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Island Groups

The population of the island groups by census years.

Name	Abbr.	Status	Area A (km²)	Population Census (Cf) 1990-05-01	Population Census (Cf) 2000-05-01	Population Census (C) 2010-05-01	Population Census (C) 2015-08-01	Population Census (C) 2020-08-01	Population Census (C) 2024-07-01
Luzon	LUZ	Isl	138,297	33,357,887	42,822,878	52,362,999	57,470,097	62,196,942	64,162,977	13829700	→
Mindanao	MIN	Isl	99,949	14,298,764	18,133,864	21,968,174	24,135,775	26,252,442	27,531,140	9994900	→
Visayas	VIZ	Isl	55,163	13,041,947	15,528,346	18,003,940	19,373,431	20,583,861	21,033,659	5516300	→
Philippines	PHL	Rep	300,000	60,703,810	76,506,928	92,337,852	100,981,437	109,035,343	112,729,484		→

Population counts for the island groups do not add up to national total because of population in disputed areas and Filipinos in Philippine embassies, consulates, and missions abroad.
Area figures of island groups are computed by using geospatial data.
Philippines Statistics Authority.

Major Agglomerations

	Name	Adm.	Population Census (C) 2024-07-01
1	Manila	LUZ	26,570,462
2	Cebu	VIZ	2,581,824
3	Angeles	LUZ	1,679,075
4	Davao	MIN	1,627,459
5	Cagayan de Oro	MIN	837,787
6	Zamboanga	MIN	713,406
7	Bacolod	VIZ	680,527
8	General Santos	MIN	667,910
9	Iloilo	VIZ	626,735
10	Baguio	LUZ	501,945

Contents: Agglomerations

The population of all Philippine agglomerations with more than 50,000 inhabitants by census years.

