Ranking

Fastest-growing barangays in Eastern Visayas

Jamorawon (Almeria, Biliran) grew fastest of the 1,513 barangays in Eastern Visayas that can be compared: up 121.3%, from 1,604 people in 2020 to 3,550 in 2024.^{[1, 2, 3]}

Below are the first 100 of 1,513 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 Eastern Visayas, top 100
Rank	Name	City or municipality	People, 2024	People, 2020	Change since 2020
1	Jamorawon	Almeria, Biliran	3,550	1,604	+121.3%
2	Villa Caneja	Naval, Biliran	2,147	1,016	+111.3%
3	Villa Enage	Biliran, Biliran	2,137	1,030	+107.5%
4	Barangay 98	Tacloban City, Leyte	3,116	1,540	+102.3%
5	Zone 3	San Roque, Northern Samar	5,406	2,797	+93.3%
6	San Jorge	Las Navas, Northern Samar	2,055	1,125	+82.7%
7	Candahug	Palo, Leyte	2,109	1,233	+71.1%
8	Borok	Ormoc City, Leyte	2,332	1,399	+66.7%
9	Baras	Palo, Leyte	3,725	2,235	+66.7%
10	Parag-um	Carigara, Leyte	3,393	2,143	+58.3%
11	Arado	Burauen, Leyte	2,432	1,540	+57.9%
12	Kinabranan Zone I	Allen, Northern Samar	1,566	1,017	+54.0%
13	Concepcion	Ormoc City, Leyte	2,954	1,930	+53.1%
14	Odiong	Javier, Leyte	1,994	1,313	+51.9%
15	Maganhan	Baybay City, Leyte	1,569	1,038	+51.2%
16	Cagbolo	Abuyog, Leyte	3,909	2,592	+50.8%
17	Balucanad	Capoocan, Leyte	2,464	1,660	+48.4%
18	Vigan	General Macarthur, Eastern Samar	1,943	1,314	+47.9%
19	Sapao	Guiuan, Eastern Samar	1,639	1,116	+46.9%
20	Castilla	Palo, Leyte	3,198	2,186	+46.3%
21	Cagbuhangin	Ormoc City, Leyte	2,821	1,933	+45.9%
22	Tayud	Villareal, Samar	1,514	1,050	+44.2%
23	Tanghas	Tolosa, Leyte	3,187	2,235	+42.6%
24	P. Barrantes	Alangalang, Leyte	2,183	1,551	+40.8%
25	Nueva Sociedad	Ormoc City, Leyte	1,497	1,066	+40.4%
26	Salvacion	Ormoc City, Leyte	4,363	3,113	+40.2%
27	Dale	San Roque, Northern Samar	2,569	1,836	+39.9%
28	Dolores	Ormoc City, Leyte	5,062	3,630	+39.5%
29	Doña Pulqueria	Catarman, Northern Samar	1,796	1,294	+38.8%
30	Magsaysay	Bobon, Northern Samar	2,711	1,973	+37.4%
31	Pinaghi-usa Pob.	Palompon, Leyte	2,148	1,565	+37.3%
32	Poblacion District 7	Pambujan, Northern Samar	2,117	1,555	+36.1%
33	Poblacion District 2	Macarthur, Leyte	1,471	1,083	+35.8%
34	Tingib	Basey, Samar	4,910	3,632	+35.2%
35	San Antonio	Alangalang, Leyte	1,771	1,318	+34.4%
36	Barayong	Palo, Leyte	3,005	2,259	+33.0%
37	Catmon	Ormoc City, Leyte	1,702	1,281	+32.9%
38	Tangkaan	Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte	1,478	1,114	+32.7%
39	Payao	Villaba, Leyte	1,398	1,057	+32.3%
40	Luna	Ormoc City, Leyte	2,737	2,070	+32.2%
41	Tambangan	Palapag, Northern Samar	1,361	1,030	+32.1%
42	Sawa	Basey, Samar	1,874	1,422	+31.8%
43	Sacme	Tanauan, Leyte	2,725	2,068	+31.8%
44	Barangay 1	Giporlos, Eastern Samar	2,032	1,551	+31.0%
45	Molave	Catarman, Northern Samar	2,231	1,709	+30.5%
46	Kan-ipa	Baybay City, Leyte	1,743	1,348	+29.3%
47	Poblacion I	Silvino Lobos, Northern Samar	2,033	1,577	+28.9%
48	Sumangga	Ormoc City, Leyte	1,779	1,386	+28.4%
49	Kadaohan	Ormoc City, Leyte	1,778	1,391	+27.8%
