Total population increased to over one million
The province of Lanao del Sur had a total population of 1,138,544 persons as of August 1, 2007. This count is higher by 42.3 percent compared with the census count of 800,162 persons as of May 1, 2000. The increase in population count for the period 2000 to 2007 translated to an annual population growth rate of 4.98 percent.
Likewise, the household population of Lanao del Sur increased by 42.5 percent from 798,669 persons in 2000 to 1,137,987 persons in 2007. The number of households, meanwhile, grew by 42.0 percent from 117,435 households in 2000 to 166,785 households in 2007. The average household size in 2007 was 6.8 persons. The same average household size was recorded in 2000.