Ranking
Fastest-growing provinces in the Philippines
Basilan (Bangsamoro (BARMM)) grew fastest of the 80 provinces in the Philippines that can be compared: up 27.2%, from 426,207 people in 2020 to 541,947 in 2024.[1, 2]
Below are all 80 provinces, 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.
| Rank | Name | Region | People, 2024 | People, 2020 | Change since 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basilan | Bangsamoro (BARMM) | 541,947 | 426,207 | +27.2% |
| 2 | Sulu | Zamboanga Peninsula | 1,146,097 | 1,000,108 | +14.6% |
| 3 | Lanao del Sur | Bangsamoro (BARMM) | 1,368,137 | 1,195,518 | +14.4% |
| 4 | Tawi-Tawi | Bangsamoro (BARMM) | 482,645 | 440,276 | +9.6% |
| 5 | Laguna | CALABARZON | 3,687,345 | 3,382,193 | +9.0% |
| 6 | Nueva Vizcaya | Cagayan Valley | 530,106 | 497,432 | +6.6% |
| 7 | Pampanga | Central Luzon | 2,586,446 | 2,437,709 | +6.1% |
| 8 | Surigao del Norte | Caraga | 565,644 | 534,636 | +5.8% |
| 9 | Lanao del Norte | Northern Mindanao | 761,725 | 722,902 | +5.4% |
| 10 | Cavite | CALABARZON | 4,573,884 | 4,344,829 | +5.3% |
| 11 | Antique | Western Visayas | 643,173 | 612,974 | +4.9% |
| 12 | Zambales | Central Luzon | 681,225 | 649,615 | +4.9% |
| 13 | Bulacan | Central Luzon | 3,876,806 | 3,708,890 | +4.5% |
| 14 | Bataan | Central Luzon | 891,440 | 853,373 | +4.5% |
| 15 | Tarlac | Central Luzon | 1,568,162 | 1,503,456 | +4.3% |
| 16 | Agusan del Norte | Caraga | 404,100 | 387,503 | +4.3% |
| 17 | Negros Oriental | Negros Island Region | 1,492,038 | 1,432,990 | +4.1% |
| 18 | Siquijor | Negros Island Region | 107,642 | 103,395 | +4.1% |
| 19 | Bukidnon | Northern Mindanao | 1,601,902 | 1,541,308 | +3.9% |
| 20 | Sarangani | SOCCSKSARGEN | 580,915 | 558,946 | +3.9% |
| 21 | Capiz | Western Visayas | 835,098 | 804,952 | +3.8% |
| 22 | Nueva Ecija | Central Luzon | 2,395,816 | 2,310,134 | +3.7% |
| 23 | Davao del Sur | Davao Region | 705,129 | 680,481 | +3.6% |
| 24 | South Cotabato | SOCCSKSARGEN | 1,010,009 | 975,476 | +3.5% |
| 25 | Quirino | Cagayan Valley | 210,841 | 203,828 | +3.4% |
| 26 | Misamis Oriental | Northern Mindanao | 988,065 | 956,900 | +3.3% |
| 27 | Palawan | MIMAROPA | 968,795 | 939,594 | +3.1% |
| 28 | Aklan | Western Visayas | 634,422 | 615,475 | +3.1% |
| 29 | Batangas | CALABARZON | 2,994,795 | 2,908,494 | +3.0% |
| 30 | Benguet | Cordillera Administrative Region | 473,190 | 460,683 | +2.7% |
| 31 | Guimaras | Western Visayas | 192,874 | 187,842 | +2.7% |
| 32 | Biliran | Eastern Visayas | 184,095 | 179,312 | +2.7% |
| 33 | Leyte | Eastern Visayas | 1,823,458 | 1,776,847 | +2.6% |
| 34 | Rizal | CALABARZON | 3,416,541 | 3,330,143 | +2.6% |
| 35 | Kalinga | Cordillera Administrative Region | 235,391 | 229,570 | +2.5% |
| 36 | Davao Oriental | Davao Region | 590,042 | 576,343 | +2.4% |
| 37 | Cebu | Central Visayas | 3,400,522 | 3,325,385 | +2.3% |
| 38 | Camiguin | Northern Mindanao | 94,892 | 92,808 | +2.3% |
| 39 | Negros Occidental | Negros Island Region | 2,680,477 | 2,623,172 | +2.2% |
