Ranking

Fastest-growing cities and municipalities in Ilocos Region

Dumalneg (Ilocos Norte) grew fastest of the 125 cities and municipalities in Ilocos Region that can be compared: up 11.8%, from 3,087 people in 2020 to 3,452 in 2024.^{[1, 2]}

Below are the first 100 of 125 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 Ilocos Region, top 100
Rank	Name	Province or region	People, 2024	People, 2020	Change since 2020
1	Dumalneg	Ilocos Norte	3,452	3,087	+11.8%
2	Nueva Era	Ilocos Norte	13,305	11,968	+11.2%
3	Carasi	Ilocos Norte	1,775	1,607	+10.5%
4	Solsona	Ilocos Norte	26,249	24,851	+5.6%
5	Vintar	Ilocos Norte	35,051	33,339	+5.1%
6	Alilem	Ilocos Sur	7,736	7,361	+5.1%
7	Santol	La Union	14,877	14,166	+5.0%
8	San Manuel	Pangasinan	56,876	54,271	+4.8%
9	Santo Tomas	La Union	42,777	40,846	+4.7%
10	Sarrat	Ilocos Norte	26,294	25,186	+4.4%
11	San Emilio	Ilocos Sur	7,513	7,206	+4.3%
12	Adams	Ilocos Norte	2,279	2,189	+4.1%
13	Natividad	Pangasinan	26,721	25,771	+3.7%
14	Cervantes	Ilocos Sur	20,065	19,449	+3.2%
15	Lidlidda	Ilocos Sur	4,846	4,705	+3.0%
16	San Esteban	Ilocos Sur	8,621	8,381	+2.9%
17	Pasuquin	Ilocos Norte	30,521	29,678	+2.8%
18	Anda	Pangasinan	42,688	41,548	+2.7%
19	Suyo	Ilocos Sur	11,051	10,766	+2.7%
20	Umingan	Pangasinan	78,940	77,074	+2.4%
21	Naguilian	La Union	53,443	52,189	+2.4%
22	Batac City	Ilocos Norte	56,781	55,484	+2.3%
23	Infanta	Pangasinan	26,837	26,242	+2.3%
24	Balungao	Pangasinan	30,678	30,004	+2.3%
25	Magsingal	Ilocos Sur	31,970	31,308	+2.1%
26	Luna	La Union	38,076	37,318	+2.0%
27	San Juan	La Union	41,319	40,507	+2.0%
28	Burgos	Ilocos Norte	10,962	10,759	+1.9%
29	Pagudpud	Ilocos Norte	25,565	25,098	+1.9%
30	Bacnotan	La Union	45,203	44,388	+1.8%
31	Burgos	Ilocos Sur	13,026	12,793	+1.8%
32	Quirino	Ilocos Sur	9,460	9,306	+1.7%
33	Dasol	Pangasinan	31,842	31,355	+1.6%
34	Santiago	Ilocos Sur	19,771	19,471	+1.5%
35	Urbiztondo	Pangasinan	56,349	55,557	+1.4%
36	Bugallon	Pangasinan	76,027	74,962	+1.4%
37	San Carlos City	Pangasinan	208,330	205,424	+1.4%
38	Bangui	Ilocos Norte	15,227	15,019	+1.4%
39	Piddig	Ilocos Norte	22,781	22,475	+1.4%
40	Caba	La Union	23,432	23,119	+1.4%
41	Binmaley	Pangasinan	88,006	86,881	+1.3%
42	Burgos	La Union	9,121	9,006	+1.3%
43	Laoac	Pangasinan	34,550	34,128	+1.2%
44	Rosales	Pangasinan	67,510	66,711	+1.2%
45	Alcala	Pangasinan	49,479	48,908	+1.2%
46	Santa	Ilocos Sur	15,164	14,992	+1.2%
47	Santo Domingo	Ilocos Sur	29,372	29,041	+1.1%
48	Vigan City	Ilocos Sur	54,498	53,935	+1.0%
