Cebu: population 1947–2025
See Cebu on the map →Population by year
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1947 | 855k |
| 1949 | 887k |
| 1951 | 930k |
| 1953 | 983k |
| 1955 | 1.0M |
| 1957 | 1.1M |
| 1959 | 1.2M |
| 1961 | 1.2M |
| 1963 | 1.3M |
| 1965 | 1.4M |
| 1967 | 1.5M |
| 1969 | 1.6M |
| 1971 | 1.7M |
| 1973 | 1.7M |
| 1975 | 1.8M |
| 1977 | 1.9M |
| 1979 | 2.0M |
| 1981 | 2.2M |
| 1983 | 2.3M |
| 1985 | 2.4M |
| 1987 | 2.5M |
| 1989 | 2.6M |
| 1991 | 2.7M |
| 1993 | 2.8M |
| 1995 | 2.9M |
| 1997 | 3.1M |
| 1999 | 3.3M |
| 2001 | 3.4M |
| 2003 | 3.6M |
| 2005 | 3.7M |
| 2007 | 3.8M |
| 2009 | 4.1M |
| 2011 | 4.3M |
| 2013 | 4.4M |
| 2015 | 4.6M |
| 2017 | 4.8M |
| 2019 | 5.0M |
| 2021 | 5.2M |
| 2023 | 5.2M |
| 2025 | 5.3M |