| 40 | Aurora | Central Luzon | 240,824 | 235,750 | +2.2% |
| 41 | Isabela | Cagayan Valley | 1,733,048 | 1,697,050 | +2.1% |
| 42 | Davao de Oro | Davao Region | 783,775 | 767,547 | +2.1% |
| 43 | Sorsogon | Bicol Region | 845,066 | 828,655 | +2.0% |
| 44 | Zamboanga del Norte | Zamboanga Peninsula | 1,067,067 | 1,047,455 | +1.9% |
| 45 | Apayao | Cordillera Administrative Region | 126,587 | 124,366 | +1.8% |
| 46 | Davao del Norte | Davao Region | 1,143,931 | 1,125,057 | +1.7% |
| 47 | Samar | Eastern Visayas | 806,179 | 793,183 | +1.6% |
| 48 | Quezon | CALABARZON | 1,980,338 | 1,950,459 | +1.5% |
| 49 | Ilocos Norte | Ilocos Region | 618,850 | 609,588 | +1.5% |
| 50 | Iloilo | Western Visayas | 2,082,616 | 2,051,899 | +1.5% |
| 51 | Bohol | Central Visayas | 1,412,726 | 1,394,329 | +1.3% |
| 52 | Cagayan | Cagayan Valley | 1,284,676 | 1,268,603 | +1.3% |
| 53 | Oriental Mindoro | MIMAROPA | 919,504 | 908,339 | +1.2% |
| 54 | Southern Leyte | Eastern Visayas | 434,372 | 429,573 | +1.1% |
| 55 | Sultan Kudarat | SOCCSKSARGEN | 863,651 | 854,052 | +1.1% |
| 56 | Northern Samar | Eastern Visayas | 645,789 | 639,186 | +1.0% |
| 57 | Surigao del Sur | Caraga | 648,858 | 642,255 | +1.0% |
| 58 | Cotabato | SOCCSKSARGEN | 1,286,142 | 1,275,185 | +0.9% |
| 59 | Pangasinan | Ilocos Region | 3,188,540 | 3,163,190 | +0.8% |
| 60 | Misamis Occidental | Northern Mindanao | 621,993 | 617,333 | +0.8% |
| 61 | Batanes | Cagayan Valley | 18,937 | 18,831 | +0.6% |
| 62 | Ifugao | Cordillera Administrative Region | 208,668 | 207,498 | +0.6% |
| 63 | Ilocos Sur | Ilocos Region | 709,991 | 706,009 | +0.6% |
| 64 | Albay | Bicol Region | 1,379,398 | 1,374,768 | +0.3% |
| 65 | La Union | Ilocos Region | 825,072 | 822,352 | +0.3% |
| 66 | Masbate | Bicol Region | 910,813 | 908,920 | +0.2% |
| 67 | Agusan del Sur | Caraga | 740,531 | 739,367 | +0.2% |
| 68 | Davao Occidental | Davao Region | 317,598 | 317,159 | +0.1% |
| 69 | Camarines Sur | Bicol Region | 2,063,314 | 2,068,244 | −0.2% |
| 70 | Zamboanga del Sur | Zamboanga Peninsula | 1,045,126 | 1,050,668 | −0.5% |
| 71 | Eastern Samar | Eastern Visayas | 472,683 | 477,168 | −0.9% |
| 72 | Zamboanga Sibugay | Zamboanga Peninsula | 661,498 | 669,840 | −1.3% |
| 73 | Abra | Cordillera Administrative Region | 246,948 | 250,985 | −1.6% |
| 74 | Romblon | MIMAROPA | 302,824 | 308,985 | −2.0% |
| 75 | Occidental Mindoro | MIMAROPA | 511,417 | 525,354 | −2.7% |
| 76 | Catanduanes | Bicol Region | 261,169 | 271,879 | −3.9% |
| 77 | Camarines Norte | Bicol Region | 604,666 | 629,699 | −4.0% |
| 78 | Marinduque | MIMAROPA | 226,522 | 239,207 | −5.3% |
| 79 | Mountain Province | Cordillera Administrative Region | 149,775 | 158,200 | −5.3% |
| 80 | Dinagat Islands | Caraga | 120,533 | 128,117 | −5.9% |
How the comparison is kept fair
80 of the 82 provinces in the Philippines can be compared. The other 2 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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