Caloocan

Summary data
Type	city (highly urbanized)
Island group	Luzon
Region	National Capital Region (NCR)
Barangay count	188
Coastal/Landlocked	landlocked
Marine waterbodies	none (landlocked)
Philippine major island(s)	Luzon
Area (2013)	55.80 km² (21.54 sq mi)
Population (2020)	1,661,584
Density (2020)	29,777 / km² (77,139 / sq mi)
Coordinates	14° 39' North, 120° 59' East (14.6571, 120.9841)
Estimated elevation above sea level	23.3 meters (76.5 feet)

Caloocan is a landlocked highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region.

The city has a land area of 55.80 square kilometers or 21.54 square miles. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,661,584. This represented 12.32% of the total population of the National Capital Region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 29,777 inhabitants per square kilometer or 77,139 inhabitants per square mile.

Barangays

Caloocan has 188 barangays as shown in the following table.

Demographic profile of barangays

Local government units of Caloocan
Barangay	Population percentage (2020)	Population (2020)	Population (2015)	Change (2015‑2020)	Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)
Barangay 1	0.14%	2,319	2,417	-4.05%	-0.87%
Barangay 10	0.09%	1,485	1,339	10.90%	2.20%
Barangay 100	0.06%	983	984	-0.10%	-0.02%
Barangay 101	0.15%	2,517	2,384	5.58%	1.15%
Barangay 102	0.06%	1,033	1,157	-10.72%	-2.36%
Barangay 103	0.01%	175	462	-62.12%	-18.48%
Barangay 104	0.05%	899	886	1.47%	0.31%
Barangay 105	0.13%	2,216	2,384	-7.05%	-1.53%
Barangay 106	0.02%	358	421	-14.96%	-3.35%
Barangay 107	0.04%	709	798	-11.15%	-2.46%
Barangay 108	0.04%	668	700	-4.57%	-0.98%
Barangay 109	0.04%	743	1,121	-33.72%	-8.29%
Barangay 11	0.07%	1,230	1,652	-25.54%	-6.02%
Barangay 110	0.03%	435	509	-14.54%	-3.25%
Barangay 111	0.09%	1,472	1,435	2.58%	0.54%
Barangay 112	0.07%	1,133	1,069	5.99%	1.23%
Barangay 113	0.01%	228	169	34.91%	6.51%
Barangay 114	0.06%	988	1,082	-8.69%	-1.89%
Barangay 115	0.06%	1,051	1,127	-6.74%	-1.46%
Barangay 116	0.06%	1,018	1,179	-13.66%	-3.04%
Barangay 117	0.11%	1,751	1,414	23.83%	4.60%
Barangay 118	0.35%	5,836	4,651	25.48%	4.89%
Barangay 119	0.05%	857	785	9.17%	1.86%
Barangay 12	2.06%	34,309	32,427	5.80%	1.19%
Barangay 120	0.50%	8,269	8,794	-5.97%	-1.29%
Barangay 121	0.02%	271	299	-9.36%	-2.05%
Barangay 122	0.14%	2,249	2,062	9.07%	1.84%
Barangay 123	0.04%	710	903	-21.37%	-4.94%
Barangay 124	0.02%	387	328	17.99%	3.54%
Barangay 125	0.08%	1,293	1,278	1.17%	0.25%
Barangay 126	0.07%	1,194	1,083	10.25%	2.08%
Barangay 127	0.14%	2,380	2,113	12.64%	2.54%
Barangay 128	0.12%	2,050	1,752	17.01%	3.36%
Barangay 129	0.09%	1,558	1,839	-15.28%	-3.43%
Barangay 13	0.06%	1,074	1,411	-23.88%	-5.58%
Barangay 130	0.15%	2,527	3,055	-17.28%	-3.92%
Barangay 131	0.13%	2,187	2,286	-4.33%	-0.93%
Barangay 132	0.48%	7,961	7,924	0.47%	0.10%
Barangay 133	0.34%	5,587	5,694	-1.88%	-0.40%
Barangay 134	0.06%	982	888	10.59%	2.14%
Barangay 135	0.04%	627	619	1.29%	0.27%
Barangay 136	0.02%	399	406	-1.72%	-0.37%
Barangay 137	0.06%	934	1,221	-23.51%	-5.48%
Barangay 138	0.09%	1,429	1,535	-6.91%	-1.49%
Barangay 139	0.21%	3,505	3,414	2.67%	0.56%
