Cities

View information on cities around the world using the list below. To see detailed information on a city, click its name to view its city page.

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Rank	City	Country	Population Source: United Nations	Area Source: United Nations	Density	150m+	200m+	300m+
1	Hong Kong	China	7,234,800	1,104 M km² 426 M mi²	6,553 people per km² 16,973 people per mi²	553	98	6
2	Shenzhen	China	3,538,275	412 M km² 159 M mi²	8,588 people per km² 22,243 people per mi²	366	130	16
3	New York City	United States	8,405,837	469 M km² 181 M mi²	17,923 people per km² 46,420 people per mi²	310	95	16
4	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	2,213,845	4,114 M km² 1,588 M mi²	538 people per km² 1,394 people per mi²	251	116	28
5	Guangzhou	China	11,070,654	3,843 M km² 1,484 M mi²	2,881 people per km² 7,461 people per mi²	188	55	11
6	Shanghai	China	24,150,000	6,341 M km² 2,448 M mi²	3,809 people per km² 9,864 people per mi²	183	62	5
7	Tokyo	Japan	13,185,502	2,188 M km² 845 M mi²	6,026 people per km² 15,608 people per mi²	167	33	0
8	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	1,627,172	243 M km² 94 M mi²	6,696 people per km² 17,343 people per mi²	154	52	5
9	Chongqing	China	7,457,589	5,473 M km² 2,113 M mi²	1,363 people per km² 3,529 people per mi²	144	56	5
10	Chicago	United States	2,718,782	590 M km² 228 M mi²	4,608 people per km² 11,935 people per mi²	135	36	7
11	Wuhan	China	—	—	—	131	46	5
12	Chengdu	China	7,677,100	2,129 M km² 822 M mi²	3,606 people per km² 9,339 people per mi²	117	33	0
13	Jakarta	Indonesia	9,588,198	7,642 M km² 2,951 M mi²	1,255 people per km² 3,250 people per mi²	112	47	1
14	Bangkok	Thailand	8,280,925	1,569 M km² 606 M mi²	5,278 people per km² 13,670 people per mi²	109	21	3
15	Shenyang	China	—	—	—	97	29	3
16	Singapore	Singapore	5,399,200	716 M km² 276 M mi²	7,541 people per km² 19,531 people per mi²	95	33	0
17	Mumbai	India	13,830,884	603 M km² 233 M mi²	22,937 people per km² 59,406 people per mi²	86	28	0
18	Nanning	China	—	—	—	82	34	6
19	Seoul	South Korea	10,140,000	605 M km² 234 M mi²	16,760 people per km² 43,409 people per mi²	82	20	2
20	Toronto	Canada	2,615,060	630 M km² 243 M mi²	4,151 people per km² 10,751 people per mi²	81	25	0
21	Busan	South Korea	3,590,101	767 M km² 296 M mi²	4,681 people per km² 12,123 people per mi²	77	25	4
22	Tianjin	China	—	—	—	74	32	3
23	Melbourne	Australia	4,246,345	9,990 M km² 3,857 M mi²	425 people per km² 1,101 people per mi²	69	24	1
24	Nanjing	China	8,161,800	6,598 M km² 2,547 M mi²	1,237 people per km² 3,204 people per mi²	69	32	7
25	Panama City	Panama	880,691	275 M km² 106 M mi²	3,203 people per km² 8,295 people per mi²	66	24	0
26	Hangzhou	China	—	—	—	65	21	0
27	Beijing	China	20,693,000	1,368 M km² 528 M mi²	15,126 people per km² 39,178 people per mi²	62	24	2
28	Changsha	China	7,044,118	11,819 M km² 4,563 M mi²	596 people per km² 1,544 people per mi²	59	33	5
29	Miami	United States	419,777	143 M km² 55 M mi²	2,936 people per km² 7,603 people per mi²	58	7	0
30	Makati	Philippines	476,719	22 M km² 8 M mi²	21,669 people per km² 56,123 people per mi²	55	18	0
31	Dalian	China	—	—	—	51	26	2
32	Incheon	South Korea	—	—	—	50	8	1
33	Zhuhai	China	—	—	—	48	15	3
34	Istanbul	Turkey	—	—	—	48	8	0
35	Doha	Qatar	—	—	—	47	25	1
36	Moscow	Russia	—	—	—	46	17	6
37	Osaka	Japan	2,666,371	223 M km² 86 M mi²	11,957 people per km² 30,968 people per mi²	45	5	1
