TABLE 1.

1 Population, Land Area and Density by Region and by Province: CENSUS YEARS 1990 to 2015
Population Land area Density (persons/sq km)
Region and Province 1990 1995 2000 2007 2010 2015 (sq. km.) 1990 1995 2000 2007 2010 2015
a1/a2/a3
(May 1) (Sep 1) (May 1) (Aug 1) (May 1) (Aug 1) (May 1) (Sep 1) (May 1) (Aug 1) (May 1) (Aug 1)

Philippines 60,703,206 68,616,536 76,504,077 b3 88,548,366 c 92,335,113 b2 100,979,303 b1 300,000 202 229 255 295 308 337

National Capital Region (NCR) 7,948,392 9,454,040 9,932,560 11,547,959 11,855,975 12,877,253 619.54 12,830 15,260 16,032 18,669 19,137 20,785
City of Manila* 1,601,234 1,654,761 1,581,082 1,660,714 1,652,171 1,780,148 24.98 64,101 66,243 63,294 66,482 66,140 71,263
Quezon City** 1,669,776 1,989,419 2,173,831 2,679,450 2,761,720 2,936,116 171.71 9,724 11,586 12,660 15,605 16,084 17,099
Caloocan City* 763,415 1,023,159 1,177,604 1,381,610 1,489,040 1,583,978 55.80 13,681 18,336 21,104 24,760 26,685 28,387
Pasay City* 368,366 408,610 354,908 403,064 392,869 416,522 13.97 26,368 29,249 25,405 28,852 28,122 29,815
City of Las Piñas * 297,102 413,086 472,780 532,330 552,573 588,894 32.69 9,088 12,636 14,463 16,284 16,903 18,014
City of Makati * 453,170 484,176 471,379 548,983 529,039 582,602 21.57 21,009 22,447 21,853 26,303 24,527 27,010
City of Malabon** 280,027 347,484 338,855 363,681 353,337 365,525 15.71 17,825 22,119 21,569 23,150 22,491 23,267
City of Mandaluyong * 248,143 286,870 278,474 305,576 328,699 386,276 9.29 26,711 30,879 29,976 32,893 35,382 41,580
City of Marikina * 310,227 357,231 391,170 424,610 424,150 450,741 21.52 14,416 16,600 18,177 19,731 19,710 20,945
City of Muntinlupa* 278,411 399,846 379,310 452,943 459,941 504,509 39.75 7,004 10,059 9,542 11,395 11,571 12,692
City of Navotas* 187,479 229,039 230,403 245,344 249,131 249,463 8.94 20,971 25,620 25,772 27,443 27,867 27,904
City of Parañaque* 308,236 391,296 449,811 552,660 588,126 665,822 46.57 6,619 8,402 9,659 11,867 12,629 14,297
City of Pasig** 397,679 471,075 505,058 627,445 669,773 755,300 48.46 8,206 9,721 10,422 12,948 13,821 15,586
City of San Juan * 126,854 124,187 117,680 125,338 121,430 122,180 5.95 21,320 20,872 19,778 21,065 20,408 20,534
Taguig City* 266,637 381,350 467,375 613,343 644,473 804,915 45.21 5,898 8,435 10,338 13,567 14,255 17,804
City of Valenzuela 340,227 437,165 485,433 568,928 575,356 620,422 47.02 7,236 9,297 10,324 12,100 12,236 13,195
Municipality of Pateros* 51,409 55,286 57,407 61,940 64,147 63,840 10.40 4,943 5,316 5,520 5,956 6,168 6,138
Cordillera Administrative Region 1,146,191 1,254,838 1,365,412 1,520,847 1,616,867 1,722,006 19,818.12 58 64 69 78 82 87
Abra 184,743 195,964 209,491 230,953 234,733 241,160 4,199.72 44 47 50 55 56 57
Apayao 74,720 83,660 97,129 103,633 112,636 119,184 4,502.33 17 19 22 23 25 26
Benguet (excluding Baguio City) 302,715 313,833 330,129 372,533 403,944 446,224 2,769.08 109 113 119 135 146 161
Baguio City** 183,142 226,883 252,386 301,926 318,676 345,366 57.51 3,185 3,945 4,389 5,250 5,541 6,005
Ifugao 147,281 149,598 161,623 180,711 191,078 202,802 2,618.01 56 57 62 69 73 77
Kalinga 137,055 154,145 174,023 182,326 201,613 212,680 3,282.04 42 48 53 56 61 65
Mountain Province 116,535 130,755 140,631 148,661 154,187 154,590 2,389.43 50 56 59 53 65 65
I - Ilocos Region 3,550,642 3,803,890 4,200,478 4,546,789 4,748,372 5,026,128 12,964.62 274 293 324 350 366 388
Ilocos Norte 461,661 482,651 514,241 547,284 568,017 593,081 3,418.75 135 141 150 160 166 173
Ilocos Sur 519,966 545,385 594,206 632,255 658,587 689,668 2,596.00 200 210 229 244 254 266
La Union 548,742 597,442 657,945 720,972 741,906 786,653 1,499.28 366 399 439 481 495 525
 Pangasinan 2,020,273 2,178,412 2,434,086 2,645,395 2,779,862 2,956,726 5,450.59 370 399 447 484 510 542
Continued

