# List of Philippine provinces by population

This is a list of Philippine provinces sorted by population as of the 2020 census, which was conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
Population of provinces in this list includes population of highly urbanized cities, which are administratively independent of the province.
Population counts for the regions do not add up to the national total.

## 2020 Census

| Rank | Province | Population | % of Population | Notes |
| — | Metro Manila | 13,484,462 | 12.37% | |
| 1 | Cebu | 5,151,274 | 4.72% | Includes Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu, and Mandaue |
| 2 | Cavite | 4,344,829 | 3.98% | Includes Bacoor, Dasmariñas, General Trias, and Imus |
| 3 | Bulacan | 3,708,890 | 3.4% | Includes Malolos and San Jose del Monte |
| 4 | Laguna | 3,382,193 | 3.1% | Includes Biñan, Cabuyao, Calamba, San Pablo, San Pedro, Santa Rosa |
| 5 | Rizal | 3,330,143 | 3.05% | Includes Antipolo |
| 6 | Negros Occidental | 3,223,955 | 2.96% | Includes Bacolod |
| 7 | Pangasinan | 3,163,190 | 2.9% | Includes Dagupan |
| 8 | Batangas | 2,908,494 | 2.67% | Includes Batangas City and Lipa |
| 9 | Pampanga | 2,900,637 | 2.66% | Includes Angeles City and San Fernando |
| 10 | Iloilo | 2,509,525 | 2.3% | Includes Iloilo City |
| 11 | Davao del Sur | 2,457,430 | 2.25% | Includes Davao City |
| 12 | Nueva Ecija | 2,310,134 | 2.12% | Includes Cabanatuan |
| 13 | Quezon | 2,229,383 | 2.04% | Includes Lucena |
| 14 | Camarines Sur | 2,068,244 | 1.9% | Includes Naga |
| 15 | Leyte | 2,028,728 | 1.86% | Includes Tacloban and Ormoc |
| 16 | Zamboanga del Sur | 2,027,902 | 1.86% | Includes Zamboanga City |
| 17 | Isabela | 1,697,050 | 1.56% | Includes Santiago City |
| 18 | Misamis Oriental | 1,685,302 | 1.55% | Includes Cagayan de Oro |
| 19 | South Cotabato | 1,672,791 | 1.53% | Includes General Santos |
| 20 | Maguindanao | 1,667,258 | 1.53% | Includes Cotabato City |
| 21 | Bukidnon | 1,541,308 | 1.41% | |
| 22 | Tarlac | 1,503,456 | 1.38% | Includes Tarlac City |
| 23 | Cotabato | 1,490,618 | 1.37% | |
| 24 | Negros Oriental | 1,432,990 | 1.31% | |
| 25 | Bohol | 1,394,329 | 1.28% | |
| 26 | Albay | 1,374,768 | 1.26% | |
| 27 | Cagayan | 1,268,603 | 1.16% | |
| 28 | Palawan | 1,246,673 | 1.14% | Includes Puerto Princesa |
| 29 | Lanao del Sur | 1,195,518 | 1.1% | |
