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Province

Camarines Sur

Camarines Sur is a province in the Bicol Region of Luzon, Philippines. Its population was 2,063,314 in the 2024 census, and it has 2 cities and 35 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
A weathered grey stone cathedral with a columned facade, a clock in its pediment and two domed bell towers, under a blue sky.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist, in Naga City.Photo: “Naga City Metropolitan Cathedral, Naga City, Philippines” by Totle12, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene, which also blurred three passers-by's faces. Scene's copy is shared under the same licence.

  • PeopleSources

    2,063,314

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 13.2% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    1st

    of the 6 provinces of Bicol Region by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 34 of every 100 people in Bicol Region lived in Camarines Sur in 2024 (34.02%)

  • Inside itSources

    37

    cities and municipalities

    1,063 barangays

  • LandSources

    5,718.25 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Camarines Sur's land would fill a square about 75.6 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 361 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 4 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    488,608

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    4.2 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    28.8%

    About 29 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0501700000[4]Formerly 051700000

People

Camarines Sur had 2,063,314 people in the 2024 census, up 13.2% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Camarines Sur had the most people of the 6 provinces of Bicol Region in 2024[1]
  1. 1Camarines Sur2,063,314
  2. 2Albay1,379,398
  3. 3Masbate910,813
  4. 4Sorsogon845,066
  5. 5Camarines Norte604,666
  6. 6Catanduanes261,169
All 6 provinces of Bicol Region
Of every 100 people in Camarines Sur in 2024[1]

Corrected by Scene from the PSA's men and women counts. The PSA's age table prints a both-sexes count for 80 - 84 (21,809 printed against 13,130 men and women) and 85 and over (18,815 printed against 8,679 men and women) that is not the sum of its men and women, although its men and women columns add up exactly to the Camarines Sur totals. Scene shows the sum of the two for these groups and keeps the printed values.[5]

Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 30 of every 100 are children under 15 (29.9%)
  • About 63 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.3%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.8%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 5170,66989,01981,650
5 - 9209,728108,712101,016
10 - 14235,502122,708112,794
15 - 19221,611114,458107,153
20 - 24192,93798,81794,120
25 - 29154,71679,10375,613
30 - 34142,20373,14369,060
35 - 39126,77165,74761,024
40 - 44116,16860,24055,928
45 - 49104,11153,26550,846
50 - 5492,62446,57046,054
55 - 5982,90840,92441,984
60 - 6470,19733,82936,368
65 - 6954,89025,12529,765
70 - 7438,72416,60622,118
75 - 7923,9698,83915,130
80 - 8413,130Corrected by Scene · the PSA prints 21,8094,2378,893
85 and over8,679Corrected by Scene · the PSA prints 18,8152,1716,508

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
2,063,314[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
488,608[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.2 on average[1, 2]
Share of Bicol Region, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
34.02%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
28.8% (593,727 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
1,043,513 men, 1,016,024 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 20242,063,314[1, 2]−0.06% a year488,6084.2
2020as of May 1, 20202,068,244[1]1.22% a year——
2015as of August 1, 20151,952,544[1]1.32% a year——
2010as of May 1, 20101,822,371[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then1,693,821[35]1.22% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders1,551,549[35, 36]1.72% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then1,432,598[35]1.75% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then1,305,919[35]1.74% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then1,099,346[35]1.43% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then1,023,819[35]1.54% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then948,436[35]1.44% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then819,565[35]———

