Table 2. Population and population density by region

Region	Population (‘000)				Annual Growth Rate (1980 - 1990)	Density (persons/km2)
	1970	1980	1990	1991		1970	1980	1990
NCR	3,967	5,926	7,928	9,118	2.98	7,814	9,317	12,465
CAR	731	811	1,146	1,330	2.28	40	50	63
I	2,488	2,923	3,551	4,031	1.96	194	228	277
II	1,464	1,919	2,341	2,713	0.55	40	50	63
III	3,615	4,803	6,199	7,167	2.58	198	228	277
IV	4,456	6,119	8,264	9,698	3.05	55	72	87
V	2,967	3,477	3,910	4,490	1.18	198	263	340
VI	3,618	4,526	5,392	6,155	1.77	95	130	176
VII	3,033	3,787	4,593	5,278	1.95	168	197	222
VIII	2,381	2,381	3,055	3,527	0.88	179	224	267
IX	1,869	2,529	3,158	2,890	2.25	203	253	307
X	1,953	2,759	3,510	4,111	2.44	111	131	143
XI	2,201	3,347	4,459	5,272	2.91	100	135	169
XII	1,941	2,271	3,171	2,388	3.40	69	97	124
ARM M3	-	-	-	2,099	-	69	106	141
Phil. 2	36,684	48,098	60,703	70,267	2.35	122	160	202

Source: National Statistical Coordination Board (1995a)

¹ projected
² sum of regional population may not add up to Philippine population due to rounding off
³ was created as a separate region in 1993, population data of ARMM prior to 1993 is included in Region XII