TABLE 1.1 ---Continued

Population Land area Density (persons/sq km)

Region and province 1990 1995 2000 2007 2010 2015 (sq. km.) 1990 1995 2000 2007 2010 2015
a1/a2/a3
(May 1) (Sep 1) (May 1) (Aug 1) (May 1) (Aug 1) (May 1) (Sep 1) (May 1) (Aug 1) (May 1) (Aug 1)

II - Cagayan Valley 2,340,545 2,536,035 2,813,159 3,051,487 3,229,163 3,451,410 29,836.88 83 90 94 108 108 116
Batanes 15,026 14,180 16,467 15,974 16,604 17,246 203.22 69 65 81 73 82 85
Cagayan 829,867 895,050 993,580 1,072,571 1,124,773 1,199,320 9,398.07 89 96 106 115 120 128
Isabela 1,080,341 1,160,721 1,287,575 1,401,495 1,489,645 1,593,566 13,102.05 87 93 98 113 114 122
Nueva Vizcaya 301,179 334,965 366,962 397,837 421,355 452,287 4,813.88 76 84 76 100 88 94
Quirino 114,132 131,119 148,575 163,610 176,786 188,991 2,319.66 49 56 64 70 76 81
III - Central Luzon 6,338,590 7,092,191 8,204,742 9,709,177 10,137,737 11,218,177 21,906.19 288 322 375 441 463 512
Aurora 139,573 159,621 173,797 187,802 201,233 214,336 3,133.40 44 51 55 60 64 68
Bataan 425,803 491,459 557,659 662,153 687,482 760,650 1,372.98 310 358 406 482 501 554
Bulacan 1,505,219 1,784,441 2,234,088 2,826,926 2,924,433 3,292,071 2,783.69 538 638 803 1,009 1,051 1,183
Nueva Ecija 1,312,680 1,505,827 1,659,883 1,853,853 1,955,373 2,151,461 5,689.69 228 262 292 321 344 378
Pampanga (excluding Angeles City) 1,295,929 1,401,756 1,614,942 1,911,951 2,014,019 2,198,110 2,001.22 647 700 807 955 1,006 1,098
Angeles City* 236,686 234,011 267,788 314,493 326,336 411,634 63.37 3,927 3,883 4,226 4,226 5,150 6,496
Tarlac 859,708 945,810 1,068,783 1,243,449 1,273,240 1,366,027 3,046.49 282 310 351 407 418 448
Zambales (excluding Olongapo City) 369,665 389,512 433,542 493,085 534,443 590,848 3,630.35 101 107 119 135 147 163
Olongapo City** 193,327 179,754 194,260 227,270 221,178 233,040 185.00 1,045 972 1,050 1,228 1,196 1,260
IV-A CALABARZON 6,349,452 7,750,204 9,320,629 11,757,755 12,609,803 14,414,774 16,576.26 381 466 562 706 761 870
