List of Philippine Provinces By Population - 1995 Census

1995 Census

Showing provinces existing at the time of census.

Rank Province Population % of
Population		 Notes
— Philippines 76,498,735 100%
— Metro Manila 9,932,560 12.98%
1 Cebu 3,356,137 4.39% Includes Cebu City
2 Negros Occidental 2,565,723 3.35% Includes Bacolod City
3 Pangasinan 2,434,086 3.18%
4 Zamboanga del Sur 2,432,489 3.18% Includes Zamboanga City
5 Bulacan 2,234,088 2.92%
6 Cavite 2,063,161 2.7%
7 Laguna 1,965,872 2.57%
8 Iloilo 1,925,002 2.52% Includes Iloilo City
9 Davao del Sur 1,905,917 2.49% Includes Davao City
10 Batangas 1,905,348 2.49%
11 Pampanga 1,882,730 2.46% Includes Angeles City
12 Rizal 1,707,218 2.23%
13 Quezon 1,679,030 2.19%
14 Nueva Ecija 1,659,883 2.17%
15 Leyte 1,592,336 2.08%
16 Camarines Sur 1,551,549 2.03%
17 Isabela 1,287,575 1.68%
18 Bohol 1,137,268 1.49%
19 Misamis Oriental 1,126,215 1.47% Includes Cagayan de Oro City
20 Negros Oriental 1,126,061 1.47%
21 South Cotabato 1,102,550 1.44% Includes General Santos City
22 Albay 1,090,907 1.43%
23 Tarlac 1,068,783 1.4%
24 Bukidnon 1,060,265 1.39%
25 Cagayan 993,580 1.3%
26 Maguindanao 964,951 1.26% Includes Cotabato City
27 Cotabato 958,643 1.25%
28 Zamboanga del Norte 823,130 1.08%
29 Lanao del Sur 800,162 1.05%
30 Lanao del Norte 758,123 0.99% Includes Iligan City
31 Palawan 755,412 0.99%
32 Davao del Norte 743,811 0.97%
33 Masbate 707,668 0.93%
34 Oriental Mindoro 681,818 0.89%
35 La Union 657,945 0.86%
36 Capiz 654,156 0.86%
37 Sorsogon 650,535 0.85%
38 Samar 641,124 0.84%
39 Zambales 627,802 0.82% Includes Olongapo City
40 Sulu 619,668 0.81%
41 Ilocos Sur 594,206 0.78%
42 Sultan Kudarat 586,505 0.77%
43 Benguet 582,515 0.76% Includes Baguio City
44 Compostela Valley 580,244 0.76%
45 Agusan del Sur 559,294 0.73%
46 Bataan 557,659 0.73%
47 Agusan del Norte 552,849 0.72% Includes Butuan City
48 Ilocos Norte 514,241 0.67%
49 Surigao del Sur 501,808 0.66%
50 Northern Samar 500,639 0.65%
51 Misamis Occidental 486,723 0.64%
52 Surigao del Norte 481,416 0.63%
53 Antique 471,088 0.62%
54 Camarines Norte 458,840 0.6%
55 Aklan 451,314 0.59%
56 Davao Oriental 446,191 0.58%
57 Sarangani 410,622 0.54%
58 Occidental Mindoro 380,250 0.5%
59 Eastern Samar 375,822 0.49%
60 Nueva Vizcaya 366,962 0.48%
61 Southern Leyte 360,160 0.47%
62 Basilan 332,828 0.44%
63 Tawi-Tawi 322,317 0.42%
64 Romblon 264,357 0.35%
65 Marinduque 217,392 0.28%
66 Catanduanes 215,356 0.28%
67 Abra 209,491 0.27%
68 Kalinga 174,023 0.23%
69 Aurora 173,797 0.23%
70 Ifugao 161,623 0.21%
71 Quirino 148,575 0.19%
72 Guimaras 141,450 0.18%
73 Mountain Province 140,439 0.18%
74 Biliran 140,274 0.18%
75 Apayao 97,129 0.13%
76 Siquijor 81,598 0.11%
77 Camiguin 74,232 0.1%
78 Batanes 16,467 0.02%

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