Ranking

Densest cities and municipalities in Western Visayas

Iloilo City (Iloilo) is the most crowded of the 101 cities and municipalities in Western Visayas: 6,047 people for every km² in 2024.^{[1, 2]}

Below are the first 100 of 101 cities and municipalities, ordered by people for every km² of land, 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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Densest cities and municipalities in Western Visayas, top 100
Rank	Name	Province or region	People, 2024	People, 2020	Change since 2020	People per km²
1	Iloilo City	Iloilo	473,728	457,626	+3.5%	6,047
2	Pavia	Iloilo	74,594	70,388	+6.0%	2,752
3	Kalibo	Aklan	93,218	89,127	+4.6%	2,372
4	Estancia	Iloilo	54,882	53,200	+3.2%	1,804
5	Roxas City	Capiz	185,236	179,292	+3.3%	1,773
6	Numancia	Aklan	37,428	35,693	+4.9%	1,556
7	San Jose	Antique	69,522	65,140	+6.7%	1,420
8	Oton	Iloilo	99,920	98,509	+1.4%	1,167
9	Malay	Aklan	64,723	60,077	+7.7%	1,144
10	Leganes	Iloilo	36,542	34,725	+5.2%	1,121
11	Santa Barbara	Iloilo	68,467	67,630	+1.2%	991
12	San Miguel	Iloilo	31,093	30,115	+3.3%	953
13	Pototan	Iloilo	78,919	78,298	+0.8%	813
14	Guimbal	Iloilo	35,129	35,022	+0.3%	797
15	Lezo	Aklan	16,200	15,639	+3.6%	755
16	New Washington	Aklan	49,204	47,955	+2.6%	737
17	Carles	Iloilo	74,177	72,637	+2.1%	722
18	Tigbauan	Iloilo	65,657	65,245	+0.6%	715
19	Belison	Antique	14,433	14,129	+2.2%	712
20	Zarraga	Iloilo	27,852	27,305	+2.0%	701
21	Mina	Iloilo	24,145	24,042	+0.4%	643
22	Banga	Aklan	41,188	40,318	+2.2%	630
23	New Lucena	Iloilo	24,785	24,314	+1.9%	614
24	Balasan	Iloilo	35,193	35,064	+0.4%	598
25	Cabatuan	Iloilo	62,717	61,110	+2.6%	589
26	Barotac Nuevo	Iloilo	59,184	58,176	+1.7%	579
27	Concepcion	Iloilo	45,737	44,633	+2.5%	578
28	Dumangas	Iloilo	75,239	73,899	+1.8%	570
29	Ivisan	Capiz	32,853	31,278	+5.0%	554
30	Pontevedra	Capiz	51,956	49,725	+4.5%	484
31	Panitan	Capiz	44,246	42,565	+4.0%	473
32	Buenavista	Guimaras	54,352	52,899	+2.8%	470
33	Anini-Y	Antique	22,713	22,018	+3.2%	468
34	Makato	Aklan	30,650	29,717	+3.1%	463
35	Banate	Iloilo	33,790	33,376	+1.2%	461
36	Miagao	Iloilo	68,163	68,115	+0.1%	443
37	Hamtic	Antique	54,455	52,685	+3.4%	442
38	Dingle	Iloilo	46,032	45,965	+0.2%	439
39	Badiangan	Iloilo	27,088	27,056	+0.1%	432
40	Nabas	Aklan	41,568	40,632	+2.3%	425
41	Batad	Iloilo	22,174	22,157	+0.1%	419
42	President Roxas	Capiz	32,436	31,269	+3.7%	417
43	Dao	Capiz	34,555	33,842	+2.1%	398
44	Pilar	Capiz	48,789	47,100	+3.6%	396
45	Panay	Capiz	50,946	48,890	+4.2%	389
46	Alimodian	Iloilo	39,814	39,722	+0.2%	389
47	Tangalan	Aklan	24,004	23,704	+1.3%	387
48	Batan	Aklan	33,932	33,484	+1.3%	385
49	Ibajay	Aklan	53,399	52,364	+2.0%	375
50	Passi City	Iloilo	90,313	88,873	+1.6%	372
