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Davao

Davao Region · Philippines
City population
1,848,947
#2
in Philippines
#1
in Davao Region
#232
worldwide
ManilaDavao
7.073, 125.613 · 978 km from Manila
City population
1,848,947
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Philippines
#2
of 519 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#232
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Philippines
1.6%
of the national population

About Davao

Ranked #232 globally, the city holds 1,848,947 people and accounts for 1.6% of the Philippines' population. It sits 978 km from Manila and is the largest of 19 cities in its region. Samal, a city of 43,526, lies 11 km away, while Panabo (211,242) is 27 km distant.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Philippines
#2of 519
LargestSmallest
Position in Davao Region
#1of 19
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Philippines
Region
Davao Region
Rank in region
#1of 19
Distance to capital
978 km
to Manila
Elevation
13 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Manila
Coordinates
7.073, 125.613
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 519 in Philippines

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

27KMPanabo211K people39KMCabayangan17K people42KMMaco88K people46KMDigos116K people47KMMagugpo Poblacion233K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Davao1.85M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Davao compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Davao1.85M

Davao Population FAQ

What is the population of Davao?

Davao has a city population of 1,848,947. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Davao?

Davao is in Davao Region, Philippines, 978 km from the capital, Manila. Its coordinates are 7.073, 125.613.

How big is Davao compared with other cities in Philippines?

It is the 2nd largest of the 519 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Philippines, holding 1.6% of the national population.

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