Table 1. Total Population, Number of Households, Average Household Size, Population Growth Rate
and Population Density by Region, Province and Highly Urbanized City: as of May 1, 2000

Region/Province Highly Urbanized City	Total Population1/	Number of Households	Average Household Size	Annual Growth Rate			Population Density
				1990-1995	1995-2000	1990-2000
PHILIPPINES	76,498,735	15,271,545	5.00	2.32	2.36	2.34	255
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION	9,932,560	2,132,989	4.62	3.30	1.06	2.25	15,617
City of Las Piñas	472,780	97,962	4.80	6.37	2.93	4.75	11,392
City of Manila	1,581,082	333,547	4.70	0.62	-0.97	-0.13	41,282
City of Makati	444,867	98,225	4.50	1.25	-1.80	-0.18	14,878
City of Mandaluyong	278,474	59,682	4.61	2.75	-0.63	1.16	10,711
City of Marikina	391,170	80,160	4.86	2.68	1.96	2.34	10,056
City of Muntinlupa	379,310	78,016	4.75	7.01	-1.12	3.14	8,122
City of Parañaque	449,811	94,109	4.75	4.57	3.03	3.85	11,744
City of Pasig	505,058	107,835	4.66	3.22	1.50	2.42	38,851
City of Valenzuela	485,433	106,382	4.52	4.81	2.27	3.62	10,328
Caloocan City	1,177,604	249,567	4.71	5.64	3.06	4.43	21,104
Malabon	338,855	74,137	4.54	4.12	-0.54	1.92	14,481
Navotas	230,403	49,450	4.65	3.82	0.13	2.08	88,617
Pasay City	354,908	78,180	4.53	1.96	-2.97	-0.37	25,533
Pateros	57,407	12,029	4.75	1.37	0.81	1.11	5,520
Quezon City	2,173,831	480,624	4.49	3.33	1.92	2.67	13,080
San Juan	117,680	24,605	4.77	-0.40	-1.15	-0.75	11,315
Taguig	467,375	102,723	4.50	6.93	4.45	5.77	13,869
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE   REGION	1,365,220	263,816	5.15	1.71	1.82	1.76	95
Apayao	97,129	18,165	5.34	2.14	3.25	2.66	24
Abra	209,491	40,709	5.13	1.11	1.44	1.26	53
Benguet     (excluding Baguio City)	330,129	63,123	5.21	0.68	1.09	0.87	127
Baguio City	252,386	52,302	4.77	4.09	2.31	3.26	5,161
Ifugao	161,623	31,346	5.15	0.29	1.67	0.93	64
Kalinga	174,023	30,450	5.69	2.23	2.63	2.41	57
Mountain Province	140,439	27,721	5.06	2.18	1.54	1.88	67
REGION I - ILOCOS	4,200,478	831,549	5.05	1.30	2.15	1.69	327
Ilocos Norte	514,241	106,939	4.80	0.84	1.37	1.08	151
Ilocos Sur	594,206	119,212	4.98	0.90	1.85	1.34	230
La Union	657,945	127,579	5.15	1.61	2.09	1.83	441
Pangasinan	2,434,086	477,819	5.09	1.42	2.41	1.88	453
REGION II - CAGAYAN VALLEY	2,813,159	554,004	5.07	1.51	2.25	1.85	105
Batanes	16,467	3,489	4.71	-1.08	3.25	0.92	79
Cagayan	993,580	190,604	5.20	1.43	2.26	1.82	110
Isabela	1,287,575	254,928	5.05	1.35	2.25	1.77	121
Nueva Vizcaya	366,962	74,402	4.92	2.01	1.97	1.99	94
Quirino	148,575	30,581	4.86	2.63	2.71	2.67	49
REGION III - CENTRAL LUZON	8,030,945	1,632,047	4.91	2.12	3.20	2.62	441
Bataan	557,659	113,674	4.90	2.72	2.74	2.73	406
Bulacan	2,234,088	463,886	4.81	3.24	4.93	4.02	851
