Largest Agglomerations by Population in the Philippines

123 agglomerations in the Philippines with 50,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by population at the census of July 1, 2024 (by Philippine Statistics Authority). An agglomeration counts a city together with the built-up suburbs around it, as one place.

Rank	Agglomeration	Population
1	Manila	26,570,462
2	Cebu	2,581,824
3	Angeles	1,679,075
4	Davao	1,627,459
5	Cagayan de Oro	837,787
6	Zamboanga	713,406
7	Bacolod	680,527
8	General Santos (Dadiangas)	667,910
9	Iloilo	626,735
10	Baguio	501,945
11	Dagupan	460,278
12	Tanauan	434,363
13	Cotabato	427,427
14	Batangas	400,870
15	Lipa	383,806
16	Olongapo	376,891
17	Guagua	363,945
18	Lucena	329,471
19	Iligan	313,312
20	Tacloban	307,493
21	Tarlac	289,355
22	Marawi	275,553
23	Naga	275,544
24	Tagum	270,818
25	San Pablo	258,218
26	Legazpi	256,112
27	Butuan	234,928
28	Cabanatuan	233,654
29	Puerto Princesa	218,836
30	Santa Cruz	217,017
31	Jolo	215,651
32	Naic	215,058
33	Dumaguete	206,502
34	Balanga	172,955
35	Pagadian	158,413
36	San Fernando	157,815
37	Roxas	156,233
38	Digos	151,390
39	Tuguegarao	145,817
40	Danao	142,550
41	Taal	136,540
42	Mariveles	135,524
43	Koronadal	131,784
44	Tagbilaran	128,950
45	Kalibo	125,570
46	Daet	125,133
47	Santiago	121,957
48	Gapan	121,280
49	Dipolog	118,932
50	Urdaneta	112,945
51	Tagaytay	112,804
52	Ozamis	109,683
53	Floridablanca	108,572
54	Norzagaray	107,599
55	Polomolok	105,951
56	Lingayen	104,478
57	Ormoc	100,833
58	Iriga	99,714
59	Dinalupihan	98,985
60	Tabaco	97,016
61	Surigao	96,671
62	Vigan	95,814
63	Arayat	94,612
64	Sorsogon	90,472
65	Candelaria	89,908
66	Orani	89,423
67	Tanay	88,880
68	Valencia	87,137
69	Bongao	86,144
70	Isabela	84,182
71	Kidapawan	82,417
72	Carcar	82,215
73	Limay	81,960
74	Padre Garcia	81,749
75	Silay	80,046
76	Laoag	79,306
77	Rosales	78,287
78	Mati	78,119
79	Calapan	75,039
80	Catbalogan	74,953
81	Porac	74,809
82	Pili	74,130
83	San Rafael	73,308
84	Cadiz	72,435
85	Morong	72,262
86	Concepcion	71,476
87	Victorias	70,838
88	San Jose	69,035
89	Calauan	68,175
90	Toledo	67,400
91	Calbayog	67,109
92	Bayombong	66,852
93	San Jose	65,120
94	Malaybalay	64,934
95	Nasugbu	64,710
96	Balayan	63,957
97	San Simon	63,940
98	Ipil	62,132
99	Bislig	61,789
100	Calaca	61,390
101	San Miguel	60,359
102	San Carlos	59,738
103	San Carlos	59,274
104	Masbate	58,268
105	Catarman	57,380
106	Cauayan	55,543
107	Balamban	54,945
108	Manaoag	54,941
109	Oroquieta	53,977
110	Castillejos	53,713
111	San Jose	53,333
112	Paniqui	53,293
113	Pinugayin: Baras Municipality	51,534
114	Kabankalan	51,168
115	San Jose	49,427
116	Gingoog	48,561
117	Santo Tomas	48,520
118	Santa Ana	48,254
119	San Ildefonso	48,214
120	Bago	47,813
121	Isulan	47,652
122	Ternate	46,305
123	Bogo	46,050

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (2024 census), via City Population by Thomas Brinkhoff.

Why don't these match official city populations?Official figures typically count only the population within administrative boundaries. UN urban area figures cover the entire built-up area, which can include multiple cities and towns.Show moreShow less

Tokyo

33,338,852

Urban area

9,953,160

23 wards

Essen

2,709,375

Urban area

573,618

City of Essen

Ankara

3,630,865

Urban area

5,186,002

Metropolitan municipality

What counts as an urban area? The UN uses satellite imagery to map built-up land, and treats each continuous stretch of built-up land as an urban area. This means that urban areas can extend beyond official city boundaries, and may include multiple cities and towns within a single urban area.

Can an urban area be smaller than its city? Yes. While most cities have urban areas larger than their administrative boundaries, some cities have extensive administrative limits that include sparsely populated areas.

114 urban areas in the Philippines with 50,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by the UN's population estimates for 2026.

