Ranking

Fastest-growing barangays in Palawan

Iwahig (Puerto Princesa City, Palawan) grew fastest of the 337 barangays in Palawan that can be compared: up 61.3%, from 5,422 people in 2020 to 8,746 in 2024.^{[1, 2, 3]}

Below are the first 100 of 337 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 Palawan, top 100
Rank	Name	City or municipality	People, 2024	People, 2020	Change since 2020
1	Iwahig	Puerto Princesa City, Palawan	8,746	5,422	+61.3%
2	Barong-barong	Brooke's Point, Palawan	7,164	4,564	+57.0%
3	Igang-igang	Bataraza, Palawan	3,000	1,916	+56.6%
4	Estrella Village	Narra, Palawan	1,703	1,097	+55.2%
5	Punang	Sofronio Española, Palawan	4,368	3,120	+40.0%
6	Panitian	Quezon, Palawan	10,272	7,500	+37.0%
7	Santa Lourdes	Puerto Princesa City, Palawan	11,066	8,186	+35.2%
8	Bulalacao	Bataraza, Palawan	2,729	2,127	+28.3%
9	Barangay VI	Coron, Palawan	5,609	4,473	+25.4%
10	Buliluyan	Bataraza, Palawan	2,631	2,099	+25.4%
11	Malawig	Coron, Palawan	1,458	1,168	+24.8%
12	Teresa	Narra, Palawan	1,786	1,456	+22.7%
13	Sumbiling	Bataraza, Palawan	4,794	3,955	+21.2%
14	San Rafael	Puerto Princesa City, Palawan	2,485	2,065	+20.3%
15	Decalachao	Coron, Palawan	4,472	3,733	+19.8%
16	Kemdeng	San Vicente, Palawan	1,339	1,119	+19.7%
17	Malatgao	Narra, Palawan	2,910	2,432	+19.7%
18	Campong Ulay	Dr. Jose P. Rizal, Palawan	3,243	2,711	+19.6%
19	Cocoro	Magsaysay, Palawan	1,614	1,355	+19.1%
20	Candawaga	Dr. Jose P. Rizal, Palawan	7,470	6,330	+18.0%
21	Aberawan	El Nido, Palawan	1,687	1,435	+17.6%
22	Manamoc	Cuyo, Palawan	3,384	2,904	+16.5%
23	Amas	Brooke's Point, Palawan	2,886	2,491	+15.9%
24	Guadalupe	Coron, Palawan	7,426	6,429	+15.5%
25	Cataban	Taytay, Palawan	1,449	1,255	+15.5%
26	Malaking Ilog	Balabac, Palawan	1,252	1,086	+15.3%
27	San Pedro	Puerto Princesa City, Palawan	29,825	25,909	+15.1%
28	Concepcion	Agutaya, Palawan	3,933	3,431	+14.6%
29	Bintuan	Coron, Palawan	4,149	3,622	+14.6%
30	Culasian	Dr. Jose P. Rizal, Palawan	3,504	3,059	+14.6%
31	Melville	Balabac, Palawan	1,910	1,668	+14.5%
32	Lucbuan	Magsaysay, Palawan	2,266	1,983	+14.3%
33	Itangil	Dumaran, Palawan	2,218	1,945	+14.0%
34	Cabugao	Coron, Palawan	3,035	2,680	+13.3%
35	Inogbong	Bataraza, Palawan	4,809	4,261	+12.9%
36	Decabobo	Coron, Palawan	1,327	1,181	+12.4%
37	Ramon Magsaysay	Aborlan, Palawan	3,405	3,033	+12.3%
38	Sagrada	Busuanga, Palawan	1,595	1,426	+11.9%
39	Buluang	Busuanga, Palawan	3,139	2,809	+11.8%
40	Salvacion	Puerto Princesa City, Palawan	1,680	1,506	+11.6%
41	Indalawan	Balabac, Palawan	1,250	1,121	+11.5%
42	Sagpangan	Aborlan, Palawan	2,121	1,913	+10.9%
43	Poblacion	Taytay, Palawan	15,634	14,130	+10.6%
44	Oring-oring	Brooke's Point, Palawan	2,467	2,231	+10.6%
45	Samareñana	Brooke's Point, Palawan	3,978	3,602	+10.4%
46	Tarusan	Bataraza, Palawan	6,424	5,825	+10.3%
47	Bangcal	Cuyo, Palawan	1,598	1,449	+10.3%
48	Libertad	Taytay, Palawan	2,180	1,977	+10.3%
49	Banuang Daan	Coron, Palawan	1,245	1,131	+10.1%