Batangas 1,476,783 1,658,567 1,905,348 2,245,869 2,377,395 2,694,335 3,115.05 474 532 612 720 763 865
Cavite 1,152,534 1,610,324 2,063,161 2,856,765 3,090,691 3,678,301 1,526.28 727 1,016 1,352 1,802 2,025 2,410
Laguna 1,370,232 1,631,082 1,965,872 2,473,530 2,669,847 3,035,081 1,928.23 714 850 1,020 1,290 1,385 1,574
Quezon (excluding Lucena City) 1,221,831 1,359,992 1,482,955 1,646,510 1,740,638 1,856,582 8,743.84 139 155 170 188 199 212
Lucena City (Capital)* 150,624 177,750 196,075 236,390 246,392 266,248 80.21 1,878 2,216 2,445 2,947 3,072 3,319
Rizal 977,448 1,312,489 1,707,218 2,284,046 2,484,840 2,884,227 1,182.65 826 1,110 1,444 1,944 2,101 2,439
IV-B MIMAROPA 1,774,074 2,033,271 2,299,229 2,559,791 2,744,671 2,963,360 29,606.25 60 69 78 86 93 100
Marinduque 185,524 199,910 217,392 229,636 227,828 234,521 952.58 195 210 228 241 239 246
Occidental Mindoro 282,593 339,605 380,250 421,952 452,971 487,414 5,851.09 48 58 65 72 77 83
Oriental Mindoro 550,049 608,616 681,818 735,769 785,602 844,059 4,238.38 130 144 161 174 185 199
 Palawan (excluding Puerto Princesa City) 436,140 510,909 593,500 682,152 771,667 849,469 14,649.73 36 35 41 47 53 58
Puerto Princesa City (Capital)* 92,147 129,577 161,912 210,508 222,673 255,116 2,381.02 … 54 68 88 94 107
Romblon 227,621 244,654 264,357 279,774 283,930 292,781 1,533.45 148 160 172 182 185 191
V - Bicol Region 3,910,001 4,325,307 4,686,669 5,106,160 5,420,411 5,796,989 18,114.47 216 238 259 282 299 320
Albay 903,785 1,005,315 1,090,907 1,190,823 1,233,432 1,314,826 2,574.91 354 394 424 465 479 511
Camarines Norte 390,982 439,151 470,654 513,785 542,915 583,313 2,277.93 169 189 207 221 238 256
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TABLE 1.1 ---Continued

Population Land area Density (persons/sq km)

Region and province 1990 1995 2000 2007 2010 2015 (sq. km.) 1990 1995 2000 2007 2010 2015
a1/a2/a3
(May 1) (Sep 1) (May 1) (Aug 1) (May 1) (Aug 1) (May 1) (Sep 1) (May 1) (Aug 1) (May 1) (Aug 1)

