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Fastest-growing cities and municipalities in the Philippines

Lantawan (Basilan) grew fastest of the 1,632 cities and municipalities in the Philippines that can be compared: up 57.1%, from 31,040 people in 2020 to 48,777 in 2024.^{[1, 2]}

Below are the first 100 of 1,632 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 the Philippines, top 100
Rank	Name	Province or region	People, 2024	People, 2020	Change since 2020
1	Lantawan	Basilan	48,777	31,040	+57.1%
2	Naic	Cavite	236,978	160,987	+47.2%
3	Maluso	Basilan	66,817	45,730	+46.1%
4	Maimbung	Sulu	85,681	59,597	+43.8%
5	Biñan City	Laguna	584,479	407,437	+43.5%
6	Turtle Islands	Tawi-Tawi	7,665	5,683	+34.9%
7	Piagapo	Lanao del Sur	40,558	30,132	+34.6%
8	Datu Unsay	Maguindanao del Sur	17,186	12,890	+33.3%
9	Hadji Mohammad Ajul	Basilan	32,806	24,625	+33.2%
10	Tabuan-Lasa	Basilan	38,964	29,327	+32.9%
11	Datu Odin Sinsuat	Maguindanao del Norte	152,907	116,768	+31.0%
12	Ungkaya Pukan	Basilan	31,041	24,016	+29.3%
13	Buadiposo-Buntong	Lanao del Sur	23,283	18,046	+29.0%
14	Tipo-Tipo	Basilan	32,734	25,531	+28.2%
15	Sirawai	Zamboanga del Norte	39,836	31,163	+27.8%
16	Al-Barka	Basilan	30,318	23,736	+27.7%
17	Tanudan	Kalinga	11,103	8,746	+27.0%
18	Marawi City	Lanao del Sur	259,993	207,010	+25.6%
19	Kabuntalan	Maguindanao del Norte	31,863	25,439	+25.3%
20	Datu Anggal Midtimbang	Maguindanao del Sur	35,243	28,224	+24.9%
21	Pualas	Lanao del Sur	18,020	14,526	+24.1%
22	Bacolor	Pampanga	59,361	48,066	+23.5%
23	Balindong	Lanao del Sur	40,047	32,573	+23.0%
24	Maguing	Lanao del Sur	37,292	30,436	+22.5%
25	Siasi	Sulu	100,076	81,689	+22.5%
26	Marantao	Lanao del Sur	46,233	37,763	+22.4%
27	Amai Manabilang	Lanao del Sur	14,837	12,124	+22.4%
28	Lugus	Sulu	35,412	29,043	+21.9%
29	Sultan Mastura	Maguindanao del Norte	30,828	25,331	+21.7%
30	Tuburan	Basilan	30,027	24,742	+21.4%
31	Akbar	Basilan	27,911	23,098	+20.8%
32	Looc	Occidental Mindoro	9,426	7,802	+20.8%
33	Barira	Maguindanao del Norte	43,301	36,143	+19.8%
34	Parang	Maguindanao del Norte	123,209	102,914	+19.7%
35	Malabang	Lanao del Sur	58,377	49,088	+18.9%
36	Sultan Kudarat	Maguindanao del Norte	124,965	105,121	+18.9%
37	Shariff Saydona Mustapha	Maguindanao del Sur	29,707	25,080	+18.5%
38	Santiago	Agusan del Norte	33,877	28,657	+18.2%
39	Luuk	Sulu	44,741	37,873	+18.1%
40	Mamasapano	Maguindanao del Sur	32,831	27,807	+18.1%
41	Sumisip	Basilan	55,778	47,345	+17.8%
42	Calanogas	Lanao del Sur	17,585	14,985	+17.4%
43	Datu Abdullah Sangki	Maguindanao del Sur	35,274	30,117	+17.1%
44	Lamitan City	Basilan	116,652	100,150	+16.5%
45	Patikul	Sulu	92,600	79,564	+16.4%
46	Kapatagan	Lanao del Norte	72,762	62,571	+16.3%
47	Parang	Sulu	83,092	71,495	+16.2%
48	Mulondo	Lanao del Sur	23,159	19,932	+16.2%
