This is a list of the Philippines' provinces sorted by population, based on the population census of May 1, 2000 conducted by the Philippines' National Statistics Office.
The list includes newly-created provinces, created after the census date, with their population segregated from their mother province. It includes population of highly urbanized cities, which are administratively independent of the province.
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Figures do not add up to total as population in disputed areas are added up to the next higher subdivision.
Rank | Province | Population | % of Population |
Notes |
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— | Philippines | 76,498,735 | 100% | |
— | Metro Manila | 9,932,560 | 12.98% | |
1 | Cebu | 3,356,137 | 4.39% | Includes Cebu City |
2 | Negros Occidental | 2,565,723 | 3.35% | Includes Bacolod City |
3 | Pangasinan | 2,434,086 | 3.18% | Includes Dagupan City |
4 | Bulacan | 2,234,088 | 2.92% | |
5 | Cavite | 2,063,161 | 2.7% | |
6 | Laguna | 1,965,872 | 2.57% | |
7 | Zamboanga del Sur | 1,935,250 | 2.53% | Includes Zamboanga City |
8 | Iloilo | 1,925,002 | 2.52% | Includes Iloilo City |
9 | Davao del Sur | 1,905,917 | 2.49% | Includes Davao City |
10 | Batangas | 1,905,348 | 2.49% | |
11 | Pampanga | 1,882,730 | 2.46% | Includes Angeles City |
12 | Rizal | 1,707,218 | 2.23% | |
13 | Quezon | 1,679,030 | 2.19% | |
14 | Nueva Ecija | 1,659,883 | 2.17% | |
15 | Leyte | 1,592,336 | 2.08% | |
16 | Camarines Sur | 1,551,549 | 2.03% | |
17 | Isabela | 1,287,575 | 1.68% | |
18 | Bohol | 1,137,268 | 1.49% | |
19 | Misamis Oriental | 1,126,215 | 1.47% | Includes Cagayan de Oro City |
20 | Negros Oriental | 1,126,061 | 1.47% | |
21 | South Cotabato | 1,102,550 | 1.44% | Includes General Santos City |
22 | Albay | 1,090,907 | 1.43% | |
23 | Tarlac | 1,068,783 | 1.4% | |
24 | Bukidnon | 1,060,265 | 1.39% | |
25 | Cagayan | 993,580 | 1.3% | |
26 | Cotabato | 958,643 | 1.25% | |
27 | Zamboanga del Norte | 823,130 | 1.08% | |
28 | Lanao del Sur | 800,162 | 1.05% | |
29 | Lanao del Norte | 758,123 | 0.99% | Includes Iligan City |
30 | Palawan | 755,412 | 0.99% | |
31 | Davao del Norte | 743,811 | 0.97% | |
32 | Masbate | 707,668 | 0.93% | |
33 | Oriental Mindoro | 681,818 | 0.89% | |
34 | La Union | 657,945 | 0.86% | |
35 | Capiz | 654,156 | 0.86% | |
36 | Sorsogon | 650,535 | 0.85% | |
37 | Samar | 641,124 | 0.84% | |
38 | Zambales | 627,802 | 0.82% | Includes Olongapo City |
39 | Sulu | 619,668 | 0.81% | |
40 | Maguindanao | 599,103 | 0.78% | Includes Cotabato City |
41 | Ilocos Sur | 594,206 | 0.78% | |
42 | Sultan Kudarat | 586,505 | 0.77% | |
