• The population of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) as of August 1, 2015 was 1,722,006 based on the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015).

• The 2015 population of the region is higher by 105,139 compared with the population of 1.62 million in 2010, and by 356,594 compared with the population of 1.37 million in 2000.  Refer to Table 1.

• The population of CAR increased by 1.21 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 1.70 percent. See Table 2.

• Among the six provinces comprising the region, Benguet (excluding Baguio City) had the biggest population in 2015 with 446 thousand, followed by Abra with 241 thousand, Kalinga with 213 thousand, Ifugao with 203 thousand, and Mountain Province with 155 thousand. Apayao had the smallest population with 119 thousand. Refer to Table 3.

• Baguio City, the only highly urbanized city in the region posted a population of 345 thousand.

• The combined population of CAR accounted for about 1.7 percent of the Philippine population in 2015.

• Benguet (excluding Baguio City) was the fastest growing province in the region with an average annual population growth rate (PGR) of 1.91 percent during the period 2010 to 2015. It was followed by Ifugao (1.14 percent), Apayao (1.08 percent), Kalinga (1.02 percent), and Abra (0.52 percent). Mountain province posted the lowest provincial PGR of 0.05 percent. See Table 4.

• Baguio City posted a PGR of 1.54 percent.

• CAR is composed of one highly urbanized city, one component city, 75 municipalities, and 1,176 barangays.

• Among the city (excluding Baguio City) and municipalities in the region, the largest in terms of population size is La Trinidad, Benguet with 129,133 persons. It was followed by the City of Tabuk, Kalinga (110,642) and Itogon, Benguet (59,820). Refer to Table 5.

                                       * Excluding Baguio City

• Daguioman in Abra is the least populous city/municipality in CAR with 2,088 persons. It was followed by Bucloc (2,501) and Langiden (3,198) - both in the province of Abra. The rest of the ten least populous city/municipalities in the region are all located in the province of Abra. See Table 6.

                                       * Excluding Baguio City

• Of the 1,176 barangays in CAR, the largest in terms of population size is Irisan in Baguio City with 30,507 persons. It was followed by Pico in La Trinidad, Benguet (23,282) and Bulanao in the City of Tabuk, Kalinga (19,636). The rest of the top ten most populous barangays in the region are all located in the province of Benguet. Refer to Table 7.