Ranking
Densest barangays in Albay
Bgy. 25 - Lapu-lapu (Legazpi City, Albay) is the most crowded of the 720 barangays in Albay: about 44,681 people for every km² in 2024.[1, 2, 3, 4]
Below are the first 100 of 720 barangays, ordered by people for every km² of land, each with its 2020 count and its change since.
People are counted as of July 1, 2024 (the 2024 Census of Population) and May 1, 2020 (the 2020 Census of Population and Housing), both by the Philippine Statistics Authority.
| Rank | Name | City or municipality | People, 2024 | People, 2020 | Change since 2020 | People per km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bgy. 25 - Lapu-lapu | Legazpi City, Albay | 2,730 | 1,006 | +171.4% | about 44,681 |
| 2 | Bgy. 29 - Sabang | Legazpi City, Albay | 1,894 | 1,878 | +0.9% | about 39,052 |
| 3 | Santo Cristo | Tabaco City, Albay | 4,917 | 5,544 | −11.3% | about 37,823 |
| 4 | Pandayan Pob. | Santo Domingo, Albay | 495 | 499 | −0.8% | about 30,745 |
| 5 | Bgy. 30 - Pigcale | Legazpi City, Albay | 1,210 | 1,858 | −34.9% | about 30,326 |
| 6 | Barangay IV | Pio Duran, Albay | 2,251 | 1,631 | +38.0% | about 29,934 |
| 7 | Market Area Pob. | Daraga, Albay | 3,311 | 3,170 | +4.5% | about 26,278 |
| 8 | San Roque | Tabaco City, Albay | 5,188 | 5,344 | −2.9% | about 25,940 |
| 9 | San Vicente Pob. | Santo Domingo, Albay | 1,339 | 1,352 | −1.0% | about 25,602 |
| 10 | Santo Domingo Pob. | Santo Domingo, Albay | 716 | 780 | −8.2% | about 25,390 |
| 11 | Bgy. 22 - Binanuahan East | Legazpi City, Albay | 1,861 | 1,829 | +1.8% | about 24,200 |
| 12 | Bgy. 28 - Victory Village North | Legazpi City, Albay | 1,487 | 2,459 | −39.5% | about 23,984 |
| 13 | Bacolod | Tabaco City, Albay | 1,733 | 1,949 | −11.1% | about 23,805 |
| 14 | San Juan Pob. | Santo Domingo, Albay | 1,089 | 977 | +11.5% | about 22,688 |
| 15 | Bgy. 32 - San Roque | Legazpi City, Albay | 5,452 | 5,740 | −5.0% | about 21,896 |
| 16 | Del Rosario Pob. | Santo Domingo, Albay | 660 | 675 | −2.2% | about 21,019 |
| 17 | Cobo | Tabaco City, Albay | 3,229 | 3,439 | −6.1% | about 20,968 |
| 18 | Bgy. 27 - Victory Village South | Legazpi City, Albay | 1,451 | 1,284 | +13.0% | about 19,986 |
| 19 | Barangay 6 | Camalig, Albay | 343 | 347 | −1.2% | about 19,713 |
| 20 | Bgy. 5 - Sagmin Pob. | Legazpi City, Albay | 1,037 | 1,102 | −5.9% | about 19,419 |
| 21 | Bgy. 23 - Imperial Court Subd. | Legazpi City, Albay | 1,202 | 865 | +39.0% | about 19,232 |
| 22 | Barangay III | Pio Duran, Albay | 1,192 | 873 | +36.5% | about 18,891 |
| 23 | Bgy. 33 - PNR-Peñaranda St.-Iraya | Legazpi City, Albay | 2,887 | 3,360 | −14.1% | about 18,506 |
| 24 | Barangay II | Malilipot, Albay | 849 | 549 | +54.6% | about 17,949 |
| 25 | San Pedro Pob. | Santo Domingo, Albay | 536 | 599 | −10.5% | about 17,867 |
| 26 | Binitayan | Daraga, Albay | 4,807 | 4,643 | +3.5% | about 17,229 |
| 27 | Bgy. 21 - Binanuahan West | Legazpi City, Albay | 770 | 802 | −4.0% | about 16,667 |
| 28 | Barangay 8 | Bacacay, Albay | 179 | 132 | +35.6% | about 16,273 |
| 29 | Barangay 11 | Bacacay, Albay | 341 | 180 | +89.4% | about 15,156 |
| 30 | Basud | Tabaco City, Albay | 2,173 | 2,688 | −19.2% | about 14,986 |
| 31 | Bgy. 34 - Oro Site-Magallanes St. | Legazpi City, Albay | 2,140 | 2,224 | −3.8% | about 14,658 |
| 32 | San Roque | Daraga, Albay | 4,354 | 4,345 | +0.2% | about 13,649 |
| 33 | Bgy. 10 - Cabugao | Legazpi City, Albay | 452 | 514 | −12.1% | about 13,412 |
