POPULATION AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE

Quezon City is located in the Philippines. It is the most populous city in the country, with a
population of over 2.9 million according to the last national census. Quezon City was designated
as a city in 1939. Just 40 years later, it was designated as a Highly Urbanized City. It once served
as the capital city from the 1940s through the 1970s but no longer holds that designation. Quezon
City has over one million more inhabitants than the national capital, Manila.

City Size and Population Density

The city has an area of almost 64 square miles (165.33 kilometers squared). This means that the
population density is approximately 46,000 people per square mile ( 17,759 residents per square
kilometer).

Quezon City Population Demographics

The majority of inhabitants in Quezon City are Roman Catholic. About 90% of residents follow
this religion. There are also other religions practiced throughout the city, including but not limited
to Protestant and Islamic faiths. Almost one-quarter of Metro Manila’s population lives within
Quezon City. The city is very culturally diverse.

The national language is Filipino, but many people throughout Quezon City speak English,
particularly those in the trade, government, education and media industries.

Quezon City Population Growth

The city has a recent annual growth rate of over 2%. The population has grown significantly since
the city’s incorporation and is only expected to grow more through the years, with projections
putting the population over 3 million by the year 2020 and reaching 4 million between 2025 and
2030.

Quezon City had a median age of 24 years

Quezon City had a median age of 24 years. This meant that in 2000, half of the population were
below 24 years old. In 1995, the median age was 23 years.
Sex ratio recorded at 96
Females outnumbered their male counterparts with the sex ratio of 96. This meant that there were
96 males for every 100 females. In 1995, the sex ratio was recorded at 94.
Age groups 20-29 protrude
In 2000, the age-sex structure of Quezon City deviated from the usual pyramid shape as shown in
Figure 2 where the age groups 20 to 29 protrude among the lower age groups, specially among
females. Those below five years old occupied the largest proportion of the total population at 12.3
percent.
The proportion of women in childbearing ages almost doubled
In 2000, women in childbearing or reproductive age group (15 to 49 years) comprised 59 percent
of the total female population, almost two times higher than the proportion reported in 1995 (31
percent).
Three-fifths of the population belonged to voting ages
There were 1.4 million persons or about 63 percent of the total population belonging to voting
ages (18 years old and over). Among them, the proportion of females was higher (52 percent)
than that of the males (48 percent).
Economically active persons increased by about 10 percent
Over 65 percent of the total population or 1.4 million persons belonged to productive ages (15 to
64 years). This resulted to about 10 percent increase from the 1995 figure of 1.3 million persons.
About 32 percent were young dependents (aged 0 to 14 years) while about three percent were old
dependents (aged 65 years and above). The overall dependency ratio in 2000 was 53, lower than
the 1995 ratio of 54. This meant that for every 100 persons aged 15 to 64 years, there were about
53 dependents, i.e., 49 young dependents and four old dependents.
More females attended school
More than 88 percent of the total household population aged five years and over had attended
school; 25 percent, elementary; 32 percent, high school; and 31 percent with higher education.
Females dominated among those who had attended school.
One widower for every four widows
More than 46 percent of the total population 10 years old and over were married while 42
percent were single. The remaining 12 percent were either widowed, separated/divorced, with
other arrangements or with unknown marital status.
Among married persons, the proportion of males and females were almost equal (50.5 percent
and 49.5 percent, respectively) while females dominated among single persons (52 percent). On
the other, the proportion of widows was noticeably higher (80 percent) than the widowers (20
percent).
Five in every eight persons were Tagalogs
Five in every eight of the population of Quezon City classified themselves as Tagalog (65.4
percent); followed by Ilocano, 5.2 percent; Bikol/Bicol, 5 percent; Bisaya/Binisaya, 4.4 percent;
and Cebuano, 3.2 percent.
Median floor area at 31 square meters
The houses in Quezon City had a median floor area of 31 square meters. This meant that half of
the total housing units had a floor area of below 31 square meters.
Majority of the housing units were single houses (57 percent). Over 76 percent of the total
housing units needed no repair or if needed one, with minor repair only.
 Houses were made of strong materials for roof and walls
In 2000, about 78 percent of the housing units in Quezon City, had roof made of galvanized iron
while more than 46 percent had outer walls made of either concrete, bricks or stone; 32 percent,
half concrete/brick/stone and half wood; and 15 percent, wood.
About 43 percent of housing units had roof made of galvanized iron/aluminum and had outer
walls made of concrete/bricks/stone.

