Ranking

Fastest-growing barangays in Masbate

Talabaan (Aroroy, Masbate) grew fastest of the 368 barangays in Masbate that can be compared: up 58.9%, from 1,555 people in 2020 to 2,471 in 2024.^{[1, 2, 3]}

Below are the first 100 of 368 barangays, 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 barangays in Masbate, top 100
Rank	Name	City or municipality	People, 2024	People, 2020	Change since 2020
1	Talabaan	Aroroy, Masbate	2,471	1,555	+58.9%
2	Maglambong	Monreal, Masbate	2,202	1,675	+31.5%
3	Matagbac	Milagros, Masbate	1,998	1,637	+22.1%
4	Mactan	Cawayan, Masbate	1,373	1,127	+21.8%
5	Nailaban	Mandaon, Masbate	1,444	1,203	+20.0%
6	Guinhadap	Monreal, Masbate	2,904	2,434	+19.3%
7	Bontod	Palanas, Masbate	1,321	1,117	+18.3%
8	Syndicate	Aroroy, Masbate	3,280	2,784	+17.8%
9	Mapanique	San Pascual, Masbate	2,336	1,984	+17.7%
10	Pinamalatican	Mobo, Masbate	1,198	1,019	+17.6%
11	Laguinbanwa	Mandaon, Masbate	1,322	1,125	+17.5%
12	Lalaguna	Mobo, Masbate	2,093	1,783	+17.4%
13	Tagbon	Milagros, Masbate	2,115	1,806	+17.1%
14	San Pedro	San Pascual, Masbate	3,762	3,232	+16.4%
15	Cabangcalan	Placer, Masbate	1,772	1,524	+16.3%
16	Magsasaka Pob.	San Fernando, Masbate	1,463	1,263	+15.8%
17	Pasiagon	Placer, Masbate	4,391	3,795	+15.7%
18	Balete	Aroroy, Masbate	1,921	1,661	+15.7%
19	Santa Rosa	San Jacinto, Masbate	2,082	1,802	+15.5%
20	Tonga	Balud, Masbate	1,195	1,042	+14.7%
21	Aurora	Uson, Masbate	1,347	1,175	+14.6%
22	Tubog	Cawayan, Masbate	1,449	1,265	+14.6%
23	Halabangbaybay	San Pascual, Masbate	1,314	1,150	+14.3%
24	Gibraltar	Batuan, Masbate	1,898	1,663	+14.1%
25	Malibas	Palanas, Masbate	1,514	1,328	+14.0%
26	Luyong Catungan	Mobo, Masbate	1,261	1,109	+13.7%
27	Badiang	Cataingan, Masbate	1,232	1,084	+13.7%
28	Umabay Exterior	Mobo, Masbate	3,486	3,070	+13.6%
29	Taboc	Placer, Masbate	1,608	1,419	+13.3%
30	Danao	San Jacinto, Masbate	1,616	1,429	+13.1%
31	Nipa	Palanas, Masbate	2,067	1,831	+12.9%
32	Guiom	Cawayan, Masbate	2,680	2,375	+12.8%
33	Nabangig	Palanas, Masbate	3,478	3,089	+12.6%
34	San Jose	San Pascual, Masbate	1,582	1,409	+12.3%
35	Calipat-An	San Jacinto, Masbate	2,376	2,118	+12.2%
36	Pajo	Balud, Masbate	2,552	2,277	+12.1%
37	Quintina	San Pascual, Masbate	1,833	1,637	+12.0%
38	Bagumbayan	Cataingan, Masbate	1,242	1,110	+11.9%
39	Domorog	Cataingan, Masbate	2,207	1,977	+11.6%
40	Magsalangi	Milagros, Masbate	3,014	2,701	+11.6%
41	Morocborocan	Monreal, Masbate	1,993	1,791	+11.3%
42	Matalangtalang	Aroroy, Masbate	1,821	1,639	+11.1%
43	Burgos	San Jacinto, Masbate	2,546	2,294	+11.0%
44	Cabangcalan	Aroroy, Masbate	1,348	1,220	+10.5%
45	Poblacion	Monreal, Masbate	6,642	6,031	+10.1%
46	Calanay	Aroroy, Masbate	1,679	1,527	+10.0%
47	Eastern Capsay	Baleno, Masbate	1,161	1,056	+9.9%
48	Maihao	Cawayan, Masbate	1,797	1,637	+9.8%
49	Tawad	Milagros, Masbate	1,806	1,646	+9.7%
50	Magcaraguit	Dimasalang, Masbate	1,406	1,282	+9.7%
51	Domorog	Esperanza, Masbate	1,257	1,148	+9.5%
52	Mayngaran	Masbate City, Masbate	5,441	5,005	+8.7%