38	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	—	—	—	44	23	4
39	Hefei	China	—	—	—	44	23	0
40	Suzhou	China	—	—	—	43	18	2
41	Sydney	Australia	4,627,345	12,145 M km² 4,689 M mi²	381 people per km² 987 people per mi²	41	13	0
42	Houston	United States	2,195,914	628 M km² 242 M mi²	3,497 people per km² 9,056 people per mi²	40	16	2
43	Qingdao	China	—	—	—	38	16	1
44	Xiamen	China	—	—	—	36	15	0
45	Nanchang	China	—	—	—	34	19	2
46	Jinan	China	—	—	—	34	9	2
47	Macau	China	591,900	30 M km² 12 M mi²	19,730 people per km² 51,101 people per mi²	33	2	0
48	Johor Bahru	Malaysia	—	—	—	33	3	0
49	Foshan	China	—	—	—	32	11	0
50	Penang	Malaysia	—	—	—	31	1	0
51	Guiyang	China	—	—	—	30	22	3
52	Wuxi	China	—	—	—	30	15	4
53	London	United Kingdom	—	—	—	30	10	1
54	Ningbo	China	—	—	—	29	6	0
55	Los Angeles	United States	—	—	—	29	12	2
56	Balneário Camboriú	Brazil	—	—	—	27	4	0
57	Kunming	China	—	—	—	27	13	3
58	Mexico City	Mexico	—	—	—	27	6	0
59	Sharjah	United Arab Emirates	—	—	—	26	5	0
60	San Francisco	United States	825,111	232 M km² 90 M mi²	3,557 people per km² 9,211 people per mi²	26	5	1
61	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	—	—	—	25	14	4
62	Xi’an	China	—	—	—	24	12	1
63	Liuzhou	China	—	—	—	23	8	1
64	Boston	United States	—	—	—	23	4	0
65	Seattle	United States	2,615,060	630 M km² 243 M mi²	4,151 people per km² 10,751 people per mi²	22	5	0
66	Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	—	—	—	22	3	1
67	Dallas	United States	—	—	—	21	7	0
68	Zhengzhou	China	—	—	—	20	6	0
69	Taiyuan	China	—	—	—	20	5	0
70	Manama	Bahrain	—	—	—	19	8	0
71	Dongguan	China	—	—	—	19	13	1
72	Fuzhou	China	—	—	—	19	9	1
73	Lanzhou	China	—	—	—	19	10	1
74	Taguig City	Philippines	—	—	—	19	3	0
75	Calgary	Canada	—	—	—	18	5	0
76	Frankfurt am Main	Germany	—	—	—	18	5	0
77	Tel Aviv	Israel	—	—	—	18	1	0
78	Mandaluyong	Philippines	—	—	—	18	9	0
79	São Paulo	Brazil	—	—	—	17	0	0
80	Kuwait City	Kuwait	—	—	—	17	9	3
81	Atlanta	United States	—	—	—	17	10	1
82	Jersey City	United States	—	—	—	17	4	0
83	Philadelphia	United States	5,441,567	1,800 M km² 695 M mi²	3,023 people per km² 7,830 people per mi²	17	7	1
84	Brisbane	Australia	2,189,878	5,950 M km² 2,297 M mi²	368 people per km² 953 people per mi²	16	7	0
85	Shijiazhuang	China	—	—	—	16	4	0
86	Pyongyang	North Korea	—	—	—	16	6	0
87	Taipei	China	—	—	—	15	6	1
88	Taichung	China	—	—	—	15	0	0
89	Las Vegas	United States	596,424	136 M km² 53 M mi²	4,385 people per km² 11,358 people per mi²	15	1	0
90	Haikou	China	—	—	—	14	5	0
91	Goyang	South Korea	—	—	—	14	14	0
92	Courbevoie	France	—	—	—	13	1	0
93	Colombo	Sri Lanka	—	—	—	13	3	0
94	Sunny Isles Beach	United States	—	—	—	13	1	0
95	Hanoi	Vietnam	—	—	—	13	5	1
96	Buenos Aires	Argentina	—	—	—	12	1	0
97	Bogota	Colombia	—	—	—	12	2	0
98	Pattaya	Thailand	—	—	—	12	2	0
99	Ampang Jaya	Malaysia	342,676	3,476 M km² 1,342 M mi²	99 people per km² 255 people per mi²	12	0	0
100	Gold Coast	Australia	—	—	—	11	4	1
101	Montreal	Canada	—	—	—	11	2	0
102	Nagoya	Japan	2,296	126 M km² 49 M mi²	18 people per km² 47 people per mi²	11	4	0
103	Pasig	Philippines	—	—	—	11	5	0
104	Warsaw	Poland	—	—	—	11	4	1
105	Ankara	Turkey	—	—	—	11	0	0
106	Surabaya	Indonesia	—	—	—	11	1	0
107	Zhanjiang	China	—	—	—	10	3	0
108	Kolkata	India	—	—	—	10	1	0
109	Kawasaki	Japan	—	—	—	10	1	0
110	Daejeon	South Korea	—	—	—	10	0	0
111	Petaling Jaya	Malaysia	—	—	—	10	1	0
112	Quezon City	Philippines	—	—	—	10	1	0