43 | Benguet | 582,515 | 0.76% | Includes Baguio City |
44 | Compostela Valley | 580,244 | 0.76% | |
45 | Agusan del Sur | 559,294 | 0.73% | |
46 | Bataan | 557,659 | 0.73% | |
47 | Agusan del Norte | 552,849 | 0.72% | Includes Butuan City |
48 | Ilocos Norte | 514,241 | 0.67% | |
49 | Surigao del Sur | 501,808 | 0.66% | |
50 | Northern Samar | 500,639 | 0.65% | |
51 | Zamboanga Sibugay | 497,239 | 0.65% | Part of Zamboanga del Sur at the time of census |
52 | Misamis Occidental | 486,723 | 0.64% | |
53 | Antique | 471,088 | 0.62% | |
54 | Camarines Norte | 458,840 | 0.6% | |
55 | Aklan | 451,314 | 0.59% | |
56 | Davao Oriental | 446,191 | 0.58% | |
57 | Sarangani | 410,622 | 0.54% | |
58 | Occidental Mindoro | 380,250 | 0.5% | |
59 | Eastern Samar | 375,822 | 0.49% | |
60 | Surigao del Norte | 374,465 | 0.49% | |
61 | Nueva Vizcaya | 366,962 | 0.48% | |
62 | Shariff Kabunsuan | 365,848 | 0.48% | Part of Maguindanao at the time of census |
63 | Southern Leyte | 360,160 | 0.47% | |
64 | Basilan | 332,828 | 0.44% | |
65 | Tawi-Tawi | 322,317 | 0.42% | |
66 | Romblon | 264,357 | 0.35% | |
67 | Marinduque | 217,392 | 0.28% | |
68 | Catanduanes | 215,356 | 0.28% | |
69 | Abra | 209,491 | 0.27% | |
70 | Kalinga | 174,023 | 0.23% | |
71 | Aurora | 173,797 | 0.23% | |
72 | Ifugao | 161,623 | 0.21% | |
73 | Quirino | 148,575 | 0.19% | |
74 | Guimaras | 141,450 | 0.18% | |
75 | Mountain Province | 140,439 | 0.18% | |
76 | Biliran | 140,274 | 0.18% | |
77 | Dinagat Islands | 106,951 | 0.14% | Part of Surigao del Norte at the time of census |
78 | Apayao | 97,129 | 0.13% | |
79 | Siquijor | 81,598 | 0.11% | |
80 | Camiguin | 74,232 | 0.1% | |
81 | Batanes | 16,467 | 0.02% |
Showing provinces existing at the time of census. Figures do not add up to total as population in disputed areas are added up to the next higher subdivision.
Rank | Province | Population | % of Population |
Notes |
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— | Philippines | 76,498,735 | 100% | |
— | Metro Manila | 9,932,560 | 12.98% | |
1 | Cebu | 3,356,137 | 4.39% | Includes Cebu City |
2 | Negros Occidental | 2,565,723 | 3.35% | Includes Bacolod City |
3 | Pangasinan | 2,434,086 | 3.18% | |
4 | Zamboanga del Sur | 2,432,489 | 3.18% | Includes Zamboanga City |
5 | Bulacan | 2,234,088 | 2.92% | |
6 | Cavite | 2,063,161 | 2.7% | |
7 | Laguna | 1,965,872 | 2.57% | |
8 | Iloilo | 1,925,002 | 2.52% | Includes Iloilo City |
9 | Davao del Sur | 1,905,917 | 2.49% | Includes Davao City |
10 | Batangas | 1,905,348 | 2.49% | |
11 | Pampanga | 1,882,730 | 2.46% | Includes Angeles City |
12 | Rizal | 1,707,218 | 2.23% | |
13 | Quezon | 1,679,030 | 2.19% | |
14 | Nueva Ecija | 1,659,883 | 2.17% | |
