Largest Cities in Philippines 2026: Population Ranking

Philippines's cities at a glance

Updated October 2026

Dots sized by population · Quezon City in orange

Philippines has 8 cities with more than a million inhabitants and 144 with more than 100,000 (city-proper figures). The largest is Quezon City with 3,084,270 people, followed by Davao (1,848,947) and Caloocan (1,712,945). The three largest cities together hold about 5.6% of the country's 118 million people.

The capital, Manila, is the 4th largest city with 1,600,000 people — Quezon City is 1.9× larger.

By region, the most large cities are in Calabarzon (29), Central Luzon (26), National Capital Region (21).

Country-level figures — live population, births and deaths, growth, density and history — are on the Philippines population page; provinces, terrain, rivers and society maps are in the Philippines atlas.

Philippines cities by population

144 cities · GeoNames · city proper

#	City	Region	Population	Share of Philippines
1	Quezon City	National Capital Region	3,084,270	2.6%
2	Davao	Davao Region	1,848,947	1.6%
3	Caloocan	National Capital Region	1,712,945	1.5%
4	ManilaCapital	National Capital Region	1,600,000	1.4%
5	Taguig	National Capital Region	1,308,085	1.1%
6	Budta	Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao	1,273,715	1.1%
7	Malingao	Soccsksargen	1,121,974	1%
8	Zamboanga	Zamboanga Peninsula	1,018,849	0.9%
9	Cebu City	Central Visayas	965,332	0.8%
10	Antipolo	Calabarzon	913,712	0.8%
11	Pasig City	National Capital Region	853,050	0.7%
12	Cagayan de Oro	Northern Mindanao	741,617	0.6%
13	Valenzuela	National Capital Region	725,173	0.6%
14	General Santos	Soccsksargen	722,059	0.6%
15	Paranaque City	National Capital Region	703,245	0.6%
16	Las Piñas	National Capital Region	615,549	0.5%
17	Calamba	Calabarzon	575,046	0.5%
18	Muntinlupa	Calabarzon	552,225	0.5%
19	Makati City	National Capital Region	510,383	0.4%
20	Lapu-Lapu City	Central Visayas	497,813	0.4%
21	Angeles City	Central Luzon	483,452	0.4%
22	Imus	Calabarzon	481,949	0.4%
23	Iloilo	Western Visayas	473,728	0.4%
24	Marikina City	National Capital Region	471,323	0.4%
25	Mandaluyong City	National Capital Region	465,902	0.4%
26	Bacolod City	Western Visayas	454,898	0.4%
27	Mansilingan	Western Visayas	454,150	0.4%
28	Dasmariñas	Calabarzon	441,876	0.4%
29	Mandaluyong	National Capital Region	425,000	0.4%
30	Pasay	National Capital Region	416,522	0.4%
31	Tarlac City	Central Luzon	401,892	0.3%
32	Cotabato	Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao	383,383	0.3%
33	Malabon	National Capital Region	365,525	0.3%
34	San Jose del Monte	Central Luzon	357,828	0.3%
35	Bacoor	Calabarzon	356,974	0.3%
36	San Pedro	Calabarzon	348,968	0.3%
37	Cabanatuan City	Central Luzon	343,672	0.3%
38	Iligan	Northern Mindanao	342,618	0.3%
39	Mandaue City	Central Visayas	331,320	0.3%
40	Iligan City	Soccsksargen	312,323	0.3%
41	Butuan	Caraga	309,709	0.3%
42	Cabuyao	Calabarzon	308,745	0.3%
43	San Pablo	Calabarzon	300,166	0.3%
44	Biñan	Calabarzon	300,000	0.3%
45	Santol	Central Luzon	298,976	0.3%
46	Cainta	Calabarzon	283,172	0.2%
47	Baguio	Cordillera	272,714	0.2%
48	Malolos	Central Luzon	269,809	0.2%
49	Mantampay	Northern Mindanao	265,032	0.2%
50	Bagong Silang	National Capital Region	261,729	0.2%
51	Marawi City	Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao	259,993	0.2%
52	Tacloban	Eastern Visayas	259,353	0.2%
53	San Fernando	Central Luzon	251,248	0.2%
54	Libertad	Caraga	250,353	0.2%
55	Navotas	National Capital Region	249,463	0.2%
56	Ormoc	Eastern Visayas	238,545	0.2%
57	Batangas	Calabarzon	237,370	0.2%
58	Taytay	Calabarzon	231,460	0.2%
59	Lucena	Calabarzon	228,758	0.2%
60	Meycauayan	Central Luzon	228,023	0.2%
61	NIA Valencia	Northern Mindanao	223,620	0.2%
62	Puerto Princesa	Mimaropa	222,673	0.2%
63	Olongapo	Central Luzon	221,178	0.2%
64	Binangonan	Calabarzon	219,204	0.2%
65	Santa Rosa	Calabarzon	216,650	0.2%
66	Commonwealth	National Capital Region	215,034	0.2%
67	Lipa City	Calabarzon	212,287	0.2%
68	Kabankalan	Western Visayas	210,893	0.2%
69	Toledo	Central Visayas	206,692	0.2%
70	Pagadian	Zamboanga Peninsula	206,483	0.2%
71	Koronadal	Soccsksargen	201,844	0.2%
72	Bago City	Western Visayas	192,993	0.2%
73	Panalanoy	Eastern Visayas	189,090	0.2%
74	Mabalacat City	Central Luzon	188,050	0.2%
75	Sorsogon	Bicol Region	187,670	0.2%
76	Roxas City	Western Visayas	185,236	0.2%
77	Legaspi	Bicol Region	179,481	0.2%
78	Concepcion	Central Luzon	178,549	0.2%
79	Naga	Bicol Region	174,931	0.1%
80	Dagupan	Ilocos	171,271	0.1%
81	Tuguegarao	Cagayan Valley	167,297	0.1%
82	Ilagan	Cagayan Valley	164,020	0.1%
83	Pandi	Central Luzon	162,725	0.1%
84	Capas	Central Luzon	162,724	0.1%
85	Mariveles	Central Luzon	156,200	0.1%
86	Guyong	Central Luzon	155,391	0.1%
87	Urdaneta	Ilocos	145,935	0.1%
88	San Jose	Mimaropa	143,495	0.1%
89	La Trinidad	Cordillera	142,925	0.1%
90	Norzagaray	Central Luzon	140,697	0.1%
91	Gingoog	Northern Mindanao	138,895	0.1%
92	Naga	Central Visayas	138,727	0.1%
93	Candelaria	Calabarzon	137,933	0.1%
94	Baliuag	Central Luzon	135,679	0.1%
95	Angono	Calabarzon	134,975	0.1%
96	Rodriguez	Calabarzon	134,432	0.1%
97	San Mateo	Calabarzon	134,327	0.1%
98	San Juan	National Capital Region	134,312	0.1%
99	Talisay	Central Visayas	133,148	0.1%
100	Muricay	Zamboanga Peninsula	132,094	0.1%
101	Bulaon	Central Luzon	131,818	0.1%
102	Gapan	Central Luzon	129,610	0.1%
103	Bayambang	Ilocos	129,506	0.1%
104	Cadiz	Western Visayas	129,053	0.1%
105	Rosario	Calabarzon	128,352	0.1%
106	Pulong Santa Cruz	Calabarzon	126,844	0.1%
107	Bayawan	Central Visayas	126,744	0.1%
108	Sultan Kudarat	Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao	124,965	0.1%
109	Poblacion	National Capital Region	124,554	0.1%
110	Hagonoy	Central Luzon	123,531	0.1%
111	Tabuk	Cordillera	122,771	0.1%
112	Calumpit	Central Luzon	122,187	0.1%
113	Apalit	Central Luzon	121,057	0.1%
114	Plaridel	Central Luzon	120,939	0.1%
115	Silang	Calabarzon	119,475	0.1%
116	Malita	Davao Region	118,438	0.1%
117	Guiguinto	Central Luzon	118,173	0.1%
118	Manolo Fortich	Northern Mindanao	118,075	0.1%
119	Midsayap	Soccsksargen	117,365	0.1%
120	Himamaylan	Western Visayas	117,286	0.1%
121	Los Baños	Calabarzon	117,030	0.1%
122	Tacurong	Soccsksargen	116,945	0.1%
123	Dinaig	Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao	116,768	0.1%
124	Cavite City	Calabarzon	115,932	0.1%
125	Tayabas	Calabarzon	115,318	0.1%
126	Iriga City	Bicol Region	115,306	0.1%
127	Quezon	Northern Mindanao	114,521	0.1%
128	Dumaguete	Central Visayas	113,541	0.1%
129	Carmona	Calabarzon	112,140	0.1%
130	Laoag	Ilocos	112,117	0.1%
131	Pulilan	Central Luzon	111,384	0.1%
132	Bayugan	Caraga	110,313	0.1%
133	Maramag	Northern Mindanao	109,864	0.1%
134	Talisay	Western Visayas	109,204	0.1%
135	Santiago	Cagayan Valley	108,414	0.1%
136	Santa Cruz	Calabarzon	108,145	0.1%
137	Catbalogan	Eastern Visayas	107,896	0.1%
138	Bagong Silangan	National Capital Region	106,886	0.1%
139	Paniqui	Central Luzon	106,190	0.1%
140	Mati	Davao Region	105,908	0.1%
141	Tanza	National Capital Region	105,510	0.1%
142	Isulan	Soccsksargen	101,455	0.1%
143	Jolo	Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao	101,002	0.1%
144	Calasiao	Ilocos	100,686	0.1%