113	Minneapolis	United States	—	—	—	10	4	0
114	Pittsburgh	United States	—	—	—	10	2	0
115	New Taipei City	China	—	—	—	10	1	0
116	Burnaby	Canada	—	—	—	9	0	0
117	Harbin	China	—	—	—	9	4	0
118	Urumqi	China	—	—	—	9	1	0
119	Yokohama	Japan	—	—	—	9	2	0
120	Manila	Philippines	—	—	—	9	3	0
121	Kaohsiung	China	—	—	—	9	3	1
122	Baku	Azerbaijan	2,122,300	2,130 M km² 822 M mi²	996 people per km² 2,581 people per mi²	8	1	0
123	Huizhou	China	—	—	—	8	4	0
124	Pohang	South Korea	—	—	—	8	0	0
125	Astana	Kazakhstan	1,136,008	797 M km² 308 M mi²	1,425 people per km² 3,692 people per mi²	8	1	1
126	Denver	United States	—	—	—	8	3	0
127	Detroit	United States	—	—	—	8	1	0
128	San Pedro Garza García	Mexico	—	—	—	8	2	0
129	Rizhao	China	—	—	—	8	1	0
130	Changchun	China	—	—	—	7	3	0
131	Nantong	China	—	—	—	7	3	0
132	Zhongshan	China	—	—	—	7	5	1
133	Rotterdam	Netherlands	—	—	—	7	1	0
134	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	3,456,259	4,686 M km² 1,809 M mi²	738 people per km² 1,910 people per mi²	7	3	0
135	Mecca	Saudi Arabia	—	—	—	7	7	1
136	Austin	United States	—	—	—	7	2	0
137	Charlotte	United States	—	—	—	7	3	0
138	Madrid	Spain	—	—	—	6	4	0
139	Chiba	Japan	—	—	—	6	0	0
140	Kobe	Japan	—	—	—	6	0	0
141	Daegu	South Korea	—	—	—	6	2	0
142	Monterrey	Mexico	—	—	—	6	2	1
143	Izmir	Turkey	—	—	—	6	3	0
144	Laibin	China	—	—	—	6	0	0
145	Gwangmyeong	South Korea	—	—	—	6	0	0
146	Vancouver	Canada	—	—	—	5	1	0
147	Changzhou	China	—	—	—	5	3	0
148	Shaoxing	China	—	—	—	5	1	0
149	Wenzhou	China	—	—	—	5	2	1
150	Cartagena	Colombia	—	—	—	5	1	0
151	Puteaux	France	—	—	—	5	1	0
152	Tangerang	Indonesia	—	—	—	5	1	0
153	Milan	Italy	—	—	—	5	2	0
154	Phnom Penh	Cambodia	—	—	—	5	4	0
155	Ulsan	South Korea	—	—	—	5	2	0
156	Columbus	United States	—	—	—	5	0	0
157	Johannesburg	South Africa	—	—	—	5	2	0
158	Perth	Australia	—	—	—	4	3	0
159	Goiania	Brazil	—	—	—	4	0	0
160	Beihai	China	—	—	—	4	0	0
161	Sanya	China	—	—	—	4	2	0
162	Yantai	China	—	—	—	4	1	1
163	Zhenjiang	China	—	—	—	4	2	1
164	Manchester	United Kingdom	—	—	—	4	1	0
165	Gurgaon	India	1,514,432	1,258 M km² 486 M mi²	1,204 people per km² 3,118 people per mi²	4	0	0
166	Noida	India	—	—	—	4	0	0
167	Hiroshima	Japan	—	—	—	4	0	0
168	Hwaseong	South Korea	—	—	—	4	4	0
169	Beirut	Lebanon	—	—	—	4	0	0
170	Subang Jaya	Malaysia	—	—	—	4	0	0
171	Auckland	New Zealand	—	—	—	4	0	0
172	Nonthaburi	Thailand	—	—	—	4	3	0
173	Baltimore	United States	—	—	—	4	0	0
174	Cleveland	United States	—	—	—	4	3	0
175	New Orleans	United States	—	—	—	4	1	0
176	Portland	United States	640,000	376 M km² 145 M mi²	1,702 people per km² 4,409 people per mi²	4	0	0
177	Tampa	United States	—	—	—	4	0	0
178	Tulsa	United States	—	—	—	4	1	0
179	Caracas	Venezuela	—	—	—	4	2	0
180	Shah Alam	Malaysia	—	—	—	4	0	0
181	Cyberjaya	Malaysia	102,000	32 M km² 12 M mi²	3,188 people per km² 8,256 people per mi²	4	0	0
182	Vienna	Austria	—	—	—	3	2	0
183	Mississauga	Canada	—	—	—	3	0	0
184	Jiaxing	China	—	—	—	3	2	0
185	Jiangmen	China	—	—	—	3	2	0
186	Luoyang	China	—	—	—	3	1	0
187	Ordos	China	—	—	—	3	0	0
188	Wuhu	China	—	—	—	3	1	0
189	Benidorm	Spain	—	—	—	3	0	0
190	Paris	France	—	—	—	3	1	0
191	Bnei Brak	Israel	—	—	—	3	1	0
192	Ramat Gan	Israel	—	—	—	3	1	0
193	Turin	Italy	—	—	—	3	1	0
194	Nairobi	Kenya	—	—	—	3	1	0
195	Zapopan	Mexico	—	—	—	3	0	0
196	Putrajaya	Malaysia	—	—	—	3	0	0
197	Cebu	Philippines	—	—	—	3	0	0
198	Yekaterinburg	Russia	—	—	—	3	1	0
199	Dar es Salaam	Tanzania	—	—	—	3	0	0
200	Cincinnati	United States	—	—	—	3	1	0