Camarines Sur 1,305,919 1,432,598 1,693,821 1,822,371 1,952,544 5,511.90 237 260 281 308 331 354
Catanduanes 187,000 202,464 215,356 232,757 246,300 260,964 1,492.16 125 136 144 156 165 175
Masbate 599,355 653,852 707,668 768,939 834,650 892,393 4,138.56 144 157 171 185 202 216
Sorsogon 522,960 591,927 650,535 709,673 740,743 792,949 2,119.01 247 279 307 335 350 374
VI - Western Visayas 5,393,333 5,776,938 3,645,315 6,843,643 4,194,579 4,477,247 12,773.46 246 262 285 311 328 351
Aklan 380,497 410,539 451,314 495,122 535,725 574,823 1,760.30 209 225 256 272 304 327
Antique 406,361 431,713 472,822 515,265 546,031 582,012 2,730.67 149 158 173 189 200 213
Capiz 584,091 624,469 654,156 701,664 719,685 761,384 2,594.64 225 241 252 270 277 293
Guimaras 117,990 126,470 141,450 151,238 162,943 174,613 611.87 195 209 231 250 266 285
Iloilo (excluding Iloilo City) 1,337,981 1,415,022 1,559,182 1,691,878 1,805,576 1,936,423 4,997.64 268 283 312 338 361 387
Iloilo City (Capital)* 309,505 334,539 366,391 418,710 424,619 447,992 78.34 3,951 4,270 4,677 5,345 5,420 5,719
VII - Central Visayas 4,594,124 5,014,588 4,576,865 6,400,698 5,513,514 6,041,903 10,452.01 351 382 438 495 528 578
Bohol
Cebu (excluding Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu 948,403 994,440 1,139,130 1,230,110 1,255,128 1,313,560 4,772.52 197 206 239 255 263 275
City, and Mandaue City) 1,709,621 1,890,357 2,160,569 2,439,005 2,619,362 2,938,982 4,943.72 375 382 437 494 530 594
Cebu City (Capital)** 610,417 662,299 718,821 798,809 866,171 922,611 315.00 1,938 2,103 2,282 2,539 2,750 2,929
Lapu-Lapu City* 146,194 173,744 217,019 292,530 350,467 408,112 58.10 2,516 2,990 3,735 5,035 6,032 7,024
Mandaue City** 180,285 194,745 259,728 318,575 331,320 362,654 25.18 7,160 7,734 10,315 12,652 13,158 14,402
Siquijor 73,932 73,756 81,598 87,695 91,066 95,984 337.49 219 219 242 260 270 284
Negros Island Region (NIR)1 3,182,180 3,459,433 3,695,811 4,101,670 4,194,525 4,414,131 13,425.40 237 258 275 306 312 329
Negros Occidental (excluding Bacolod
City)2 1,892,728 2,031,841 2,136,647 2,370,269 2,396,039 2,497,261 7,844.12 241 259 272 302 305 318
Bacolod City (Capital)*3 364,180 402,345 429,076 499,497 511,820 561,875 160.71 2,266 2,504 2,670 3,108 3,185 3,496
Negros Oriental4 925,272 1,025,247 1,130,088 1,231,904 1,286,666 1,354,995 5,420.57 171 189 208 227 237 250
VIII - Eastern Visayas 3,054,490 3,366,917 3,610,355 3,915,140 4,101,322 4,440,150 23,234.78 131 145 155 169 177 191
Biliran 118,012 132,209 140,274 150,031 161,760 171,612 536.01 220 247 262 280 302 320
Eastern Samar 329,335 362,324 375,822 405,114 428,877 467,160 4,617.16 71 78 81 87 93 101
Leyte (excluding Tacloban City) 1,230,925 1,511,251 1,413,697 1,722,036 1,567,984 1,724,679 6,335.44 194 212 223 238 247 272
Tacloban City (Capital)* 136,891 167,310 178,639 218,144 221,174 242,089 201.72 679 829 886 1,081 1,096 1,200
Northern Samar 383,654 454,195 500,639 549,759 589,013 632,379 3,694.96 104 123 135 149 159 171
Samar (Western Samar) 533,733 589,373 641,124 695,149 733,377 780,481 6,048.03 88 97 106 115 121 129
Southern Leyte 321,940 317,565 360,160 390,847 399,137 421,750 1,801.46 179 176 200 217 222 234
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 2,281,064 2,567,651 2,831,412 3,230,094 3,407,353 3,629,783 16,904.03 135 151 167 189 202 215
Zamboanga del Norte 676,862 770,697 823,130 907,238 957,997 1,011,393 7,300.11 93 106 113 124 131 139
Zamboanga del Sur 695,741 766,918 836,217 914,278 959,685 1,010,674 4,484.21 155 170 186 203 214 225
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TABLE 1.1 ---Continued

Population Land area Density (persons/sq km)