| 34 | Ilawod Area Pob. | Daraga, Albay | 1,805 | 1,854 | −2.6% | about 13,370 |
| 35 | Barangay 1 | Camalig, Albay | 997 | 991 | +0.6% | about 13,016 |
| 36 | Mercado Pob. | Jovellar, Albay | 216 | 216 | 0.0% | about 12,632 |
| 37 | Bgy. 35 - Tinago | Legazpi City, Albay | 340 | 397 | −14.4% | about 12,409 |
| 38 | Bgy. 37 - Bitano | Legazpi City, Albay | 7,546 | 7,799 | −3.2% | about 12,391 |
| 39 | Fatima | Tabaco City, Albay | 4,268 | 4,350 | −1.9% | about 11,790 |
| 40 | Bgy. 26 - Dinagaan | Legazpi City, Albay | 534 | 660 | −19.1% | about 11,762 |
| 41 | Cormidal | Tabaco City, Albay | 1,790 | 1,878 | −4.7% | about 11,699 |
| 42 | Divino Rostro | Tabaco City, Albay | 1,194 | 1,223 | −2.4% | about 11,592 |
| 43 | San Juan | Tabaco City, Albay | 1,372 | 1,325 | +3.6% | about 11,529 |
| 44 | Bgy. 24 - Rizal Street | Legazpi City, Albay | 1,826 | 2,696 | −32.3% | about 11,342 |
| 45 | Poblacion | Guinobatan, Albay | 1,124 | 1,135 | −1.0% | about 11,319 |
| 46 | San Francisco Pob. | Santo Domingo, Albay | 772 | 778 | −0.8% | about 11,108 |
| 47 | Bgy. 16 - Kawit-East Washington Drive | Legazpi City, Albay | 5,420 | 5,337 | +1.6% | about 11,061 |
| 48 | Bgy. 31 - Centro-Baybay | Legazpi City, Albay | 1,088 | 1,385 | −21.4% | about 11,023 |
| 49 | Bgy. 3 - Em's Barrio East | Legazpi City, Albay | 945 | 951 | −0.6% | about 10,875 |
| 50 | Bagumbayan | Daraga, Albay | 4,031 | 4,007 | +0.6% | about 10,692 |
| 51 | Maroroy | Daraga, Albay | 5,393 | 5,425 | −0.6% | about 10,331 |
| 52 | Barangay V | Pio Duran, Albay | 1,739 | 2,230 | −22.0% | about 10,290 |
| 53 | Bgy. 13 - Ilawod West Pob. | Legazpi City, Albay | 365 | 758 | −51.9% | about 10,224 |
| 54 | Sipi | Daraga, Albay | 3,490 | 3,486 | +0.1% | about 10,175 |
| 55 | Tagas | Tabaco City, Albay | 1,982 | 2,233 | −11.2% | about 9,910 |
| 56 | Zone VI | Libon, Albay | 741 | 559 | +32.6% | about 9,574 |
| 57 | Sagpon | Daraga, Albay | 5,112 | 5,303 | −3.6% | about 9,573 |
| 58 | Salvacion | Tabaco City, Albay | 3,824 | 3,842 | −0.5% | about 9,396 |
| 59 | Bañag | Daraga, Albay | 3,476 | 3,227 | +7.7% | about 9,395 |
| 60 | Bgy. 15 - Ilawod East Pob. | Legazpi City, Albay | 2,386 | 2,199 | +8.5% | about 9,107 |
| 61 | Bgy. 4 - Sagpon Pob. | Legazpi City, Albay | 975 | 1,124 | −13.3% | about 8,628 |
| 62 | Bgy. 12 - Tula-tula | Legazpi City, Albay | 1,041 | 2,330 | −55.3% | about 8,603 |
| 63 | Bgy. 11 - Maoyod Pob. | Legazpi City, Albay | 1,505 | 1,352 | +11.3% | about 8,551 |
| 64 | Market Site Pob. | Santo Domingo, Albay | 222 | 255 | −12.9% | about 8,538 |
| 65 | Barangay 1 | Bacacay, Albay | 1,531 | 1,458 | +5.0% | about 8,506 |
| 66 | Bgy. 18 - Cabagñan West | Legazpi City, Albay | 4,133 | 4,001 | +3.3% | about 8,400 |
| 67 | Ilawod | Guinobatan, Albay | 2,033 | 1,954 | +4.0% | about 8,332 |
| 68 | Bgy. 14 - Ilawod Pob. | Legazpi City, Albay | 719 | 749 | −4.0% | about 8,180 |
| 69 | Bgy. 19 - Cabagñan | Legazpi City, Albay | 1,611 | 1,522 | +5.9% | about 8,178 |
| 70 | Bgy. 7 - Baño | Legazpi City, Albay | 559 | 579 | −3.5% | about 7,895 |
| 71 | Zone II | Libon, Albay | 1,003 | 1,081 | −7.2% | about 7,836 |
| 72 | Centro Poblacion | Oas, Albay | 180 | 221 | −18.6% | about 7,826 |
| 73 | Barangay 7 | Bacacay, Albay | 220 | 255 | −13.7% | about 7,774 |
| 74 | Iraya | Guinobatan, Albay | 1,379 | 1,449 | −4.8% | about 7,747 |
| 75 | Barangay 5 | Camalig, Albay | 312 | 381 | −18.1% | about 7,704 |