Cities and municipalities

Camarines Sur is made up of 35 municipalities, 1 city and Naga City, with 1,063 barangays in all. Naga City lies within it but governs itself apart from the province.
Colour byColours the map of Camarines Sur by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AlbayCamarines NorteQuezonBaao: 61,357 people, 546 per km², −0.05% a yearBalatan: 31,069 people, 507 per km², 0.31% a yearBato: 52,021 people, 480 per km², −0.06% a yearBombon: 17,346 people, 600 per km², −0.88% a yearBuhi: 78,104 people, 311 per km², −0.96% a yearBula: 75,943 people, 451 per km², 0.90% a yearCabusao: 18,882 people, 586 per km², −0.47% a yearCalabanga: 88,918 people, 665 per km², 0.00% a yearCamaligan: 25,218 people, 5,178 per km², 0.17% a yearCanaman: 35,766 people, 824 per km², −0.29% a yearCaramoan: 50,433 people, 175 per km², −0.61% a yearIriga City: 115,306 people, 717 per km², 0.18% a yearNaga City: 210,545 people, 2,676 per km², 0.16% a yearDel Gallego: 26,029 people, 84 per km², −0.34% a yearGainza: 11,652 people, 784 per km², 0.14% a yearGarchitorena: 29,408 people, 104 per km², −0.02% a yearGoa: 71,651 people, 355 per km², 0.09% a yearLagonoy: 57,044 people, 157 per km², 0.14% a yearLibmanan: 113,254 people, 309 per km², 0.06% a yearLupi: 33,474 people, 191 per km², −0.30% a yearMagarao: 28,197 people, 603 per km², 1.28% a yearMilaor: 33,680 people, 1,010 per km², −0.20% a yearMinalabac: 51,841 people, 394 per km², −0.97% a yearNabua: 86,458 people, 968 per km², −0.01% a yearOcampo: 49,535 people, 451 per km², −0.73% a yearPamplona: 38,556 people, 481 per km², −0.48% a yearPasacao: 50,708 people, 339 per km², −1.26% a yearPili: 101,668 people, 716 per km², 0.59% a yearPresentacion: 23,323 people, 132 per km², 0.77% a yearRagay: 58,843 people, 137 per km², −0.37% a yearSagñay: 37,087 people, 319 per km², 0.16% a yearSan Fernando: 39,206 people, 470 per km², 0.36% a yearSan Jose: 44,688 people, 943 per km², 0.39% a yearSipocot: 65,286 people, 251 per km², −1.03% a yearSiruma: 19,168 people, 129 per km², −0.31% a yearTigaon: 61,790 people, 754 per km², 0.50% a yearTinambac: 69,860 people, 173 per km², −0.11% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 20,000
  • 20,000 to 31,000
  • 31,000 to 45,000
  • 45,000 to 76,000
  • 76,000 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 140
  • 140 to 250
  • 250 to 390
  • 390 to 750
  • 750 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap
Cities and municipalities of Camarines Sur. Each column heading sorts the table.
Kind[1, 7]Share (2024)
BaaoMunicipality61,3572.97%−0.05% a year112.36 km²
BalatanMunicipality31,0691.51%0.31% a year61.25 km²
BatoMunicipality52,0212.52%−0.06% a year108.35 km²
BombonMunicipality17,3460.84%−0.88% a year28.93 km²
BuhiMunicipality78,1043.79%−0.96% a year251.16 km²
BulaMunicipality75,9433.68%0.90% a year168.46 km²
CabusaoMunicipality18,8820.92%−0.47% a year32.24 km²
CalabangaMunicipality88,9184.31%0.00% a year133.72 km²
CamaliganMunicipality25,2181.22%0.17% a year4.87 km²
CanamanMunicipality35,7661.73%−0.29% a year43.41 km²
CaramoanMunicipality50,4332.44%−0.61% a year287.89 km²
Iriga CityComponent city115,3065.59%0.18% a year160.84 km²
Naga CityIndependent component city210,54510.2%0.16% a year78.69 km²
Del GallegoMunicipality26,0291.26%−0.34% a year310.09 km²
GainzaMunicipality11,6520.56%0.14% a year14.86 km²
GarchitorenaMunicipality29,4081.43%−0.02% a year283.92 km²
GoaMunicipality71,6513.47%0.09% a year201.78 km²
LagonoyMunicipality57,0442.76%0.14% a year362.71 km²
LibmananMunicipality113,2545.49%0.06% a year367.11 km²
LupiMunicipality33,4741.62%−0.30% a year175.32 km²
MagaraoMunicipality28,1971.37%1.28% a year46.73 km²
MilaorMunicipality33,6801.63%−0.20% a year33.34 km²
MinalabacMunicipality51,8412.51%−0.97% a year131.56 km²
NabuaMunicipality86,4584.19%−0.01% a year89.30 km²
OcampoMunicipality49,5352.4%−0.73% a year109.81 km²
PamplonaMunicipality38,5561.87%−0.48% a year80.18 km²
PasacaoMunicipality50,7082.46%−1.26% a year149.73 km²
PiliMunicipality101,6684.93%0.59% a year142.05 km²
PresentacionMunicipality23,3231.13%0.77% a year176.27 km²
RagayMunicipality58,8432.85%−0.37% a year429.66 km²
SagñayMunicipality37,0871.8%0.16% a year116.36 km²
San FernandoMunicipality39,2061.9%0.36% a year83.42 km²
San JoseMunicipality44,6882.17%0.39% a year47.39 km²
SipocotMunicipality65,2863.16%−1.03% a year260.11 km²
SirumaMunicipality19,1680.93%−0.31% a year149.11 km²
TigaonMunicipality61,7902.99%0.50% a year81.98 km²
TinambacMunicipality69,8603.39%−0.11% a year403.29 km²