15 | Leyte | 1,592,336 | 2.08% | |
16 | Camarines Sur | 1,551,549 | 2.03% | |
17 | Isabela | 1,287,575 | 1.68% | |
18 | Bohol | 1,137,268 | 1.49% | |
19 | Misamis Oriental | 1,126,215 | 1.47% | Includes Cagayan de Oro City |
20 | Negros Oriental | 1,126,061 | 1.47% | |
21 | South Cotabato | 1,102,550 | 1.44% | Includes General Santos City |
22 | Albay | 1,090,907 | 1.43% | |
23 | Tarlac | 1,068,783 | 1.4% | |
24 | Bukidnon | 1,060,265 | 1.39% | |
25 | Cagayan | 993,580 | 1.3% | |
26 | Maguindanao | 964,951 | 1.26% | Includes Cotabato City |
27 | Cotabato | 958,643 | 1.25% | |
28 | Zamboanga del Norte | 823,130 | 1.08% | |
29 | Lanao del Sur | 800,162 | 1.05% | |
30 | Lanao del Norte | 758,123 | 0.99% | Includes Iligan City |
31 | Palawan | 755,412 | 0.99% | |
32 | Davao del Norte | 743,811 | 0.97% | |
33 | Masbate | 707,668 | 0.93% | |
34 | Oriental Mindoro | 681,818 | 0.89% | |
35 | La Union | 657,945 | 0.86% | |
36 | Capiz | 654,156 | 0.86% | |
37 | Sorsogon | 650,535 | 0.85% | |
38 | Samar | 641,124 | 0.84% | |
39 | Zambales | 627,802 | 0.82% | Includes Olongapo City |
40 | Sulu | 619,668 | 0.81% | |
41 | Ilocos Sur | 594,206 | 0.78% | |
42 | Sultan Kudarat | 586,505 | 0.77% | |
43 | Benguet | 582,515 | 0.76% | Includes Baguio City |
44 | Compostela Valley | 580,244 | 0.76% | |
45 | Agusan del Sur | 559,294 | 0.73% | |
46 | Bataan | 557,659 | 0.73% | |
47 | Agusan del Norte | 552,849 | 0.72% | Includes Butuan City |
48 | Ilocos Norte | 514,241 | 0.67% | |
49 | Surigao del Sur | 501,808 | 0.66% | |
50 | Northern Samar | 500,639 | 0.65% | |
51 | Misamis Occidental | 486,723 | 0.64% | |
52 | Surigao del Norte | 481,416 | 0.63% | |
53 | Antique | 471,088 | 0.62% | |
54 | Camarines Norte | 458,840 | 0.6% | |
55 | Aklan | 451,314 | 0.59% | |
56 | Davao Oriental | 446,191 | 0.58% | |
57 | Sarangani | 410,622 | 0.54% | |
58 | Occidental Mindoro | 380,250 | 0.5% | |
59 | Eastern Samar | 375,822 | 0.49% | |
60 | Nueva Vizcaya | 366,962 | 0.48% | |
61 | Southern Leyte | 360,160 | 0.47% | |
62 | Basilan | 332,828 | 0.44% | |
63 | Tawi-Tawi | 322,317 | 0.42% | |
64 | Romblon | 264,357 | 0.35% | |
65 | Marinduque | 217,392 | 0.28% | |
66 | Catanduanes | 215,356 | 0.28% | |
67 | Abra | 209,491 | 0.27% | |
68 | Kalinga | 174,023 | 0.23% | |
69 | Aurora | 173,797 | 0.23% | |
70 | Ifugao | 161,623 | 0.21% | |
71 | Quirino | 148,575 | 0.19% | |
72 | Guimaras | 141,450 | 0.18% | |
73 | Mountain Province | 140,439 | 0.18% | |
74 | Biliran | 140,274 | 0.18% | |
75 | Apayao | 97,129 | 0.13% | |
76 | Siquijor | 81,598 | 0.11% | |
77 | Camiguin | 74,232 | 0.1% | |
78 | Batanes | 16,467 | 0.02% |
Showing provinces existing at the time of census.
