In 2001, a total of 31,827 disadvantaged women were trained, of whom 87 percent became gainfully employed through open, self-employed, subcontracted trainers and other types of jobs.
加上从吕宋和比萨扬群岛迁移的居民，1995年，棉兰老居民为1 620万，占全国总人口的23.6%（国家统计局，1995年）。