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SR 2021-31
The 2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH) took a snapshot of the Philippine population as of May 1, 2020.
President Duterte has declared official for all purposes the population counts by province, city/municipality, and barangay pursuant to Proclamation No. 1179, s. 2021 signed on July 6, 2021.
As of May 1, 2020, the Philippine population is 109,035,343.
Figure 1. Total Population of CAR Based in Various Censuses
- The population of Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) as of May 1, 2020 was 1,797,660 based on the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH).
- The total population of CAR accounted for about 1.6 percent of the Philippine population in 2020.
- The 2020 population of the region is higher by 0.08 million compared with the population of 1.72 million in 2015; and, by 0.18 million compared with the population of 1.62 million in 2010.
Figure 2. Total Population by Province/HUC, CAR: 2020
- Among the six provinces comprising CAR, Benguet had the biggest population in 2020 with 460,683 persons, followed by Abra with 250,985 persons, Kalinga with 229,570 persons, Ifugao with 207,498 persons, and Mountain Province with 158,200 persons. Apayao had the smallest population with 124,366 persons (Figure 2).
- The City of Baguio, the only highly urbanized city in the region registered a population of 366,358 persons.
- The population counts of Benguet and Baguio City comprised 46% of the total CAR population. This means that five (5) out of ten Cordillerans resided in Benguet and Baguio City.
Most and least populous cities/municipalities
- CAR is composed of one highly urbanized city (HUC), one component city, 75 municipalities, and 1,178 barangays.
- Among the cities (excluding the City of Baguio) and municipalities in the region, the largest in terms of population size was La Trinidad, Benguet with 137,404 persons. It was followed by the City in Tabuk, Kalinga with 121,033 persons, Itogon in Benguet with 61,498 persons, and Bangued in Abra with 50,382 persons (Figure 3).
Figure 3. Five (5) Most Populous Cities/Municipalities (excluding
Baguio City) in CAR: 2020
Figure 4. Five (5) Least Populated Municipalities in CAR: 2020
- The five (5) least populous municipalities in CAR were all located in the province of Abra. Daguioman has the smallest population with 2,019 persons, followed by Bucloc with 2,395 persons, and Langiden with 3,576 persons (Figure 4).
Most and least populous barangays
Figure 5. Five (5) Most Populous Barangays in
CAR: 2020
- Of the 1,178 barangays in CAR, the largest in terms of population size was Irisan in the City of Baguio with 36,562 persons. It was followed by Pico in La Trinidad, Benguet with 25,790 persons, Bulanao in the City of Tabuk, Kalinga with 21,522 persons, Balili in La Trinidad, Benguet with 17,756, and Camp 7 in Baguio City with 13,875 (Figure 5).
Figure 6. Five (5) Barangays with the Least
Population, CAR: 2020
- The top five (5) barangays with the least population were all found in Baguio City. Bagong Lipunan (Market Area) had the least population with 28 persons only, Harrison- Claudio Carantes with 30 persons, Malcolm Square-Perfecto (Jose Abad Santos) with 63, Magsaysay (Upper) with 68 population, and Kabayanihan with 104.
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