Visayas (Philippines): Regions & Major Places - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information

Regions

The population of the regions of the Visayas 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
Central Visayas	VII	Reg	8,832	3,594,920	4,495,267	5,422,448	5,945,919	6,545,603	6,640,875	883200	→
Eastern Visayas	VIII	Reg	20,836	3,054,490	3,610,355	4,101,322	4,440,150	4,547,150	4,625,929	2083600	→
Negros Island	NIR	Reg	13,112	3,256,112	3,777,409	4,285,591	4,510,115	4,760,340	4,904,944	1311200	→
Western Visayas	VI	Reg	12,383	3,136,425	3,645,315	4,194,579	4,477,247	4,730,768	4,861,911	1238300	→
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		→

Area figures of island groups and regions are computed by using geospatial data.
Philippines Statistics Authority.

Major Places

	Name	Adm.	Population Census (C) 2024-07-01
1	Cebu	VII	888,654
2	Bacolod	NIR	615,970
3	Iloilo	VI	473,728
4	Lapu-Lapu	VII	455,556
5	Mandaue	VII	364,482
6	Tacloban	VIII	259,353
7	Talisay	VII	254,432
8	Roxas	VI	156,233

Contents: Places

The urban population of all cities and municipalities of the Visayas that have an urban population of over 20,000 according to census results.

