Ranking

Fastest-growing barangays in Central Luzon

San Jose Apunan (Lubao, Pampanga) grew fastest of the 2,719 barangays in Central Luzon that can be compared: up 257.7%, from 1,138 people in 2020 to 4,071 in 2024.^{[1, 2, 3]}

Below are the first 100 of 2,719 barangays, 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 barangays in Central Luzon, top 100
Rank	Name	City or municipality	People, 2024	People, 2020	Change since 2020
1	San Jose Apunan	Lubao, Pampanga	4,071	1,138	+257.7%
2	San Vicente	Lubao, Pampanga	3,788	1,391	+172.3%
3	Maliwalu	Bacolor, Pampanga	3,483	1,438	+142.2%
4	San Nicolas 2nd	Sasmuan, Pampanga	3,886	1,678	+131.6%
5	San Pedro Saug	Lubao, Pampanga	3,954	1,811	+118.3%
6	Poblacion Norte	Licab, Nueva Ecija	2,933	1,356	+116.3%
7	Apollo	Orani, Bataan	3,614	1,865	+93.8%
8	San Vicente	Jaen, Nueva Ecija	2,173	1,126	+93.0%
9	San Pablo 2nd	Lubao, Pampanga	8,279	4,340	+90.8%
10	San Nicolas 2nd	Lubao, Pampanga	3,402	1,860	+82.9%
11	Nagbalayong	Morong, Bataan	12,199	6,756	+80.6%
12	Mag-asawang Sampaloc	General Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija	2,201	1,243	+77.1%
13	Bulac	Santa Maria, Bulacan	17,622	10,015	+76.0%
14	Pulung Bulu	San Fernando City, Pampanga	11,288	6,448	+75.1%
15	San Antonio	Bacolor, Pampanga	2,142	1,231	+74.0%
16	Santa Ines	Bacolor, Pampanga	2,330	1,400	+66.4%
17	Calaanan	Bongabon, Nueva Ecija	4,264	2,575	+65.6%
18	Panipuan	Mexico, Pampanga	6,629	4,016	+65.1%
19	Santa Barbara	Bacolor, Pampanga	2,485	1,514	+64.1%
20	Dawe	Minalin, Pampanga	1,743	1,072	+62.6%
21	San Roque	San Luis, Pampanga	8,504	5,254	+61.9%
22	Calumpang	Mabalacat City, Pampanga	3,261	2,017	+61.7%
23	Macabacle	Bacolor, Pampanga	1,609	1,001	+60.7%
24	Panginay	Guiguinto, Bulacan	2,694	1,693	+59.1%
25	San Antonio	Magalang, Pampanga	3,281	2,083	+57.5%
26	Dona	Orani, Bataan	2,784	1,788	+55.7%
27	San Nicolas	Masantol, Pampanga	5,806	3,751	+54.8%
28	Pula	Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	2,001	1,306	+53.2%
29	San Francisco	Santo Domingo, Nueva Ecija	2,276	1,500	+51.7%
30	San Isidro	Bacolor, Pampanga	10,400	6,865	+51.5%
31	San Pablo Libutad	San Simon, Pampanga	3,256	2,165	+50.4%
32	San Mauricio	San Jose City, Nueva Ecija	1,803	1,205	+49.6%
33	Gutad	Floridablanca, Pampanga	6,810	4,559	+49.4%
34	Santa Filomena	Guagua, Pampanga	2,568	1,741	+47.5%
35	San Jose Mitla	Porac, Pampanga	2,080	1,412	+47.3%
36	Maimpis	San Fernando City, Pampanga	18,580	12,847	+44.6%
37	Amsic	Angeles City, Pampanga	24,437	16,953	+44.2%
38	Bakal I	Talavera, Nueva Ecija	3,835	2,671	+43.6%
39	Communal	Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	2,566	1,791	+43.3%
40	Tangle	Mexico, Pampanga	5,657	3,962	+42.8%
41	San Bartolome	Concepcion, Tarlac	3,420	2,415	+41.6%
42	Santo Rosario	Magalang, Pampanga	7,404	5,235	+41.4%
43	Mawaque	Mabalacat City, Pampanga	5,215	3,692	+41.3%
44	Sapang Palay	San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	8,194	5,804	+41.2%
45	San Felipe	Llanera, Nueva Ecija	2,785	1,984	+40.4%
46	Lambac	Guagua, Pampanga	5,034	3,588	+40.3%
47	Santa Teresita	Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija	2,434	1,739	+40.0%
48	Nueva Victoria	Mexico, Pampanga	3,181	2,285	+39.2%
49	Manicla	San Jose City, Nueva Ecija	3,612	2,595	+39.2%
