Ranking

Densest barangays in Bicol Region

Bgy. 25 - Lapu-lapu (Legazpi City, Albay) is the most crowded of the 3,471 barangays in Bicol Region: about 44,681 people for every km² in 2024.^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

Below are the first 100 of 3,471 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.

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Densest barangays in Bicol Region, top 100
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	Libertad	Bulan, Sorsogon	911	812	+12.2%	about 41,036
3	Bacolod	Magallanes, Sorsogon	872	1,043	−16.4%	about 39,636
4	Camachiles	Matnog, Sorsogon	1,724	1,684	+2.4%	about 39,093
5	Bgy. 29 - Sabang	Legazpi City, Albay	1,894	1,878	+0.9%	about 39,052
6	Barangay VI	Mercedes, Camarines Norte	1,461	1,646	−11.2%	about 38,856
7	Cawit	Casiguran, Sorsogon	1,501	1,487	+0.9%	about 38,291
8	Sirangan	Sorsogon City, Sorsogon	2,187	2,271	−3.7%	about 38,101
9	Santo Cristo	Tabaco City, Albay	4,917	5,544	−11.3%	about 37,823
10	Zone II Pob.	Bulan, Sorsogon	5,721	5,834	−1.9%	about 36,673
11	Sampaloc	Sorsogon City, Sorsogon	4,379	4,594	−4.7%	about 34,211
12	Santo Tomas	Camaligan, Camarines Sur	1,808	707	+155.7%	about 32,993
13	Lerma	Naga City, Camarines Sur	1,430	1,640	−12.8%	about 31,707
14	Pandayan Pob.	Santo Domingo, Albay	495	499	−0.8%	about 30,745
15	Barangay VII	Mercedes, Camarines Norte	1,910	1,809	+5.6%	about 30,658
16	Bgy. 30 - Pigcale	Legazpi City, Albay	1,210	1,858	−34.9%	about 30,326
17	Balud Del Norte	Gubat, Sorsogon	2,056	2,010	+2.3%	about 29,971
18	Barangay IV	Pio Duran, Albay	2,251	1,631	+38.0%	about 29,934
19	Salvacion Poblacion	Tinambac, Camarines Sur	2,292	2,372	−3.4%	about 28,579
20	Pantalan	Magallanes, Sorsogon	1,293	1,158	+11.7%	about 27,336
21	Market Area Pob.	Daraga, Albay	3,311	3,170	+4.5%	about 26,278
22	Bagumbayan	Masbate City, Masbate	5,754	5,663	+1.6%	about 26,274
23	San Roque	Tabaco City, Albay	5,188	5,344	−2.9%	about 25,940
24	San Vicente Pob.	Santo Domingo, Albay	1,339	1,352	−1.0%	about 25,602
25	Santo Domingo Pob.	Santo Domingo, Albay	716	780	−8.2%	about 25,390
26	Igualdad Interior	Naga City, Camarines Sur	2,814	3,008	−6.5%	about 25,351
27	Marcelo Alberto	Virac, Catanduanes	797	811	−1.7%	about 24,373
28	Bgy. 22 - Binanuahan East	Legazpi City, Albay	1,861	1,829	+1.8%	about 24,200
29	San Pablo	Virac, Catanduanes	830	870	−4.6%	about 24,128
30	Santa Elena	Buhi, Camarines Sur	3,299	3,819	−13.6%	about 24,080
31	Bgy. 28 - Victory Village North	Legazpi City, Albay	1,487	2,459	−39.5%	about 23,984
32	Bacolod	Tabaco City, Albay	1,733	1,949	−11.1%	about 23,805
33	Barangay IV	Mercedes, Camarines Norte	1,527	1,816	−15.9%	about 23,277
34	San Juan Pob.	Santo Domingo, Albay	1,089	977	+11.5%	about 22,688
35	Bgy. 32 - San Roque	Legazpi City, Albay	5,452	5,740	−5.0%	about 21,896
36	Barangay I	Mercedes, Camarines Norte	1,952	2,279	−14.4%	about 21,404
37	Del Rosario Pob.	Santo Domingo, Albay	660	675	−2.2%	about 21,019
38	Parang	Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte	5,924	6,500	−8.9%	about 21,007
39	Cobo	Tabaco City, Albay	3,229	3,439	−6.1%	about 20,968
40	Obrero	Bulan, Sorsogon	2,575	2,927	−12.0%	about 20,600
41	Barangay III	Mercedes, Camarines Norte	3,316	3,292	+0.7%	about 20,596
42	San Rafael	Bato, Camarines Sur	1,704	1,587	+7.4%	about 20,262
43	Balud Del Sur	Gubat, Sorsogon	1,309	1,293	+1.2%	about 20,108
44	Bgy. 27 - Victory Village South	Legazpi City, Albay	1,451	1,284	+13.0%	about 19,986
45	Santiago	Pili, Camarines Sur	2,498	2,511	−0.5%	about 19,825
46	Poblacion Norte	Paracale, Camarines Norte	3,708	4,001	−7.3%	about 19,723
47	Barangay 6	Camalig, Albay	343	347	−1.2%	about 19,713