51	Dueñas	Iloilo	34,941	34,597	+1.0%	367
52	Janiuay	Iloilo	67,509	66,786	+1.1%	356
53	Jordan	Guimaras	40,647	39,566	+2.7%	354
54	Buruanga	Aklan	19,878	19,357	+2.7%	352
55	Mambusao	Capiz	41,768	40,690	+2.7%	352
56	Bingawan	Iloilo	16,247	16,164	+0.5%	352
57	Nueva Valencia	Guimaras	43,822	42,771	+2.5%	332
58	Lambunao	Iloilo	80,724	81,236	−0.6%	324
59	Leon	Iloilo	52,777	51,990	+1.5%	322
60	San Enrique	Iloilo	37,381	36,911	+1.3%	321
61	Sara	Iloilo	55,476	54,637	+1.5%	320
62	Sigma	Capiz	32,628	31,688	+3.0%	314
63	Caluya	Antique	42,895	38,908	+10.3%	313
64	Barotac Viejo	Iloilo	49,736	48,614	+2.3%	308
65	San Dionisio	Iloilo	39,423	39,048	+1.0%	305
66	Anilao	Iloilo	30,612	30,520	+0.3%	302
67	Tobias Fornier	Antique	34,411	33,816	+1.8%	301
68	Ajuy	Iloilo	54,100	53,462	+1.2%	301
69	San Lorenzo	Guimaras	30,266	29,444	+2.8%	288
70	Laua-An	Antique	28,177	26,580	+6.0%	286
71	Altavas	Aklan	26,181	25,639	+2.1%	284
72	Sapi-An	Capiz	27,377	26,697	+2.6%	279
73	Dumalag	Capiz	30,872	30,098	+2.6%	278
74	Tubungan	Iloilo	23,083	23,021	+0.3%	273
75	Cuartero	Capiz	28,650	27,993	+2.4%	270
76	San Rafael	Iloilo	18,293	17,795	+2.8%	270
77	Balete	Aklan	30,310	30,090	+0.7%	265
78	Igbaras	Iloilo	32,442	32,197	+0.8%	259
79	Sibalom	Antique	67,155	63,833	+5.2%	253
80	Lemery	Iloilo	32,836	31,414	+4.5%	239
81	Pandan	Antique	37,325	35,965	+3.8%	235
82	Patnongon	Antique	40,070	38,329	+4.5%	234
83	Calinog	Iloilo	63,896	62,853	+1.7%	234
84	Ma-Ayon	Capiz	42,997	41,226	+4.3%	230
85	San Joaquin	Iloilo	52,773	52,617	+0.3%	227
86	Dumarao	Capiz	51,633	49,506	+4.3%	221
87	Maasin	Iloilo	38,761	38,461	+0.8%	217
88	Culasi	Antique	46,442	44,494	+4.4%	204
89	Tibiao	Antique	29,608	28,703	+3.2%	203
90	Sibunag	Guimaras	23,787	23,162	+2.7%	188
91	Bugasong	Antique	36,060	34,676	+4.0%	182
92	Sebaste	Antique	19,365	18,816	+2.9%	174
93	Libertad	Antique	18,685	17,507	+6.7%	166
94	Barbaza	Antique	24,925	23,359	+6.7%	157
95	Malinao	Aklan	24,971	24,517	+1.9%	135
96	Tapaz	Capiz	57,684	54,423	+6.0%	112
97	Libacao	Aklan	28,525	28,272	+0.9%	110
98	Jamindan	Capiz	40,472	38,670	+4.7%	106
99	San Remigio	Antique	36,170	34,045	+6.2%	75
100	Valderrama	Antique	20,762	19,971	+4.0%	72

Density is a place's 2024 people divided by its land area. Areas are the Land Management Bureau's 2019 masterlist.

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, from the Land Management Bureau (DENR). Population, Land Area, Population Density, and Percent Change in Population Density by Region, Province/Highly Urbanized City, and City/Municipality: 2015, 2020, and 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0221A6DLPD0). Published August 7, 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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