From 21,337 persons in 2000, Panglao’s population ballooned to 39,839 persons. An increase of 18,502 was noted in the last 20 years, according to a report from the Philippine Information Agency (PIA).
At 3.37 % 5-year population growth rate (PGR) from 2015 to 2020, Panglao leads Bohol towns in registering a high population growth rate.
On the other hand, Bohol posted an overall annual growth rate of 1.06%, the same report adds.
Based on the recent Census on Population and Housing (CPH) in 2020 as implemented by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Panglao, the premier resort town in Bohol experienced an 18.7 % change in population density in the last decade, from 599 persons per square kilometer in 2010 to 834 in 2020.
Dauis posted a 2.90% PGR from 2015 to 2020.
Dauis nearly doubled its population in the last 20 years, the report of the PIA also bares.
In 2000, Dauis had a population of 26,415 persons but it increased to 52,492 persons based on the latest census.