48	Bgy. 5 - Sagmin Pob.	Legazpi City, Albay	1,037	1,102	−5.9%	about 19,419
49	Tablac	Matnog, Sorsogon	1,322	1,449	−8.8%	about 19,413
50	Bgy. 23 - Imperial Court Subd.	Legazpi City, Albay	1,202	865	+39.0%	about 19,232
51	Barangay III	Pio Duran, Albay	1,192	873	+36.5%	about 18,891
52	Pating	Masbate City, Masbate	3,570	3,892	−8.3%	about 18,889
53	Barangay II	Mercedes, Camarines Norte	3,786	3,944	−4.0%	about 18,743
54	Bacolod	Irosin, Sorsogon	4,207	4,645	−9.4%	about 18,698
55	Bgy. 33 - PNR-Peñaranda St.-Iraya	Legazpi City, Albay	2,887	3,360	−14.1%	about 18,506
56	Barangay II	Malilipot, Albay	849	549	+54.6%	about 17,949
57	San Pedro Pob.	Santo Domingo, Albay	536	599	−10.5%	about 17,867
58	Nagarao	Placer, Masbate	855	833	+2.6%	about 17,485
59	Calauag	Naga City, Camarines Sur	10,738	11,295	−4.9%	about 17,460
60	San Roque	Baao, Camarines Sur	919	1,002	−8.3%	about 17,405
61	Binitayan	Daraga, Albay	4,807	4,643	+3.5%	about 17,229
62	Bgy. 21 - Binanuahan West	Legazpi City, Albay	770	802	−4.0%	about 16,667
63	Filarca	Tinambac, Camarines Sur	953	965	−1.2%	about 16,603
64	San Cirilo	Pasacao, Camarines Sur	5,045	5,331	−5.4%	about 16,487
65	Sabang	Naga City, Camarines Sur	6,274	6,838	−8.3%	about 16,339
66	Barangay 8	Bacacay, Albay	179	132	+35.6%	about 16,273
67	Camcaman	Matnog, Sorsogon	1,094	1,123	−2.6%	about 16,231
68	Poblacion Central	Ocampo, Camarines Sur	1,229	1,087	+13.1%	about 16,171
69	Zone VI Pob.	Bulan, Sorsogon	957	974	−1.8%	about 16,138
70	Barangay IV	Daet, Camarines Norte	6,741	8,133	−17.1%	about 16,127
71	Sulucan	Sorsogon City, Sorsogon	567	592	−4.2%	about 16,108
72	Zone VII Pob.	Bulan, Sorsogon	4,101	4,108	−0.2%	about 16,082
73	Naboctot	Placer, Masbate	1,413	1,358	+4.1%	about 16,075
74	Plaridel	Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte	2,272	2,450	−7.3%	about 16,000
75	F. Magallanes	Masbate City, Masbate	3,353	3,369	−0.5%	about 15,891
76	Sabang	Bulusan, Sorsogon	1,319	1,309	+0.8%	about 15,872
77	Rawis	Virac, Catanduanes	1,700	2,018	−15.8%	about 15,596
78	Barangay 11	Bacacay, Albay	341	180	+89.4%	about 15,156
79	Tabunan	Matnog, Sorsogon	2,089	2,010	+3.9%	about 15,138
80	San Roque	Buhi, Camarines Sur	729	772	−5.6%	about 15,124
81	Pinya	Labo, Camarines Norte	1,189	1,483	−19.8%	about 15,089
82	Basud	Tabaco City, Albay	2,173	2,688	−19.2%	about 14,986
83	Divina Pastora	Bato, Camarines Sur	1,749	1,690	+3.5%	about 14,949
84	Punta Waling-Waling Pob.	Donsol, Sorsogon	1,898	1,869	+1.6%	about 14,945
85	Bgy. 34 - Oro Site-Magallanes St.	Legazpi City, Albay	2,140	2,224	−3.8%	about 14,658
86	Abella	Naga City, Camarines Sur	5,401	5,757	−6.2%	about 14,597
87	Espinosa	Masbate City, Masbate	7,485	7,123	+5.1%	about 14,339
88	San Juan	Virac, Catanduanes	476	599	−20.5%	about 14,251
89	San Marcos	Camaligan, Camarines Sur	1,282	1,495	−14.3%	about 14,181
90	Santiago	Bato, Camarines Sur	3,548	3,588	−1.1%	about 13,914
91	San Roque	Daraga, Albay	4,354	4,345	+0.2%	about 13,649
92	North Poblacion	Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte	1,867	1,917	−2.6%	about 13,628
93	Barangay Poblacion II	Santa Magdalena, Sorsogon	564	558	+1.1%	about 13,590
94	Salog	Sorsogon City, Sorsogon	2,816	2,811	+0.2%	about 13,538
95	San Juan Evangelista	Goa, Camarines Sur	596	828	−28.0%	about 13,454
96	Bgy. 10 - Cabugao	Legazpi City, Albay	452	514	−12.1%	about 13,412
97	Ilawod Area Pob.	Daraga, Albay	1,805	1,854	−2.6%	about 13,370
98	San Rafael	Lagonoy, Camarines Sur	2,290	2,168	+5.6%	about 13,237
99	Concepcion	Virac, Catanduanes	797	929	−14.2%	about 13,217
100	Barangay 1	Camalig, Albay	997	991	+0.6%	about 13,016

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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