Barangay 14	1.32%	21,906	21,579	1.52%	0.32%
Barangay 140	0.05%	797	1,027	-22.40%	-5.20%
Barangay 141	0.20%	3,253	3,010	8.07%	1.65%
Barangay 142	0.23%	3,889	3,936	-1.19%	-0.25%
Barangay 143	0.21%	3,434	3,673	-6.51%	-1.41%
Barangay 144	0.27%	4,533	4,743	-4.43%	-0.95%
Barangay 145	0.28%	4,705	4,507	4.39%	0.91%
Barangay 146	0.19%	3,180	3,117	2.02%	0.42%
Barangay 147	0.22%	3,687	3,664	0.63%	0.13%
Barangay 148	0.22%	3,704	3,754	-1.33%	-0.28%
Barangay 149	0.32%	5,255	4,426	18.73%	3.68%
Barangay 15	0.09%	1,424	1,204	18.27%	3.60%
Barangay 150	0.27%	4,439	4,161	6.68%	1.37%
Barangay 151	0.31%	5,177	4,273	21.16%	4.12%
Barangay 152	0.25%	4,236	3,916	8.17%	1.67%
Barangay 153	0.22%	3,706	4,078	-9.12%	-1.99%
Barangay 154	0.24%	3,958	3,876	2.12%	0.44%
Barangay 155	0.22%	3,613	3,531	2.32%	0.48%
Barangay 156	0.38%	6,236	5,266	18.42%	3.62%
Barangay 157	0.19%	3,151	2,883	9.30%	1.89%
Barangay 158	0.12%	2,003	1,901	5.37%	1.11%
Barangay 159	0.33%	5,477	4,996	9.63%	1.95%
Barangay 16	0.21%	3,550	4,103	-13.48%	-3.00%
Barangay 160	1.01%	16,828	15,268	10.22%	2.07%
Barangay 161	0.58%	9,718	9,613	1.09%	0.23%
Barangay 162	0.97%	16,103	16,065	0.24%	0.05%
Barangay 163	0.87%	14,491	14,427	0.44%	0.09%
Barangay 164	1.17%	19,471	16,073	21.14%	4.12%
Barangay 165	1.60%	26,622	30,240	-11.96%	-2.65%
Barangay 166	1.26%	20,985	17,806	17.85%	3.52%
Barangay 167	3.43%	57,041	53,835	5.96%	1.23%
Barangay 168	2.15%	35,729	32,620	9.53%	1.93%
Barangay 169	0.29%	4,887	4,700	3.98%	0.82%
Barangay 17	0.21%	3,419	3,272	4.49%	0.93%
Barangay 170	0.78%	12,901	11,322	13.95%	2.79%
Barangay 171	6.72%	111,713	98,166	13.80%	2.76%
Barangay 172	1.37%	22,829	21,719	5.11%	1.05%
Barangay 173	0.91%	15,165	15,697	-3.39%	-0.72%
Barangay 174	1.50%	25,000	22,415	11.53%	2.32%
Barangay 175	4.32%	71,726	64,031	12.02%	2.42%
Barangay 176	15.75%	261,729	246,515	6.17%	1.27%
Barangay 177	5.06%	84,159	79,624	5.70%	1.17%
Barangay 178	6.63%	110,224	107,596	2.44%	0.51%
Barangay 179	2.82%	46,828	37,335	25.43%	4.88%
Barangay 18	0.66%	10,932	10,306	6.07%	1.25%
Barangay 180	1.13%	18,802	16,500	13.95%	2.79%
Barangay 181	1.34%	22,269	21,918	1.60%	0.33%
Barangay 182	0.56%	9,269	8,723	6.26%	1.29%
Barangay 183	0.44%	7,354	4,625	59.01%	10.25%
Barangay 184	0.18%	2,919	2,669	9.37%	1.90%
Barangay 185	1.64%	27,169	27,333	-0.60%	-0.13%
Barangay 186	1.53%	25,346	21,668	16.97%	3.36%
Barangay 187	1.51%	25,046	23,529	6.45%	1.32%
Barangay 188	1.96%	32,543	28,301	14.99%	2.98%
Barangay 19	0.22%	3,655	3,251	12.43%	2.50%
Barangay 2	0.31%	5,156	5,134	0.43%	0.09%
Barangay 20	0.47%	7,892	9,015	-12.46%	-2.76%
Barangay 21	0.17%	2,787	3,234	-13.82%	-3.08%
Barangay 22	0.34%	5,653	5,548	1.89%	0.40%
Barangay 23	0.16%	2,736	2,260	21.06%	4.11%
Barangay 24	0.15%	2,498	2,255	10.78%	2.18%
Barangay 25	0.10%	1,611	1,567	2.81%	0.58%
Barangay 26	0.22%	3,734	3,694	1.08%	0.23%
Barangay 27	0.25%	4,121	3,822	7.82%	1.60%
Barangay 28	1.99%	33,091	30,968	6.86%	1.41%
Barangay 29	0.10%	1,603	1,491	7.51%	1.54%
Barangay 3	0.15%	2,497	2,621	-4.73%	-1.01%
Barangay 30	0.21%	3,498	3,652	-4.22%	-0.90%
Barangay 31	0.22%	3,666	4,997	-26.64%	-6.31%
Barangay 32	0.17%	2,864	2,548	12.40%	2.49%
Barangay 33	0.33%	5,464	5,668	-3.60%	-0.77%
