Ranking

Fastest-growing cities and municipalities in Bangsamoro (BARMM)

Lantawan (Basilan) grew fastest of the 99 cities and municipalities in Bangsamoro (BARMM) that can be compared: up 57.1%, from 31,040 people in 2020 to 48,777 in 2024.^{[1, 2]}

Below are all 99 cities and municipalities, ordered by how many more people they had in 2024 than in 2020, in percent, 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.

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Fastest-growing cities and municipalities in Bangsamoro (BARMM), top 99
Rank	Name	Province or region	People, 2024	People, 2020	Change since 2020
1	Lantawan	Basilan	48,777	31,040	+57.1%
2	Maluso	Basilan	66,817	45,730	+46.1%
3	Turtle Islands	Tawi-Tawi	7,665	5,683	+34.9%
4	Piagapo	Lanao del Sur	40,558	30,132	+34.6%
5	Datu Unsay	Maguindanao del Sur	17,186	12,890	+33.3%
6	Hadji Mohammad Ajul	Basilan	32,806	24,625	+33.2%
7	Tabuan-Lasa	Basilan	38,964	29,327	+32.9%
8	Datu Odin Sinsuat	Maguindanao del Norte	152,907	116,768	+31.0%
9	Ungkaya Pukan	Basilan	31,041	24,016	+29.3%
10	Buadiposo-Buntong	Lanao del Sur	23,283	18,046	+29.0%
11	Tipo-Tipo	Basilan	32,734	25,531	+28.2%
12	Al-Barka	Basilan	30,318	23,736	+27.7%
13	Marawi City	Lanao del Sur	259,993	207,010	+25.6%
14	Kabuntalan	Maguindanao del Norte	31,863	25,439	+25.3%
15	Datu Anggal Midtimbang	Maguindanao del Sur	35,243	28,224	+24.9%
16	Pualas	Lanao del Sur	18,020	14,526	+24.1%
17	Balindong	Lanao del Sur	40,047	32,573	+23.0%
18	Maguing	Lanao del Sur	37,292	30,436	+22.5%
19	Marantao	Lanao del Sur	46,233	37,763	+22.4%
20	Amai Manabilang	Lanao del Sur	14,837	12,124	+22.4%
21	Sultan Mastura	Maguindanao del Norte	30,828	25,331	+21.7%
22	Tuburan	Basilan	30,027	24,742	+21.4%
23	Akbar	Basilan	27,911	23,098	+20.8%
24	Barira	Maguindanao del Norte	43,301	36,143	+19.8%
25	Parang	Maguindanao del Norte	123,209	102,914	+19.7%
26	Malabang	Lanao del Sur	58,377	49,088	+18.9%
27	Sultan Kudarat	Maguindanao del Norte	124,965	105,121	+18.9%
28	Shariff Saydona Mustapha	Maguindanao del Sur	29,707	25,080	+18.5%
29	Mamasapano	Maguindanao del Sur	32,831	27,807	+18.1%
30	Sumisip	Basilan	55,778	47,345	+17.8%
31	Calanogas	Lanao del Sur	17,585	14,985	+17.4%
32	Datu Abdullah Sangki	Maguindanao del Sur	35,274	30,117	+17.1%
33	Lamitan City	Basilan	116,652	100,150	+16.5%
34	Mulondo	Lanao del Sur	23,159	19,932	+16.2%
35	Tamparan	Lanao del Sur	37,190	32,074	+16.0%
36	South Upi	Maguindanao del Sur	50,018	43,197	+15.8%
37	Northern Kabuntalan	Maguindanao del Norte	30,332	26,277	+15.4%
38	Buldon	Maguindanao del Norte	45,676	39,684	+15.1%
39	Talayan	Maguindanao del Sur	39,182	34,156	+14.7%
40	Matanog	Maguindanao del Norte	41,146	36,034	+14.2%
41	Guindulungan	Maguindanao del Sur	28,471	24,933	+14.2%
42	Datu Paglas	Maguindanao del Sur	38,446	33,682	+14.1%
43	Sultan Sa Barongis	Maguindanao del Sur	27,929	24,476	+14.1%
44	Paglat	Maguindanao del Sur	21,317	18,727	+13.8%
45	Datu Blah T. Sinsuat	Maguindanao del Norte	32,088	28,243	+13.6%
46	Bongao	Tawi-Tawi	131,887	116,118	+13.6%
47	Madalum	Lanao del Sur	30,044	26,478	+13.5%
48	Kapatagan	Lanao del Sur	23,228	20,498	+13.3%
49	Datu Salibo	Maguindanao del Sur	21,295	18,795	+13.3%
50	Talitay	Maguindanao del Norte	19,750	17,463	+13.1%
51	Pagagawan	Maguindanao del Sur	42,181	37,314	+13.0%
52	Sitangkai	Tawi-Tawi	42,172	37,319	+13.0%
53	Madamba	Lanao del Sur	24,886	22,050	+12.9%
54	Rajah Buayan	Maguindanao del Sur	31,329	27,832	+12.6%
