List of Philippine provinces by population
Rank Province Population % of Population
- Philippines 76,498,735 100%
- Metro Manila 9,932,560 12.98%
1 Cebu 3,356,137 4.39%
2 Negros Occidental 2,565,723 3.35%
3 Pangasinan 2,434,086 3.18%
4 Zamboanga del Sur 2,432,489 3.18%
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%
9 Davao del Sur 1,905,917 2.49%
10 Batangas 1,905,348 2.49%
11 Pampanga 1,882,730 2.46%
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%
1995 Census
Showing provinces existing at the time of census .
This is a list of the Philippines' provinces sorted by population, based on the population census of August 1, 2015 conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority. 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.