Provinces of the Philippines

Provinces by population: 
Rank	Province 	Population	% of
Population	Notes 	—	Philippines	100,981,437	100%	
— 	Metro Manila 	12,877,253	12.75%	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Cavite 	3,678,301 	4.59% 	 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Bulacan 	3,292,071 	3.64% 	 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Negros Occidental 	3,059,136 	3.26% 	Includes Bacolod 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Laguna 	3,035,081 	3.03% 	 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Pangasinan 	2,956,726 	3.01% 	 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Cebu 	2,938,982 	2.93% 	Includes Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue	 	 	 	 	
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 	2.10% 	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 	1.50% 	Includes General Santos City 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Maguindanao 	1,473,933 	1.46% 	Includes Cotabato City 	 	 	 	 	
21 	Bukidnon 	1,415,226 	1.40% 	 	 	 	 	 	
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 	1.30% 	 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Bohol 	1,313,560 	1.30% 	 	 	 	 	 	
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 	1.00% 	 	 	 	 	 	
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 	0.80% 	 	 	 	 	 	
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 	Compostela Valley 	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 	0.60% 	 	 	 	 	 	
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 	Mindoro Occidental 	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 	0.20% 	 	 	 	 	 	
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 	0.10% 	 	 	 	 	 	
80 	Camiguin 	88,478 	0.09% 	 	 	 	 	 	
81 	Batanes 	17,246 	0.02% 	 	 	 	 	 	
Credit: Wikipedia