List of Philippine Provinces By Population - 1975 Census

1975 Census

Showing provinces existing at the time of census.

Rank Province Population % of
Population		 Notes
— Philippines 42,070,660 100%
1 Rizal 3,754,477 8.92%
2 Cebu 1,818,410 4.32%
3 Negros Occidental 1,785,792 4.24%
4 Pangasinan 1,520,085 3.61%
— Manila 1,479,116 3.52%
5 Iloilo 1,313,049 3.12%
6 Leyte 1,203,118 2.86%
7 Quezon 1,115,962 2.65%
8 Bulacan 1,050,134 2.5%
9 Pampanga 1,042,164 2.48%
10 Batangas 1,032,009 2.45%
11 Camarines Sur 1,023,819 2.43%
12 Zamboanga del Sur 1,002,852 2.38%
13 Nueva Ecija 947,995 2.25%
14 Davao del Sur 936,263 2.23%
15 Laguna 803,750 1.91%
16 Bohol 759,370 1.8%
17 Negros Oriental 740,412 1.76%
18 Isabela 730,386 1.74%
19 Albay 728,827 1.73%
20 Cagayan 644,075 1.53%
21 Tarlac 640,899 1.52%
22 Cavite 628,321 1.49%
23 South Cotabato 586,867 1.39%
24 Davao del Norte 569,697 1.35%
25 Misamis Oriental 560,490 1.33%
26 Bukidnon 522,818 1.24%
27 Masbate 533,387 1.27%
28 Lanao del Sur 499,882 1.19%
29 Samar 478,378 1.14%
30 Maguindanao 478,119 1.14%
31 North Cotabato 472,302 1.12%
32 Zamboanga del Norte 460,515 1.09%
33 Sorsogon 446,502 1.06%
34 Capiz 445,716 1.06%
35 Zambales 416,280 0.99%
36 La Union 414,635 0.99%
37 Ilocos Sur 399,776 0.95%
38 Oriental Mindoro 388,744 0.92%
39 Lanao del Norte 381,234 0.91%
40 Ilocos Norte 371,724 0.88%
41 Misamis Occidental 366,319 0.88%
42 Northern Samar 354,665 0.84%
43 Sultan Kudarat 328,912 0.78%
44 Antique 308,484 0.73%
45 Surigao del Sur 302,305 0.72%
46 Benguet 302,065 0.72%
47 Agusan del Norte 300,735 0.71%
48 Palawan 300,065 0.71%
49 Davao Oriental 299,426 0.71%
50 Surigao del Norte 298,080 0.71%
51 Aklan 293,349 0.7%
52 Camarines Norte 288,406 0.69%
53 Eastern Samar 287,149 0.68%
54 Southern Leyte 276,418 0.66%
55 Bataan 263,269 0.63%
56 Sulu 240,001 0.57%
57 Agusan del Sur 213,216 0.51%
58 Nueva Vizcaya 213,151 0.51%
59 Occidental Mindoro 185,787 0.44%
60 Romblon 182,209 0.43%
61 Catanduanes 172,780 0.41%
62 Basilan 171,027 0.41%
63 Kalinga-Apayao 163,225 0.39%
64 Marinduque 162,804 0.39%
65 Abra 147,010 0.35%
66 Tawi-Tawi 143,487 0.34%
67 Ifugao 104,707 0.25%
68 Mountain Province 94,096 0.22%
69 Siquijor 69,077 0.16%
70 Quirino 65,763 0.16%
71 Camiguin 52,547 0.12%
72 Batanes 11,870 0.03%

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