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Island groupIsland groupLuzon, the Visayas and Mindanao: how the country's regions are grouped to find them. An island group is not a level of government.More in the glossary

Luzon

Luzon is one of the three island groups of the Philippines. Its 8 regions had 64,162,977 people in the 2024 census, about 57 of every 100 Filipinos.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 2, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Luzon by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Western VisayasNegros Island RegionCentral VisayasEastern VisayasZamboanga PeninsulaNorthern MindanaoSOCCSKSARGENBangsamoro (BARMM)Metro Manila: 14,001,751 people, 22,561 per km², 0.91% a yearCordillera Administrative Region: 1,808,985 people, 86 per km², 0.15% a yearIlocos Region: 5,342,453 people, 416 per km², 0.19% a yearCagayan Valley: 3,777,608 people, 122 per km², 0.59% a yearCentral Luzon: 12,989,074 people, 574 per km², 1.08% a yearCALABARZON: 16,933,234 people, 1,095 per km², 1.07% a yearMIMAROPA: 3,245,446 people, 112 per km², 0.13% a yearBicol Region: 6,064,426 people, 337 per km², −0.07% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 3.8 million
  • 3.8 million to 4.9 million
  • 4.9 million to 5.2 million
  • 5.2 million to 6.6 million
  • 6.6 million and over

The same steps colour every map of regions in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 130
  • 130 to 280
  • 280 to 340
  • 340 to 570
  • 570 and over

The same steps colour every map of regions in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3, 4]
People, 2024 CensusSources
64,162,977
RegionsSources
8
ProvincesSources
38
Cities and municipalitiesSources
771
BarangaysSources
20,499
Land area, 2019 masterlistSources
150,742.84 km²
About 57 of every 100 Filipinos lived in Luzon in 2024 (56.9%)[1, 2]

Average density, 2024: about 426 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 4 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary[1, 2, 6]

Up from 52,362,999 people in 2010; growing 0.75% a year since 2020.

People

Luzon had 64,162,977 people in the 2024 census, up 22.5% from 2010.Added up by Scene from the PSA's counts for its 8 regions; the PSA publishes no figure for an island group.
Of every 100 people in Luzon in 2024[1]
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Every count, census by census

Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202464,162,977[1, 2]0.75% a year17,287,0513.7
2020as of May 1, 202062,196,942[1]1.68% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201557,470,097[1]1.79% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201052,362,999[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then49,799,965[10]2.10% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders42,822,878[10, 11]2.45% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then38,249,776[10]2.60% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then33,357,887[10]2.49% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then26,080,694[10]2.73% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then22,790,274[10]2.98% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then19,688,100[10]3.35% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then14,061,448[10]———

Regions

Luzon is made up of 8 regions.
Regions of Luzon. Each column heading sorts the table.
[1, 6]Share (2024)
Metro Manila14,001,75121.82%0.91% a year620.61 km²
Cordillera Administrative Region1,808,9852.82%0.15% a year21,116.05 km²
Ilocos Region5,342,4538.33%0.19% a year12,830.62 km²
Cagayan Valley3,777,6085.89%0.59% a year30,986.61 km²
Central Luzon12,989,07420.24%1.08% a year22,648.03 km²
CALABARZON16,933,23426.39%1.07% a year15,470.23 km²
MIMAROPA3,245,4465.06%0.13% a year29,063.47 km²
Bicol Region6,064,4269.45%−0.07% a year18,007.22 km²

Land & Environment

Luzon covers about 150,742.84 km² of land, about 426 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 2,923 m above the sea and it has 17,027.8 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
150,742.84 km²[6]The official land areas of its 8 regions, added up by Scene.
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
426 people per km²[1, 2, 6]
Height above the sea[7]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
323 m
Highest
2,923 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

17,027.8 km of coastline[8]

Rivers[8]

  1. Cagayan River519.9 of 521.5 km
  2. Agno River279.2 km
  3. Chico River252.3 km
  4. Pampanga River217.7 of 218.3 km
  5. Abra River193.8 of 194.8 km
  6. Ilagan River151.3 of 183.1 km
  7. Mallig River140.5 km
  8. Apayao River138.3 km

The longest inside it: 1,627 in all.

Lakes[8]

  1. Laguna de Bay887.0 km²
  2. Taal Lake237.4 km²
  3. Naujan Lake83.4 km²
  4. Pantabangan Lakereservoir56.1 km²
  5. Lake Bato26.0 km²
  6. Angat Dam Reservoirreservoir19.7 km²

The largest: 47 in all.

Peaks[8]

  1. Mount Pulag2,928 m
  2. Mount Tabayoc2,820 m
  3. Mount Kalawitan2,714 m
  4. Mount Amuyao2,702 m
  5. Mount Kapiligan2,661 m
  6. Mount Panotoan2,657 m

The highest: 1,340 in all.

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III[9]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Covers about 43 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

History & Identity

Nearby

The other island groups are Visayas and Mindanao.

The other island groups

Sources

Page updated October 2, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
  1. 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. 2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, Number of Households and Average Household Size by Region, Province, and Highly Urbanized City: Philippines, 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0191A6DTHP8). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  3. 3.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
  4. 4.OpenStreetMap contributors. Barangay boundaries from OpenStreetMap, where UN OCHA's layer has none. Published September 25, 2026. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  5. 5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
  8. 8.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  9. 9.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  10. 10.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015 Census of Population, Statistical Tables, Table 1: Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by City/Municipality, 1960-2015 (one workbook for each province, highly urbanized city and region). Published 2017. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  11. 11.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

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Scene.ph. “Luzon.” Scene Atlas. Updated October 2, 2026. https://scene.ph/atlas/luzon