Barangay 34	0.39%	6,445	6,313	2.09%	0.44%
Barangay 35	1.39%	23,173	21,778	6.41%	1.32%
Barangay 36	0.25%	4,115	5,266	-21.86%	-5.06%
Barangay 37	0.17%	2,845	2,964	-4.01%	-0.86%
Barangay 38	0.23%	3,854	4,300	-10.37%	-2.28%
Barangay 39	0.05%	891	928	-3.99%	-0.85%
Barangay 4	0.17%	2,875	2,809	2.35%	0.49%
Barangay 40	0.06%	963	1,349	-28.61%	-6.85%
Barangay 41	0.05%	903	1,169	-22.75%	-5.29%
Barangay 42	0.04%	715	760	-5.92%	-1.28%
Barangay 43	0.21%	3,521	3,827	-8.00%	-1.74%
Barangay 44	0.03%	529	700	-24.43%	-5.73%
Barangay 45	0.02%	311	651	-52.23%	-14.40%
Barangay 46	0.09%	1,454	1,426	1.96%	0.41%
Barangay 47	0.03%	559	395	41.52%	7.58%
Barangay 48	0.04%	606	652	-7.06%	-1.53%
Barangay 49	0.25%	4,095	6,080	-32.65%	-7.98%
Barangay 5	0.19%	3,083	3,004	2.63%	0.55%
Barangay 50	0.06%	1,005	1,333	-24.61%	-5.77%
Barangay 51	0.05%	765	964	-20.64%	-4.75%
Barangay 52	0.08%	1,279	2,816	-54.58%	-15.31%
Barangay 53	0.05%	876	1,181	-25.83%	-6.09%
Barangay 54	0.03%	572	833	-31.33%	-7.61%
Barangay 55	0.09%	1,442	1,262	14.26%	2.85%
Barangay 56	0.15%	2,464	3,328	-25.96%	-6.13%
Barangay 57	0.05%	756	738	2.44%	0.51%
Barangay 58	0.03%	493	637	-22.61%	-5.25%
Barangay 59	0.23%	3,808	4,843	-21.37%	-4.93%
Barangay 6	0.07%	1,190	1,221	-2.54%	-0.54%
Barangay 60	0.11%	1,792	1,944	-7.82%	-1.70%
Barangay 61	0.06%	996	1,055	-5.59%	-1.20%
Barangay 62	0.01%	244	354	-31.07%	-7.53%
Barangay 63	0.18%	2,988	3,423	-12.71%	-2.82%
Barangay 64	0.09%	1,550	1,345	15.24%	3.03%
Barangay 65	0.08%	1,300	1,021	27.33%	5.22%
Barangay 66	0.13%	2,206	1,361	62.09%	10.70%
Barangay 67	0.14%	2,320	2,509	-7.53%	-1.63%
Barangay 68	0.07%	1,106	1,173	-5.71%	-1.23%
Barangay 69	0.19%	3,173	3,191	-0.56%	-0.12%
Barangay 7	0.16%	2,608	2,619	-0.42%	-0.09%
Barangay 70	0.27%	4,411	4,208	4.82%	1.00%
Barangay 71	0.05%	777	825	-5.82%	-1.25%
Barangay 72	0.00%	46	0	NULL	NULL
Barangay 73	1.06%	17,649	17,993	-1.91%	-0.41%
Barangay 74	0.23%	3,864	3,501	10.37%	2.10%
Barangay 75	0.13%	2,207	3,246	-32.01%	-7.80%
Barangay 76	0.00%	2	3	-33.33%	-8.18%
Barangay 77	0.05%	822	977	-15.86%	-3.57%
Barangay 78	0.11%	1,818	1,842	-1.30%	-0.28%
Barangay 79	0.04%	631	632	-0.16%	-0.03%
Barangay 8	1.41%	23,399	23,766	-1.54%	-0.33%
Barangay 80	0.11%	1,904	1,813	5.02%	1.04%
Barangay 81	0.11%	1,894	2,528	-25.08%	-5.90%
Barangay 82	0.11%	1,758	1,949	-9.80%	-2.15%
Barangay 83	0.08%	1,251	1,347	-7.13%	-1.54%
Barangay 84	0.08%	1,257	1,277	-1.57%	-0.33%
Barangay 85	0.06%	989	1,301	-23.98%	-5.61%
Barangay 86	0.07%	1,109	1,454	-23.73%	-5.54%
Barangay 87	0.08%	1,385	1,310	5.73%	1.18%
Barangay 88	0.13%	2,202	2,488	-11.50%	-2.54%
Barangay 89	0.06%	1,057	1,550	-31.81%	-7.74%
Barangay 9	0.11%	1,866	1,986	-6.04%	-1.30%
Barangay 90	0.09%	1,518	1,429	6.23%	1.28%
Barangay 91	0.04%	610	598	2.01%	0.42%
Barangay 92	0.04%	620	610	1.64%	0.34%
Barangay 93	0.20%	3,267	3,248	0.58%	0.12%
Barangay 94	0.05%	776	927	-16.29%	-3.67%
Barangay 95	0.13%	2,242	2,784	-19.47%	-4.46%
Barangay 96	0.08%	1,366	1,540	-11.30%	-2.49%
Barangay 97	0.09%	1,537	1,654	-7.07%	-1.53%
Barangay 98	0.11%	1,761	2,182	-19.29%	-4.41%
Barangay 99	0.04%	677	772	-12.31%	-2.73%
Caloocan Total		1,661,584	1,583,978	4.90%	1.01%