Nueva Ecija	1,659,883	340,158	4.87	2.60	2.11	2.37	314
Pampanga     (excluding Angeles City)	1,618,759	308,445	5.24	1.48	3.13	2.25	763
Angeles City	263,971	55,769	4.72	-0.21	2.61	1.10	4,378
Tarlac	1,068,783	215,395	4.96	1.80	2.65	2.20	350
Zambales     (excluding Olongapo City)	433,542	91,613	4.72	0.98	2.32	1.61	120
Olongapo City	194,260	43,107	4.49	-1.35	1.68	0.05	1,881
REGION IV - SOUTHERN TAGALOG	11,793,655	2,410,972	4.88	3.53	3.72	3.62	251
Aurora	173,797	35,024	4.96	2.55	1.84	2.22	54
Batangas	1,905,348	374,767	5.10	2.20	3.02	2.58	602
Cavite	2,063,161	428,879	4.78	6.46	5.45	5.99	1,602
Laguna	1,965,872	417,886	4.69	3.32	4.08	3.67	1,117
Marinduque	217,392	43,921	4.95	1.41	1.81	1.60	227
Occidental Mindoro	380,250	76,840	4.93	3.50	2.45	3.01	65
Oriental Mindoro	681,818	134,453	5.07	1.91	2.46	2.17	156
Palawan	755,412	150,983	4.98	3.67	3.60	3.64	51
Quezon	1,679,030	339,923	4.93	2.15	1.90	2.03	193
Rizal	1,707,218	356,578	4.77	5.67	5.79	5.73	1,304
Romblon	264,357	53,720	4.92	1.36	1.67	1.51	195
REGION V - BICOL	4,674,855	891,541	5.24	1.91	1.68	1.80	265
Albay	1,090,907	208,640	5.22	2.01	1.77	1.90	427
Camarines Norte	458,840	89,574	5.12	2.20	0.94	1.61	217
Camarines Sur	1,551,549	288,172	5.37	1.75	1.72	1.74	295
Catanduanes	215,356	41,019	5.25	1.50	1.33	1.42	142
Masbate	707,668	138,945	5.09	1.64	1.71	1.67	175
Sorsogon	650,535	125,191	5.19	2.35	2.04	2.21	304
REGION VI - WESTERN VISAYAS	6,208,733	1,211,647	5.12	1.30	1.56	1.42	307
Aklan	451,314	88,213	5.11	1.43	2.05	1.72	248
Antique	471,088	92,941	5.06	1.14	1.89	1.49	187
Capiz	654,156	128,554	5.08	1.26	1.00	1.14	248
Guimaras	141,450	27,465	5.14	1.31	2.43	1.83	234
Iloilo     (excluding Iloilo City)	1,559,182	298,593	5.22	1.05	2.10	1.54	334
Iloilo City	365,820	72,218	5.04	1.47	1.93	1.68	6,533
Negros Occidental     (excluding Bacolod City)	2,136,647	416,222	5.13	1.34	1.08	1.22	275
Bacolod City	429,076	87,441	4.89	1.88	1.39	1.65	2,749
REGION VII - CENTRAL VISAYAS	5,701,064	1,129,317	5.03	1.65	2.79	2.18	381
Bohol	1,137,268	209,588	5.41	0.89	2.92	1.83	276
Cebu (excluding Cebu City     & Mandaue City)	2,377,588	473,559	5.00	2.01	3.07	2.51	496
Cebu City	718,821	147,600	4.84	1.54	1.77	1.65	2,562
Mandaue City	259,728	54,882	4.72	1.46	6.36	3.72	22,199
Negros Oriental	1,130,088	226,337	4.97	1.94	2.03	1.98	208
Siquijor	81,598	17,351	4.70	-0.04	2.19	0.99	238
REGION VIII - EASTERN VISAYAS	3,610,355	715,025	5.04	1.84	1.51	1.68	173
Biliran	140,274	27,907	5.02	2.15	1.28	1.74	253
Eastern Samar	375,822	73,032	5.14	1.80	0.79	1.33	87
Leyte	1,592,336	322,527	4.92	1.89	1.13	1.53	279
Northern Samar	500,639	94,410	5.30	3.21	2.11	2.69	143
Samar (Western Samar)	641,124	124,246	5.15	1.87	1.82	1.85	115
Southern Leyte	360,160	72,894	4.94	-0.26	2.73	1.13	208