50	Bonifacio District	San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija	4,582	3,294	+39.1%
51	San Pedro	San Simon, Pampanga	11,113	8,007	+38.8%
52	Tagumpay	Orani, Bataan	3,537	2,551	+38.7%
53	Santa Lucia	San Luis, Pampanga	2,194	1,584	+38.5%
54	San Vicente	Santa Maria, Bulacan	33,691	24,451	+37.8%
55	San Juan	Guagua, Pampanga	3,767	2,738	+37.6%
56	Pabanlag	Floridablanca, Pampanga	4,590	3,347	+37.1%
57	Panducot	Calumpit, Bulacan	2,402	1,752	+37.1%
58	Villarosa	Licab, Nueva Ecija	4,427	3,236	+36.8%
59	Lauis	Candelaria, Zambales	2,890	2,133	+35.5%
60	Kaybanban	San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	4,380	3,245	+35.0%
61	Malimanga	Candelaria, Zambales	1,646	1,228	+34.0%
62	Dulong Bayan	Quezon, Nueva Ecija	6,274	4,687	+33.9%
63	San Matias	Guagua, Pampanga	5,669	4,240	+33.7%
64	Consuelo	Floridablanca, Pampanga	4,823	3,609	+33.6%
65	Dalayap	Macabebe, Pampanga	3,563	2,668	+33.6%
66	Lourdes North West	Angeles City, Pampanga	13,415	10,054	+33.4%
67	San Nicolas	San Simon, Pampanga	3,310	2,485	+33.2%
68	Mataguiti	Macabebe, Pampanga	1,488	1,118	+33.1%
69	San Rafael	Mexico, Pampanga	6,381	4,805	+32.8%
70	Mancatian	Porac, Pampanga	3,589	2,707	+32.6%
71	Sinilian 3rd	Camiling, Tarlac	1,993	1,508	+32.2%
72	Maligaya	Palayan City, Nueva Ecija	1,385	1,050	+31.9%
73	Santa Cruz	Mexico, Pampanga	2,651	2,019	+31.3%
74	Santo Niño	Guagua, Pampanga	2,852	2,175	+31.1%
75	Sapang Balas	Dinalupihan, Bataan	2,018	1,543	+30.8%
76	Camangyanan	Santa Maria, Bulacan	6,563	5,019	+30.8%
77	Balut I	Pilar, Bataan	1,712	1,315	+30.2%
78	Balayong	Malolos City, Bulacan	4,618	3,549	+30.1%
79	Maite	Hermosa, Bataan	2,632	2,025	+30.0%
80	Pacalag	San Miguel, Bulacan	1,586	1,222	+29.8%
81	Santa Rita	Santo Domingo, Nueva Ecija	1,834	1,418	+29.3%
82	Lomboy	Talavera, Nueva Ecija	2,613	2,022	+29.2%
83	San Luis	Tarlac City, Tarlac	4,363	3,383	+29.0%
84	Vizal Santo Cristo	Candaba, Pampanga	3,169	2,461	+28.8%
85	Licaong	Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	1,953	1,521	+28.4%
86	Telapatio	San Ildefonso, Bulacan	1,424	1,110	+28.3%
87	San Vicente	Laur, Nueva Ecija	2,638	2,058	+28.2%
88	Comitang	Santo Domingo, Nueva Ecija	2,470	1,934	+27.7%
89	Telapayong	Arayat, Pampanga	9,875	7,749	+27.4%
90	Taltal	Masinloc, Zambales	6,109	4,807	+27.1%
91	Cataning	Hermosa, Bataan	3,807	3,000	+26.9%
92	Macabaclay	Bongabon, Nueva Ecija	3,467	2,735	+26.8%
93	Mabuco	Hermosa, Bataan	6,965	5,496	+26.7%
94	Munting Batangas	Balanga City, Bataan	4,197	3,320	+26.4%
95	Baruya	Lubao, Pampanga	5,589	4,425	+26.3%
96	Cruz Roja	Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	6,755	5,354	+26.2%
97	Sapang Maisac	Mexico, Pampanga	10,179	8,085	+25.9%
98	Pampang	Angeles City, Pampanga	31,001	24,653	+25.8%
99	Salapungan	Candaba, Pampanga	6,306	5,019	+25.6%
100	Cabangcalan	Floridablanca, Pampanga	2,749	2,196	+25.2%

How the comparison is kept fair

2,719 of the 3,105 barangays in Central Luzon can be compared. The other 386 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. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Central Luzon (OpenSTAT table 0031A6DTPH2). Published August 5, 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. 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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