Type

region

Island group

Mindanao

Provinces

5

Cities

2 (until 2020, now 3; includes Cotabato City)

Municipalities

116

Barangays

2,490

Coastal/Landlocked

coastal

Marine waterbodies

Sulu Sea, Celebes Sea

Area (2013)

36,650.95 km2 (14,151.01 sq mi)

Population (2020)

4,404,288

Density (2020)

120 / km2 (311 / sq mi)

Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, officially designated as BARMM, is an administrative region in the Philippines grouped under the Mindanao island group. It covers 5 provinces, namely, Basilan, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu, and Tawi‑Tawi. The regional center is the City of Cotabato.

Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 4,404,288. This represented 16.78% of the overall population of the Mindanao island group, or 4.04% of the entire population of the Philippines. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 120 inhabitants per square kilometer or 311 inhabitants per square mile.

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Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao is bordered, clockwise from the Northeast, by Northern Mindanao, SOCCSKSARGEN, the Moro Gulf, Celebes Sea, and the Sulu Sea.

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Local government units

Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has 5 provinces, 116 municipalities, and 2 cities. The total number of barangays in the region is 2,490.

On December 15, 2020, the number of cities in BARMM increased to three (3) after Cotabato City was officially transferred to the jurisdiction of the region following the 2019 Bangsamoro autonomy plebiscite.

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Name

Type

Population (2020)

Population (2015)

Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)

Area (2013), in km2

Density (2020), per km2

City count

Mun count

Brgy count

Basilan

province

426,207

346,579

4.45%

3,453.42

123

1

11

210

Lanao del Sur

province

1,195,518

1,045,429

2.86%

15,055.51

79

1

39

1,159

Maguindanao

province

1,342,179

1,173,933

2.86%

9,968.31

135

0

36

508

Sulu

province

1,000,108

824,731

4.14%

4,547.16

220

0

19

410

Tawi-Tawi

province

440,276

390,715

2.55%

3,626.55

121

0

11

203

Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Total

4,404,288

3,781,387

3.26%

36,650.95

120

2

116

2,490

Population (2020)Population (2015)Area (2013)Barangay count (2021)

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Demographics

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao is 5 to 9, with 554,328 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 8,480 individuals.

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Combining age groups together, those aged 14 and below, consisting of the young dependent population which include infants/babies, children and young adolescents/teenagers, make up an aggregate of 42.08% (1,591,024). Those aged 15 up to 64, roughly, the economically active population and actual or potential members of the work force, constitute a total of 56.20% (2,124,959). Finally, old dependent population consisting of the senior citizens, those aged 65 and over, total 1.73% (65,404) in all.

The computed Age Dependency Ratios mean that among the population of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), there are 75 youth dependents to every 100 of the working age population; there are 3 aged/senior citizens to every 100 of the working population; and overall, there are 78 dependents (young and old-age) to every 100 of the working population.

The median age of 19 indicates that half of the entire population of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) are aged less than 19 and the other half are over the age of 19.

Age group

Population (2015)

Age group percentage

Under 1

86,505

2.29%

1 to 4

450,628

11.92%

5 to 9

554,328

14.66%

10 to 14

499,563

13.21%

15 to 19

421,440

11.15%

20 to 24

326,083

8.62%

25 to 29

288,777

7.64%

30 to 34

248,383

6.57%

35 to 39

245,007

6.48%

40 to 44

202,072

5.34%

45 to 49

163,536

4.32%

50 to 54

109,924

2.91%

55 to 59

72,993

1.93%

60 to 64

46,744

1.24%

65 to 69

29,876

0.79%

70 to 74

17,560

0.46%

75 to 79

9,488

0.25%

80 and over

8,480

0.22%

Total

3,781,387

100.00%

• Youth Dependency Ratio: 74.87

• Old Age Dependency Ratio: 3.08

• Total Dependency Ratio: 77.95

• Median Age: 18.56

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Historical population

The population of Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao grew from 195,374 in 1903 to 4,404,288 in 2020, an increase of 4,208,914 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.26%, or an increase of 622,901 people, from the previous population of 3,781,387 in 2015.

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Census date

Population

Growth rate

1903 Mar 2

195,374

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1918 Dec 31

313,894

3.04%

1939 Jan 1

527,861

2.63%

1948 Oct 1

697,927

2.91%

1960 Feb 15

1,205,427

4.92%

1970 May 6

1,405,230

1.51%

1975 May 1

1,417,327

0.17%

1980 May 1

1,564,401

1.99%

1990 May 1

2,108,061

3.03%

1995 Sep 1

2,362,300

2.16%

2000 May 1

2,803,045

3.74%

2007 Aug 1

4,120,795

5.46%

2010 May 1

3,256,140

-8.22%

2015 Aug 1

3,781,387

2.89%

2020 May 1

4,404,288

3.26%

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The total number of registered voters or electorate in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao for the year 2019 was 2,172,959.