Rank	Urban Area	Population Estimate (2026)	Yearly Change	Land Area (km²)	Density (P/km²)	World Rank	Projections (2030)	Projections (2050)
1	Manila	24,893,838	+0.64%	2,455	10,140	8	25,527,969	27,119,826
2	Cebu City	3,074,027	+0.96%	421	7,305	163	3,191,880	3,651,959
3	Davao City	1,559,955	+0.89%	227	6,866	323	1,615,672	1,912,096
4	Angeles	1,462,362	+1.14%	302	4,842	349	1,528,925	1,705,848
5	Dagupan [Lingayen]	964,623	+1.20%	363	2,660	546	1,010,746	1,229,294
6	Cagayan de Oro	871,444	+0.13%	125	6,972	604	876,056	879,456
7	Iloilo City	722,892	+0.81%	172	4,203	749	746,309	851,459
8	Bacolod	656,983	+0.17%	128	5,133	830	661,569	666,758
9	Lipa	628,671	+2.19%	161	3,900	866	683,764	774,165
10	Baguio	568,932	+0.60%	84	6,773	975	582,570	633,606
11	Zamboanga City	513,678	−0.03%	82	6,264	1,088	513,140	505,965
12	General Santos	502,590	+0.89%	106	4,741	1,109	520,557	598,952
13	Batangas City	419,077	+0.95%	115	3,632	1,360	434,973	489,240
14	Naga	342,067	+1.01%	71	4,831	1,693	355,952	414,152
15	Iligan	341,688	+0.15%	74	4,617	1,695	343,751	345,856
16	Lucena	326,125	+0.86%	54	6,017	1,777	337,395	369,751
17	Tagum	309,201	+1.81%	50	6,159	1,883	331,548	405,837
18	Tacloban	286,830	+0.61%	64	4,482	2,050	293,772	319,762
19	Legazpi	280,412	+1.34%	79	3,559	2,088	295,410	339,024
20	Binangonan	279,214	+0.87%	43	6,463	2,098	288,930	320,129
21	San Pablo	278,893	+0.95%	69	4,019	2,101	289,467	345,082
22	Cabanatuan	274,875	+0.72%	58	4,739	2,138	282,814	320,114
23	Panabo	246,688	+1.07%	57	4,328	2,398	257,239	333,447
24	Cotabato City	231,842	+0.08%	25	9,274	2,561	232,613	232,293
25	Santa Cruz	217,685	+1.76%	54	4,061	2,755	233,039	269,850
26	Butuan	215,117	+0.14%	44	4,889	2,781	216,291	217,318
27	Puerto Princesa	202,831	+1.74%	55	3,674	2,982	216,973	294,847
28	Tarlac City	200,993	+1.15%	53	3,764	3,010	210,275	238,798
29	Olongapo	196,687	+0.92%	31	6,428	3,080	203,948	248,091
30	Dumaguete	196,426	+0.19%	53	3,706	3,084	197,952	200,019
31	Tabaco	188,336	+1.08%	67	2,803	3,239	196,438	256,939
32	Trece Martires	180,494	+0.81%	40	4,512	3,382	186,307	219,562
33	Pagadian	179,428	−0.01%	31	5,788	3,411	179,323	177,057
34	Lemery	173,518	+0.76%	70	2,479	3,532	178,788	266,078
35	Iriga	168,284	+1.57%	52	3,249	3,635	178,850	253,271
36	Sariaya	153,682	+0.98%	43	3,557	3,991	159,714	185,113
37	Tagbilaran	153,407	+1.11%	56	2,739	4,000	160,217	217,190
38	Calaca	149,131	+1.26%	71	2,089	4,115	156,665	190,563
39	Orani	147,929	+0.70%	44	3,362	4,159	152,085	256,134
40	Tuguegarao	147,018	+0.77%	31	4,743	4,192	151,518	171,535
41	Ozamiz	145,742	−0.01%	43	3,389	4,233	145,692	143,985
42	Roxas	141,613	+0.87%	53	2,672	4,352	146,514	204,146
43	Dipolog	136,778	−0.01%	45	3,040	4,504	136,738	137,020
44	Marawi	134,365	+0.14%	32	4,199	4,591	135,099	135,479
45	Daet	133,798	+0.92%	35	3,823	4,611	138,703	173,001
46	Calauan	130,593	+1.02%	34	3,796	4,735	135,931	157,985
47	Balanga	130,369	+0.71%	33	3,951	4,740	134,066	145,850
48	Toledo	129,801	+1.60%	47	2,750	4,765	138,098	199,703
49	Gapan	125,821	+0.74%	41	3,069	4,922	129,535	215,524
50	San Fernando	125,019	+0.81%	44	2,841	4,968	129,085	219,071
51	Digos	124,857	+1.77%	25	5,035	4,976	133,715	170,502
52	Koronadal	122,565	+0.98%	30	4,086	5,074	127,374	164,077
53	Surigao City	119,245	+0.16%	32	3,726	5,217	119,999	120,837
54	Nagcarlan	111,683	+0.89%	30	3,723	5,592	115,655	132,065
55	San Carlos	109,608	+3.25%	42	2,597	5,709	123,858	187,252