| 30 | Davao del Norte | 1,125,057 | 1.03% | |
| 31 | Lanao del Norte | 1,086,017 | 1% | Includes Iligan |
| 32 | Zamboanga del Norte | 1,047,455 | 0.96% | |
| 33 | Sulu | 1,000,108 | 0.92% | |
| 34 | Zambales | 909,932 | 0.83% | Includes Olongapo |
| 35 | Masbate | 908,920 | 0.83% | |
| 36 | Oriental Mindoro | 908,339 | 0.83% | |
| 37 | Sultan Kudarat | 854,052 | 0.78% | |
| 38 | Bataan | 853,373 | 0.78% | |
| 39 | Sorsogon | 828,655 | 0.76% | |
| 40 | Benguet | 827,041 | 0.76% | Includes Baguio |
| 41 | La Union | 822,352 | 0.75% | |
| 42 | Capiz | 804,952 | 0.74% | |
| 43 | Samar | 793,183 | 0.73% | |
| 44 | Davao de Oro | 767,547 | 0.7% | |
| 45 | Agusan del Norte | 760,413 | 0.7% | Includes Butuan |
| 46 | Agusan del Sur | 739,367 | 0.68% | |
| 47 | Ilocos Sur | 706,009 | 0.65% | |
| 48 | Zamboanga Sibugay | 669,840 | 0.61% | |
| 49 | Surigao del Sur | 642,255 | 0.59% | |
| 50 | Northern Samar | 639,186 | 0.59% | |
| 51 | Camarines Norte | 629,699 | 0.58% | |
| 52 | Misamis Occidental | 617,333 | 0.57% | |
| 53 | Aklan | 615,475 | 0.56% | |
| 54 | Antique | 612,974 | 0.56% | |
| 55 | Ilocos Norte | 609,588 | 0.56% | |
| 56 | Davao Oriental | 576,343 | 0.53% | |
| 57 | Sarangani | 558,946 | 0.51% | |
| 58 | Basilan | 556,586 | 0.51% | Includes Isabela City |
| 59 | Surigao del Norte | 534,636 | 0.49% | |
| 60 | Occidental Mindoro | 525,354 | 0.48% | |
| 61 | Nueva Vizcaya | 497,432 | 0.46% | |
| 62 | Eastern Samar | 477,168 | 0.44% | |
| 63 | Tawi-tawi | 440,276 | 0.4% | |
| 64 | Southern Leyte | 429,573 | 0.39% | |
| 65 | Davao Occidental | 317,159 | 0.29% | |
| 66 | Romblon | 308,985 | 0.28% | |
| 67 | Catanduanes | 271,879 | 0.25% | |
| 68 | Abra | 250,985 | 0.23% | |
| 69 | Marinduque | 239,207 | 0.22% | |
| 70 | Aurora | 235,750 | 0.22% | |
| 71 | Kalinga | 229,570 | 0.21% | |
| 72 | Ifugao | 207,498 | 0.19% | |
| 73 | Quirino | 203,828 | 0.19% | |
| 74 | Guimaras | 187,842 | 0.17% | |
| 75 | Biliran | 179,312 | 0.16% | |
| 76 | Mountain Province | 158,200 | 0.15% | |
| 77 | Dinagat Islands | 128,117 | 0.12% | |
| 78 | Apayao | 124,366 | 0.11% | |
| 79 | Siquijor | 103,395 | 0.09% | |
| 80 | Camiguin | 92,808 | 0.09% | |
| 81 | Batanes | 18,831 | 0.02% | |
| — | Philippines | 109,033,245 | 100% | |
| ↑ Metro Manila is an administrative region, but is included in the table for comparison purposes. |||||