50	Tinintinan	Araceli, Palawan	1,848	1,680	+10.0%
51	Bagong Bayan	El Nido, Palawan	1,498	1,362	+10.0%
52	Lucbuan	Puerto Princesa City, Palawan	1,951	1,774	+10.0%
53	Antipuluan	Narra, Palawan	8,312	7,562	+9.9%
54	Malaking Patag	Culion, Palawan	1,940	1,766	+9.9%
55	Punta Baja	Dr. Jose P. Rizal, Palawan	13,366	12,185	+9.7%
56	Cheey	Busuanga, Palawan	3,270	2,984	+9.6%
57	Cabayugan	Puerto Princesa City, Palawan	4,104	3,754	+9.3%
58	San Isidro	San Vicente, Palawan	1,106	1,012	+9.3%
59	Macarascas	Puerto Princesa City, Palawan	1,874	1,715	+9.3%
60	Magsaysay	Dumaran, Palawan	1,813	1,661	+9.2%
61	Maringian	Cuyo, Palawan	1,469	1,347	+9.1%
62	Caguisan	Narra, Palawan	1,494	1,370	+9.1%
63	Taratak	Bataraza, Palawan	2,795	2,564	+9.0%
64	San Manuel	Puerto Princesa City, Palawan	20,152	18,509	+8.9%
65	Barotuan	El Nido, Palawan	2,664	2,449	+8.8%
66	Sandoval	Taytay, Palawan	1,472	1,355	+8.6%
67	Lajala	Coron, Palawan	2,007	1,857	+8.1%
68	Baldat	Culion, Palawan	1,113	1,030	+8.1%
69	Taritien	Narra, Palawan	2,236	2,070	+8.0%
70	Concepcion	Puerto Princesa City, Palawan	1,894	1,755	+7.9%
71	Ipilan	Narra, Palawan	1,958	1,816	+7.8%
72	Jardin	Culion, Palawan	1,480	1,373	+7.8%
73	Maasin	Brooke's Point, Palawan	4,248	3,945	+7.7%
74	San Jose	Roxas, Palawan	1,785	1,659	+7.6%
75	Catadman	Cuyo, Palawan	1,228	1,144	+7.3%
76	Tabud	Bataraza, Palawan	1,172	1,092	+7.3%
77	Pandanan	Balabac, Palawan	1,333	1,243	+7.2%
78	San Juan	Aborlan, Palawan	3,882	3,623	+7.2%
79	Salvacion	Busuanga, Palawan	3,665	3,422	+7.1%
80	Pamantolon	Taytay, Palawan	2,385	2,228	+7.1%
81	San Jose	Puerto Princesa City, Palawan	25,480	23,804	+7.0%
82	Manalo	Puerto Princesa City, Palawan	2,985	2,792	+6.9%
83	Marangas	Bataraza, Palawan	9,682	9,062	+6.8%
84	Dumaran	Dumaran, Palawan	2,162	2,027	+6.7%
85	Tabon	Quezon, Palawan	5,553	5,208	+6.6%
86	San Jose	Coron, Palawan	1,725	1,618	+6.6%
87	Bucana	El Nido, Palawan	6,083	5,706	+6.6%
88	Ilian	Dumaran, Palawan	1,713	1,607	+6.6%
89	Bono-bono	Bataraza, Palawan	3,624	3,404	+6.5%
90	Maasin	Quezon, Palawan	2,660	2,501	+6.4%
91	Binduyan	Puerto Princesa City, Palawan	1,613	1,519	+6.2%
92	Alfonso XIII	Quezon, Palawan	17,140	16,145	+6.2%
93	New Busuanga	Busuanga, Palawan	2,033	1,917	+6.1%
94	Old Busuanga	Busuanga, Palawan	1,139	1,075	+6.0%
95	Buenavista	Puerto Princesa City, Palawan	1,585	1,496	+6.0%
96	Tara	Coron, Palawan	1,962	1,854	+5.8%
97	Iraan	Dr. Jose P. Rizal, Palawan	7,653	7,232	+5.8%
98	Babuyan	Puerto Princesa City, Palawan	3,095	2,927	+5.7%
99	Aramaywan	Quezon, Palawan	4,016	3,798	+5.7%
100	Panitian	Sofronio Española, Palawan	6,540	6,187	+5.7%

How the comparison is kept fair

337 of the 433 barangays in Palawan can be compared. The other 96 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: MIMAROPA Region (OpenSTAT table 0161A6DTHP5). Published August 3, 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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