Ranking

Densest cities and municipalities in Iloilo

Iloilo City (Iloilo) is the most crowded of the 44 cities and municipalities in Iloilo: 6,047 people for every km² in 2024.^{[1, 2]}

Below are all 44 cities and municipalities, ordered by people for every km² of land, 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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Densest cities and municipalities in Iloilo, top 44
Rank	Name	Province or region	People, 2024	People, 2020	Change since 2020	People per km²
1	Iloilo City	Iloilo	473,728	457,626	+3.5%	6,047
2	Pavia	Iloilo	74,594	70,388	+6.0%	2,752
3	Estancia	Iloilo	54,882	53,200	+3.2%	1,804
4	Oton	Iloilo	99,920	98,509	+1.4%	1,167
5	Leganes	Iloilo	36,542	34,725	+5.2%	1,121
6	Santa Barbara	Iloilo	68,467	67,630	+1.2%	991
7	San Miguel	Iloilo	31,093	30,115	+3.3%	953
8	Pototan	Iloilo	78,919	78,298	+0.8%	813
9	Guimbal	Iloilo	35,129	35,022	+0.3%	797
10	Carles	Iloilo	74,177	72,637	+2.1%	722
11	Tigbauan	Iloilo	65,657	65,245	+0.6%	715
12	Zarraga	Iloilo	27,852	27,305	+2.0%	701
13	Mina	Iloilo	24,145	24,042	+0.4%	643
14	New Lucena	Iloilo	24,785	24,314	+1.9%	614
15	Balasan	Iloilo	35,193	35,064	+0.4%	598
16	Cabatuan	Iloilo	62,717	61,110	+2.6%	589
17	Barotac Nuevo	Iloilo	59,184	58,176	+1.7%	579
18	Concepcion	Iloilo	45,737	44,633	+2.5%	578
19	Dumangas	Iloilo	75,239	73,899	+1.8%	570
20	Banate	Iloilo	33,790	33,376	+1.2%	461
21	Miagao	Iloilo	68,163	68,115	+0.1%	443
22	Dingle	Iloilo	46,032	45,965	+0.2%	439
23	Badiangan	Iloilo	27,088	27,056	+0.1%	432
24	Batad	Iloilo	22,174	22,157	+0.1%	419
25	Alimodian	Iloilo	39,814	39,722	+0.2%	389
26	Passi City	Iloilo	90,313	88,873	+1.6%	372
27	Dueñas	Iloilo	34,941	34,597	+1.0%	367
28	Janiuay	Iloilo	67,509	66,786	+1.1%	356
29	Bingawan	Iloilo	16,247	16,164	+0.5%	352
30	Lambunao	Iloilo	80,724	81,236	−0.6%	324
31	Leon	Iloilo	52,777	51,990	+1.5%	322
32	San Enrique	Iloilo	37,381	36,911	+1.3%	321
33	Sara	Iloilo	55,476	54,637	+1.5%	320
34	Barotac Viejo	Iloilo	49,736	48,614	+2.3%	308
35	San Dionisio	Iloilo	39,423	39,048	+1.0%	305
36	Anilao	Iloilo	30,612	30,520	+0.3%	302
37	Ajuy	Iloilo	54,100	53,462	+1.2%	301
38	Tubungan	Iloilo	23,083	23,021	+0.3%	273
39	San Rafael	Iloilo	18,293	17,795	+2.8%	270
40	Igbaras	Iloilo	32,442	32,197	+0.8%	259
41	Lemery	Iloilo	32,836	31,414	+4.5%	239
42	Calinog	Iloilo	63,896	62,853	+1.7%	234
43	San Joaquin	Iloilo	52,773	52,617	+0.3%	227
44	Maasin	Iloilo	38,761	38,461	+0.8%	217

Density is a place's 2024 people divided by its land area. Areas are the Land Management Bureau's 2019 masterlist.

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, from the Land Management Bureau (DENR). Population, Land Area, Population Density, and Percent Change in Population Density by Region, Province/Highly Urbanized City, and City/Municipality: 2015, 2020, and 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0221A6DLPD0). Published August 7, 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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