50	Valencia	Ormoc City, Leyte	5,438	4,262	+27.6%
51	Barangay 105	Tacloban City, Leyte	15,660	12,296	+27.4%
52	Aroganga	Dolores, Eastern Samar	1,270	1,012	+25.5%
53	Pangasungan	Baybay City, Leyte	2,801	2,235	+25.3%
54	Bokinggan Pob.	Santa Rita, Samar	1,714	1,368	+25.3%
55	Banat-e	San Isidro, Leyte	3,113	2,516	+23.7%
56	Upper Mahaplag	Mahaplag, Leyte	1,727	1,396	+23.7%
57	La Purisima Concepcion	Sogod, Southern Leyte	1,538	1,245	+23.5%
58	Crossing	San Isidro, Leyte	2,991	2,428	+23.2%
59	Barangay 104	Tacloban City, Leyte	2,876	2,348	+22.5%
60	San Juan	Hilongos, Leyte	2,195	1,795	+22.3%
61	Santarin	Barugo, Leyte	1,576	1,291	+22.1%
62	Hibunawan	Baybay City, Leyte	2,138	1,752	+22.0%
63	Tigbawon	Paranas, Samar	1,291	1,061	+21.7%
64	Acerida	Bobon, Northern Samar	1,540	1,266	+21.6%
65	District 4	Pastrana, Leyte	1,846	1,519	+21.5%
66	Old Rizal	Catarman, Northern Samar	2,962	2,440	+21.4%
67	Dapdap	Las Navas, Northern Samar	1,720	1,419	+21.2%
68	Punta	Baybay City, Leyte	1,736	1,433	+21.1%
69	Rawis	Can-Avid, Eastern Samar	1,413	1,169	+20.9%
70	Roxas	Basey, Samar	1,736	1,439	+20.6%
71	Santo Niño	Kananga, Leyte	2,006	1,664	+20.6%
72	Balite	San Jose, Northern Samar	2,074	1,727	+20.1%
73	Caraycaray	Naval, Biliran	5,340	4,467	+19.5%
74	Batiawan	Taft, Eastern Samar	1,355	1,135	+19.4%
75	Somoroy	Bobon, Northern Samar	1,432	1,200	+19.3%
76	Burabod	Biliran, Biliran	2,650	2,222	+19.3%
77	Barangay North	Ormoc City, Leyte	4,924	4,131	+19.2%
78	Bagong Buhay	Ormoc City, Leyte	7,028	5,904	+19.0%
79	Margen	Ormoc City, Leyte	8,500	7,158	+18.8%
80	Libertad	Cabucgayan, Biliran	1,736	1,464	+18.6%
81	Pontod	Hilongos, Leyte	2,616	2,212	+18.3%
82	Barangay 101	Tacloban City, Leyte	4,353	3,681	+18.3%
83	Doos Del Norte	Hindang, Leyte	1,445	1,224	+18.1%
84	Busali	Biliran, Biliran	1,776	1,505	+18.0%
85	Balorinay	Burauen, Leyte	1,203	1,021	+17.8%
86	Iguid	Catbalogan City, Samar	1,999	1,697	+17.8%
87	Cabungahan	Villaba, Leyte	1,186	1,008	+17.7%
88	Barangay 2	Maslog, Eastern Samar	1,889	1,607	+17.6%
89	Pabanog	Paranas, Samar	2,187	1,863	+17.4%
90	Gumamela Pob.	Santa Rita, Samar	1,519	1,294	+17.4%
91	Barangay 56	Tacloban City, Leyte	1,395	1,191	+17.1%
92	Gov. E. Jaro	Babatngon, Leyte	2,075	1,776	+16.8%
93	Palaypay	Basey, Samar	1,728	1,480	+16.8%
94	Hubang	Alangalang, Leyte	2,517	2,160	+16.5%
95	San Antonio Pob.	Alangalang, Leyte	1,753	1,506	+16.4%
96	Cabatuan	Palapag, Northern Samar	2,658	2,284	+16.4%
97	Bilibol	Maasin City, Southern Leyte	1,274	1,095	+16.4%
98	Barangay 1	San Jose De Buan, Samar	2,212	1,904	+16.2%
99	Balilit	Dagami, Leyte	1,384	1,192	+16.1%
100	Barangay 106	Tacloban City, Leyte	13,523	11,661	+16.0%

How the comparison is kept fair

1,513 of the 4,365 barangays in Eastern Visayas can be compared. The other 2,852 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: Eastern Visayas (OpenSTAT table 0081A6DTPH7). 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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