents resided in Second District

Quezon City is composed of four political districts. Figure 1 shows that more than half (54 percent) of the population resided in the Second District. The First and Fourth District both constituted 17 percent each while the Third District was the least populous (12 percent).

Barangay Commonwealth, under Second District, was the biggest barangay in terms of population size, accounting for 5.6 percent of the total population of the city. The least populous was Mangga, under Third District, with only 494 persons (0.02 percent).

 

Quezon City had a median age of 24 years

Quezon City had a median age of 24 years. This meant that in 2000, half of the population were below 24 years old. In 1995, the median age was 23 years.

Sex ratio recorded at 96

Females outnumbered their male counterparts with the sex ratio of 96. This meant that there were 96 males for every 100 females. In 1995, the sex ratio was recorded at 94.

Age groups 20-29 protrude

In 2000, the age-sex structure of Quezon City deviated from the usual pyramid shape as shown in Figure 2 where the age groups 20 to 29 protrude among the lower age groups, specially among females. Those below five years old occupied the largest proportion of the total population at 12.3 percent.

 

The proportion of women in childbearing ages almost doubled

In 2000, women in childbearing or reproductive age group (15 to 49 years) comprised 59 percent of the total female population, almost two times higher than the proportion reported in 1995 (31 percent).

Three-fifths of the population belonged to voting ages

There were 1.4 million persons or about 63 percent of the total population belonging to voting ages (18 years old and over). Among them, the proportion of females was higher (52 percent) than that of the males (48 percent).

Economically active persons increased by about 10 percent

Over 65 percent of the total population or 1.4 million persons belonged to productive ages (15 to 64 years). This resulted to about 10 percent increase from the 1995 figure of 1.3 million persons. About 32 percent were young dependents (aged 0 to 14 years) while about three percent were old dependents (aged 65 years and above). The overall dependency ratio in 2000 was 53, lower than the 1995 ratio of 54. This meant that for every 100 persons aged 15 to 64 years, there were about 53 dependents, i.e., 49 young dependents and four old dependents.

More females attended school

More than 88 percent of the total household population aged five years and over had attended school; 25 percent, elementary; 32 percent, high school; and 31 percent with higher education.

Females dominated among those who had attended school.

One widower for every four widows

More than 46 percent of the total population 10 years old and over were married while 42 percent were single. The remaining 12 percent were either widowed, separated/divorced, with other arrangements or with unknown marital status.

Among married persons, the proportion of males and females were almost equal (50.5 percent and 49.5 percent, respectively) while females dominated among single persons (52 percent). On the other, the proportion of widows was noticeably higher (80 percent) than the widowers (20 percent).

Five in every eight persons were Tagalogs

Five in every eight of the population of Quezon City classified themselves as Tagalog (65.4 percent); followed by Ilocano, 5.2 percent; Bikol/Bicol, 5 percent; Bisaya/Binisaya, 4.4 percent; and Cebuano, 3.2 percent.

Median floor area at 31 square meters

The houses in Quezon City had a median floor area of 31 square meters. This meant that half of the total housing units had a floor area of below 31 square meters.

Majority of the housing units were single houses (57 percent). Over 76 percent of the total housing units needed no repair or if needed one, with minor repair only.

Houses were made of strong materials for roof and walls

In 2000, about 78 percent of the housing units in Quezon City, had roof made of galvanized iron while more than 46 percent had outer walls made of either concrete, bricks or stone; 32 percent, half concrete/brick/stone and half wood; and 15 percent, wood.

About 43 percent of housing units had roof made of galvanized iron/aluminum and had outer walls made of concrete/bricks/stone.

 

QUEZON CITY Quezon City, the former capital of the Philippines, is bounded on the north, east and south by the Province of Rizal, on the northwest by the City of Caloocan, and on the west by the City of Manila. The city has a land area of 171.17 square kilometers and has four congressional districts with 142 barangays. Historically, the cause of freedom spread throughout the islands to break the chains of colonialism and monasticism that the first Cry of the Great Plebian, Andres Bonifacio, and his Katipuneros was held on August 23, 1896 in Balintawak where a monument in his honor stands. On October 12, 1939, the Philippine National Assembly enacted Commonwealth Act No. 502, which created the City of Quezon with 7,355 hectares, one-third of which belonged to the government. On July 17, 1647, Republic Act No. 333 made Quezon City as the official capital of the Philippines until June 24, 1975 when Presidential Decree 940 establishing the City of Manila as the new Capital of the Philippines and the permanent seat of the National Government. Source: www.lcp.org.ph

 

 

(Sgd.) CARMELITA N. ERICTA Administrator

 

 

Table 1. Population Distribution of Top Five Barangays: Quezon City, 2000

Barangays	Total Population	Percent
QUEZON CITY	2,173,831	100.00
Commonwealth	120,569	5.55
Payatas	112,690	5.18
Batasan Hills	109,723	5.05
Pasong Tamo	64,656	2.97
Bahay Toro	54,118	2.49

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

 

Table 2. Total Population by Age Group, Sex and Sex Ratio: Quezon City, 2000

Age Group	Total Population	Male	Female	Sex Ratio
QUEZON CITY	2,173,831	1,064,780	1,109,051	96.0
Under 5	267,347	137,429	129,918	105.8
5-9	229,631	117,881	111,750	105.5
6-14	196,170	100,019	96,151	104.0
15-19	209,498	96,989	112,509	86.2
20-24	237,816	109,267	128,549	85.0
25-29	218,588	105,354	113,234	93.0
30-34	195,024	96,791	98,233	98.5
35-39	158,744	78,971	79,773	99.0
40-44	133,267	66,032	67,235	98.2
45-49	102,585	51,320	51,265	100.1
50-54	77,247	38,439	38,808	99.0
55-59	46,565	22,604	23,961	94.3
60-64	38,535	17,635	20,900	84.4
65-69	25,216	11,271	13,945	80.8
70-74	17,302	7,366	9,936	74.1
75-79	10,240	4,024	6,216	64.7
80 and over	10,056	3,388	6,668	50.8