Rank | Province | Population | % of Population |
Notes |
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— | Philippines | 76,498,735 | 100% | |
— | Metro Manila | 9,932,560 | 12.98% | |
1 | Cebu | 3,356,137 | 4.39% | Includes Cebu City |
2 | Negros Occidental | 2,565,723 | 3.35% | Includes Bacolod City |
3 | Pangasinan | 2,434,086 | 3.18% | |
4 | Zamboanga del Sur | 2,432,489 | 3.18% | Includes Zamboanga City |
5 | Bulacan | 2,234,088 | 2.92% | |
6 | Cavite | 2,063,161 | 2.7% | |
7 | Laguna | 1,965,872 | 2.57% | |
8 | Iloilo | 1,925,002 | 2.52% | Includes Iloilo City |
9 | Davao del Sur | 1,905,917 | 2.49% | Includes Davao City |
10 | Batangas | 1,905,348 | 2.49% | |
11 | Pampanga | 1,882,730 | 2.46% | Includes Angeles City |
12 | Rizal | 1,707,218 | 2.23% | |
13 | Quezon | 1,679,030 | 2.19% | |
14 | Nueva Ecija | 1,659,883 | 2.17% | |
15 | Leyte | 1,592,336 | 2.08% | |
16 | Camarines Sur | 1,551,549 | 2.03% | |
17 | Isabela | 1,287,575 | 1.68% | |
18 | Bohol | 1,137,268 | 1.49% | |
19 | Misamis Oriental | 1,126,215 | 1.47% | Includes Cagayan de Oro City |
20 | Negros Oriental | 1,126,061 | 1.47% | |
21 | South Cotabato | 1,102,550 | 1.44% | Includes General Santos City |
22 | Albay | 1,090,907 | 1.43% | |
23 | Tarlac | 1,068,783 | 1.4% | |
24 | Bukidnon | 1,060,265 | 1.39% | |
25 | Cagayan | 993,580 | 1.3% | |
26 | Maguindanao | 964,951 | 1.26% | Includes Cotabato City |
27 | Cotabato | 958,643 | 1.25% | |
28 | Zamboanga del Norte | 823,130 | 1.08% | |
29 | Lanao del Sur | 800,162 | 1.05% | |
30 | Lanao del Norte | 758,123 | 0.99% | Includes Iligan City |
31 | Palawan | 755,412 | 0.99% | |
32 | Davao del Norte | 743,811 | 0.97% | |
33 | Masbate | 707,668 | 0.93% | |
34 | Oriental Mindoro | 681,818 | 0.89% | |
35 | La Union | 657,945 | 0.86% | |
36 | Capiz | 654,156 | 0.86% | |
37 | Sorsogon | 650,535 | 0.85% | |
38 | Samar | 641,124 | 0.84% | |
39 | Zambales | 627,802 | 0.82% | Includes Olongapo City |
40 | Sulu | 619,668 | 0.81% | |
41 | Ilocos Sur | 594,206 | 0.78% | |
42 | Sultan Kudarat | 586,505 | 0.77% | |
43 | Benguet | 582,515 | 0.76% | Includes Baguio City |
44 | Compostela Valley | 580,244 | 0.76% | |
45 | Agusan del Sur | 559,294 | 0.73% | |
46 | Bataan | 557,659 | 0.73% | |
47 | Agusan del Norte | 552,849 | 0.72% | Includes Butuan City |
48 | Ilocos Norte | 514,241 | 0.67% | |
49 | Surigao del Sur | 501,808 | 0.66% | |
50 | Northern Samar | 500,639 | 0.65% | |
51 | Misamis Occidental | 486,723 | 0.64% | |
52 | Surigao del Norte | 481,416 | 0.63% | |
53 | Antique | 471,088 | 0.62% | |
54 | Camarines Norte | 458,840 | 0.6% | |
55 | Aklan | 451,314 | 0.59% | |
56 | Davao Oriental | 446,191 | 0.58% | |
57 | Sarangani | 410,622 | 0.54% | |
58 | Occidental Mindoro | 380,250 | 0.5% | |
59 | Eastern Samar | 375,822 | 0.49% | |
60 | Nueva Vizcaya | 366,962 | 0.48% | |
61 | Southern Leyte | 360,160 | 0.47% | |
62 | Basilan | 332,828 | 0.44% | |
63 | Tawi-Tawi | 322,317 | 0.42% | |
64 | Romblon | 264,357 | 0.35% | |
65 | Marinduque | 217,392 | 0.28% | |
66 | Catanduanes | 215,356 | 0.28% | |
67 | Abra | 209,491 | 0.27% | |
68 | Kalinga | 174,023 | 0.23% | |
69 | Aurora | 173,797 | 0.23% | |
70 | Ifugao | 161,623 | 0.21% | |
71 | Quirino | 148,575 | 0.19% | |
72 | Guimaras | 141,450 | 0.18% | |
73 | Mountain Province | 140,439 | 0.18% | |
74 | Biliran | 140,274 | 0.18% | |
75 | Apayao | 97,129 | 0.13% | |
76 | Siquijor | 81,598 | 0.11% | |
77 | Camiguin | 74,232 | 0.1% | |
78 | Batanes | 16,467 | 0.02% |
Showing provinces existing at the time of census.
