Census of Population

A decennial undertaking that gathers information on the size and distribution of the population as well as information about its demographic, social, economic, and cultural characteristics. It also gathers information on the supply of housing units, their structural characteristics and facilities.

2015 Census of Population

Population of Region XI - Davao (Based on the 2015 Census of Population)

The population of Region XI (Davao Region) as of August 1, 2015 was 4,893,318 based on the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015).

Table 1. Population of Region XI - Davao (Based on the 2000, 2010, and 2015 Censuses)
Census Year	Census Reference Date	Population (in millions)
2000	May 1, 2000	3.68
2010	May 1, 2010	4.47
2015	August 1, 2015	4.89

The 2015 population of the region is higher by 424,755 compared with the population of 4.47 million in 2010, and by 1,217,155 compared with the population of 3.68 million in 2000. Refer to Table 1.

The population of Region XI increased by 1.74 percent annually, on average, during the period 2010 to 2015. By comparison, the rate at which the region’s population grew during the period 2000 to 2010 was higher at 1.97 percent. See Table 2.

Table 2. Annual Population Growth Rate: Region XI - Davao (Based on the 2000, 2010, and 215 Censuses)
Reference Period	Annual Population Growth Rate (in percent)
2010-2015	1.74
2000-2010	1.97

Among the five provinces comprising the region, Davao del Norte had the biggest population in 2015 with 1.02 million, followed by Compostela Valley with 736 thousand, Davao del Sur (excluding Davao City) with 633 thousand, and Davao Oriental with 559 thousand. Davao Occidental had the smallest population with 316 thousand. Refer to Table 3.

Davao City, the only highly urbanized city in the region posted a population of 1.63 million.

The total population of Region XI accounted for about 4.8 percent of the Philippine population in 2015.

Table 3. Population by Province/Highly Urbanized City: Region XI - Davao (Based on the 2000, 2010, and 2015 Censuses)
Province/Highly Urbanized City	Population (in thousands)
Province/Highly Urbanized City	2000	2010	2015
Compostela Valley	580	687	736
Davao del Norte	744	946	1,016
Davao del Sur (excluding Davao City)	504	575	633
Davao City	1,147	1,449	1,633
Davao Occidental	255	294	316
Davao Oriental	446	518	559

Davao del Sur (excluding Davao City) was the fastest growing province in the region with an average annual population growth rate (PGR) of 1.84 percent during the period 2010 to 2015. It was followed by Davao Oriental with a PGR of 1.47 percent, Davao Occidental (1.42 percent), and Davao del Norte (1.38 percent). Compostela Valley posted the lowest provincial PGR of 1.32 percent. See Table 4.

Davao City posted a PGR of 2.30 percent.

Table 4. Annual Population Growth Rate by Province/Highly Urbanized City: Region XI - Davao (Based on the 2000, 2010, and 2015 Censuses)
Province/Highly Urbanized City	Population Growth Rate
Province/Highly Urbanized City	2010-2015	2000-2010
Compostela Valley	1.32	1.71
Davo del Norte	1.38	2.43
Davao del Sur (excluding Davao City)	1.84	1.32
Davao City	2.30	2.36
Davao Occidental	1.42	1.44
Davao Oriental	1.47	1.50

Region XI is composed of one highly urbanized city, five component cities, 43 municipalities, and 1,162 barangays.

Among the cities (excluding Davao City) and municipalities in the region, the largest in terms of population size is the City of Tagum, Davao del Norte with 259,444 persons. It was followed by the City of Panabo, Davao del Norte (184,599) and the City of Digos, Davao del Sur (169,393). Refer to Table 5.

Table 5. Top Ten Most Populous Cities*/Municipalities: Region XI - Davao, 2015
Rank	City/Municipality	Province	Population
1	City of Tagum	Davao del Norte	259,444
2	City of Panabo	Davao del Norte	184,599
3	City of Digos	Davao del Sur	169,393
4	City of Mati	Davao Oriental	141,141
5	Santo Tomas	Davao del Norte	118,750
6	Malita	Davao Occidental	117,746
7	Island Garden City of Samal	Davao del Norte	104,123
8	Monkayo	Compostela Valley	94,908
9	Santa Cruz	Davao del Sur	90,987
10	Compostela	Compostela Valley	87,474

* Excluding Davao City

Boston in Davao Oriental is the least populous city/municipality in Region XI with 13,535 persons. It was followed by Sarangani in Davao Occidental (24,039) and Tarragona, Davao Oriental (26,225). See Table 6.

Table 6. Ten Least Populous Cities*/Municipalities: Region XI - Davao, 2015
Rank	City/Municipality	Province	Population
1	Boston	Davao Oriental	13.535
2	Sarangani	Davao Occidental	24,039
3	Tarragona	Davao Oriental	26,225
4	Padada	Davao del Sur	26,587
5	San Isidro	Davao del Norte	26,651
6	Talaingod	Davao del Norte	27,482
7	Braulio E. Dujali	Davao del Norte	30,104
8	Sulop	Davao del Sur	33,613
9	San Isidro	Davao Oriental	36,032
10	Mawab	Compostela Valley	37,065

* Excluding Davao City

Of the 1,162 barangays in Region XI, the largest in terms of population size is Bucana in Davao City, Davao del Sur with 83,964 persons. It was followed by Buhangin (Pob.) with 65,461 persons and Ma-a with 59,803 persons, both in Davao City, Davao del Sur. Refer to Table 7.

Table 7. Top Ten Most Populous Barangays: Region XI - Davao, 2015
Rank	Barangay	City/Municipality/Province	Population
1	Bucana	Davao City, Davao del Sur	83,964
2	Buhangin (Pob.)	Davao City, Davao del Sur	65,461
3	Ma-a	Davao City, Davao del Sur	59,803
4	Talomo (Pob.)	Davao City, Davao del Sur	59,678
5	Sasa	Davao City, Davao del Sur	52,386
6	Cabantian	Davao City, Davao del Sur	43,758
7	Tibungco	Davao City, Davao del Sur	41,864
8	Tibal-og (Pob.)	Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte	41,354
9	Visayan Village	City of Tagum, Davao del Norte	40,297
10	Mankilam	City of Tagum, Davao del Norte	38,963