Amidst the pandemic, Manila manages to reach a 3.7 percent increase in 2020

The population in the City of Manila continues to rise each year. From 1,780,148 in 2015, the total population of Manileños increased by 3.7 percent (66,365 persons) reaching 1,846,513 over five (5) years. (See Table 1) Of this total, 1,837,785 comprised the household population while the remaining 8,728 belonged to the institutional population. (See Table 1) Additionally, 50.3 percent of the household population were women. The number of Manileñas (924,982) surpassed the household population of men (912,803) by 12,179 persons or 0.7 percent. These figures indicate that in 2020, there were 99 males for every 100 females in Manila. (See Table 2)
 

Among the top three (3) countries of citizenship identified in Manila, Philippines has a higher percentage of women than men

Country of citizenship refers to the place where a person is born or naturalized. Like many other countries worldwide, the Philippines is a home to various foreign nationals.

The top three (3) countries of origin for nationals residing in the City of Manila are the Philippines (1,828,220), China (7,110), and India (579), respectively. The Philippine citizens in Manila includes more women (920,638) than men (907,582). On the other hand, both China (52.7% or 3,744) and India (58.9% or 341) have a higher number of men than women. (See Figure 2 or Table 5)

Among the 14 municipalities of Manila, Tondo (653,433), Sampaloc (386,325), and Santa Ana (203,302) recorded the highest household population in 2020. (See Table 5)

In Tondo, the highest number of residents are from the Philippines (651,991), China (1,144), and Taiwan (62). Among the Filipino citizens, men make up 50.1 percent of its household population in Tondo. Meanwhile, Chinese citizens include 596 males, accounting for 52.1 percent of their total. On the other hand, Taiwanese citizens have a higher number of women (32) than men (30). (See Figure 3 or Table 5)

In Sampaloc, most residents are from the Philippines (385,629), China (221), and India (206). Among them, 50.9 percent (196,161) of Filipino citizens are women. In contrast, male citizens from China (52.9% or 117) and India (57.3% or 118) outnumber females in the district’s household population. (See Figure 3 or Table 5) 

However, in the Municipality of Santa Ana, the top three (3) countries of citizenship are the Philippines (202,864), India (187), and China (78). Among these, the Philippines (50.6% or 102,604) and China (51.3% or 40) have a higher number of women, while India (56.1% or 105) has a higher number of men. (See Figure 3 or Table 5)

Majority of individuals with dual or foreign citizenship are male

Citizenship is defined as the legal nationality of a person. A citizen is a legal national of the country at the time of census, while an alien is a non-national of the country (Philippine Statistics Authority, 2020). Approximately, 99.0 percent of Manila’s household population in 2020 are Filipino citizens (1,828,220), while the remaining consist of Filipinos with dual citizenship (647) and foreign citizens (8,918). (See Table 3)

Household population of Filipino citizens includes more women than men by 0.7 percent or by 13,056 persons. In contrast, individuals with dual citizenship (60.6% or 392) and foreign citizenship (54.1% or 4,829) have a higher number of men than women. (See Table 3)

Similar to the City of Manila, Filipino female citizen in Sampaloc (50.9% or 196,161) and Santa Ana (50.6% or 102,604) make up a larger share of their household population in these municipalities than male. Meanwhile, Tondo has more Filipino male citizen (50.1% or 326,402) than female. (See Table 3)

On the other hand, the majority of citizens with dual or foreign citizenship in these municipalities are male. (See Table 3)

Nearly half of Manila’s household population is divided among people of different ethnicities

Ethnicity is a primary sense of belonging to an ethnic group. Thus, ethnicity refers to the household member's identity, by blood and not by choice nor by adoption or confirmation for any ethnic group, primarily the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) (Philippine Statistics Authority, 2020).

In 2020, the top three (3) ethnicities in the City of Manila are Tagalog (52.8% or 969,542), Bisaya or Binisaya (12.9% or 237,691), and llocano (6.1% or 112,016), making up 71.8 percent of the city's household population. These three (3) ethnic groups have nearly equal percentages, with all recording a higher number of women than men. (See Table 4)

Additionally, in Manila's top three (3) municipalities, Tondo (59.6%), Sampaloc (54.3%), and Santa Ana (53.9%), Tagalog is the predominant ethnicity, making up more than half of their household population. Bisaya or Binisaya follow, accounting for over 10.0 percent of the population, ranking second among the top ethnicities in these areas. Both ethnic groups have a higher number of women than men. (See Table 4)

However, these municipalities differ in their third most populous ethnicity. Waray ranks third in Tondo (5.5%), Ilocano in Sampaloc (10.2%), and Bikol or Bicol in Santa Ana (7.1%). Among these, only Waray has a higher number of men (50.6%) than women (49.4%) while both llocano (51.0%) and Bikol or Bicol (51.0%) have more women than men. (See Table 4)

(SGD.) Amelia G. Basilio
Chief Statistical Specialist
Officer-in-Charge