| 76 | Barangay 4 | Bacacay, Albay | 427 | 330 | +29.4% | about 7,680 |
| 77 | Iraya Sur | Oas, Albay | 580 | 600 | −3.3% | about 7,652 |
| 78 | Kimantong | Daraga, Albay | 1,998 | 2,065 | −3.2% | about 7,597 |
| 79 | Bgy. 57 - Dap-dap | Legazpi City, Albay | 1,746 | 3,146 | −44.5% | about 7,591 |
| 80 | Bgy. 1 - Em's Barrio | Legazpi City, Albay | 3,259 | 3,323 | −1.9% | about 7,544 |
| 81 | Tagas | Daraga, Albay | 7,981 | 7,636 | +4.5% | about 7,529 |
| 82 | Bgy. 17 - Rizal Street., Ilawod | Legazpi City, Albay | 2,365 | 2,241 | +5.5% | about 7,484 |
| 83 | Zone III | Libon, Albay | 612 | 689 | −11.2% | about 7,329 |
| 84 | Oyama | Tiwi, Albay | 1,227 | 1,193 | +2.9% | about 7,218 |
| 85 | Barangay II | Pio Duran, Albay | 1,406 | 1,454 | −3.3% | about 7,210 |
| 86 | Bgy. 38 - Gogon | Legazpi City, Albay | 6,534 | 6,156 | +6.1% | about 7,188 |
| 87 | Bgy. 8 - Bagumbayan | Legazpi City, Albay | 2,564 | 2,772 | −7.5% | about 6,949 |
| 88 | Barangay 3 | Camalig, Albay | 589 | 587 | +0.3% | about 6,857 |
| 89 | San Rafael Pob. | Santo Domingo, Albay | 528 | 552 | −4.4% | about 6,804 |
| 90 | Bangkilingan | Tabaco City, Albay | 4,711 | 4,829 | −2.4% | about 6,798 |
| 91 | Magsaysay Pob | Jovellar, Albay | 144 | 155 | −7.1% | about 6,729 |
| 92 | Bgy. 20 - Cabagñan East | Legazpi City, Albay | 707 | 684 | +3.4% | about 6,670 |
| 93 | Tayhi | Tabaco City, Albay | 3,464 | 3,482 | −0.5% | about 6,561 |
| 94 | Panal | Tabaco City, Albay | 2,943 | 3,505 | −16.0% | about 6,540 |
| 95 | Bgy. 42 - Rawis | Legazpi City, Albay | 10,330 | 10,317 | +0.1% | about 6,538 |
| 96 | Quinale Cabasan | Tabaco City, Albay | 1,089 | 1,397 | −22.1% | about 6,406 |
| 97 | Bombon | Tabaco City, Albay | 1,378 | 1,539 | −10.5% | about 6,044 |
| 98 | Nagsiya Pob. | Santo Domingo, Albay | 984 | 1,053 | −6.6% | about 6,000 |
| 99 | Rizal | Oas, Albay | 872 | 903 | −3.4% | about 5,973 |
| 100 | Barangay 13 | Bacacay, Albay | 1,158 | 1,428 | −18.9% | about 5,969 |
Density is a place's 2024 people divided by its land area. A barangay has no official area: Scene measures the area inside its border on UN OCHA's map, so its density is approximate. A barangay with no mapped border is not ranked.
Sources
Every count here is the PSA's own, for the place as the PSA names it today. The change and the order are Scene's arithmetic on those counts. How Scene works out the rest.
- 1.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Bicol Region (OpenSTAT table 0051A6DTPH4). Published August 4, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
- 2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 4th Quarter 2022: Publication Datafile, with the 2015 and 2020 census counts (the PSA's file, as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published December 31, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
- 3.Philippine Statistics Authority, from the Land Management Bureau (DENR). Population, Land Area, Population Density, and Percent Change in Population Density by Region, Province/Highly Urbanized City, and City/Municipality: 2015, 2020, and 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0221A6DLPD0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
- 4.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
Scene works out the rest from these sources: growth rates, shares, areas, densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances. How.
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