INDUSTRY
The City’s economy continues to be dominated by small to medium-scale business
establishments engaged mostly in the distribution of finished products and in the provision of
basic services. There has been an increasing trend in the number of registered businesses from
2008-2013, with the latest total count reported at 64,515 with 13,417 as new and 51,098
renewals.

The Industry sector had a 6.12% share of the total registered businesses of 3,497 in 2013. This
was composed of those in the Manufacturing segment (eg. printing/publishing, assembly of
motor vehicles, fabrication of metal, steel and aluminum products, etc.)numbering to 2,233 or
3.46% share; followed by Construction which is composed of construction of buildings, site
preparation & development, Architectural and Engineering works, etc.with 1,709 establishments
(2.65%) and those in the Electric, Gas & Water Supply with only a total number of 5 registered
establishments.

Data for the year 2013 showed that 93.88% of registered businesses belonged to the Services
sector. The biggest shares were from those businesses engaged in the Wholesale/Retail Trade
which totaled to 27,922 or 43.28% of total registered businesses. It is also the number one
business revenue source of the city and shown to be increasing in number in the last three (3)
years. The second major business type in the City is the Real Estate, Renting and Other Business
Activities, i.e. those engaged in leasing of real properties, consultancy and law offices, janitorial/
messengerial/ labor services, real estate broker and developer. It registered a total of 17,461
(27%) businesses.

Those engaged in Hotels & Restaurants Activities ranked 3rd in number with a total of 4,318
followed by Other Community, Social & Personal Services (e.g. beauty salons, dress shops,
computer shops, etc.) which registered 3,947 businesses. Other succeeding types are as follows:

 Financial Intermediation -composed of banks, pawnshops, money shops and financing & holding
companies, etc.) with 2,855;
 Transport and Communications - transport companies/operators, trucking/hauling services,
forwarding/freight services, radio & TV networks, etc. with 1,8722 establishments;
 Health and Social Works- hospitals, clinics, laboratories, etc. with 1,274 establishments; and
 Education - composed of the colleges, universities, vocational schools and other training
institutions.
By and large, the tourism industry in Quezon City continues to be a major con-tributor to the
country’s economic growth, hence considered as one of the tourists spots in the Philippines.
Travelers that contributed the largest share of visitors come from South Korea, United States of
America, Japan, and China.

The location of Quezon City in relation to the visitors’ entry points (Airport and Pier) has
contributed greatly to the inflow of various tourists in the City. QC is the main gateway, linking
Metro Manila to all Northern and Southern Luzon expressways. It is easily accessible from the
major highways, thoroughfares and mass transit systems. It has the Epifanio De los Santos
Avenue (EDSA) – as the longest highway in the metropolis and the Commonwealth Avenue – as
the country’s’ widest. It is so expansive that its eastern areas are connected to the main C-5
high¬way. It offers easy access to the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) that takes tourists to
their destinations at Clark, Subic, Baguio and other parts in Northern Philippines. The City has
numerous bus terminals where tourists can take a land trip to provinces in Luzon. It has also the
light railroad systems that include the LRTs and MRTs stations that are interconnected within the
City for tourists to commute easily.

EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
The city has several major educational institutions. Two of the most well-known are
the University of the Philippines Diliman and the Ateneo de Manila University, both
comprehensive research universities consistently ranked among the best in the country.
Numerous Catholic Schools are also located in Quezon City such as Miriam College, St. Paul
University of Quezon City, Siena College of Quezon City, etc. Other denomination also
established their Schools in this city such as Trinity University of Asia run by Episcopalian
and New Era University run by Iglesia ni Cristo.
The presence of medical schools have made Quezon City a center of healthcare and medical
education. These include Our Lady of Fátima University, FEU Nicanor Reyes Medical
Foundation (independent medical school but related to Far Eastern University), St. Luke's
College of Medicine, Capitol Medical Center Colleges, De Los Santos - STI College, New Era
University College of Medicine, and the UERMMMC College of Medicine (independent but
related to the University of the East). While it is located in Pasig, the Ateneo School of Medicine
and Public Health (a constituent unit of the Ateneo de Manila University) lies close to its border
with Quezon City.
Other professional schools include the University of the Philippines College of Law (a
constituent unit of UP Diliman) and the New Era University College of Law, both located in
Diliman.
The Technological Institute of the Philippines specializes in engineering and vocational
education.
The city government operates the Quezon City Polytechnic University, which has campuses in
Novaliches, Batasan Hills, and Barangay Sto. Cristo. The Polytechnic University of the
Philippines operates an extension campus in Barangay Commonwealth.
Business and management schools located in the city include Entrepreneurs School of Asia
located in Libis and National College of Business and Arts (NCBA) with campuses in Fairview
and Cubao.
Other colleges include Far Eastern University – FERN College (independent but related to Far
Eastern University), Kalayaan College, the Central Colleges of the Philippines, Philippine
Rehabilitation Institute, the main branch of the AMA Computer University, and numerous
campuses of information technology colleges such as Asia School of Arts & Sciences (ASAS),
Informatics International College, and STI College.Women's colleges such as Miriam
College, Immaculate Heart of Mary College, and Saint Pedro Poveda College are located within
city limits, with the last straddling the border of Quezon City and Pasig.
The Catholic K-12 schools operated by religious orders include Angelicum
College (Dominican), Ateneo Grade School and High School (Jesuit), School of the Holy
Spirit (Missionaries Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit), Siena College of Quezon
City (Dominicans), St. Joseph's College of Quezon City (Franciscan), Lourdes School of Quezon
City (Franciscan Capuchin), St. Mary's College of Quezon City (Religious of the Virgin
Mary), St. Theresa's College of Quezon City (Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of
Mary), and Stella Maris College (Dominican). Other Catholic schools operated by laypersons
include Miriam College (formerly of the Maryknoll Sisters), St. Bridget School, Colegio de San
Lorenzo, Flos Carmeli Institution, PAREF-Northfield School, PAREF-Rosehill School, Mater
Carmeli School, School of Saint Anthony, and Sacred Heart Academy of Novaliches,
while parochial schools include the Immaculate Conception Cathedral School in Cubao and
the Good Shepherd Cathedral School in Fairview.
Other private religious schools include New Era University (Iglesia Ni Cristo), Grace Christian
College (evangelical Christian), Jubilee Christian Academy (evangelical Christian), Bethel
Christian School of Fairview, Inc. & Bethel Christian School of Holy Spirit, Inc. (evangelical
Christian) and Trinity University of Asia (Episcopalian).
Notable secondary public schools include the Quezon City Science High School, Commonwealth
High School, Ernesto Rondon High School, Don Alejandro Roces Sr. Science-Technology High
School, Batasan Hills National High School, the University of the Philippines Integrated School,
and Philippine Science High School Main Campus. The last two are operated independently of
the Division of City Schools, with UPIS being managed by the UP College of Education and
PSHS being run by the Department of Science and Technology.
Research institutes in the city include the Philippine Heart Center, National Kidney and
Transplant Institute, the Lung Center of the Philippines, the Philippine Nuclear Research
Institute, and the Philippine Institute for Pure and Applied Chemistry. OB Montessori Center in
Fairview, Quezon City is a school campus provided in Quezon City.