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Caloocan for the fiscal year of 2016 was ₱4,384,495,437.50.

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Annual regular income of Caloocan (2009‑2016)
Fiscal Year	Annual Regular Income	Change
2009	2,836,608,601.69	–
2010	2,912,172,094.13	2.66%
2011	3,212,000,749.75	10.30%
2012	2,978,842,119.87	-7.26%
2013	3,180,103,117.69	6.76%
2014	3,543,219,980.64	11.42%
2015	3,969,596,046.37	12.03%
2016	4,384,495,437.50	10.45%
End notes: Annual Regular Income = Locally Sourced Revenue + Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) Current Year + Other Shares from National Tax Collection Locally Sourced Revenue = Real Property Tax (General Fund) + Tax on Business + Other Taxes + Regulatory Fees + Service/User Charges + Receipts from Economic Enterprises

Demographics

Households

The household population of Caloocan in the 2015 Census was 1,581,025 broken down into 367,878 households or an average of 4.30 members per household.

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Number of households in Caloocan (1990‑2015)
Census date	Household population	Number of households	Average household size
1990 May 1	761,824	151,132	5.04
1995 Sep 1	1,021,977	215,122	4.75
2000 May 1	1,174,673	249,567	4.71
2007 Aug 1	1,379,942	309,621	4.46
2010 May 1	1,487,245	345,444	4.31
2015 Aug 1	1,581,025	367,878	4.30

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Caloocan is 20 to 24, with 162,285 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 7,356 individuals.