Name	Adm.	Population Census (C) 2000-05-01	Population Census (C) 2010-05-01	Population Census (C) 2015-08-01	Population Census (C) 2020-08-01	Population Census (C) 2024-07-01	Area
Angeles	LUZ	960,707	1,237,415	1,413,917	1,598,955	1,679,075	55431	→
Arayat	LUZ	67,974	77,938	85,955	91,266	94,612	8117	→
Bacolod	VIZ	471,059	565,210	617,557	659,455	680,527	17590	→
Bago	VIZ	34,015	39,449	42,267	48,451	47,813	2422	→
Baguio	LUZ	314,376	418,878	466,074	494,148	501,945	10436	→
Balamban	VIZ	29,867	38,316	47,544	53,780	54,945	3070	→
Balanga	LUZ	118,122	143,102	153,932	166,760	172,955	12905	→
Balayan	LUZ	43,564	53,076	58,833	62,525	63,957	2251	→
Batangas	LUZ	280,452	342,568	373,835	394,445	400,870	11832	→
Bayombong	LUZ	56,303	58,228	60,578	63,123	66,852	2702	→
Bislig	MIN	69,380	64,015	60,799	61,425	61,789	3257	→
Bogo	VIZ	33,580	38,343	43,022	46,744	46,050	1775	→
Bongao	MIN	34,305	48,996	64,993	74,845	86,144	730	→
Butuan	MIN	168,968	198,406	210,408	233,151	234,928	8183	→
Cabanatuan	LUZ	162,217	193,701	210,994	225,251	233,654	7065	→
Cadiz	VIZ	63,322	70,881	71,575	71,257	72,435	4652	→
Cagayan de Oro	MIN	514,723	680,526	767,931	827,697	837,787	32038	→
Calaca	LUZ	38,998	46,986	54,531	58,367	61,390	3536	→
Calapan	LUZ	53,489	61,977	67,727	73,059	75,039	2192	→
Calauan	LUZ	30,416	56,794	60,657	65,231	68,175	3320	→
Calbayog	VIZ	52,323	63,772	69,013	69,233	67,109	2075	→
Candelaria	LUZ	61,595	73,290	77,386	90,457	89,908	3135	→
Carcar	VIZ	50,633	63,862	70,716	79,243	82,215	3011	→
Castillejos	LUZ	23,975	34,501	47,995	51,342	53,713	5811	→
Catarman	VIZ	41,162	52,356	57,096	59,764	57,380	2956	→
Catbalogan	VIZ	59,592	66,811	73,663	74,604	74,953	1863	→
Cauayan	LUZ	41,104	47,962	50,981	56,612	55,543	2032	→
Cebu	VIZ	1,547,619	2,080,425	2,320,258	2,565,158	2,581,824	32734	→
Concepcion	LUZ	45,656	56,886	63,324	68,870	71,476	3545	→
Cotabato	MIN	...	283,816	328,938	359,803	427,427	6338	→
Daet	LUZ	96,414	113,113	122,781	131,270	125,133	4551	→
Dagupan	LUZ	344,357	415,951	439,949	459,754	460,278	17445	→
Danao	VIZ	87,370	105,387	120,782	141,033	142,550	4194	→
Davao	MIN	1,022,481	1,316,094	1,469,755	1,579,381	1,627,459	36208	→
Digos	MIN	100,560	122,701	137,134	150,372	151,390	6917	→
Dinalupihan	LUZ	64,409	80,326	86,322	95,422	98,985	3116	→
Dipolog	MIN	86,398	106,115	114,962	121,879	118,932	4570	→
Dumaguete	VIZ	134,350	167,000	185,555	193,763	206,502	5665	→
Floridablanca	LUZ	67,673	85,974	95,672	102,064	108,572	6523	→
Gapan	LUZ	88,929	99,760	107,000	116,747	121,280	4742	→
General Santos (Dadiangas)	MIN	387,222	504,146	554,158	646,172	667,910	37136	→
Gingoog	MIN	34,505	42,838	44,594	46,717	48,561	1161	→
Guagua	LUZ	240,364	287,739	306,922	340,206	363,945	16759	→
Iligan	MIN	244,513	279,050	291,594	310,577	313,312	8952	→
Iloilo	VIZ	452,420	535,409	575,926	604,198	626,735	13511	→
Ipil	MIN	34,343	43,542	50,474	58,894	62,132	4436	→
Iriga	LUZ	76,621	90,435	94,947	99,168	99,714	5215	→
Isabela	MIN	42,776	57,464	64,067	74,416	84,182	1972	→
Isulan	MIN	31,764	40,713	42,997	45,255	47,652	3405	→
Jolo	MIN	101,748	139,418	165,002	188,490	215,651	2778	→
Kabankalan	VIZ	33,966	40,253	44,262	48,558	51,168	4783	→
Kalibo	VIZ	83,309	99,884	107,482	119,804	125,570	5764	→
Kidapawan	MIN	53,386	65,772	74,489	83,622	82,417	4365	→
Koronadal	MIN	87,216	104,384	115,039	128,997	131,784	7343	→
Laoag	LUZ	72,374	76,078	79,636	79,625	79,306	2696	→
Legazpi	LUZ	212,654	225,074	242,148	255,215	256,112	7491	→
Limay	LUZ	46,620	57,207	68,071	78,272	81,960	6070	→
Lingayen	LUZ	84,724	95,366	98,553	102,680	104,478	3742	→
Lipa	LUZ	215,583	280,802	329,156	368,712	383,806	15873	→
Lucena	LUZ	217,770	280,361	306,855	325,520	329,471	8534	→
Malaybalay	MIN	40,764	54,785	61,577	65,143	64,934	7352	→
