Tañong, City of Malabon

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionNational Capital Region (NCR)
CityMalabon
Population (2020)14,461
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Coordinates14.6546, 120.9535 (14° 39' North, 120° 57' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level5.5 meters (18.0 feet)

Tañong is a barangay in the city of Malabon. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 14,461. This represented 3.80% of the total population of Malabon.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Tañong in the 2015 Census was 14,378 broken down into 3,339 households or an average of 4.31 members per household.

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Number of households in Tañong (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
13,0442,7964.67
16,7173,5874.66
13,5143,0294.46
15,7823,2034.93
14,2953,2664.38
14,3783,3394.31

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Tañong is 15 to 19, with 1,489 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 94 individuals.

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Population of Tañong by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 12631.83%
1 to 41,1638.07%
5 to 91,44710.05%
10 to 141,4149.82%
15 to 191,48910.34%
20 to 241,4299.92%
25 to 291,2558.71%
30 to 341,0807.50%
35 to 399876.85%
40 to 449036.27%
45 to 498085.61%
50 to 546714.66%
55 to 595003.47%
60 to 643942.74%
65 to 692661.85%
70 to 741390.97%
75 to 791020.71%
80 and over940.65%
Total14,404100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 45.05
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.32
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 51.37
  • Median Age: 24.99

Historical population

The population of Tañong grew from 13,064 in 1990 to 14,461 in 2020, an increase of 1,397 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.08%, or an increase of 57 people, from the previous population of 14,404 in 2015.

Population of Tañong (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
13,064
16,7174.73%
13,514-4.46%
16,2572.58%
14,620-3.79%
14,404-0.28%
14,4610.08%

Location

Tañong is situated at approximately 14.6546, 120.9535, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 5.5 meters or 18.0 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Tañong shares a common border with the following barangay(s):

Notes

  1. Data on population, and households, are from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
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