Based on the results of 2015 Census of Population (2015 POPCEN), Mindanao had a total population ofmore than 24 million as of August 1, 2015. About 23.39 percent of which were reported be followers of Islam. This indicates that in 2015, two in every 10 persons in Mindanao were Muslims.

 

Most of the Muslims in Mindanao were found in ARMM comprising 61.13 percent, followed by Region XII with 18.29 percent, Region IX with 10.69 percent, Region X with 6.70 percent, Region XI with 2.97 percent and Caraga with 0.22 percent of the total Mus-lim population in Mindanao.

 

 

The Muslim population in Mindanao was concentrated in ARMM. About 91.28 percent of the total population of the region were Muslims. Among its five provinces, Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao had the highest count of Muslims at 978,573 (93.60 percent) and 974,192 (82.99 percent), respectively. Moreover, Tawi-Tawi had the highest Muslim composition of population at 96.64 percent, which is 377,585 out of its 390,715 total population in 2015.

 

 

More than one million or about 22.72 percent of the total population of Region XII were Muslims. Though only three out of 10 persons in North Cotabato follow Islam, the province houses most of the Muslims in Region XII in 2015 at 39.28 percent of the total population of the region. Furthermore, 76.15 percent of the population in Cotabato City were Muslims, while South Cotabato and General Santos City had the least percentage of Mus-lim population in the region at 5.43 percent and 8.70 percent, respectively. 

 

 

A total of 302,795 persons, or 50.19 percent of the Muslim population in Region IX were found in Zamboanga City. This group comprise 35.15 percent of the total population of the said city. Muslims in this region were most concentrated in City of Isabela comprising 64.00 percent of its population. 

 

 

The number and percentage of Muslims in Region X were highest in Lanao del Norte comprising 44.19 percent of the total population of the province or a total of 298,090 persons. Level of Muslim population in each of the remaining provinces ranges from 0.26 percent in Camiguin to 11.48 percent in Iligan City.

 

 

The percentage of Muslims in each of the provinces of Region XI ranges from 2.27 percent in Compostela Valley to 5.78 percent in Davao Oriental. In terms of population count, most of the Muslims in the region or 39.28 percent reside in Davao City occupying 3.87 percent of the total population of the city.

 

 

Only 0.48 percent of the total population of Caraga were Muslims. The percentage across provinces varies from 0.04 percent of Dinagat Islands to 1.09 percent of total population of Butuan City.

 

AREA	TOTAL	ISLAM	NON ISLAM	NO RELIGION	NOT STATED
MINDANAO	24,135,775	5,646,010	18,451,813	11,105	26,847
Region IX	3,629,783	603,289	3,019,275	6,815	404
Zamboanga del Norte	1,011,393	66,784	937,919	6,417	273
Zamboanga del Sur	1,010,674	64,885	945,721	67	1
Zamboanga City	861,799	302,795	558,814	87	103
Zamboanga Sibugay	633,129	96,643	536,227	232	27
City of Isabela	112,788	72,182	40,594	12	0
Region X	4,689,302	4,689,302	4,309,731	1,294	258
Bukidnon	1,415,226	16,742	1,397,190	1,171	123
Camiguin	88,478	228	88,239	11	0
Lanao del Norte	676,395	298,909	377,460	0	26
Iligan City	342,618	39,319	303,219	1	79
Misamis Occidental	602,126	1,740	600,324	57	5
Misamis Oriental	888,509	6,475	881,908	14	122
Cagayan de Oro City	675,950	14,606	661,317	14	13
Region XI	4,893,318	167,879	4,721,292	516	3,631
Davao del Norte	1,016,332	24,253	991,988	40	51
Davao del Sur	632,588	15,261	616,910	100	317
Davao City	1,632,991q	63,127	1,566,659	279	2,926
Davao Oriental	558,958	32,324	526,630	4	0
Compostela Valley	736,107	16,726	718,996	48	337
Davao Oriental	316,342	16,188	300,109	45	0
Region XII	4,545,276	1,032,824	3,505,354	598	6,500
North Cotabato	1,379,747	405,686	972,867	148	1,046
Sarangani	544,261	58,182	485,922	157	0
South Cotabato	915,289	49,678	865,603	6	2
General Santos City	594,446	51,705	542,711	23	7
Sultan Kudarat	812,095	239,537	572,138	264	156
Cotabato City	299,438	228,036	66,113	0	5,289
CARAGA	2,596,709	12,355	2,583,720	589	45
Agusan del Norte	354,503	1,363	353,130	10	0
Butuan City	337,063	3,688	333,372	3	0
Agusan del Sur	700,653	2,903	697,720	30	0
Surigao del Norte	485,088	1,951	482,683	454	0
Surigao del Sur	592,250	2,396	589,784	29	41
Dinagat Islands	127,152	54	127,031	63	4
ARMM	3,781,387	3,451,644	312,441	1,293	16,009
Basilan	346,579	305,021	41,294	263	1
Lanao del Sur	1,045,429	978,573	61,648	3	5,205
Maguindanao	1,173,933	974,192	188,912	26	10,803
Sulu	824,731	816,273	8,451	7	0
Tawi-Tawi	390,715	377,585	12,146	984	0