The total population of Rizal, as August 1, 2007, was 2,298,691 persons. This represents an increase of 591,473 persons over the total population of 1,707,218 persons in 2000. This increase translated to an annual population growth rate of 4.19 percent for the period 2000 to 2007, lower than the annual population growth rate of 5.79 percent during the period 1995 to 2000.