REGION IX - WESTERN MINDANAO	3,091,208	595,728	5.18	2.42	2.18	2.31	193
Basilan	332,828	61,546	5.40	4.11	2.58	3.39	251
Zamboanga del Norte	823,130	161,512	5.09	2.46	1.42	1.97	124
Zamboanga del Sur     (excluding Zamboanga City)	1,333,456	255,621	5.21	1.88	1.97	1.92	176
Zamboanga City	601,794	117,152	5.12	2.74	3.56	3.12	1,298
REGION X - NORTHERN MINDANAO	2,747,585	542,075	5.06	2.32	2.19	2.26	196
Bukidnon	1,060,265	201,753	5.25	2.05	2.60	2.31	128
Camiguin	74,232	14,826	5.00	1.08	1.88	1.45	323
Misamis Occidental	486,723	99,901	4.86	1.48	1.27	1.38	251
Misamis Oriental     (excluding Cagayan de Oro City)	664,338	132,042	5.03	2.11	2.67	2.37	208
Cagayan de Oro City	461,877	93,525	4.91	4.44	1.63	3.12	1,239
REGION XI - SOUTHERN MINDANAO	5,189,335	1,066,199	4.86	2.64	2.60	2.62	263
Compostela Valley	580,244	120,766	4.80	2.07	2.37	2.21	140
Davao del Norte (Davao)	743,811	150,844	4.92	2.45	2.22	2.34	186
Davao del Sur     (excluding Davao City)	758,801	157,054	4.83	1.27	2.47	1.83	147
Davao City	1,147,116	240,057	4.77	3.22	2.83	3.04	947
Davao Oriental	446,191	86,569	5.15	0.87	1.64	1.23	86
Sarangani	410,622	82,896	4.95	4.98	2.43	3.78	124
South Cotabato     (excluding Gen. Santos City)	690,728	141,418	4.88	2.68	2.30	2.50	181
Gen. Santos City	411,822	86,595	4.74	5.14	5.05	5.10	1,026
REGION XII - CENTRAL MINDANAO	2,598,210	501,915	5.16	2.83	2.08	2.48	179
Cotabato (North Cotabato)	958,643	188,581	5.08	2.30	2.29	2.29	146
Cotabato City	163,849	31,227	5.17	2.74	2.38	2.57	1,142
Lanao del Norte     (excluding Iligan City)	473,062	90,092	5.25	2.44	1.53	2.01	196
Iligan City	285,061	57,179	4.97	3.55	0.93	2.32	423
Marawi City	131,090	20,375	6.37	4.18	2.96	3.61	5,800
Sultan Kudarat	586,505	114,461	5.12	3.44	2.52	3.01	124
AUTONOMOUS REGION IN  MUSLIM MINDANAO	2,412,159	393,269	6.13	1.80	3.86	2.76	211
Lanao del Sur	669,072	97,104	6.91	2.24	3.42	2.79	174
Maguindanao	801,102	143,669	5.57	0.92	4.16	2.42	163
Sulu	619,668	98,151	6.31	2.50	3.15	2.80	387
Tawi-Tawi	322,317	54,345	5.93	1.78	5.53	3.51	296
CARAGA	2,095,367	393,362	5.32	1.82	1.63	1.73	111
Agusan del Norte     (excluding Butuan City)	285,570	52,779	5.40	2.24	1.42	1.85	138
Butuan City	267,279	50,273	5.30	1.53	1.70	1.61	776
Agusan del Sur	559,294	103,637	5.39	3.85	1.79	2.88	61
Surigao del Norte	481,416	92,645	5.19	0.70	1.84	1.23	176
Surigao del Sur	501,808	94,028	5.33	0.78	1.35	1.05	110
FILIPINOS in Phil. Embassies,  Consulates and Missions Abroad	2,851
1/ In 2000, population of disputed areas was reported in the next higher geographic level. For example, the population of   Barangay A claimed by both Municipality A and Municipality B will be reflected in the province.

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