53	Nainday	Placer, Masbate	2,100	1,933	+8.6%
54	Manoboc	Baleno, Masbate	1,251	1,154	+8.4%
55	Calumpang	Balud, Masbate	1,862	1,723	+8.1%
56	Baybaydagat Pob.	San Fernando, Masbate	1,590	1,474	+7.9%
57	Batuhan	Masbate City, Masbate	2,331	2,165	+7.7%
58	Matongog	Aroroy, Masbate	1,461	1,357	+7.7%
59	Malaking Ilog	San Pascual, Masbate	2,052	1,911	+7.4%
60	Pinamarbuhan	Mobo, Masbate	3,796	3,538	+7.3%
61	Poblacion	Cataingan, Masbate	7,726	7,209	+7.2%
62	Tagpu	Mandaon, Masbate	2,041	1,905	+7.1%
63	Lague-lague	Cawayan, Masbate	1,112	1,040	+6.9%
64	Ubo	Balud, Masbate	1,783	1,669	+6.8%
65	Bagauma	Aroroy, Masbate	3,034	2,841	+6.8%
66	Cagara	Baleno, Masbate	1,500	1,406	+6.7%
67	Mahayag	Placer, Masbate	1,339	1,256	+6.6%
68	T.R. Yangco	Dimasalang, Masbate	1,138	1,068	+6.6%
69	Bacolod	Milagros, Masbate	3,568	3,350	+6.5%
70	Gahit	Cataingan, Masbate	1,467	1,382	+6.2%
71	Gregorio Alino	Dimasalang, Masbate	1,547	1,458	+6.1%
72	Salvacion	Balud, Masbate	1,373	1,296	+5.9%
73	Calumpang	Cawayan, Masbate	1,076	1,017	+5.8%
74	Mabini	Uson, Masbate	1,431	1,353	+5.8%
75	Sorosimbajan	Esperanza, Masbate	1,311	1,241	+5.6%
76	Maravilla	Palanas, Masbate	2,471	2,339	+5.6%
77	Santa Cruz	San Pascual, Masbate	2,051	1,945	+5.5%
78	Alegria	Pio V. Corpus, Masbate	1,667	1,582	+5.4%
79	Resurreccion	San Fernando, Masbate	2,075	1,972	+5.2%
80	Espinosa	Masbate City, Masbate	7,485	7,123	+5.1%
81	Mahayahay	Placer, Masbate	1,284	1,222	+5.1%
82	Cadulawan	Cataingan, Masbate	1,247	1,187	+5.1%
83	Santa Cruz	Palanas, Masbate	2,378	2,266	+4.9%
84	Buenaflor	Dimasalang, Masbate	1,111	1,060	+4.8%
85	Manamoc	Aroroy, Masbate	1,168	1,117	+4.6%
86	Igang	Masbate City, Masbate	2,138	2,045	+4.6%
87	Sawang	Uson, Masbate	1,623	1,553	+4.5%
88	Don Pablo Dela Rosa	Aroroy, Masbate	1,617	1,550	+4.3%
89	Santo Niño	Monreal, Masbate	1,356	1,301	+4.2%
90	Naocondiot	Placer, Masbate	1,316	1,263	+4.2%
91	Gangao	Baleno, Masbate	2,437	2,342	+4.1%
92	Naboctot	Placer, Masbate	1,413	1,358	+4.1%
93	Villahermosa	Cawayan, Masbate	1,264	1,217	+3.9%
94	Poblacion	Cawayan, Masbate	4,475	4,311	+3.8%
95	Simawa	Uson, Masbate	1,392	1,342	+3.7%
96	Tigbao	Milagros, Masbate	3,724	3,593	+3.7%
97	Morocborocan	Uson, Masbate	1,629	1,572	+3.6%
98	Pasig	Claveria, Masbate	3,335	3,222	+3.5%
99	Poblacion District II	Claveria, Masbate	4,650	4,493	+3.5%
100	Pawa	Masbate City, Masbate	2,664	2,575	+3.5%

How the comparison is kept fair

368 of the 550 barangays in Masbate can be compared. The other 182 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. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Bicol Region (OpenSTAT table 0051A6DTPH4). Published August 4, 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), 4th Quarter 2022: Publication Datafile, with the 2015 and 2020 census counts (the PSA's file, as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published December 31, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
3.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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