49	Isabela City	Basilan	151,297	130,379	+16.0%
50	Tamparan	Lanao del Sur	37,190	32,074	+16.0%
51	Malvar	Batangas	74,565	64,379	+15.8%
52	South Upi	Maguindanao del Sur	50,018	43,197	+15.8%
53	Northern Kabuntalan	Maguindanao del Norte	30,332	26,277	+15.4%
54	Buldon	Maguindanao del Norte	45,676	39,684	+15.1%
55	Kawit	Cavite	123,631	107,535	+15.0%
56	Lagayan	Abra	5,154	4,488	+14.8%
57	Bacuag	Surigao del Norte	17,076	14,881	+14.8%
58	Talayan	Maguindanao del Sur	39,182	34,156	+14.7%
59	Pangutaran	Sulu	41,575	36,374	+14.3%
60	Sugbongcogon	Misamis Oriental	11,156	9,764	+14.3%
61	Matanog	Maguindanao del Norte	41,146	36,034	+14.2%
62	Guindulungan	Maguindanao del Sur	28,471	24,933	+14.2%
63	Sulop	Davao del Sur	40,134	35,151	+14.2%
64	Datu Paglas	Maguindanao del Sur	38,446	33,682	+14.1%
65	Sultan Sa Barongis	Maguindanao del Sur	27,929	24,476	+14.1%
66	Paglat	Maguindanao del Sur	21,317	18,727	+13.8%
67	Datu Blah T. Sinsuat	Maguindanao del Norte	32,088	28,243	+13.6%
68	Bongao	Tawi-Tawi	131,887	116,118	+13.6%
69	Madalum	Lanao del Sur	30,044	26,478	+13.5%
70	Kapatagan	Lanao del Sur	23,228	20,498	+13.3%
71	Datu Salibo	Maguindanao del Sur	21,295	18,795	+13.3%
72	Indanan	Sulu	105,384	93,168	+13.1%
73	Talitay	Maguindanao del Norte	19,750	17,463	+13.1%
74	Pata	Sulu	27,974	24,736	+13.1%
75	Pagagawan	Maguindanao del Sur	42,181	37,314	+13.0%
76	Sitangkai	Tawi-Tawi	42,172	37,319	+13.0%
77	Siayan	Zamboanga del Norte	40,937	36,236	+13.0%
78	Madamba	Lanao del Sur	24,886	22,050	+12.9%
79	Rajah Buayan	Maguindanao del Sur	31,329	27,832	+12.6%
80	Lumbayanague	Lanao del Sur	21,469	19,091	+12.5%
81	Kasibu	Nueva Vizcaya	46,845	41,776	+12.1%
82	Hadji Muhtamad	Basilan	30,122	26,867	+12.1%
83	Languyan	Tawi-Tawi	41,587	37,096	+12.1%
84	Silago	Southern Leyte	14,677	13,116	+11.9%
85	Kinoguitan	Misamis Oriental	15,763	14,091	+11.9%
86	Dumalneg	Ilocos Norte	3,452	3,087	+11.8%
87	Marogong	Lanao del Sur	33,595	30,118	+11.5%
88	Butig	Lanao del Sur	25,394	22,768	+11.5%
89	Binuangan	Misamis Oriental	8,293	7,441	+11.5%
90	Bokod	Benguet	16,071	14,435	+11.3%
91	Santa Maria	Bulacan	322,525	289,820	+11.3%
92	Sibutu	Tawi-Tawi	38,070	34,243	+11.2%
93	Nueva Era	Ilocos Norte	13,305	11,968	+11.2%
94	Matungao	Lanao del Norte	16,404	14,756	+11.2%
95	San Simon	Pampanga	65,760	59,182	+11.1%
96	Lumba-Bayabao	Lanao del Sur	50,959	45,909	+11.0%
97	Pandag	Maguindanao del Sur	29,244	26,356	+11.0%
98	Tubod	Surigao del Norte	16,675	15,043	+10.9%
99	Upi	Maguindanao del Norte	65,363	59,004	+10.8%
100	Jolo	Sulu	152,067	137,266	+10.8%

How the comparison is kept fair

1,632 of the 1,642 cities and municipalities in the Philippines can be compared. The other 10 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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