Ranking

Fastest-growing cities and municipalities in Negros Island Region

Ayungon (Negros Oriental) grew fastest of the 63 cities and municipalities in Negros Island Region that can be compared: up 7.6%, from 47,102 people in 2020 to 50,688 in 2024.^{[1, 2]}

Below are all 63 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.

Open Negros Island Region

Fastest-growing cities and municipalities in Negros Island Region, top 63
Rank	Name	Province or region	People, 2024	People, 2020	Change since 2020
1	Ayungon	Negros Oriental	50,688	47,102	+7.6%
2	Sibulan	Negros Oriental	69,092	64,343	+7.4%
3	Canlaon City	Negros Oriental	62,785	58,822	+6.7%
4	Bacong	Negros Oriental	43,889	41,207	+6.5%
5	Pulupandan	Negros Occidental	31,942	30,117	+6.1%
6	Dumaguete City	Negros Oriental	142,171	134,103	+6.0%
7	Ilog	Negros Occidental	63,444	59,855	+6.0%
8	Hinoba-an	Negros Occidental	64,364	60,865	+5.8%
9	San Juan	Siquijor	17,291	16,363	+5.7%
10	Kabankalan City	Negros Occidental	210,893	200,198	+5.3%
11	Maria	Siquijor	15,146	14,385	+5.3%
12	Basay	Negros Oriental	30,018	28,531	+5.2%
13	Salvador Benedicto	Negros Occidental	28,231	26,922	+4.9%
14	Silay City	Negros Occidental	136,802	130,478	+4.9%
15	Siquijor	Siquijor	30,215	28,915	+4.5%
16	Bais City	Negros Oriental	88,050	84,317	+4.4%
17	San Jose	Negros Oriental	22,870	21,956	+4.2%
18	Amlan	Negros Oriental	26,566	25,513	+4.1%
19	Vallehermoso	Negros Oriental	42,421	40,779	+4.0%
20	Bacolod City	Negros Occidental	624,787	600,783	+4.0%
21	La Libertad	Negros Oriental	42,721	41,089	+4.0%
22	Guihulngan City	Negros Oriental	106,576	102,656	+3.8%
23	La Castellana	Negros Occidental	82,500	79,492	+3.8%
24	Santa Catalina	Negros Oriental	80,382	77,501	+3.7%
25	Manjuyod	Negros Oriental	46,461	44,799	+3.7%
26	Pamplona	Negros Oriental	41,209	39,805	+3.5%
27	Toboso	Negros Occidental	44,973	43,445	+3.5%
28	Mabinay	Negros Oriental	85,770	82,953	+3.4%
29	Larena	Siquijor	14,933	14,454	+3.3%
30	Bayawan City	Negros Oriental	126,744	122,747	+3.3%
31	Moises Padilla	Negros Occidental	44,864	43,462	+3.2%
32	Valencia	Negros Oriental	39,986	38,733	+3.2%
33	Bindoy	Negros Oriental	41,543	40,308	+3.1%
34	Dauin	Negros Oriental	30,921	30,018	+3.0%
35	Zamboanguita	Negros Oriental	30,412	29,569	+2.9%
36	Lazi	Siquijor	23,092	22,488	+2.7%
37	Enrique Villanueva	Siquijor	6,965	6,790	+2.6%
38	Sagay City	Negros Occidental	152,543	148,894	+2.5%
39	Tanjay City	Negros Oriental	84,593	82,642	+2.4%
40	Jimalalud	Negros Oriental	32,996	32,256	+2.3%
41	Enrique B. Magalona	Negros Occidental	65,730	64,290	+2.2%
42	Cauayan	Negros Occidental	110,899	108,480	+2.2%
43	Tayasan	Negros Oriental	39,005	38,159	+2.2%
44	Sipalay City	Negros Occidental	73,847	72,448	+1.9%
45	Cadiz City	Negros Occidental	161,558	158,544	+1.9%
46	Hinigaran	Negros Occidental	90,403	88,909	+1.7%
47	Binalbagan	Negros Occidental	72,594	71,407	+1.7%
48	La Carlota City	Negros Occidental	67,740	66,664	+1.6%
49	Calatrava	Negros Occidental	83,813	82,540	+1.5%
50	Manapla	Negros Occidental	55,882	55,083	+1.5%
51	Murcia	Negros Occidental	90,123	88,868	+1.4%
52	Isabela	Negros Occidental	65,399	64,516	+1.4%
53	Siaton	Negros Oriental	84,169	83,082	+1.3%
54	Valladolid	Negros Occidental	40,487	39,996	+1.2%
55	San Enrique	Negros Occidental	24,424	24,177	+1.0%
56	Bago City	Negros Occidental	192,993	191,210	+0.9%
57	Escalante City	Negros Occidental	97,050	96,159	+0.9%
58	Himamaylan City	Negros Occidental	117,286	116,240	+0.9%
59	Pontevedra	Negros Occidental	54,941	54,502	+0.8%
60	San Carlos City	Negros Occidental	133,175	132,650	+0.4%
61	Talisay City	Negros Occidental	109,204	108,909	+0.3%
62	Victorias City	Negros Occidental	90,290	90,101	+0.2%
63	Candoni	Negros Occidental	22,083	23,751	−7.0%

How the comparison is kept fair

63 of the 63 cities and municipalities in Negros Island Region can be compared. The other 0 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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