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

 

Table 3. Household Population 5 Years Old and Over by Highest Educational Attainment and Sex: Quezon City, 2000

Highest Educational Attainment	Household Population 5 Years Old & Over	Male	Female
QUEZON CITY	1,899,053	923,662	975,391
No Grade Completed	38,723	19,897	18,826
Pre-school	47,552	24,613	22,939
Elementary	468,483	231,441	237,042
High School	616,117	294,037	322,080
Post Secondary	120,860	59,226	61,634
College Undergraduate	293,604	146,323	147,281
Academic Degree Holder	170,451	78,616	91,835
Post Baccalaureate	11,277	5,298	5,979
Not Stated	131,986	64,211	67,775

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

 

Table 4. Household Population by Ethnicity and Sex: Quezon City, 2000

Ethnicity	Both Sexes	Male	Female
QUEZON CITY	2,166,320	1,061,048	1,105,272
Tagalog	1,415,874	699,385	716,489
Ilocano	112,258	54,581	57,677
Bikol/Bicol	108,293	53,842	54,451
Bisaya/Binisaya	94,225	43,560	50,665
Cebuano	68,573	31,774	36,799
Others	279,098	135,160	143,938
Not Reported	87,999	42,746	45,253

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

 

Table 5. Total Population 10 Years Old and Over by Age Group and Marital Status: Quezon City, 2000

Age Group	Total Population 10 Years Old & Over	Single	Married	Widowed	Divorced	Others	Unknown
QUEZON CITY	1,676,853	709,492	773,674	58,348	23,625	88,987	22,727
Below 20	405,668	370,742	15,338	785	684	7,003	11,116
20 to 24	237,816	154,835	57,752	661	1,497	19,167	3,904
25 to 29	218,588	81,597	112,530	1,056	2,536	18,548	2,321
30 to 34	195,024	41,697	132,403	1,662	3,320	14,476	1,466
35 to 39	158,744	22,467	118,643	2,576	3,666	10,402	990
40 to 44	133,267	13,433	103,450	4,292	3,727	7,630	735
45 to 49	102,585	8,200	80,588	5,396	2,986	4,959	456
50 to 54	77,247	5,770	59,307	6,556	2,217	3,014	383
55 to 59	46,565	3,179	34,266	6,065	1,226	1,590	239
60 to 64	38,535	2,722	26,034	7,584	856	1,047	292
65 to 69	25,216	1,636	15,813	6,592	472	512	191
70 to 74	17,302	1,302	9,332	5,835	240	314	279
75 to 79	10,240	808	4,769	4,270	104	173	116
80 and over	10,056	1,104	3,449	5,018	94	152	239

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

 

Table 6. Occupied Housing Units by Construction Materials of Outer Walls and Roof: Quezon City, 2000

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS OF THE OUTER WALLS	Total Occupied Housing Units	CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS OF THE ROOF
		Galvanized Iron/ Aluminum	Tile/ Concrete/ Clay Tile	Half Galvanized, Iron and Half Concrete	Wood	Cogon/ Nipa/ Anahaw	Makeshift/ Salvaged/ Improvised Materials	Asbestos/ Others/ Not Reported
QUEZON CITY	447,369	347,723	10,756	57,011	13,756	285	8,615	9,223
Concrete/Brick/Stone	206,656	192,292	8,127	3,872	600	74	327	1,364
Wood	66,393	50,572	547	3,495	11,139	60	517	63
Half Concrete/Brick          Stone and Half          Wood	144,317	93,496	1,210	47,205	1,525	41	414	426
Galvanized Iron/          Aluminum	5,120	3,544	78	1,232	182	5	56	23
Bamboo/Sawali/          Nipa	706	486	-	56	41	68	51	4
Asbestos	209	131	9	14	11	-	-	44
Glass	258	200	31	16	2	-	-	9
Makeshift/Salvaged/          Improvised          Materials	11,179	3,483	2	341	95	21	7,110	127
Others/Not Reported	11,912	3,140	665	717	149	5	89	7,147
No Walls	619	379	87	63	12	11	51	16

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

 

TECHNICAL NOTES   Average Household Size- average number of people who live in the household Growth Rate- the rate at which the population is increasing (or decreasing) in a given year due to natural increase and net migration, expressed as a percentage of the base population Median Age- the age at which exactly half of the population is young and half is old Sex Ratio- the ratio of males to females in a given population expressed as the number of males per 100 females Age-Dependency Ratio- the ratio of persons in the "dependent" ages (under 15 years and over 64 years) to those in the "economically productive" ages (15 to 64 years old) in the population Household- a social unit consisting of a person or a group of persons who sleep in the same housing unit and have common arrangements in the preparation and consumption of food The 2000 Census of Population and Housing (Census 2000) was undertaken by the National Statistics Office (NSO) in May 2000, as mandated by Commonwealth Act No.591, Batas Pambansa Blg. 72 and Executive Order No 121. It was the 11thcensus of population and 5thcensus of housing undertaken in this country since the first census in 1903. It was designed to take an inventory of the total population and housing units all over the Philippines and to collect information about their characteristics. Census day for the Census 2000 was May 1, 2000 (12:01 a.m.). Enumeration started on May 1, 2000 and lasted for about 30 days.

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