Region and province 1990 1995 2000 2007 2010 2015 (sq. km.) 1990 1995 2000 2007 2010 2015
a1/a2/a3
(May 1) (Sep 1) (May 1) (Aug 1) (May 1) (Aug 1) (May 1) (Sep 1) (May 1) (Aug 1) (May 1) (Aug 1)

Zamboanga City** 442,345 511,139 601,794 774,407 807,129 861,799 1,414.70 313 361 425 547 571 609
Zamboanga Sibugay 407,038 450,340 497,239 546,186 584,685 633,129 3,481.28 117 125 143 151 168 182
City of Isabela (Capital of Basilan)** 59,078 68,557 73,032 87,985 97,857 112,788 223.73 264 306 326 393 437 504
X - Northern Mindanao 2,811,646 3,197,059 3,505,708 3,952,437 4,297,323 4,689,302 20,458.51 137 156 171 193 210 229
Bukidnon 843,891 940,403 1,060,415 1,190,284 1,299,192 1,415,226 10,498.59 80 90 101 113 124 135
Camiguin 64,247 68,039 74,232 81,293 83,807 88,478 241.44 270 286 307 342 347 366
Lanao del Norte (excluding Iligan City) 387,524 440,783 473,062 538,283 607,917 676,395 3,354.16 116 132 141 161 181 202
Iligan City** 226,568 273,004 285,061 308,046 322,821 342,618 813.37 279 336 350 379 397 421
Misamis Occidental 424,365 458,965 486,723 531,680 567,642 602,126 2,006.63 206 223 243 259 283 300

Misamis Oriental (excluding Cagayan de

Oro City) 525,453 587,551 664,338 748,885 813,856 888,509 3,131.52 168 188 212 239 260 284
Cagayan De Oro City (Capital)** 339,598 428,314 461,877 553,966 602,088 675,950 412.80 823 1,038 1,119 1,342 1,459 1,637
XI - Davao Region 2,933,743 3,288,824 3,676,163 4,159,469 4,468,563 4,893,318 20,433.38 144 162 180 204 219 239
Compostela Valley 466,286 520,110 580,244 637,366 687,195 736,107 4,560.09 104 116 127 142 151 161
Davao del Norte 590,015 671,333 743,811 847,440 945,764 1,016,332 3,422.61 172 196 217 247 276 297
Davao del Sur (excluding Davao City) 632,798 677,069 504,289 822,406 574,910 632,588 2,163.98 146 156 233 190 266 292
Davao City* 849,947 1,006,840 1,147,116 1,363,337 1,449,296 1,632,991 2,443.61 348 412 469 559 593 668
Davao Occidental5 254,512 293,780 316,342 2,163.45 118 136 146
 Davao Oriental 394,697 413,472 446,191 486,104 517,618 558,958 5,679.64 69 73 79 86 91 98
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN (including
Cotabato City) 2,399,953 2,846,966 3,222,169 3,830,500 4,109,571 4,545,276 22,786.08 107 127 141 171 180 199
Cotabato (North Cotabato) 763,995 862,666 958,643 1,121,974 1,226,508 1,379,747 9,317.30 85 96 103 125 132 148
Sarangani
South Cotabato (excluding General 283,141 367,006 410,622 475,514 498,904 544,261 3,642.16 80 104 113 135 137 149
Santos City) 539,458 621,155 690,728 767,254 827,200 915,289 3,793.90 137 158 182 195 218 241
General Santos City** 250,389 327,173 411,822 529,542 538,086 594,446 492.86 508 664 836 1,074 1,092 1,206
Sultan Kudarat 435,905 522,187 586,505 675,644 747,087 812,095 5,363.86 82 99 109 128 139 151
Cotabato City** 127,065 146,779 163,849 259,153 271,786 299,438 176.00 722 834 931 1,472 1,544 1,701
XIII - Caraga 1,764,297 1,942,687 2,095,367 2,293,346 2,429,224 2,596,709 21,120.56 82 91 99 107 115 123
Agusan del Norte (excluding Butuan City) 237,629 267,411 285,570 314,027 332,487 354,503 2,611.63 89 101 109 117 127 136
Butuan City (Capital)** 227,829 247,074 267,279 298,378 309,709 337,063 816.62 279 303 327 365 379 413
Agusan del Sur 420,763 514,736 559,294 609,447 656,418 700,653 9,989.52 42 52 56 61 66 70
Dinagat Islands 98,865 100,537 106,951 120,813 126,803 127,152 817.47 121 96 131 115 155 156
Surigao del Norte 327,113 341,666 374,465 409,468 442,588 485,088 1,952.62 168 173 192 208 227 248
Surigao del Sur 452,098 471,263 501,808 541,347 561,219 592,250 4,932.70 92 96 102 111 114 120
Continued
TABLE 1.1 ---Concluded

