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The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) recently reported that Metro Manila’s population density is now 60 times over that of the national average.
According to the PSA, the whole country’s population density stands at 363 persons per square kilometer (/sq km), but Metro Manila’s population is 21,765 persons/sq km.
Manila has the highest density at 73,920 people/sq km, second is Mandaluyong at 45,830 persons/sq km and Pasay City is third at 31,543/sq km.
“Noong 2015, ang NCR ay may population density na 20,785 katao. Noong 2010, ang rehiyon ay may population density na 19,137 katao,” reported Claire Dennis S. Mapa, PSA National Statistician.
Based on PSA data, the most densely populated provinces are Cavite, Rizal, Laguna, Bulacan, and Pampanga registering 2,847, 1,754, 1,332, and 1,218 persons per square kilometer, respectively.
Outside Metro Manila, the most densely populated Highly Urbanized Cities are Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu, Angeles, Baguio, and Iloilo posting population densities of 14,461, 8,565, 7,305, 6,370, and 5,842 persons per square kilometer.