Ranking

Fastest-growing cities and municipalities in MIMAROPA

Looc (Occidental Mindoro) grew fastest of the 72 cities and municipalities in MIMAROPA that can be compared: up 20.8%, from 7,802 people in 2020 to 9,426 in 2024.^{[1, 2]}

Below are all 72 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 MIMAROPA, top 72
Rank	Name	Province or region	People, 2024	People, 2020	Change since 2020
1	Looc	Occidental Mindoro	9,426	7,802	+20.8%
2	Lubang	Occidental Mindoro	18,761	17,437	+7.6%
3	Coron	Palawan	69,439	65,855	+5.4%
4	Magsaysay	Palawan	13,273	12,603	+5.3%
5	Busuanga	Palawan	26,974	25,617	+5.3%
6	Sofronio Española	Palawan	39,371	37,416	+5.2%
7	Cuyo	Palawan	24,702	23,489	+5.2%
8	Dr. Jose P. Rizal	Palawan	59,040	56,162	+5.1%
9	Quezon	Palawan	68,532	65,283	+5.0%
10	Paluan	Occidental Mindoro	19,461	18,566	+4.8%
11	Bulalacao	Oriental Mindoro	46,439	44,366	+4.7%
12	Cagayancillo	Palawan	7,164	6,884	+4.1%
13	Bansud	Oriental Mindoro	44,396	42,671	+4.0%
14	Agutaya	Palawan	13,351	12,867	+3.8%
15	Brooke's Point	Palawan	76,715	73,994	+3.7%
16	Gloria	Oriental Mindoro	52,296	50,496	+3.6%
17	Narra	Palawan	80,572	77,948	+3.4%
18	Culion	Palawan	23,985	23,213	+3.3%
19	Aborlan	Palawan	39,972	38,736	+3.2%
20	Magsaysay	Occidental Mindoro	40,987	39,767	+3.1%
21	Puerto Princesa City	Palawan	316,384	307,079	+3.0%
22	Calintaan	Occidental Mindoro	31,088	30,190	+3.0%
23	San Teodoro	Oriental Mindoro	19,650	19,121	+2.8%
24	San Andres	Romblon	16,350	15,940	+2.6%
25	Mansalay	Oriental Mindoro	60,597	59,114	+2.5%
26	Bataraza	Palawan	87,384	85,439	+2.3%
27	Taytay	Palawan	85,258	83,357	+2.3%
28	Linapacan	Palawan	16,782	16,424	+2.2%
29	Banton	Romblon	5,848	5,737	+1.9%
30	Calapan City	Oriental Mindoro	148,558	145,786	+1.9%
31	El Nido	Palawan	51,367	50,494	+1.7%
32	Dumaran	Palawan	23,795	23,528	+1.1%
33	Cajidiocan	Romblon	23,488	23,259	+1.0%
34	Pola	Oriental Mindoro	35,771	35,455	+0.9%
35	Baco	Oriental Mindoro	40,159	39,817	+0.9%
36	Araceli	Palawan	14,554	14,434	+0.8%
37	Puerto Galera	Oriental Mindoro	42,301	41,961	+0.8%
38	San Vicente	Palawan	33,768	33,507	+0.8%
39	Looc	Romblon	21,964	21,799	+0.8%
40	Bongabong	Oriental Mindoro	77,540	76,973	+0.7%
41	Balabac	Palawan	42,662	42,527	+0.3%
42	Roxas	Palawan	69,729	69,624	+0.2%
43	Victoria	Oriental Mindoro	52,215	52,175	+0.1%
44	Socorro	Oriental Mindoro	41,612	41,585	+0.1%
45	Pinamalayan	Oriental Mindoro	90,420	90,383	+0.0%
46	Rizal	Occidental Mindoro	40,319	40,429	−0.3%
47	Naujan	Oriental Mindoro	109,122	109,587	−0.4%
48	Roxas	Oriental Mindoro	58,428	58,849	−0.7%
49	Calatrava	Romblon	11,254	11,342	−0.8%
50	San Jose	Romblon	11,626	11,759	−1.1%
51	Santa Fe	Romblon	17,578	17,802	−1.3%
52	Sablayan	Occidental Mindoro	91,406	92,598	−1.3%
53	Magdiwang	Romblon	15,170	15,385	−1.4%
54	San Agustin	Romblon	23,698	24,115	−1.7%
55	San Fernando	Romblon	23,660	24,171	−2.1%
56	Ferrol	Romblon	7,826	8,005	−2.2%
57	Odiongan	Romblon	48,133	49,284	−2.3%
58	Gasan	Marinduque	35,315	36,197	−2.4%
59	Concepcion	Romblon	3,427	3,561	−3.8%
60	Romblon	Romblon	39,004	40,554	−3.8%
61	Alcantara	Romblon	16,417	17,171	−4.4%
62	Boac	Marinduque	54,365	57,283	−5.1%
63	Mogpog	Marinduque	32,577	34,516	−5.6%
64	Santa Cruz	Marinduque	51,594	54,692	−5.7%
65	Santa Cruz	Occidental Mindoro	40,010	42,417	−5.7%
66	Torrijos	Marinduque	28,535	30,476	−6.4%
67	San Jose	Occidental Mindoro	143,495	153,267	−6.4%
68	Mamburao	Occidental Mindoro	44,554	47,705	−6.6%
69	Santa Maria	Romblon	8,360	8,989	−7.0%
70	Buenavista	Marinduque	24,136	26,043	−7.3%
71	Abra De Ilog	Occidental Mindoro	31,910	35,176	−9.3%
72	Corcuera	Romblon	9,021	10,112	−10.8%

How the comparison is kept fair

72 of the 73 cities and municipalities in MIMAROPA can be compared. The other 1 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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