55	Lumbayanague	Lanao del Sur	21,469	19,091	+12.5%
56	Hadji Muhtamad	Basilan	30,122	26,867	+12.1%
57	Languyan	Tawi-Tawi	41,587	37,096	+12.1%
58	Marogong	Lanao del Sur	33,595	30,118	+11.5%
59	Butig	Lanao del Sur	25,394	22,768	+11.5%
60	Sibutu	Tawi-Tawi	38,070	34,243	+11.2%
61	Lumba-Bayabao	Lanao del Sur	50,959	45,909	+11.0%
62	Pandag	Maguindanao del Sur	29,244	26,356	+11.0%
63	Upi	Maguindanao del Norte	65,363	59,004	+10.8%
64	Sapa-Sapa	Tawi-Tawi	37,129	33,580	+10.6%
65	Ditsaan-Ramain	Lanao del Sur	26,918	24,406	+10.3%
66	Shariff Aguak	Maguindanao del Sur	37,437	33,982	+10.2%
67	Ganassi	Lanao del Sur	33,897	30,802	+10.1%
68	Lumbatan	Lanao del Sur	24,988	22,780	+9.7%
69	Masiu	Lanao del Sur	36,803	33,580	+9.6%
70	Panglima Sugala	Tawi-Tawi	52,657	48,055	+9.6%
71	Datu Piang	Maguindanao del Sur	31,063	28,380	+9.5%
72	Ampatuan	Maguindanao del Sur	31,560	28,941	+9.1%
73	Mangudadatu	Maguindanao del Sur	28,511	26,203	+8.8%
74	Taraka	Lanao del Sur	29,558	27,184	+8.7%
75	Bubong	Lanao del Sur	28,733	26,514	+8.4%
76	South Ubian	Tawi-Tawi	31,942	29,583	+8.0%
77	Bayang	Lanao del Sur	30,227	28,023	+7.9%
78	Saguiaran	Lanao del Sur	28,807	26,712	+7.8%
79	Lumbaca-Unayan	Lanao del Sur	8,768	8,131	+7.8%
80	Gen. S.K. Pendatun	Maguindanao del Sur	33,710	31,263	+7.8%
81	Datu Saudi Ampatuan	Maguindanao del Sur	33,374	31,060	+7.5%
82	Poona Bayabao	Lanao del Sur	33,307	31,141	+7.0%
83	Pagalungan	Maguindanao del Sur	49,326	46,277	+6.6%
84	Buluan	Maguindanao del Sur	60,931	57,406	+6.1%
85	Tugaya	Lanao del Sur	26,283	24,778	+6.1%
86	Bacolod-Kalawi	Lanao del Sur	24,381	23,129	+5.4%
87	Kapai	Lanao del Sur	21,630	20,581	+5.1%
88	Balabagan	Lanao del Sur	31,227	29,863	+4.6%
89	Binidayan	Lanao del Sur	27,031	25,965	+4.1%
90	Pagayawan	Lanao del Sur	15,659	15,057	+4.0%
91	Simunul	Tawi-Tawi	35,616	34,245	+4.0%
92	Tubaran	Lanao del Sur	17,567	16,896	+4.0%
93	Sultan Dumalondong	Lanao del Sur	12,984	12,500	+3.9%
94	Datu Hoffer Ampatuan	Maguindanao del Sur	27,678	26,660	+3.8%
95	Picong	Lanao del Sur	19,296	18,907	+2.1%
96	Tagoloan II	Lanao del Sur	12,843	12,602	+1.9%
97	Wao	Lanao del Sur	51,081	50,366	+1.4%
98	Tandubas	Tawi-Tawi	34,702	34,316	+1.1%
99	Mapun	Tawi-Tawi	29,218	30,038	−2.7%

How the comparison is kept fair

99 of the 108 cities and municipalities in Bangsamoro (BARMM) can be compared. The other 9 are left out.

Only places with at least 1,000 people in the 2020 census are ranked, so a village that gained a few families does not top the list.
A place is ranked only if the same place was counted in both censuses. Scene leaves out a place the PSA's list of changes shows as created, divided, merged or given a new code since the 2020 census, a place another one was carved out of, and a place with no 2020 count.
The PSA's data carries no field that flags a changed border by itself; Scene reads the change list and the notes to each count, so a border change the PSA has not listed cannot be seen here.

The change is the percent difference between the two counts, as Scene works it out.

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. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 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), 2nd Quarter 2026: Summary of Changes, every change to a place since 1977. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). 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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