## 2015 Census

| Rank | Province | Population | % of Population | Notes |
| — | Metro Manila | 12,877,253 | 12.75% | |
| 1 | Cebu | 4,632,359 | 4.59% | Includes Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu, and Mandaue |
| 2 | Cavite | 3,678,301 | 3.64% | |
| 3 | Bulacan | 3,292,071 | 3.26% | |
| 4 | Negros Occidental | 3,059,136 | 3.03% | Includes Bacolod |
| 5 | Laguna | 3,035,081 | 3.01% | |
| 6 | Pangasinan | 2,956,726 | 2.93% | |
| 7 | Rizal | 2,884,227 | 2.86% | |
| 8 | Batangas | 2,694,335 | 2.67% | |
| 9 | Pampanga | 2,609,744 | 2.58% | Includes Angeles City |
| 10 | Iloilo | 2,384,415 | 2.36% | Includes Iloilo City |
| 11 | Davao del Sur | 2,265,579 | 2.24% | Includes Davao City |
| 12 | Nueva Ecija | 2,151,461 | 2.13% | |
| 13 | Quezon | 2,122,830 | 2.1% | Includes Lucena |
| 14 | Leyte | 1,966,768 | 1.95% | Includes Tacloban |
| 15 | Camarines Sur | 1,952,544 | 1.93% | |
| 16 | Zamboanga del Sur | 1,872,473 | 1.85% | Includes Zamboanga City |
| 17 | Isabela | 1,593,566 | 1.58% | |
| 18 | Misamis Oriental | 1,564,459 | 1.55% | Includes Cagayan de Oro |
| 19 | South Cotabato | 1,509,735 | 1.5% | Includes General Santos |
| 20 | Maguindanao | 1,473,933 | 1.46% | Includes Cotabato City |
| 21 | Bukidnon | 1,415,226 | 1.4% | |
| 22 | Cotabato | 1,379,747 | 1.37% | |
| 23 | Tarlac | 1,366,027 | 1.35% | |
| 24 | Negros Oriental | 1,354,995 | 1.34% | |
| 25 | Albay | 1,314,826 | 1.3% | |
| 26 | Bohol | 1,313,560 | 1.3% | |
| 27 | Cagayan | 1,199,320 | 1.19% | |
| 28 | Palawan | 1,104,585 | 1.09% | Includes Puerto Princesa |
| 29 | Lanao del Sur | 1,045,429 | 1.04% | |
| 30 | Lanao del Norte | 1,019,013 | 1.01% | Includes Iligan |
| 31 | Davao del Norte | 1,016,332 | 1.01% | |
| 32 | Zamboanga del Norte | 1,011,393 | 1% | |
| 33 | Masbate | 892,393 | 0.88% | |
| 34 | Oriental Mindoro | 844,059 | 0.84% | |
| 35 | Sulu | 824,731 | 0.82% | |
| 36 | Zambales | 828,888 | 0.82% | Includes Olongapo |
| 37 | Sultan Kudarat | 812,095 | 0.8% | |
| 38 | Sorsogon | 792,949 | 0.79% | |
| 39 | Benguet | 791,590 | 0.78% | Includes Baguio |
| 40 | La Union | 786,653 | 0.78% | |
| 41 | Samar | 780,481 | 0.77% | |
| 42 | Capiz | 761,384 | 0.75% | |
| 43 | Bataan | 760,650 | 0.75% | |
| 44 | Davao de Oro | 736,107 | 0.73% | |
| 45 | Agusan del Sur | 700,653 | 0.69% | |
| 46 | Agusan del Norte | 691,566 | 0.68% | Includes Butuan |
| 47 | Ilocos Sur | 689,668 | 0.68% | |
| 48 | Zamboanga Sibugay | 633,129 | 0.63% | |
| 49 | Northern Samar | 632,679 | 0.63% | |
| 50 | Misamis Occidental | 602,126 | 0.6% | |
| 51 | Ilocos Norte | 593,081 | 0.59% | |
| 52 | Surigao del Sur | 592,250 | 0.59% | |
| 53 | Camarines Norte | 583,313 | 0.58% | |
| 54 | Antique | 582,012 | 0.58% | |
| 55 | Aklan | 574,823 | 0.57% | |
| 56 | Davao Oriental | 558,958 | 0.55% | |
| 57 | Sarangani | 544,261 | 0.54% | |
| 58 | Occidental Mindoro | 487,414 | 0.48% | |
| 59 | Surigao del Norte | 485,088 | 0.48% | |
| 60 | Eastern Samar | 467,160 | 0.46% | |
| 61 | Basilan | 459,367 | 0.45% | Including Isabela City |
| 62 | Nueva Vizcaya | 452,287 | 0.45% | |
| 63 | Southern Leyte | 421,750 | 0.42% | |
| 64 | Tawi-Tawi | 390,715 | 0.39% | |
| 65 | Davao Occidental | 316,342 | 0.31% | |
| 66 | Romblon | 292,781 | 0.29% | |
| 67 | Catanduanes | 260,964 | 0.26% | |
| 68 | Abra | 241,160 | 0.24% | |
| 69 | Marinduque | 234,521 | 0.23% | |
| 70 | Aurora | 214,336 | 0.21% | |
| 71 | Kalinga | 212,680 | 0.21% | |
| 72 | Ifugao | 202,802 | 0.2% | |
| 73 | Quirino | 188,991 | 0.19% | |
| 74 | Guimaras | 174,613 | 0.17% | |
| 75 | Biliran | 171,612 | 0.17% | |
| 76 | Mountain Province | 154,590 | 0.15% | |
| 77 | Dinagat Islands | 127,152 | 0.13% | |
| 78 | Apayao | 119,184 | 0.12% | |
| 79 | Siquijor | 95,984 | 0.1% | |
| 80 | Camiguin | 88,478 | 0.09% | |
| 81 | Batanes | 17,246 | 0.02% | |
| — | Philippines | 100,981,437 | 100% | |
| ↑ Metro Manila is an administrative region, but is included in the table for comparison purposes. |||||

