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City profile · Philippines · Asia

Caloocan

National Capital Region · Philippines
City population
1,712,945
#3
in Philippines
#2
in National Capital Region
#258
worldwide
ManilaCaloocan
14.650, 120.968 · 5 km from Manila
City population
1,712,945
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Philippines
#3
of 519 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#258
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Philippines
1.5%
of the national population

About Caloocan

The world's 258th-largest city by population, Caloocan holds 1,712,945 residents and ranks third among Philippine cities. It accounts for 1.5% of the national population and sits 5 km from Manila. The city is surrounded by major urban centres: Navotas lies 3 km away with 249,463 residents, Malabon is 4 km distant at 365,525, and Manila itself 5 km off at 1,600,000.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Philippines
#3of 519
LargestSmallest
Position in National Capital Region
#2of 29
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Philippines
Region
National Capital Region
Rank in region
#2of 29
Distance to capital
5 km
to Manila
Elevation
6 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Manila
Coordinates
14.650, 120.968
Record updated
2026-01-09
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 519 in Philippines

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

3KMNavotas249K people3KMBagong Barrio77K people4KMMalabon366K people4KMTanza106K people5KMManila1.6M people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Caloocan1.71M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Caloocan compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Caloocan1.71M

Caloocan Population FAQ

What is the population of Caloocan?

Caloocan has a city population of 1,712,945. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Caloocan?

Caloocan is in National Capital Region, Philippines, 5 km from the capital, Manila. Its coordinates are 14.650, 120.968.

How big is Caloocan compared with other cities in Philippines?

It is the 3rd largest of the 519 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Philippines, holding 1.5% of the national population.

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