Pasig

Summary data
Typecity (highly urbanized)
Island groupLuzon
RegionNational Capital Region (NCR)
Barangay count30
Coastal/Landlockedlandlocked
Marine waterbodiesnone (landlocked)
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Area (2013)48.46 km2 (18.71 sq mi)
Population (2020)803,159
Density (2020)16,574 / km2 (42,927 / sq mi)
Coordinates14° 34' North, 121° 5' East (14.5605, 121.0767)
Estimated elevation above sea level9.0 meters (29.5 feet)

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

The city has a land area of 48.46 square kilometers or 18.71 square miles. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 803,159. This represented 5.96% of the total population of the National Capital Region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 16,574 inhabitants per square kilometer or 42,927 inhabitants per square mile.

Barangays

Pasig has 30 barangays as shown in the following table.

Demographic profile of barangays
Local government units of Pasig
BarangayPopulation percentage (2020)Population (2020)Population (2015)Change (2015‑2020)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)
Bagong Ilog2.53%20,34416,79721.12%4.12%
Bagong Katipunan0.11%8791,231-28.59%-6.84%
Bambang2.59%20,80120,6570.70%0.15%
Buting1.29%10,34811,093-6.72%-1.45%
Caniogan3.50%28,08627,5741.86%0.39%
Dela Paz2.47%19,80420,156-1.75%-0.37%
Kalawaan4.00%32,14529,8927.54%1.54%
Kapasigan0.59%4,7745,523-13.56%-3.02%
Kapitolyo1.15%9,20312,974-29.07%-6.97%
Malinao0.60%4,8175,974-19.37%-4.43%
Manggahan10.97%88,07893,976-6.28%-1.36%
Maybunga5.67%45,55537,15122.62%4.39%
Oranbo0.41%3,2674,320-24.38%-5.71%
Palatiw3.42%27,49918,35649.81%8.88%
Pinagbuhatan20.37%163,598151,9797.65%1.56%
Pineda2.43%19,49918,1677.33%1.50%
Rosario9.21%73,97961,92019.48%3.82%
Sagad0.75%6,0367,064-14.55%-3.26%
San Antonio1.46%11,72721,224-44.75%-11.74%
San Joaquin1.72%13,82313,2074.66%0.96%
San Jose0.23%1,8141,40728.93%5.49%
San Miguel5.01%40,19930,96029.84%5.65%
San Nicolas0.32%2,6022,11323.14%4.48%
Santa Cruz0.70%5,6105,5620.86%0.18%
Santa Lucia5.45%43,74944,538-1.77%-0.38%
Santa Rosa0.13%1,0151,025-0.98%-0.21%
Santo Tomas1.61%12,9049,33838.19%7.05%
Santolan7.21%57,93353,2548.79%1.79%
Sumilang0.54%4,3345,358-19.11%-4.37%
Ugong3.58%28,73722,51027.66%5.28%
Pasig Total803,159755,3006.34%1.30%

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Pasig for the fiscal year of 2016 was 8,271,391,806.83.

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Annual regular income of Pasig (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
20094,054,402,906.26
20104,241,701,348.294.62%
20115,420,205,135.4827.78%
20125,329,622,232.65-1.67%
20135,966,132,489.6411.94%
20146,829,300,311.3614.47%
20157,786,677,990.7614.02%
20168,271,391,806.836.22%

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 Pasig in the 2015 Census was 753,030 broken down into 180,612 households or an average of 4.17 members per household.

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Number of households in Pasig (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
397,13477,6425.11
470,421104,2424.51
503,680107,8354.67
626,260140,8444.45
668,569154,9704.31
753,030180,6124.17

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Pasig is 25 to 29, with 75,443 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 4,034 individuals.

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Population of Pasig by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 114,7421.95%
1 to 457,8847.66%
5 to 970,1059.28%
10 to 1468,6889.09%
15 to 1968,1619.02%
20 to 2474,4859.86%
25 to 2975,4439.99%
30 to 3468,9279.13%
35 to 3958,6827.77%
40 to 4448,5896.43%
45 to 4940,9555.42%
50 to 5433,0804.38%
55 to 5926,6593.53%
60 to 6419,7972.62%
65 to 6913,0521.73%
70 to 747,1190.94%
75 to 794,8980.65%
80 and over4,0340.53%
Total755,300100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 41.07
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 5.65
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 46.72
  • Median Age: 26.56

Historical population

The population of Pasig grew from 11,278 in 1903 to 803,159 in 2020, an increase of 791,881 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.30%, or an increase of 47,859 people, from the previous population of 755,300 in 2015.

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Population of Pasig (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
11,278
16,7672.54%
27,5412.51%
35,4072.61%
62,1305.07%
156,4929.46%
209,9156.07%
268,5705.05%
397,6794.00%
471,0753.22%
505,0581.50%
627,4453.04%
669,7732.40%
755,3002.31%
803,1591.30%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in Pasig for the year 2019 was 440,856, broken down into 197,999 males and 242,857 females.

Location

The city center of Pasig is situated at approximately 14° 34' North, 121° 5' East, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 9.0 meters or 29.5 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 Pasig are Taguig, Mandaluyong, Makati, San Juan, Marikina, and Pasay. The nearest municipalities are Pateros, Cainta, Rizal, Taytay, Rizal, Angono, Rizal, Teresa, Rizal, and San Mateo, Rizal. Its distance from the national capital is 10.95 kilometers (6.80 miles). The following list delineates such distance measurements.

great-circle distance

Nearest towns

  • Pateros, 2.37 kilometers (1.47 miles) to the South‑Southwest (S31°W)
  • Cainta, Rizal, 4.69 kilometers (2.91 miles) to the East‑Northeast (N62°E)
  • Taytay, Rizal, 6.08 kilometers (3.78 miles) to the East (N81°E)
  • Angono, Rizal, 9.14 kilometers (5.68 miles) to the East‑Southeast (S65°E)
  • Teresa, Rizal, 14.01 kilometers (8.71 miles) to the East (S90°E)
  • San Mateo, Rizal, 15.47 kilometers (9.61 miles) to the North‑Northeast (N17°E)

Nearest cities

  • Taguig, 3.76 kilometers (2.34 miles) to the South (S4°W)
  • Mandaluyong, 5.03 kilometers (3.12 miles) to the West‑Northwest (N68°W)
  • Makati, 5.75 kilometers (3.57 miles) to the West (S86°W)
  • San Juan, 7.02 kilometers (4.37 miles) to the Northwest (N46°W)
  • Marikina, 8.39 kilometers (5.22 miles) to the North‑Northeast (N17°E)
  • Pasay, 8.96 kilometers (5.57 miles) to the West‑Southwest (S78°W)

Distance from Manila: 10.95 kilometers (6.80 miles) to the West‑Northwest (N72°W)

Notes

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