This is a list of the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
'
provinces
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...
sorted by population, based on the population census of August 1, 2015 conducted by the
Philippine Statistics Authority
The Philippine Statistics Authority (Filipino: ''Pangasiwaan ng Estadistika ng Pilipinas''), abbreviated as PSA, is the central statistical authority of the Philippine government that ''collects, compiles, analyzes and publishes statistical inf ...
.
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.
2020 Census
2015 Census
2000 Census
Showing provinces existing at the time of census. Figures do not add up to total as population in disputed areas are added up to the next higher subdivision.
1995 Census
Showing provinces existing at the time of census.
1975 Census
Showing provinces existing at the time of census.
1903 Census
Showing provinces existing at the time of census.
See also
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Demographics of the Philippines
Demography of the Philippines records the human population, including its population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects. The Philippines annualized population growth rate betwe ...
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Provinces of the Philippines
In the Philippines, provinces ( fil, lalawigan) are one of its primary political and administrative divisions. There are 82 provinces at present, which are further subdivided into component cities and municipalities. The local government unit ...
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List of Philippine provinces by Human Development Index
This is a list of regions and provinces of the Philippines by Human Development Index (HDI) as of 2019.
Regions
The HDI values below are based on the preliminary estimates of the 2019 Provincial Human Development Index by the Philippine Statistic ...
References
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Sources
Census 2000 Final Count
Population
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...
Philippines, population