Name	Adm.	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	Area
Argao	VII	13,658	15,386	16,565	17,811	18,092	768	→
Bacolod	NIR	423,249	505,423	554,571	592,704	615,970	14838	→
Bago	NIR	34,015	39,449	42,267	48,451	47,813	2422	→
Bais	NIR	19,454	22,785	22,309	24,447	25,412	937	→
Balamban	VII	29,867	38,316	47,544	53,780	54,945	3070	→
Bantayan	VII	23,484	26,163	27,181	29,238	28,239	1372	→
Bayawan (Tulong)	NIR	21,814	27,848	30,189	29,829	30,615	1828	→
Baybay	VIII	32,394	35,098	37,614	39,628	39,808	1602	→
Binalbagan	NIR	23,199	26,042	25,964	28,175	28,259	852	→
Bogo	VII	33,580	38,343	43,022	46,744	46,050	1775	→
Borongan	VIII	20,769	24,498	26,186	27,124	25,434	1045	→
Cadiz	NIR	63,322	70,881	71,575	71,257	72,435	4652	→
Calbayog	VIII	52,323	63,772	69,013	69,233	67,109	2075	→
Canlaon	NIR	14,917	17,465	19,028	20,087	21,639	1940	→
Carcar	VII	50,633	63,862	70,716	79,243	82,215	3011	→
Carmen	VII	19,701	23,809	27,897	30,998	31,920	1219	→
Catarman	VIII	41,162	52,356	57,096	59,764	57,380	2956	→
Catbalogan	VIII	59,592	66,811	73,663	74,604	74,953	1863	→
Cebu	VII	669,631	804,877	856,454	890,410	888,654	10052	→
Compostela	VII	19,751	28,052	32,325	38,023	40,117	1152	→
Consolacion	VII	53,108	93,674	115,909	128,805	132,441	1824	→
Cordoba	VII	32,883	48,911	58,072	68,989	71,064	906	→
Daanbantayan	VII	16,272	19,300	21,907	24,114	23,821	1458	→
Danao	VII	67,669	81,578	92,885	110,035	110,630	2975	→
Dauis	VII	13,804	19,209	22,452	24,675	25,025	1190	→
Don Andres Soriano (in: Toledo City)	VII	18,859	15,333	12,764	18,948	17,933	1459
Dumaguete	NIR	102,265	120,883	131,377	134,103	142,171	3431	→
Escalante	NIR	32,405	39,378	40,327	39,240	38,826	3394	→
Estancia	VI	17,513	17,956	18,620	18,056	16,899	234	→
Guihulngan	NIR	12,743	16,529	17,601	19,977	20,698	1097	→
Guiuan	VIII	15,344	18,839	22,249	21,049	19,483	401	→
Hilongos	VIII	15,205	18,637	20,635	21,479	21,918	703	→
Himamaylan	NIR	34,287	38,411	37,807	40,312	40,205	2513	→
Hinigaran	NIR	31,246	33,928	35,698	35,693	35,592	1569	→
Iloilo	VI	365,820	424,619	447,992	457,626	473,728	7268	→
Isabel	VIII	26,506	29,820	31,716	31,877	32,017	2021	→
Kabankalan	NIR	33,966	40,253	44,262	48,558	51,168	4783	→
Kalibo	VI	62,438	74,619	80,605	89,127	93,218	4018	→
La Carlota	NIR	21,912	24,525	24,051	24,971	24,834	1272	→
La Castellana	NIR	16,209	18,086	19,551	20,530	21,429	0	→
Lapu-Lapu	VII	191,378	318,885	373,002	458,082	455,556	5179	→
Leganes	VI	17,758	22,643	25,159	26,925	28,281	1853	→
Liloan	VII	57,836	91,476	108,312	141,235	145,234	2574	→
Maasin	VIII	26,686	30,754	32,503	32,201	29,239	1006	→
Madridejos	VII	15,672	18,535	18,948	21,165	20,411	684	→
Mandaue	VII	259,728	331,320	362,654	364,116	364,482	3112	→
Manoc-Manoc (in: Malay Municipality)	VI	10,086	23,602	27,106	30,786	33,482	632
Miagao	VI	14,732	17,188	18,629	19,144	19,869	907	→
Minglanilla	VII	67,504	101,779	119,307	135,074	140,070	2367	→
Murcia	NIR	15,293	22,115	23,012	23,433	23,386	3462	→
Naga	VII	52,475	66,686	74,116	86,207	89,774	2795	→
Naval	VIII	20,978	27,509	31,565	33,060	33,387	1774	→
New Washington	VI	18,292	22,543	23,792	25,605	26,408	1259	→
Numancia	VI	20,871	25,265	26,877	30,677	32,352	1746	→
Olango (in: Lapu-Lapu City)	VII	21,740	27,228	30,130	34,051	36,890	1430
Ormoc	VIII	74,768	94,624	102,284	105,617	100,833	3848	→
Oton	VI	36,018	44,533	47,172	49,259	50,132	1843	→
Palo	VIII	30,339	39,802	44,471	46,270	48,140	1720	→
Palompon	VIII	15,247	18,488	20,645	19,821	20,208	435	→
Passi	VI	19,877	23,105	22,907	23,436	22,533	1765	→
Pavia	VI	32,824	43,614	55,603	70,388	74,594	2547	→
Pinamungajan (Pinamungahan)	VII	21,247	24,002	27,040	30,594	30,750	1946	→
Pototan	VI	19,472	22,102	23,820	25,039	24,897	1411	→
Pulupandan	NIR	22,055	21,279	23,164	24,746	26,102	820	→
Roxas	VI	110,387	137,006	145,387	152,728	156,233	6656	→
Sagay	NIR	28,929	32,759	34,699	36,715	37,837	2629	→
San Carlos	NIR	49,053	56,991	58,877	59,837	59,738	8379	→
San Fernando	VII	28,700	36,652	40,273	43,780	45,374	1520	→
San Jose	VI	33,796	41,504	44,543	46,124	49,427	1445	→
San Remigio	VII	12,911	16,512	18,976	20,340	20,316	1097	→
Santa Barbara	VI	20,394	25,088	27,303	29,745	29,524	1308	→
Santa Catalina	NIR	15,541	18,324	19,493	19,987	20,910	2219	→
Santa Fe	VII	13,465	16,229	17,669	21,540	21,946	1588	→
Sibulan	NIR	23,431	34,011	40,463	43,663	47,835	1291	→
Silay	NIR	66,562	74,641	77,780	78,480	80,046	4800	→
Sogod	VIII	15,389	17,705	19,651	20,621	20,326	487	→
Tacloban	VIII	178,639	221,174	242,089	251,881	259,353	10598	→
Tagbilaran	VII	76,902	95,261	103,317	102,803	103,925	3012	→
Talisay	VII	143,325	194,765	220,107	254,217	254,432	2773	→
Talisay	NIR	47,810	59,787	62,986	66,751	64,557	2752	→
Tanauan	VIII	17,920	18,570	19,831	20,522	20,357	669	→
Tanjay	NIR	24,922	29,532	31,310	31,479	32,235	1458	→
Tigbauan	VI	14,943	17,169	18,227	18,730	18,455	671	→
Toledo	VII	43,206	51,546	55,785	69,054	67,400	2675	→
Tubigon	VII	17,721	20,622	21,472	22,505	22,957	1045	→
Tuburan	VII	11,892	14,829	16,991	18,531	17,870	820	→
Victorias	NIR	64,556	69,893	69,451	70,499	70,838	3856	→

The population figures of places are calculated by »City Population« using barangays with high population density that form a contiguous area within a city or municipality.
Philippines Statistics Authority.