The urban population is concentrated in Greater Manila, defined ,is the city of Manila plus 3 cities and 4 municipalities. A total of 26 per cent of urban Filipinos reside in Manila and its suburban cities and towns. Quezon City and Makati are the fastest growing urban concentrations in the nation today. The factors of population growth. Population Density A total of 36,684,486 Filipinos living in an area of land measuring 300,000 square kilometers represent an average population density of 122 Filipinos per square kilometer.
Manila leads all other provinces in population density.
Rizal province ranks second with the 1970 population density of 1,530. It had a density of 362 in 1948 and 783 in 1960. Pampanga with a density of 416 displaced Cavite which ranked third in the last 2 censuses. Still, Cavite density of 404 per square kilometer is nearly 4 times higher than the national average. The province with the lowest density is Palawan which has a land area of 14,896 square kilometers.