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|
Rank |
City |
Country |
Population |
Density |
Area |
150m+ |
200m+ |
300m+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
2,213,845 Source: Dubai Statistics Center
|
538 people per km² 1,394 people per mi² |
4,114 M km² 1,588 M mi² |
215 |
101 |
27 |
||
|
2 |
3,538,275 Source: Shenzhen Press Group
|
8,588 people per km² 22,243 people per mi² |
412 M km² 159 M mi² |
297 |
104 |
14 |
||
|
3 |
8,405,837 Source: Wall Street Journal
|
17,923 people per km² 46,420 people per mi² |
469 M km² 181 M mi² |
290 |
86 |
14 |
||
|
4 |
11,070,654 Source: Statistics Bureau of Guangzhou
|
2,881 people per km² 7,461 people per mi² |
3,843 M km² 1,484 M mi² |
121 |
38 |
10 |
||
|
5 |
2,718,782 Source: Illinois QuickFacts
|
4,608 people per km² 11,935 people per mi² |
590 M km² 228 M mi² |
130 |
34 |
7 |
||
|
6 |
8,161,800 Source: 南报网
|
1,237 people per km² 3,204 people per mi² |
6,598 M km² 2,547 M mi² |
60 |
29 |
6 |
||
|
7 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
45 |
17 |
6 |
||
|
8 |
7,234,800 Source: Hong Kong Census
|
6,553 people per km² 16,973 people per mi² |
1,104 M km² 426 M mi² |
482 |
84 |
6 |
||
|
9 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
55 |
28 |
5 |
||
|
10 |
24,150,000 Source: Demographia World Urban Areas
|
3,809 people per km² 9,864 people per mi² |
6,341 M km² 2,448 M mi² |
166 |
58 |
5 |
||
|
11 |
1,627,172 Source: Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia
|
6,696 people per km² 17,343 people per mi² |
243 M km² 94 M mi² |
84 |
40 |
5 |
||
|
12 |
7,044,118 Source: Census
|
596 people per km² 1,544 people per mi² |
11,819 M km² 4,563 M mi² |
49 |
25 |
5 |
||
|
13 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
101 |
37 |
4 |
||
|
14 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
21 |
12 |
4 |
||
|
15 |
3,590,101 Source: Dynamic Busan: Busan Metropolitan City
|
4,681 people per km² 12,123 people per mi² |
767 M km² 296 M mi² |
62 |
21 |
4 |
||
|
16 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
38 |
23 |
4 |
||
|
17 |
7,457,589 Source: Netease
|
1,363 people per km² 3,529 people per mi² |
5,473 M km² 2,113 M mi² |
127 |
47 |
4 |
||
|
18 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
18 |
9 |
3 |
||
|
19 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
15 |
13 |
3 |
||
|
20 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
54 |
26 |
3 |
||
|
21 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
17 |
9 |
3 |
||
|
22 |
8,280,925 Source: National Statistics Office
|
5,278 people per km² 13,670 people per mi² |
1,569 M km² 606 M mi² |
92 |
21 |
3 |
||
|
23 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
31 |
19 |
2 |
||
|
24 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
94 |
28 |
2 |
||
|
25 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
29 |
16 |
2 |
||
|
26 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
27 |
8 |
2 |
||
|
27 |
10,140,000 Source: Chosun Ilbo
|
16,760 people per km² 43,409 people per mi² |
605 M km² 234 M mi² |
82 |
20 |
2 |
||
|
28 |
2,195,914 Source: US Census
|
3,497 people per km² 9,056 people per mi² |
628 M km² 242 M mi² |
39 |
15 |
2 |
||
|
29 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
28 |
7 |
2 |
||
|
30 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
27 |
12 |
2 |
||
|
31 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
19 |
11 |
2 |
||
|
32 |
20,693,000
|
15,126 people per km² 39,178 people per mi² |
1,368 M km² 528 M mi² |
43 |
18 |
2 |
||
|
33 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
41 |
22 |
2 |
||
|
34 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
13 |
5 |
1 |
||
|
35 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
23 |
8 |
1 |
||
|
36 |
2,666,371 Source: Statistics Bureau, Director-General for Policy Planning
|
11,957 people per km² 30,968 people per mi² |
223 M km² 86 M mi² |
43 |
5 |
1 |
||
|
37 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
40 |
8 |
1 |
||
|
38 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
5 |
2 |
1 |
||
|
39 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
4 |
1 |
1 |
||
|
40 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
3 |
2 |
1 |
||
|
41 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
5 |
5 |
1 |
||
|
42 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
5 |
2 |
1 |
||
|
43 |
5,441,567
|
3,023 people per km² 7,830 people per mi² |
1,800 M km² 695 M mi² |
14 |
7 |
1 |
||
|
44 |
4,246,345
|
425 people per km² 1,101 people per mi² |
9,990 M km² 3,857 M mi² |
55 |
17 |
1 |
||
|
45 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
9 |
3 |
1 |
||
|
46 |
825,111
|
3,557 people per km² 9,211 people per mi² |
232 M km² 90 M mi² |
26 |
5 |
1 |
||
|
47 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
36 |
22 |
1 |
||
|
48 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
1 |
1 |
1 |
||
|
49 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
7 |
7 |
1 |
||
|
50 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
25 |
9 |
1 |
||
|
51 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
9 |
4 |
1 |
||
|
52 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
16 |
3 |
1 |
||
|
53 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
8 |
3 |
1 |
||
|
54 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
14 |
5 |
1 |
||
|
55 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
2 |
1 |
1 |
||
|
56 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
17 |
10 |
1 |
||
|
57 |
0
|
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
0 M km² 0 M mi² |
17 |
9 |
1 |
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