Area Database (v4.2.1)

Urbanization
% population in urban areas
Subnational regions
Philippines
All years

% population in urban areas

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Philippines (Asia/Pacific)  
Total 49.0 49.3 49.7 50.0 50.3 50.7 51.0 51.3 51.7 51.4 51.1 50.8 50.5 50.2 49.7 49.3 48.8 48.4 48.0 47.2 46.4 45.6 44.7 43.9 43.1 42.3
ARMM 30.7 30.1 29.5 28.9 28.3 27.7 27.1 26.6 26.0 23.5 21.0 18.5 16.0 13.5 12.3 11.1 9.90 8.72 7.54 6.36 5.17
Cordillera Admin Region 16.0 17.7 19.3 21.0 22.7 24.4 26.1 27.7 29.4 29.2 28.9 28.7 28.4 28.2 28.2 28.3 28.3 28.4 28.4 28.3 28.2 28.1 28.0 27.9 27.8 27.7
I-Ilocos 60.6 59.1 57.6 56.1 54.6 53.1 51.6 50.0 48.5 46.1 43.7 41.3 39.0 36.6 32.1 27.6 23.2 18.7 14.2 14.5 14.8 15.0 15.3 15.6 15.9 16.2
II-Cagayan Valley 73.1 66.5 60.0 53.5 46.9 40.4 33.9 27.3 20.8 23.9 27.0 30.0 33.1 36.2 31.6 26.9 22.3 17.6 13.0 12.3 11.6 11.0 10.3 9.64 8.98 8.31
III-Central Luzon 1.95 10.3 18.6 26.9 35.2 43.5 51.8 60.1 68.4 65.9 63.4 60.9 58.4 55.9 55.4 54.9 54.4 53.9 53.4 54.2 55.0 55.8 56.6 57.4 58.2 59.0
IVA-CALABARZON 24.4 30.1 35.7 41.4 47.0 52.7 58.3 64.0 69.6 69.0 68.3 67.7 67.0 66.4 65.5 64.6 63.7 62.8 62.0 58.1 54.2 50.3 46.4 42.6 38.7 34.8
IVB-MIMAROPA 53.8 50.9 47.9 44.9 42.0 39.0 36.0 33.1 30.1 30.3 30.4 30.6 30.8 31.0 29.2 27.5 25.8 24.0 22.3 25.1 27.9 30.8 33.6 36.4 39.2 42.0
IX-Zamboanga Peninsula 34.2 33.0 31.8 30.5 29.3 28.1 26.9 25.7 24.4 27.6 30.9 34.1 37.3 40.5 39.2 37.9 36.6 35.4 34.1 35.4 36.8 38.1 39.5 40.8 42.1 43.5
National Capital Region 0.01 11.2 22.4 33.6 46.9 60.2 73.5 86.7 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
V-Bicol 29.5 29.5 29.5 29.5 29.4 29.4 29.4 29.4 29.4 29.5 29.7 29.8 29.9 30.1 27.4 24.8 22.2 19.6 16.9 16.7 16.6 16.4 16.2 16.0 15.8 15.7
VI-Western Visayas 34.4 33.5 32.7 31.9 31.1 30.2 29.4 28.6 27.7 30.0 32.3 34.7 37.0 39.3 38.2 37.1 36.1 35.0 33.9 36.8 39.6 42.5 45.3 48.2 51.0 53.9
VII-Central Visayas 41.4 42.7 43.9 45.2 46.5 47.8 49.1 50.4 51.7 50.6 49.5 48.5 47.4 46.3 45.8 45.3 44.8 44.3 43.8 43.6 43.3 43.1 42.8 42.6 42.3 42.1
VIII-Eastern Visayas 60.0 54.7 49.5 44.2 39.0 33.7 28.4 23.2 17.9 17.9 17.9 17.9 18.0 18.0 16.2 14.4 12.7 10.9 9.12 8.26 7.40 6.54 5.68 4.82 3.96 3.10
X-Northern Mindanao 99.9 99.9 100.0 100 86.4 72.8 59.2 45.6 32.0 32.2 32.3 32.5 32.6 32.8 34.6 36.4 38.2 40.0 41.8 41.1 40.3 39.5 38.8 38.0 37.3 36.5
XI-Davao 16.2 20.2 24.3 28.3 32.4 36.4 40.5 44.5 48.6 46.2 43.9 41.5 39.2 36.8 41.5 46.3 51.0 55.7 60.4 59.2 58.1 56.9 55.7 54.5 53.3 52.2
XII-SOCCSKSARGEN 16.2 18.2 20.2 22.3 24.3 26.3 28.4 30.4 32.4 31.0 29.6 28.1 26.7 25.3 30.1 34.9 39.7 44.5 49.3 43.5 37.8 32.0 26.2 20.4 14.6 8.85
XIII-Caraga 35.3 35.9 36.5 37.1 37.6 38.2 38.8 39.4 40.0 36.6 33.3 30.0 26.7 23.3 24.8 26.3 27.8 29.3 30.8 30.7 30.6 30.4 30.3 30.2 30.1 29.9
Lighter numbers are estimates