Cities with 300,000 or more people link to their own page. The list keeps every city of 100,000+ and at least the 30 largest places of the country.

Frequently asked questions

What is the largest city in Philippines?

Quezon City, with about 3,084,270 inhabitants (city proper). It is larger than the capital, Manila (1,600,000).

What is the capital of Philippines?

Manila — population 1,600,000, the 4th largest city in the country.

How many cities in Philippines have over one million people?

8: Quezon City, Davao, Caloocan, Manila, Taguig, Budta, Malingao, Zamboanga.

Are these metropolitan-area populations?

No. They are city-proper figures (the administrative city) from GeoNames, based on the latest census or official estimate. Metropolitan areas, which include suburbs and satellite towns, are larger — often several times larger for the biggest cities.

Explore more

📊 Philippines population & statistics 🗺️ Philippines atlas 🌍 Largest cities in the world

Cities of other countries in Asia

Cite or link to this page

Free to reuse with attribution

APA

Glostats. (2026). Largest Cities in Philippines 2026: Population Ranking. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://glostats.com/cities/philippines/

HTML

<a href="https://glostats.com/cities/philippines/">Largest Cities in Philippines 2026: Population Ranking</a> — Glostats

Figures on this page may be quoted, charted or republished as long as the page is credited with a link. Terms · Download the data as CSV · Embed a live counter.

City populations are GeoNames figures (CC BY 4.0): the latest official census or estimate for the city proper — the municipality, not the wider metropolitan area — so they can differ from "metro area" numbers you see elsewhere. Country populations are live Glostats estimates from the UN World Population Prospects. Page generated 2026-10-20. More about our data.