Ranking

Fastest-growing cities and municipalities in Bicol Region

Batuan (Masbate) grew fastest of the 114 cities and municipalities in Bicol Region that can be compared: up 6.9%, from 14,610 people in 2020 to 15,614 in 2024.^{[1, 2]}

Below are the first 100 of 114 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 Bicol Region, top 100
Rank	Name	Province or region	People, 2024	People, 2020	Change since 2020
1	Batuan	Masbate	15,614	14,610	+6.9%
2	Magarao	Camarines Sur	28,197	26,742	+5.4%
3	Malinao	Albay	49,570	47,395	+4.6%
4	Barcelona	Sorsogon	21,911	20,987	+4.4%
5	Bula	Camarines Sur	75,943	73,143	+3.8%
6	Prieto Diaz	Sorsogon	23,424	22,644	+3.4%
7	Presentacion	Camarines Sur	23,323	22,591	+3.2%
8	Daraga	Albay	138,000	133,893	+3.1%
9	Donsol	Sorsogon	51,781	50,281	+3.0%
10	Sorsogon City	Sorsogon	187,670	182,237	+3.0%
11	Palanas	Masbate	28,133	27,322	+3.0%
12	Esperanza	Masbate	18,021	17,534	+2.8%
13	Monreal	Masbate	25,843	25,164	+2.7%
14	Pili	Camarines Sur	101,668	99,196	+2.5%
15	Casiguran	Sorsogon	36,464	35,602	+2.4%
16	Tigaon	Camarines Sur	61,790	60,524	+2.1%
17	Juban	Sorsogon	35,978	35,297	+1.9%
18	San Fernando	Masbate	22,006	21,600	+1.9%
19	Santa Magdalena	Sorsogon	17,400	17,096	+1.8%
20	Magallanes	Sorsogon	38,072	37,411	+1.8%
21	Bulan	Sorsogon	106,919	105,190	+1.6%
22	San Jose	Camarines Sur	44,688	43,973	+1.6%
23	San Fernando	Camarines Sur	39,206	38,626	+1.5%
24	Pilar	Sorsogon	76,908	75,793	+1.5%
25	Camalig	Albay	73,087	72,042	+1.5%
26	Ligao City	Albay	119,779	118,096	+1.4%
27	Gubat	Sorsogon	61,095	60,294	+1.3%
28	Balatan	Camarines Sur	31,069	30,669	+1.3%
29	Castilla	Sorsogon	61,308	60,635	+1.1%
30	Matnog	Sorsogon	42,444	41,989	+1.1%
31	Cataingan	Masbate	51,165	50,623	+1.1%
32	Manito	Albay	26,425	26,162	+1.0%
33	Mobo	Masbate	41,199	40,823	+0.9%
34	Bulusan	Sorsogon	24,152	23,932	+0.9%
35	Aroroy	Masbate	89,154	88,351	+0.9%
36	Tiwi	Albay	56,871	56,444	+0.8%
37	Iriga City	Camarines Sur	115,306	114,457	+0.7%
38	Camaligan	Camarines Sur	25,218	25,036	+0.7%
39	Sagñay	Camarines Sur	37,087	36,841	+0.7%
40	Naga City	Camarines Sur	210,545	209,170	+0.7%
41	Gainza	Camarines Sur	11,652	11,584	+0.6%
42	Lagonoy	Camarines Sur	57,044	56,714	+0.6%
43	Dimasalang	Masbate	25,054	24,909	+0.6%
44	Placer	Masbate	56,658	56,340	+0.6%
45	Legazpi City	Albay	210,616	209,533	+0.5%
46	Malilipot	Albay	41,066	40,857	+0.5%
47	Irosin	Sorsogon	59,540	59,267	+0.5%
48	San Pascual	Masbate	44,641	44,449	+0.4%
49	Goa	Camarines Sur	71,651	71,368	+0.4%
50	Rapu-Rapu	Albay	36,281	36,151	+0.4%
51	Libmanan	Camarines Sur	113,254	112,994	+0.2%
52	Balud	Masbate	40,236	40,155	+0.2%
53	Polangui	Albay	89,344	89,176	+0.2%
54	Mandaon	Masbate	44,177	44,122	+0.1%
55	Calabanga	Camarines Sur	88,918	88,906	+0.0%
56	Nabua	Camarines Sur	86,458	86,490	−0.0%
57	Garchitorena	Camarines Sur	29,408	29,436	−0.1%
58	Tabaco City	Albay	140,779	140,961	−0.1%
59	Baao	Camarines Sur	61,357	61,493	−0.2%
60	Baleno	Masbate	28,787	28,855	−0.2%
61	Bacacay	Albay	72,298	72,485	−0.3%
62	Bato	Camarines Sur	52,021	52,155	−0.3%
63	Milagros	Masbate	57,362	57,538	−0.3%
64	Pio V. Corpus	Masbate	23,641	23,744	−0.4%
65	Tinambac	Camarines Sur	69,860	70,176	−0.5%
66	Santo Domingo	Albay	37,586	37,765	−0.5%
67	Masbate City	Masbate	104,011	104,522	−0.5%
68	Pio Duran	Albay	48,713	49,070	−0.7%
69	San Jacinto	Masbate	29,458	29,686	−0.8%
70	Milaor	Camarines Sur	33,680	33,963	−0.8%
71	Labo	Camarines Norte	108,319	109,245	−0.9%
72	Cawayan	Masbate	68,510	69,265	−1.1%
73	Canaman	Camarines Sur	35,766	36,205	−1.2%
74	Lupi	Camarines Sur	33,474	33,897	−1.3%
75	Siruma	Camarines Sur	19,168	19,419	−1.3%
76	Uson	Masbate	56,410	57,166	−1.3%
77	Del Gallego	Camarines Sur	26,029	26,403	−1.4%
78	Jovellar	Albay	17,538	17,795	−1.4%
79	Ragay	Camarines Sur	58,843	59,770	−1.6%
80	Guinobatan	Albay	84,420	85,786	−1.6%
81	Oas	Albay	64,890	66,084	−1.8%
82	Virac	Catanduanes	75,135	76,520	−1.8%
83	Cabusao	Camarines Sur	18,882	19,257	−2.0%
84	Bato	Catanduanes	21,325	21,748	−2.0%
85	Pamplona	Camarines Sur	38,556	39,333	−2.0%
86	Santa Elena	Camarines Norte	42,585	43,582	−2.3%
87	Caramoan	Camarines Sur	50,433	51,728	−2.5%
88	Mercedes	Camarines Norte	53,702	55,334	−3.0%
89	Paracale	Camarines Norte	58,391	60,198	−3.0%
90	Ocampo	Camarines Sur	49,535	51,073	−3.0%
91	Pandan	Catanduanes	20,796	21,473	−3.2%
92	Talisay	Camarines Norte	26,371	27,244	−3.2%
93	Claveria	Masbate	40,733	42,142	−3.3%
94	San Andres	Catanduanes	37,157	38,480	−3.4%
95	Bombon	Camarines Sur	17,346	17,995	−3.6%
96	Baras	Catanduanes	12,992	13,484	−3.7%
97	Basud	Camarines Norte	43,388	45,133	−3.9%
98	Libon	Albay	72,135	75,073	−3.9%
99	Buhi	Camarines Sur	78,104	81,306	−3.9%
100	Minalabac	Camarines Sur	51,841	53,981	−4.0%

How the comparison is kept fair

114 of the 114 cities and municipalities in Bicol Region can be compared. The other 0 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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