Land & Environment

Camarines Sur covers 5,718.25 km² of land, 361 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,974 m above the sea and it has 988.5 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
5,718.25 km²[7]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
361 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
13.62594° N, 123.37565° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[32]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
147 m
Highest
1,974 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

988.5 km of coastline[33]

Rivers[33]

  1. Bicol River92.5 of 93.6 km
  2. Libmanan River52.7 km
  3. Libmanan River41.7 of 41.9 km
  4. Pawili River30.9 km
  5. Anayan River29.2 km
  6. Paculago River26.4 of 26.5 km
  7. Tambang River25.9 km
  8. Rangas River22.8 km

The longest inside it: 46 in all.

Lakes[33]

  1. Lake Bato26.0 km²
  2. Lake Buhi17.1 km²

Peaks[33]

  1. Mount Isarog1,860 m
  2. Irigavolcano1,143 m
  3. Mount Asog1,125 m
  4. Mount Putianay826 m
  5. Mount Bernacci756 m
  6. Saddle Peak718 m

The highest: 21 in all.

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type II[34]

No dry season. The rain is heaviest from December to February, and no month is truly dry.

Covers about 44 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

Life & Economy

Camarines Sur's economy made ₱250.1 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱115,456 for each person. About 29 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱250.1 billion[19]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱209.0 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
−1.0%[20]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱115,456[21]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
29.4% of people[22]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 29 of every 100 people in Camarines Sur lived below the poverty line in 2023 (29.4%)[22]

The PSA's survey puts it between 25.1% and 33.7%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱33,911 a person for the year.

Public places

  • 227government offices
  • 49hospitals and health centres
  • 1,286schools
  • 304places of worship
  • 27markets
  • 45stations and terminals
  • 30parks
  • 15beaches
  • 27monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Each town's page lists its own; this page lists the stations, parks, beaches and monuments.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Camarines Sur” in their name, then one in each of its most populous cities and municipalities.

Stations and terminals45

39 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 37 cities and municipalities of Camarines Sur

Parks30

24 more parks are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 37 cities and municipalities of Camarines Sur

Beaches15

9 more beaches are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 37 cities and municipalities of Camarines Sur

Monuments and memorials27

21 more monuments and memorials are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 37 cities and municipalities of Camarines Sur

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Camarines Sur. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (the provincial board), led by the vice governor. The governor, the vice governor and the board's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[16, 17]

Capital
Pili[4]

5 legislative districtsLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary[18]

Each district elects one member of the House of Representatives. These are the districts as the laws drew them for the 2025 elections.

1st district

2nd district

3rd district

4th district

5th district

Leaders

The governor and vice governor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Governor
    Luis Raymond Favis Villafuerte Jr.[23]
    Vice governor
    Salvio Patrick Edmund Faustino Fortuno Jr.[23]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Vincenzo Renato Luigi Reyes Villafuerte[24]
    Vice governor
    Salvio Patrick Faustino Fortuno[24]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Miguel Reyes Villafuerte[25]
    Vice governor
    Imelda Arcilla Papin[25]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Miguel Reyes Villafuerte[26]
    Vice governor
    Fortunato Cariño Peña[26]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    Miguel Reyes Villafuerte[27]
    Vice governor
    Fortunato Cariño Peña[27]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    Luis Raymund Favis Villafuerte Jr.[28]
    Vice governor
    Fortunato Cariño Peña[28]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Luis Raymundo Favis Villafuerte Jr.[29]
    Vice governor
    Salvio Balera Fortuno[29]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Luis Raymond Favis Villafuerte Jr.[30]
    Vice governor
    Salvio Balera Fortuno[30]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Luis R. Villafuerte[31]
    Vice governor
    Imelda A. Papin[31]
Governors and vice governors of Camarines Sur, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Luis Raymond Favis Villafuerte Jr.[23]Salvio Patrick Edmund Faustino Fortuno Jr.[23]
2022–2025Vincenzo Renato Luigi Reyes Villafuerte[24]Salvio Patrick Faustino Fortuno[24]
2019–2022Miguel Reyes Villafuerte[25]Imelda Arcilla Papin[25]
2016–2019Miguel Reyes Villafuerte[26]Fortunato Cariño Peña[26]
2013–2016Miguel Reyes Villafuerte[27]Fortunato Cariño Peña[27]
2010–2013Luis Raymund Favis Villafuerte Jr.[28]Fortunato Cariño Peña[28]
2007–2010Luis Raymundo Favis Villafuerte Jr.[29]Salvio Balera Fortuno[29]
2004–2007Luis Raymond Favis Villafuerte Jr.[30]Salvio Balera Fortuno[30]
2001–2004Luis R. Villafuerte[31]Imelda A. Papin[31]