Population Land area Density (persons/sq km)

Region and province 1990 1995 2000 2007 2010 2015 (sq. km.) 1990 1995 2000 2007 2010 2015
a1/a2/a3
(May 1) (Sep 1) (May 1) (Aug 1) (May 1) (Aug 1) (May 1) (Sep 1) (May 1) (Aug 1) (May 1) (Aug 1)

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

(ARMM) 2,108,061 2,362,300 2,803,045 4,120,795 3,256,140 3,781,387 36,650.95 62 70 76 123 89 103
Basilan (excluding City of Isabela) 179,230 227,008 259,796 408,520 293,322 346,579 3,453.42 74 70 75 127 85 100
Lanao del Sur 599,982 686,193 800,162 1,138,544 933,260 1,045,429 15,055.51 38 51 53 84 62 69
Maguindanao (excluding Cotabato City) 630,674 352,751 801,102 710,829 944,718 1,173,933 9,968.31 65 68 80 131 95 118
Sulu 469,971 536,201 619,668 849,670 718,290 824,731 4,547.16 137 156 136 247 158 181
Tawi-Tawi 228,204 250,718 322,317 450,346 366,550 390,715 3,626.55 63 69 89 124 101 108
Filipinos in Philippine Embassies/
… … … … … … …
Consulates and missions abroad 2,336 2,830 2,851 2,279 2,739 2,134
Homeless population 2,876 - - - - - … … … … … … …

Notes:
a1/
The land area is based on the cadastral survey and estimated land areas (certified and provided to the Department of Budget
and Management) from the Land Management Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, as of December 2013.
a2/
Due to unfinished cadastral survey, details do not add up to the national total.
a3/
Due to rounding off, the provincial totals may not be equal to the sum of the individual figures.
b1
Excludes 2,134 Filipinos in Philippine embassies, consulates, and missions abroad.
b2
Excludes 2,739 Filipinos in Philippine embassies, consulates, and missions abroad.
b3
Excludes 2,851 Filipinos in Philippine embassies, consulates, and missions abroad, but includes 18,989 persons in the areas disputed
by the City of Pasig (National Capital Region) and the province of Rizal (Region IV-A).
c
Population counts for the regions do not add up to the national total. Includes 2,279 Filipinos in Philippine embassies, consulates and mission abroad.
1
Created into a region under Executive Order No. 183.
2
Transferred province under Executive Order No. 183; taken from Region VI - Western Visayas.
3
Transferred highly urbanized city under Executive Order No. 183; taken from Region VI - Western Visayas.
4
Transferred province under Executive Order No. 183; taken from Region VII - Central Visayas.
5
Created under Republic Act 10360 in 2013.
a
Including Tacloban City
* Land area is based on cadastral survey (certified and provided to the DBM) from the LMB, DENR, as of December 2013.
** Estimated land area (certified and provided to the DBM) from the LMB, DENR, as of December 2013.

Sources: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2000 and 2010 Census of Population and Housing, and 2015 Census of Population
and Land Management Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, 2013 Masterlist of Land Areas
of Cities and Municipalities.