Rank | Province | Population | % of Population |
Notes |
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— | Philippines | 42,070,660 | 100% | |
1 | Rizal | 3,754,477 | 8.92% | |
2 | Cebu | 1,818,410 | 4.32% | |
3 | Negros Occidental | 1,785,792 | 4.24% | |
4 | Pangasinan | 1,520,085 | 3.61% | |
— | Manila | 1,479,116 | 3.52% | |
5 | Iloilo | 1,313,049 | 3.12% | |
6 | Leyte | 1,203,118 | 2.86% | |
7 | Quezon | 1,115,962 | 2.65% | |
8 | Bulacan | 1,050,134 | 2.5% | |
9 | Pampanga | 1,042,164 | 2.48% | |
10 | Batangas | 1,032,009 | 2.45% | |
11 | Camarines Sur | 1,023,819 | 2.43% | |
12 | Zamboanga del Sur | 1,002,852 | 2.38% | |
13 | Nueva Ecija | 947,995 | 2.25% | |
14 | Davao del Sur | 936,263 | 2.23% | |
15 | Laguna | 803,750 | 1.91% | |
16 | Bohol | 759,370 | 1.8% | |
17 | Negros Oriental | 740,412 | 1.76% | |
18 | Isabela | 730,386 | 1.74% | |
19 | Albay | 728,827 | 1.73% | |
20 | Cagayan | 644,075 | 1.53% | |
21 | Tarlac | 640,899 | 1.52% | |
22 | Cavite | 628,321 | 1.49% | |
23 | South Cotabato | 586,867 | 1.39% | |
24 | Davao del Norte | 569,697 | 1.35% | |
25 | Misamis Oriental | 560,490 | 1.33% | |
26 | Bukidnon | 522,818 | 1.24% | |
27 | Masbate | 533,387 | 1.27% | |
28 | Lanao del Sur | 499,882 | 1.19% | |
29 | Samar | 478,378 | 1.14% | |
30 | Maguindanao | 478,119 | 1.14% | |
31 | North Cotabato | 472,302 | 1.12% | |
32 | Zamboanga del Norte | 460,515 | 1.09% | |
33 | Sorsogon | 446,502 | 1.06% | |
34 | Capiz | 445,716 | 1.06% | |
35 | Zambales | 416,280 | 0.99% | |
36 | La Union | 414,635 | 0.99% | |
37 | Ilocos Sur | 399,776 | 0.95% | |
38 | Oriental Mindoro | 388,744 | 0.92% | |
39 | Lanao del Norte | 381,234 | 0.91% | |
40 | Ilocos Norte | 371,724 | 0.88% | |
41 | Misamis Occidental | 366,319 | 0.88% | |
42 | Northern Samar | 354,665 | 0.84% | |
43 | Sultan Kudarat | 328,912 | 0.78% | |
44 | Antique | 308,484 | 0.73% | |
45 | Surigao del Sur | 302,305 | 0.72% | |
46 | Benguet | 302,065 | 0.72% | |
47 | Agusan del Norte | 300,735 | 0.71% | |
48 | Palawan | 300,065 | 0.71% | |
49 | Davao Oriental | 299,426 | 0.71% | |
50 | Surigao del Norte | 298,080 | 0.71% | |
51 | Aklan | 293,349 | 0.7% | |
52 | Camarines Norte | 288,406 | 0.69% | |