49	Alaminos City	Pangasinan	100,430	99,397	+1.0%
50	San Quintin	Pangasinan	34,322	33,980	+1.0%
51	Sigay	Ilocos Sur	2,577	2,552	+1.0%
52	Urdaneta City	Pangasinan	145,935	144,577	+0.9%
53	Badoc	Ilocos Norte	32,832	32,530	+0.9%
54	Asingan	Pangasinan	58,349	57,811	+0.9%
55	Bautista	Pangasinan	35,728	35,398	+0.9%
56	San Nicolas	Pangasinan	40,144	39,778	+0.9%
57	Santa Lucia	Ilocos Sur	26,200	25,966	+0.9%
58	Malasiqui	Pangasinan	144,344	143,094	+0.9%
59	San Jacinto	Pangasinan	44,713	44,351	+0.8%
60	Aringay	La Union	50,786	50,380	+0.8%
61	Bolinao	Pangasinan	84,658	83,979	+0.8%
62	Salcedo	Ilocos Sur	11,196	11,110	+0.8%
63	Manaoag	Pangasinan	76,606	76,045	+0.7%
64	Lingayen	Pangasinan	108,510	107,728	+0.7%
65	Caoayan	Ilocos Sur	19,715	19,574	+0.7%
66	Labrador	Pangasinan	26,995	26,811	+0.7%
67	Santa Maria	Pangasinan	34,452	34,220	+0.7%
68	Aguilar	Pangasinan	45,363	45,100	+0.6%
69	San Nicolas	Ilocos Norte	39,116	38,895	+0.6%
70	Pozorrubio	Pangasinan	75,143	74,729	+0.6%
71	Marcos	Ilocos Norte	18,105	18,010	+0.5%
72	Tayug	Pangasinan	45,476	45,241	+0.5%
73	Mabini	Pangasinan	26,589	26,454	+0.5%
74	Pinili	Ilocos Norte	17,705	17,626	+0.5%
75	Mapandan	Pangasinan	38,228	38,058	+0.5%
76	Basista	Pangasinan	37,840	37,679	+0.4%
77	Laoag City	Ilocos Norte	112,117	111,651	+0.4%
78	Mangatarem	Pangasinan	79,648	79,323	+0.4%
79	Bangar	La Union	38,190	38,041	+0.4%
80	Bayambang	Pangasinan	129,506	129,011	+0.4%
81	Banna	Ilocos Norte	19,363	19,297	+0.3%
82	Currimao	Ilocos Norte	12,256	12,215	+0.3%
83	Tubao	La Union	31,868	31,763	+0.3%
84	San Fabian	Pangasinan	87,714	87,428	+0.3%
85	Binalonan	Pangasinan	56,560	56,382	+0.3%
86	Banayoyo	Ilocos Sur	7,953	7,931	+0.3%
87	San Ildefonso	Ilocos Sur	8,213	8,190	+0.3%
88	Dagupan City	Pangasinan	174,777	174,302	+0.3%
89	Cabugao	Ilocos Sur	38,981	38,884	+0.3%
90	Balaoan	La Union	40,440	40,339	+0.3%
91	Santa Barbara	Pangasinan	92,420	92,187	+0.3%
92	Santa Maria	Ilocos Sur	30,076	30,006	+0.2%
93	Sinait	Ilocos Sur	26,059	25,998	+0.2%
94	Bani	Pangasinan	52,715	52,603	+0.2%
95	Calasiao	Pangasinan	100,686	100,471	+0.2%
96	Galimuyod	Ilocos Sur	10,263	10,244	+0.2%
97	Tagudin	Ilocos Sur	41,606	41,538	+0.2%
98	San Juan	Ilocos Sur	26,709	26,674	+0.1%
99	Dingras	Ilocos Norte	40,176	40,127	+0.1%
100	Santo Tomas	Pangasinan	14,894	14,878	+0.1%

How the comparison is kept fair

125 of the 125 cities and municipalities in Ilocos Region can be compared. The other 0 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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