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Population of Caloocan by age group (2015 census)
Age group	Population (2015)	Age group percentage
Under 1	30,619	1.93%
1 to 4	123,913	7.82%
5 to 9	155,981	9.85%
10 to 14	150,152	9.48%
15 to 19	159,638	10.08%
20 to 24	162,285	10.25%
25 to 29	146,001	9.22%
30 to 34	128,385	8.11%
35 to 39	115,822	7.31%
40 to 44	96,892	6.12%
45 to 49	86,700	5.47%
50 to 54	72,572	4.58%
55 to 59	57,362	3.62%
60 to 64	41,109	2.60%
65 to 69	25,806	1.63%
70 to 74	14,068	0.89%
75 to 79	9,317	0.59%
80 and over	7,356	0.46%
Total	1,583,978	100.00%
Youth Dependency Ratio: 43.18 Old Age Dependency Ratio: 5.3 Total Dependency Ratio: 48.48 Median Age: 25.32

Historical population

The population of Caloocan grew from 7,847 in 1903 to 1,661,584 in 2020, an increase of 1,653,737 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.01%, or an increase of 77,606 people, from the previous population of 1,583,978 in 2015.

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Population of Caloocan (1903‑2020)
Census date	Population	Growth rate
1903 Mar 2	7,847	–
1918 Dec 31	19,551	5.93%
1939 Jan 1	38,820	3.49%
1948 Oct 1	58,208	4.24%
1960 Feb 15	145,523	8.39%
1970 May 6	274,453	6.40%
1975 May 1	397,201	7.70%
1980 May 1	467,816	3.33%
1990 May 1	763,415	5.02%
1995 Sep 1	1,023,159	5.64%
2000 May 1	1,177,604	3.06%
2007 Aug 1	1,381,610	2.23%
2010 May 1	1,489,040	2.76%
2015 Aug 1	1,583,978	1.18%
2020 May 1	1,661,584	1.01%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in Caloocan for the year 2019 was 719,447, broken down into 322,132 males and 397,315 females.

Location

The city center of Caloocan is situated at approximately 14° 39' North, 120° 59' East, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 23.3 meters or 76.5 feet above mean sea level.

Distances

Based on the great-circle distance (the shortest distance between two points over the surface of the Earth), the cities closest to Caloocan are Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela, Quezon City, Manila, and San Juan. The nearest municipalities are Obando, Bulacan, Marilao, Bulacan, San Mateo, Rizal, Pateros, Bocaue, Bulacan, and Cainta, Rizal. Its distance from the national capital is 7.37 kilometers (4.58 miles). The following list delineates such distance measurements.

great-circle distance

Nearest towns

Obando, Bulacan, 8.09 kilometers (5.03 miles) to the Northwest (N41°W)
Marilao, Bulacan, 11.75 kilometers (7.30 miles) to the North‑Northwest (N19°W)
San Mateo, Rizal, 15.00 kilometers (9.32 miles) to the East‑Northeast (N74°E)
Pateros, 15.45 kilometers (9.60 miles) to the Southeast (S34°E)
Bocaue, Bulacan, 16.54 kilometers (10.28 miles) to the North‑Northwest (N22°W)
Cainta, Rizal, 16.51 kilometers (10.26 miles) to the East‑Southeast (S59°E)

Nearest cities

Malabon, 3.51 kilometers (2.18 miles) to the Northwest (N55°W)
Navotas, 3.91 kilometers (2.43 miles) to the West (S90°W)
Valenzuela, 6.93 kilometers (4.31 miles) to the Northwest (N36°W)
Quezon City, 6.98 kilometers (4.34 miles) to the East (S84°E)
Manila, 7.37 kilometers (4.58 miles) to the South (S3°W)
San Juan, 7.61 kilometers (4.73 miles) to the Southeast (S40°E)

Distance from Manila: 7.37 kilometers (4.58 miles) to the South (S3°W)

Notes

Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages), household data, and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
Data on annual regular income is from the Bureau of Local Government Finance, Department of Finance

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