53 | Eastern Samar | 287,149 | 0.68% | |
54 | Southern Leyte | 276,418 | 0.66% | |
55 | Bataan | 263,269 | 0.63% | |
56 | Sulu | 240,001 | 0.57% | |
57 | Agusan del Sur | 213,216 | 0.51% | |
58 | Nueva Vizcaya | 213,151 | 0.51% | |
59 | Occidental Mindoro | 185,787 | 0.44% | |
60 | Romblon | 182,209 | 0.43% | |
61 | Catanduanes | 172,780 | 0.41% | |
62 | Basilan | 171,027 | 0.41% | |
63 | Kalinga-Apayao | 163,225 | 0.39% | |
64 | Marinduque | 162,804 | 0.39% | |
65 | Abra | 147,010 | 0.35% | |
66 | Tawi-Tawi | 143,487 | 0.34% | |
67 | Ifugao | 104,707 | 0.25% | |
68 | Mountain Province | 94,096 | 0.22% | |
69 | Siquijor | 69,077 | 0.16% | |
70 | Quirino | 65,763 | 0.16% | |
71 | Camiguin | 52,547 | 0.12% | |
72 | Batanes | 11,870 | 0.03% |
Showing provinces existing at the time of census.
Rank | Province | Population | Notes |
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— | Philippines | 7,635,426 | |
1 | Cebu | 653,727 | |
2 | Pangasinan | 443,521 | |
3 | Iloilo | 410,315 | |
4 | Moro Province | 402,014 | Includes districts of Cotabato (46,558); Davao (65,496); Lanao (101,293); Sulu (90,589); Zamboanga (98,078) |
5 | Leyte | 388,922 | |
6 | Negros Occidental | 308,272 | |
7 | Bohol | 269,223 | |
8 | Samar | 266,237 | |
9 | Batangas | 257,715 | |
10 | Albay | 240,326 | |
11 | Ambos Camarines | 239,405 | |
12 | Capiz | 230,721 | |
13 | Pampanga | 223,754 | |
14 | Bulacan | 223,742 | |
— | Manila | 219,928 | |
15 | Tayabas | 204,739 | |
16 | Negros Oriental | 201,494 | |
17 | Ilocos Sur | 187,411 | |
18 | Ilocos Norte | 178,995 | |
19 | Cagayan | 156,239 | Includes sub-province of Apayao |
20 | Misamis | 153,707 | |
21 | Rizal | 150,923 | |
22 | La Laguna | 148,606 | |
23 | La Union | 137,839 | |
24 | Tarlac | 135,107 | |
25 | Cavite | 134,779 | |
26 | Nueva Ecija | 134,147 | |
27 | Antique | 134,166 | |
28 | Sorsogon | 120,495 | |
29 | Surigao | 115,112 | |
30 | Isabela | 76,431 | |
31 | Lepanto-Bontoc | 72,750 | Includes sub-provinces of Amburayan, Kalinga |
32 | Nueva Vizcaya | 62,541 | |
33 | Zambales | 58,930 | |
34 | Abra | 51,860 | |
35 | Bataan | 46,787 | |
36 | Masbate | 43,675 | |
37 | Mindoro | 39,582 | |
38 | Paragua | 35,696 | |
39 | Benguet | 22,745 |