Payatas, Quezon City

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionNational Capital Region (NCR)
CityQuezon City
Population (2020)139,740
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Coordinates14.7162, 121.1015 (14° 43' North, 121° 6' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level69.2 meters (227.0 feet)

Payatas is a barangay in Quezon City. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 139,740. This represented 4.72% of the total population of Quezon City.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Payatas in the 2015 Census was 130,277 broken down into 28,152 households or an average of 4.63 members per household.

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Number of households in Payatas (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
33,6676,9914.82
73,06615,3504.76
112,68224,1614.66
116,79124,1934.83
118,89224,4254.87
130,27728,1524.63

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Payatas is 5 to 9, with 14,357 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 361 individuals.

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Population of Payatas by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 12,8242.17%
1 to 410,9918.43%
5 to 914,35711.02%
10 to 1413,87010.64%
15 to 1914,01310.75%
20 to 2413,64610.47%
25 to 2911,6398.93%
30 to 3410,2107.83%
35 to 399,2387.09%
40 to 448,0376.17%
45 to 496,7375.17%
50 to 545,2414.02%
55 to 593,9403.02%
60 to 642,5211.93%
65 to 691,4581.12%
70 to 747620.58%
75 to 794880.37%
80 and over3610.28%
Total130,333100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 49.33
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 3.6
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 52.93
  • Median Age: 23.34

Historical population

The population of Payatas grew from 33,668 in 1990 to 139,740 in 2020, an increase of 106,072 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.48%, or an increase of 9,407 people, from the previous population of 130,333 in 2015.

Population of Payatas (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
33,668
73,11115.64%
112,6909.72%
117,0010.52%
119,0530.63%
130,3331.74%
139,7401.48%

Location

Payatas is situated at approximately 14.7162, 121.1015, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 69.2 meters or 227.0 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Payatas 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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