Manaoag	LUZ	39,582	46,476	50,070	54,282	54,941	2883	→
Manila	LUZ	15,680,830	20,779,116	23,333,471	25,439,818	26,570,462	273034	→
Marawi	MIN	25,142	198,026	215,914	223,373	275,553	4428	→
Mariveles	LUZ	75,710	99,429	111,315	130,827	135,524	10261	→
Masbate	LUZ	42,419	50,667	54,743	59,397	58,268	1193	→
Mati	MIN	54,231	68,540	78,288	79,811	78,119	7696	→
Morong	LUZ	42,489	52,194	58,118	71,151	72,262	3457	→
Naga	LUZ	40,864	237,539	261,689	276,661	275,544	7875	→
Naic	LUZ	61,983	75,595	96,283	145,581	215,058	3778	→
Nasugbu	LUZ	48,417	59,816	65,426	63,696	64,710	1980	→
Norzagaray	LUZ	59,276	78,230	84,765	104,710	107,599	3548	→
Olongapo	LUZ	255,132	307,841	333,797	367,583	376,891	27188	→
Orani	LUZ	66,827	77,728	82,254	86,545	89,423	3319	→
Ormoc	VIZ	74,768	94,624	102,284	105,617	100,833	3848	→
Oroquieta	MIN	46,355	53,729	54,359	55,229	53,977	2510	→
Ozamis	MIN	84,306	101,849	109,499	109,574	109,683	3620	→
Padre Garcia	LUZ	51,914	66,856	73,586	81,158	81,749	3905	→
Pagadian	MIN	111,116	144,045	153,724	163,921	158,413	5024	→
Paniqui	LUZ	41,008	45,889	48,299	52,404	53,293	2471	→
Pili	LUZ	48,398	60,048	66,036	72,371	74,130	5817	→
Pinugay (in: Baras Municipality)	LUZ	4,855	7,396	38,758	50,609	51,534	2730
Polomolok	MIN	65,340	85,409	94,126	106,015	105,951	5779	→
Porac	LUZ	45,860	58,904	63,827	73,271	74,809	5539	→
Puerto Princesa	LUZ	114,817	158,976	184,806	217,077	218,836	6366	→
Rosales	LUZ	64,893	71,872	75,719	78,434	78,287	4669	→
Roxas	VIZ	110,387	137,006	145,387	152,728	156,233	6656	→
San Carlos	LUZ	44,664	51,075	54,160	58,037	59,274	2542	→
San Carlos	VIZ	49,053	56,991	58,877	59,837	59,738	8379	→
San Fernando	LUZ	129,309	145,616	154,181	159,893	157,815	5109	→
San Ildefonso	LUZ	32,032	38,700	41,278	45,680	48,214	2183	→
San Jose	VIZ	33,796	41,504	44,543	46,124	49,427	1445	→
San Jose	LUZ	42,327	55,788	62,401	64,197	65,120	3689	→
San Jose	LUZ	51,404	57,348	59,680	62,413	53,333	1767	→
San Jose	LUZ	56,122	63,184	65,909	67,501	69,035	2372	→
San Miguel	LUZ	45,127	50,958	54,243	59,124	60,359	3029	→
San Pablo	LUZ	178,718	213,453	227,878	244,518	258,218	11325	→
San Rafael	LUZ	46,494	58,455	65,073	69,952	73,308	3509	→
San Simon	LUZ	40,929	48,966	53,847	58,375	63,940	3207	→
Santa Ana	LUZ	32,144	38,848	41,648	47,275	48,254	1988	→
Santa Cruz	LUZ	155,744	186,832	198,419	209,527	217,017	7191	→
Santiago	LUZ	94,434	110,452	110,346	120,893	121,957	7279	→
Santo Tomas	MIN	30,356	38,504	41,354	48,459	48,520	2250	→
Silay	VIZ	66,562	74,641	77,780	78,480	80,046	4800	→
Sorsogon	LUZ	62,121	72,933	80,409	87,943	90,472	3660	→
Surigao	MIN	66,371	77,101	83,397	93,728	96,671	1909	→
Taal	LUZ	98,616	117,830	131,870	136,193	136,540	5407	→
Tabaco	LUZ	74,369	86,040	91,795	97,192	97,016	2283	→
Tacloban	VIZ	208,978	260,976	286,560	298,151	307,493	12318	→
Tagaytay	LUZ	60,647	81,306	91,984	108,214	112,804	5454	→
Tagbilaran	VIZ	90,706	114,470	125,769	127,478	128,950	4202	→
Tagum	MIN	158,922	217,983	233,128	267,643	270,818	11543	→
Tanauan	LUZ	185,672	265,812	343,919	406,480	434,363	15882	→
Tanay	LUZ	51,009	61,826	70,967	85,380	88,880	5823	→
Tarlac	LUZ	194,327	232,349	249,672	278,884	289,355	10371	→
Ternate	LUZ	34,230	38,533	43,615	45,138	46,305	8651	→
Toledo	VIZ	43,206	51,546	55,785	69,054	67,400	2675	→
Tuguegarao	LUZ	106,553	122,929	136,781	146,478	145,817	5642	→
Urdaneta	LUZ	87,291	97,487	103,091	112,188	112,945	6235	→
Valencia	MIN	50,855	72,724	74,044	85,627	87,137	5075	→
Victorias	VIZ	64,556	69,893	69,451	70,499	70,838	3856	→
Vigan	LUZ	81,386	88,715	94,311	95,717	95,814	4199	→
Zamboanga	MIN	430,074	585,023	612,452	689,840	713,406	15083	→

The agglomerations are composed by »City Population« using barangays with high population density that form a contiguous area.
Philippines Statistics Authority.