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City profile · Philippines · Asia

Quezon City

National Capital Region · Philippines
City population
3,084,270
#1
in Philippines
#1
in National Capital Region
#113
worldwide
ManilaQuezon City
14.649, 121.051 · 9 km from Manila
City population
3,084,270
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Philippines
#1
of 519 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#113
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Philippines
2.6%
of the national population

About Quezon City

At 49 m above sea level, Quezon City has a population of 3,084,270, making it the most populous of the 519 listed cities in the Philippines and accounting for 2.6% of the national population. Situated 9 km from Manila, it ranks first within its 29-city region and is surrounded by smaller urban centres: Bagong Pagasa lies 2 km away with 29,389 residents, while San Juan (134,312) and Commonwealth (215,034) are each 6 km distant.

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
#1of 519
LargestSmallest
Position in National Capital Region
#1of 29
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Philippines
Region
National Capital Region
Rank in region
#1of 29
Distance to capital
9 km
to Manila
Elevation
49 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Manila
Coordinates
14.649, 121.051
Record updated
2025-09-24
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.

6KMSan Juan134K people6KMCommonwealth215K people7KMBagong Barrio77K people7KMMarikina City471K people7KMPasig City853K 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. Quezon City3.08M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Quezon City 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
Quezon City3.08M

Quezon City Population FAQ

What is the population of Quezon City?

Quezon City has a city population of 3,084,270. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Quezon City?

Quezon City is in National Capital Region, Philippines, 9 km from the capital, Manila. Its coordinates are 14.649, 121.051.

How big is Quezon City compared with other cities in Philippines?

It is the 1st largest of the 519 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Philippines, holding 2.6% of the national population.

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