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Population of the urban area in San Pablo City
1975 – 2025 · 11 data points
2 of 3 · Towns of Calamba
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025
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Latest value · 2025
303,081
+12%
since 2020
Towns of Calamba · 2025
2 of 3
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+25%
+3.3% a year on average
Population of the urban area, 1975 – 2025 people · San Pablo City
303K
2025
Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025
The series at a glance San Pablo City · 1975 – 2025
Latest value
303,081 · 2025
First value
59,244 · 1975
Highest
303,081 · 2025
Lowest
59,244 · 1975
Average change
+3.3% a year on average
Data points
11
By year
All years · 1975 – 2025
| Year | San Pablo City | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 303,081 | +12% |
| 2020 | 271,770 | +12% |
| 2015 | 243,207 | +12% |
| 2010 | 216,371 | +13% |
| 2005 | 191,362 | +18% |
| 2000 | 162,708 | +22% |
| 1995 | 133,588 | +20% |
| 1990 | 110,926 | +21% |
| 1985 | 91,750 | +24% |
| 1980 | 74,078 | +25% |
| 1975 | 59,244 |
Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Calamba
2005 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population of the urban area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lipa City | 454K | |
| 2 | San Pablo City | 191K | |
| 3 | Santa Cruz | 142K |
Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 2005
What it means
How many people live in the built-up city as a whole, regardless of municipal borders.
How it is calculated
Satellite maps of buildings and census data are combined into a 1 km grid; the continuous dense area of at least 50,000 people is the urban centre. Every five years from 1975; 2030 is a projection.
People
San Pablo City in numbers
Population
117M
2025 · Philippines
Population growth
0.81%
2025 · Philippines
Population density
389
2024 · Philippines
Size of the urban area
74
2025
Density of the urban area
4,096
2025
Median age
25.3
2023 · Philippines
Children under 15
27.1%
2025 · Philippines
Residents 65 and over
5.7%
2025 · Philippines
Life expectancy
69.9
2024 · Philippines
Births per woman
1.89
2024 · Philippines
Birth rate
15.9
2024 · Philippines
Infant mortality
21.7
2024 · Philippines