## 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 |
| 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 |
| 20 | Negros Oriental | 1,126,061 | 1.47% | |
| 21 | South Cotabato | 1,102,550 | 1.44% | Includes General Santos |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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% | |

## 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 |
| 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 |
| 20 | Negros Oriental | 1,126,061 | 1.47% | |
| 21 | South Cotabato | 1,102,550 | 1.44% | Includes General Santos |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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% | |

## 1975 Census

Showing provinces existing at the time of census.
| Rank | Province | Population | % of Population |
| — | 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% |

## 1903 Census

Showing provinces existing at the time of census.
| Rank | Province | Population | Notes |
| — | Philippines | 7,635,426 | |
| 1 | Cebu | 653,727 | |
| 2 | Pangasinan | 443,521 | |
| 3 | Iloilo | 410,315 | |
| 4 | Moro Province | 402,014 | Includes districts of Cotabato (46,558); Davao (65,496); Lanao (101,293); Sulu (90,589); Zamboanga (98,078) |
| 5 | Leyte | 388,922 | |
| 6 | Negros Occidental | 308,272 | |
| 7 | Bohol | 269,223 | |
| 8 | Samar | 266,237 | |
| 9 | Batangas | 257,715 | |
| 10 | Albay | 240,326 | |
| 11 | Ambos Camarines | 239,405 | |
| 12 | Capiz | 230,721 | |
| 13 | Pampanga | 223,754 | |
| 14 | Bulacan | 223,742 | |
| — | Manila | 219,928 | |
| 15 | Tayabas | 204,739 | |
| 16 | Negros Oriental | 201,494 | |
| 17 | Ilocos Sur | 187,411 | |
| 18 | Ilocos Norte | 178,995 | |
| 19 | Cagayan | 156,239 | Includes sub-province of Apayao |
| 20 | Misamis | 153,707 | |
| 21 | Rizal | 150,923 | |
| 22 | La Laguna | 148,606 | |
| 23 | La Union | 137,839 | |
| 24 | Tarlac | 135,107 | |
| 25 | Cavite | 134,779 | |
| 26 | Nueva Ecija | 134,147 | |
| 27 | Antique | 134,166 | |
| 28 | Sorsogon | 120,495 | |
| 29 | Surigao | 115,112 | |
| 30 | Isabela | 76,431 | |
| 31 | Lepanto-Bontoc | 72,750 | Includes sub-provinces of Amburayan, Kalinga |
| 32 | Nueva Vizcaya | 62,541 | |
| 33 | Zambales | 58,930 | |
| 34 | Abra | 51,860 | |
| 35 | Bataan | 46,787 | |
| 36 | Masbate | 43,675 | |
| 37 | Mindoro | 39,582 | |
| 38 | Paragua | 35,696 | |
| 39 | Benguet | 21,280 | |