History & Identity

Camarines Sur's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Camarines Sur in Now

Created
Counted by the province from 27 May 1579, its official foundation date. Sources differ on its separation from Camarines Norte: the province credits Act No. 2711 of 10 March 1917, while Act No. 2809, approved 3 March 1919, authorized the segregation of Camarines Norte from Ambos Camarines and named the rest the Province of Camarines Sur[9, 10, 11]

How it got its name

In 1574 the Spaniards named the place Los Camarines, after the many camarines, rice granaries, that stood on its fertile plains.[12]

Act No. 2809 of 1919, which authorized the segregation of Camarines Norte, named the rest of Ambos Camarines the Province of Camarines Sur.[11]

Its story

Juan de Salcedo's troops explored the region in 1573 in search of gold. The Spaniards divided the Bicol country into a southern Partido de Ibalon and a northern Partido de Camarines, which took in the towns of today's Camarines Sur and Camarines Norte.[9, 12]

The province counts 27 May 1579 as its official foundation date, when Governor-General Francisco de Sande decreed a Spanish settlement in Camarines; the date was established by research in local, national and Spanish archives begun by Governor Luis R. Villafuerte.[9, 10, 12]

The Partido de Camarines was divided into Camarines Sur and Camarines Norte in 1829, and the two were later joined and parted more than once as Ambos Camarines.[9, 12]

Eleven of the fifteen Bicol martyrs were executed at Bagumbayan on 4 January 1897. In September 1898 the civil guards of Nueva Cáceres mutinied, the provincial governor, Vicente Zaidín, capitulated, and Corporal Elías Angeles took the lead of the rising that ended Spanish rule in Bicol.[9, 13]

The Philippine Commission organized Ambos Camarines as one province in 1901, with its capital at Nueva Cáceres. Act No. 2809 of 1919 provided for Camarines Norte to be re-established and called the rest Camarines Sur.[11, 14]

Naga remained the capital until Republic Act No. 1336 of 1955 moved the provincial capitol to the barrio of Palestina in Pili. Fire destroyed the capitol, with many of the province's papers, on 26 June 1976.[10, 15]

Timeline

  1. 1573

    Juan de Salcedo's troops explore the region.[12]

  2. 1574

    The place is named Los Camarines.[12]

  3. 27 May 1579

    Governor-General Francisco de Sande decrees a settlement in Camarines: the province's official foundation date.[9, 10]

  4. 1829

    The Partido de Camarines is divided into Camarines Sur and Camarines Norte.[9, 12]

  5. 4 January 1897

    Eleven of the fifteen Bicol martyrs are executed at Bagumbayan.[9, 13]

  6. September 1898

    The provincial governor capitulates to the mutinous civil guards of Nueva Cáceres.[13]

  7. 27 April 1901

    Act No. 123 extends the Provincial Government Act to Ambos Camarines, with its capital at Nueva Cáceres.[14]

  8. 3 March 1919

    Act No. 2809 provides for Camarines Norte to be re-established; the rest becomes Camarines Sur.[11]

  9. 16 June 1955

    Republic Act No. 1336 moves the capital to Pili.[15]

  10. 26 June 1976

    Fire destroys the provincial capitol.[10]

Nearby

Camarines Sur shares a border with Albay, Camarines Norte and Quezon.

How it compares

Camarines Sur beside Bicol Region, and where it stands among the provinces of Bicol Region.

Camarines Sur beside Bicol Region
FigureCamarines SurBicol RegionRank among the provinces of Bicol Region
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary2,063,314[1, 2]6,064,4261st of 6
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary−0.06% a year[1, 2]faster−0.07% a year4th of 6
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary361[7]more crowded3373rd of 6
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary5,718.25 km²[7]18,007.22 km²1st of 6
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary4.2[1, 2]higher4.1not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary28.8%[6]higher24.5%not ranked

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