56	Subic	109,353	+0.81%	24	4,556	5,724	112,913	130,511
57	Urdaneta	108,075	+0.75%	40	2,702	5,784	111,307	132,974
58	Santiago	107,450	+0.90%	23	4,672	5,821	111,322	129,293
59	Vigan	106,086	+0.81%	43	2,467	5,900	109,515	136,275
60	Kalibo	104,745	+0.85%	37	2,831	5,977	108,292	177,198
61	Laoag	104,254	+0.63%	28	3,723	6,009	106,873	121,161
62	Polomolok	101,763	+1.87%	22	4,668	6,142	109,362	131,872
63	Sorsogon City	99,783	+0.87%	28	3,564	6,262	103,260	118,727
64	Tanay	99,035	+0.78%	37	2,677	6,312	102,139	148,358
65	Valencia	98,760	+0.14%	17	5,809	6,335	99,322	101,387
66	Masbate City	97,810	+0.82%	34	2,877	6,396	101,024	130,567
67	Ormoc	94,948	+3.04%	21	4,479	6,580	106,474	116,097
68	Floridablanca	91,968	+12.44%	30	3,045	6,829	137,678	190,411
69	Rosales	89,139	+1.68%	34	2,637	7,057	95,123	137,137
70	Apalit	89,074	+0.69%	18	4,949	7,064	91,524	101,543
71	San Jose	88,651	+0.95%	18	4,871	7,100	92,037	106,988
72	Calapan	88,603	+1.38%	30	2,953	7,105	93,509	142,893
73	Arayat	88,474	+2.14%	26	3,456	7,121	96,040	205,139
74	Bayambang	86,806	+0.90%	36	2,411	7,254	89,932	157,717
75	San Jose	86,287	+1.48%	40	2,168	7,295	91,405	109,456
76	Naic	85,981	+0.73%	21	4,094	7,330	88,495	118,917
77	Bayombong	84,442	+1.24%	19	4,398	7,471	88,629	115,190
78	San Jose	82,767	+4.45%	21	3,904	7,637	97,488	123,680
79	Kidapawan	80,342	+2.42%	16	5,150	7,857	88,108	121,066
80	Goa	79,173	+1.02%	26	3,045	7,984	82,403	121,011
81	Tacurong	79,028	+1.04%	20	3,951	7,998	82,312	115,684
82	Jasaan	77,989	+0.21%	27	2,888	8,104	78,629	79,370
83	Calbayog	77,119	+0.66%	21	3,672	8,197	79,156	86,940
84	Catarman	76,042	+0.66%	17	4,473	8,292	78,046	85,362
85	Mati	74,813	+1.23%	15	4,922	8,427	78,503	99,210
86	Midsayap	73,977	+0.13%	20	3,699	8,533	74,355	79,993
87	Pagsanjan	73,901	+0.83%	19	3,890	8,547	76,355	89,181
88	Santa Cruz	72,717	+1.84%	32	2,258	8,658	78,059	77,889
89	Cadiz	72,706	+0.20%	20	3,635	8,659	73,276	74,172
90	Jolo	72,424	−2.47%	12	6,138	8,686	65,279	–
91	Rosario	71,938	+1.65%	26	2,725	8,742	76,685	154,915
92	Talavera	71,846	+0.65%	20	3,592	8,756	73,720	88,034
93	Agoo	70,961	+0.94%	23	3,085	8,855	73,615	84,387
94	Silay	69,425	+0.21%	11	6,311	9,036	69,995	70,787
95	Tiaong	69,116	+5.83%	32	2,133	9,072	85,220	104,071
96	Virac	68,631	+0.96%	30	2,288	9,142	71,261	82,797
97	Puray	68,326	+0.78%	2.40	28,469	9,185	70,446	90,553
98	Cawit	67,227	0.00%	20	3,361	9,335	67,237	66,504
99	Gingoog	64,645	+0.14%	12	5,387	9,714	65,007	65,387
100	Nasugbu	62,693	+0.80%	13	4,823	10,026	64,709	70,986
101	Catbalogan	62,232	+0.78%	22	2,829	10,111	64,170	75,939
102	Bamban	60,834	+1.13%	12	4,986	10,307	63,594	74,432
103	Oroquieta	59,283	+2.31%	19	3,153	10,546	64,765	64,064
104	Tagaytay	58,927	+1.70%	22	2,631	10,605	62,940	169,878
105	San Carlos	58,245	+0.21%	14	4,160	10,712	58,735	58,890
106	Isulan	57,045	+0.97%	9.00	6,338	10,947	59,259	73,052
107	Mariveles	56,918	+0.86%	12	4,743	10,974	58,882	82,627
108	Paniqui	55,411	+0.71%	19	2,916	11,249	56,975	69,913
109	Cabiao	54,758	+0.75%	14	3,911	11,368	56,390	63,570
110	Iba	52,994	+1.30%	27	1,948	11,714	55,750	90,944
111	Baras	52,467	+0.69%	16	3,279	11,816	53,917	59,618
112	Bayugan	52,455	+0.18%	10	5,246	11,819	52,823	53,244
113	Mangagoy	50,826	+0.12%	12	4,236	12,044	51,063	51,176
114	Compostela	50,695	+1.00%	6.00	8,449	12,054	52,723	68,007

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.

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