Cavite Islands Philippines
"Population of Cavite"

Cavite has a total population of 2,856,765 within an area of 1,512.4 km² making it the most populous, and the second most densely-populated province in the country. The tremendous increase can be observed in the year 1990 when industrialization was introduced in the province. Investors established their businesses in different industrial estates that magnetized people to migrate to Cavite due to job opportunities the province offers.

Another factor attributed to the increase of population is the mushrooming of housing subdivisions. Since Cavite is proximate to Metro Manila, people working in the metropolitan area choose to live in the province together with their families. Natural increase also contributes to the increase in population. Among the cities and municipalities in Cavite, the municipality of Dasmariñas has the biggest population with 556,330 persons while the municipality of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo has registered the smallest population with 17,818 persons.

Cavite is a highly urbanized growth center of the country. It is classified as predominantly urban having 90.69 percent of the population are concentrated in the urban areas, while 9.21 percent of the population reside in rural areas. Since year 2000, urban population increased which can be attributed to in-migration due to expansion of residential areas as well as influx of commercial establishments, services and facilities.