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
Mindanao
Mindanao is one of the three island groups of the Philippines. Its 6 regions had 27,531,140 people in the 2024 census, about 24 of every 100 Filipinos.
- Population: 2024 Census
- Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
- Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
- Page updated: October 2, 2026
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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.
- People, 2024 CensusSources
- 27,531,140
- RegionsSources
- 6
- ProvincesSources
- 28
- Cities and municipalitiesSources
- 463
- BarangaysSources
- 10,092
- Land area, 2019 masterlistSources
- 115,208.21 km²
Average density, 2024: about 239 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 2 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 21,968,174 people in 2010; growing 1.15% a year since 2020.
People
- 20Davao Region5,389,422 people
- 19Northern Mindanao5,178,326 people
- 18Zamboanga Peninsula5,089,934 people
- 17Bangsamoro (BARMM)4,545,486 people
- 16SOCCSKSARGEN4,462,776 people
- 10Caraga2,865,196 people
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
| Census | Population | Growth since the census before | Households | People per household |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024as of July 1, 2024 | 27,531,140[1, 2] | 1.15% a year | 6,868,245 | 4.0 |
| 2020as of May 1, 2020 | 26,252,442[1] | 1.78% a year | — | — |
| 2015as of August 1, 2015 | 24,135,775[1] | 1.81% a year | — | — |
| 2010as of May 1, 2010 | 21,968,174[1] | — | — | — |
| 2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then | 21,586,641[10] | 2.43% a year | — | — |
| 2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders | 18,133,864[10, 11] | 2.44% a year | — | — |
| 1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then | 16,205,487[10] | 2.37% a year | — | — |
| 1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then | 14,298,764[10] | 2.74% a year | — | — |
| 1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then | 10,905,243[10] | 3.57% a year | — | — |
| 1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then | 9,146,994[10] | 2.82% a year | — | — |
| 1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then | 7,963,932[10] | 3.90% a year | — | — |
| 1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then | 5,384,164[10] | — | — | — |
Regions
| [1, 6] | Share (2024) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zamboanga Peninsula | 5,089,934 | 18.49% | 1.04% a year | 18,291.44 km² |
| Northern Mindanao | 5,178,326 | 18.81% | 0.73% a year | 18,622.74 km² |
| Davao Region | 5,389,422 | 19.58% | 0.66% a year | 21,733.04 km² |
| SOCCSKSARGEN | 4,462,776 | 16.21% | 0.55% a year | 20,262.71 km² |
| Caraga | 2,865,196 | 10.41% | 0.51% a year | 21,820.20 km² |
| Bangsamoro (BARMM) | 4,545,486 | 16.51% | 3.46% a year | 14,478.08 km² |
Land & Environment
- 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
- 115,208.21 km²[6]The official land areas of its 6 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
- 239 people per km²[1, 2, 6]
- Lowest
- Sea level
- Average
- 392 m
- Highest
- 2,925 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
11,141.5 km of coastline[8]
Rivers[8]
- Agusan River293.6 of 295.1 km
- Pulangi River277.3 of 298.6 km
- Kabulnan River182.7 km
- Adgawan River175.7 km
- Libuganon River164.7 of 165.4 km
- Maradugao River150.6 km
- Rio Grande de Mindanao142.5 of 142.8 km
- Tagacupan River125.3 km
The longest inside it: 876 in all.
Lakes[8]
- Lake Lanao354.5 km²
- Lake Mainit143.4 km²
- Lake Buluan73.7 km²
- Lake Dapao10.1 km²
- Pulangi Lakereservoir7.9 km²
- Lake Wood7.5 km²
The largest: 81 in all.
Peaks[8]
- Mount Apovolcano2,954 m
- Mount Dulang-Dulang2,938 m
- Mount Kitangladvolcano2,899 m
- Mount Kalatunganvolcano2,860 m
- Mount Wiji2,819 m
- Mount Piapayunganvolcano2,802 m
The highest: 851 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 IV[9]
Rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with no dry season.
Covers about 56 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
Stories from Mindanao
Short films of this place, every line from a source listed under the film.
Old maps of Mindanao
Each with the archive that holds it, its date and its rights, on its own page.
Mapa etnogràfico de Mindanao y Jolo / por los PP. Misioneros de la Compania de Jesus
Atlas of the Philippine Islands (Atlas de Filipinas), No. 26: Isla de Mindanao. Mapa general [The island of Mindanao, general map]
Atlas of the Philippine Islands (Atlas de Filipinas), No. 27: Isla de Mindanao oriental [The island of Mindanao, eastern part]
Nearby
Sources
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- 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
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- 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.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
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Scene.ph. “Mindanao.” Scene Atlas. Updated October 2, 2026. https://scene.ph/atlas/mindanao