List of Philippine Provinces By Population - 2000 Census

2000 Census

Showing provinces existing at the time of census. Figures do not add up to total as population in disputed areas are added up to the next higher subdivision.

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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