Human Resource

Population Size
Lucena City's population is continually changing as a result of the momentum produced
by the city's rapid expansion in the past. However, there are more causes that
contributed to the city's population growth.
To begin, Lucena is home to a sizable natural fish port at Barangay Dalahican, which
draws fisherman from Marinduque, the Bicol Region, and the Visayas. Many of these
fishermen retain residences in their native regions and travel to Lucena on a seasonal
basis.
Second, Lucena is a trading and financial hub for the Southern Tagalog Region,
attracting a large number of dealers and buyers. Thirdly, the City serves as the
provincial capital.
Additionally, this area is home to many colleges, national high schools, and the
provincial hospital. Individuals, particularly students from adjacent towns and provinces,
go to the city to take use of its facilities. This explains the dramatic rise in population
during the school year's final months.
Projected Year-End Population of Lucena City
Year Population
2010 250, 187
2011 255,946
2012 261,858
2013 267, 909
2014 274, 096
2015 280, 427
2016 286, 905
2017 293, 533
2018 300,313
2019 307, 250
2020 314, 348
2021 321, 609
2022 329, 038
Source: Lucena City Ecological Profile 2013
Population Growth Rate
The city's yearly average population growth was estimated at 5,759 in the most recent
census, up from 3,665 in 2000. Additionally, economic and social circumstances have
an effect on the city's population increase. Lucena City's population growth rate, or
PGR, was 2.31 percent in 2010, a decrease of 0.3 percent from the 2.61 percent
recorded in 2007. Lucena's reported population in the 201 cencus was 246, 392, a
growth of 10, 002 over the 2007 number of 236,390. This translates to an annual growth
of 3, 334 inhabitants over the three-year period (2007-2010). If the Lucena City
population continues steady at 2.31 percent, the city's population would double in 30
years. Additionally, Lucena City's PGR is lower than the regional average of 3.49
percent but higher than the national average of 1.61 percent.
Density and Distribution of Population by Barangay
The gross population density of the city was estimated to be 29.63 inhabitants per
hectare. As predicted, heavily inhabited neighborhoods may be found in the city center's
barangays, with the top ten being Barangays 4, 8, 7, Marketview, 5, 1, 2, 9, 10, and
Cotta.

Population Density 2010

Population 2010 Area Population Rank
Density
LUCENA 246, 392 8, 402.66 29.32
CITY

Barangay 1 2764 12.36 223.62 6

Barangay 2 1621 7.53 215.27 7
Barangay 3 1330 13.45 90.71 12
Barangay 4 3488 10.58 329.68 1
Barangay 5 2931 13.04 224.77 5
Barangay 6 805 10.48 78.81 13
Barangay 7 2,543 10.14 250.79 3
Barangay 8 4,079 13.67 298.39 2
Barangay 9 4,409 22.66 194.40 8
Barangay 10 5,259 31.12 168.99 9
Barangay 11 1,902 26.52 71.72 15
Barra 3,907 99.51 39.26 18
Bocohan 4,195 340.94 12.30 27
Cotta 29,119 177.88 113.10 10
Dalahican 21,356 330.53 64.61 16
Domoit 4,007 276.88 14.47 25
Gulang 27,512 365.80 75.21 14
Gulang
Ibabang 29,800 562.69 52.96 17
Dupay
Ibabang Iyam 22,593 639.47 35.33 19
Ibabang talim 2,855 504.99 5.65 29
Isabang 1,954 448.27 4.36 31
Market view 12,170 122.76 99.14 11
Mayao 1,537 376.78 4.08 32
Castillo
 Mayao 10, 153 635.94 15.97 24
Crossing
Mayao 11,522 49.36 233.93 4
Kanluran
Mayao Prada 9,518 764,15 3.73 33
Manyao 3,015 377.61 13.31 26
Silangan
Ransohan 8,324 459.03 23.78 21
Salinas 1,544 323.13 4.78 30
Talao-Talao 3,366 199.26 16.89 23
Source: National Statistics Office (NSO) 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH)

Labor Force
In Lucena, the labor force is defined as all economically productive members 15 years
of age and older who are presently employed or actively seeking employment. At the
moment, the work force totals 79,847 members, 50.154 of whom are male and 29,693
of them are female. There are 49,011 male and 28,824 female members of this group,
totaling 77,835 employed laborers.

NUMBER OF EMPLOYED LABOR FORCE BY SEX, BY BARANGAY

BARANGAY Number of Labor Force Members Employed Members of the Labor
Force
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Barangay 1 1053 553 500 1033 543 490
(Pob.)
Barangay 2 603 333 270 593 330 263
(Pob.)
Barangay 3 464 246 218 448 237 211
(Pob.)
Barangay 4 1288 767 521 1279 760 519
(Pob.)
Barangay 5 1071 623 448 1057 615 442
(Pob.)
Barangay 6 215 136 79 207 130 77
(Pob.)
Barangay 7 812 477 335 808 475 333
(Pob.)
Barangay 8 1118 673 445 1109 668 441
(Pob.)
Barangay 9 1586 888 698 1538 861 677
(Pob.)
Barangay 1545 946 599 1487 915 572
10 (Pob.)
Barangay 575 325 250 565 320 245
11 (Pob.)
Barra 1362 921 441 1318 896 422
Bocohan 1098 751 347 1091 748 343
Cotta 6657 4150 2506 6393 4023 2369
Dalahican 7573 5197 2376 7491 5152 2339
Domoit 1117 736 381 1088 715 373
Gulang- 7986 4791 3195 7862 4708 3158
Gulang
Ibabang 7319 4556 2763 6937 4354 2583
Dupay
Iababang 8713 5429 3283 8561 5333 3227
Iyam
Ibabang 1304 860 444 1270 834 436
Talim
Ilayang 461 342 119 455 337 118
Dupay
Ialyang 3690 2145 1545 3593 2096 1497
Iyam
Ilayang 608 389 219 606 388 218
Talim
Isabang 2720 1790 929 2676 1787 908
Marketview 3370 2138 1232 3316 2110 1206
Mayao 1069 764 305 953 701 252
Castillo
Mayao 4510 2831 1679 4334 2721 1613
Crossing
Myao 3192 1808 1384 3134 1767 1367
Kanluran
Mayao 1445 922 523 1427 908 519
Parada
Mayao 3101 2028 1073 3021 1982 1039
Silangan
Ransohan 484 370 114 400 387 113
Salinas 602 408 194 591 403 188
Talao-Talao 1139 861 278 1117 849 268
Total 79847 50184 29693 77835 49011 28894