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.

						Number of Buildings
Rank	City	Country	Population Source: United Nations	Area Source: United Nations	Density	150m+	200m+	300m+
1	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	2,213,845	4,114 M km² 1,588 M mi²	538 people per km² 1,394 people per mi²	236	106	28
2	Shenzhen	China	3,538,275	412 M km² 159 M mi²	8,588 people per km² 22,243 people per mi²	338	116	15
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	298	91	15
4	Guangzhou	China	11,070,654	3,843 M km² 1,484 M mi²	2,881 people per km² 7,461 people per mi²	144	40	10
5	Chicago	United States	2,718,782	590 M km² 228 M mi²	4,608 people per km² 11,935 people per mi²	130	34	7
6	Nanjing	China	8,161,800	6,598 M km² 2,547 M mi²	1,237 people per km² 3,204 people per mi²	65	29	6
7	Moscow	Russia	—	—	—	45	17	6
8	Hong Kong	China	7,234,800	1,104 M km² 426 M mi²	6,553 people per km² 16,973 people per mi²	517	87	6
9	Nanning	China	—	—	—	61	30	5
10	Shanghai	China	24,150,000	6,341 M km² 2,448 M mi²	3,809 people per km² 9,864 people per mi²	180	60	5
11	Wuhan	China	—	—	—	110	37	5
12	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	1,627,172	243 M km² 94 M mi²	6,696 people per km² 17,343 people per mi²	102	43	5
13	Changsha	China	7,044,118	11,819 M km² 4,563 M mi²	596 people per km² 1,544 people per mi²	52	28	5
14	Wuxi	China	—	—	—	25	13	4
15	Busan	South Korea	3,590,101	767 M km² 296 M mi²	4,681 people per km² 12,123 people per mi²	72	22	4
16	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	—	—	—	44	23	4
17	Chongqing	China	7,457,589	5,473 M km² 2,113 M mi²	1,363 people per km² 3,529 people per mi²	131	48	4
18	Kunming	China	—	—	—	18	9	3
19	Guiyang	China	—	—	—	22	15	3
20	Tianjin	China	—	—	—	64	28	3
21	Kuwait City	Kuwait	—	—	—	17	9	3
22	Zhuhai	China	—	—	—	36	12	3
23	Bangkok	Thailand	8,280,925	1,569 M km² 606 M mi²	5,278 people per km² 13,670 people per mi²	108	21	3
24	Nanchang	China	—	—	—	31	19	2
25	Shenyang	China	—	—	—	94	28	2
26	Suzhou	China	—	—	—	30	17	2
27	Jinan	China	—	—	—	29	8	2
28	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
29	Houston	United States	2,195,914	628 M km² 242 M mi²	3,497 people per km² 9,056 people per mi²	39	15	2
30	Los Angeles	United States	—	—	—	27	12	2
31	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	—	—	—	19	11	2
32	Beijing	China	20,693,000	1,368 M km² 528 M mi²	15,126 people per km² 39,178 people per mi²	50	22	2
33	Dalian	China	—	—	—	46	22	2
34	Lanzhou	China	—	—	—	18	9	1
35	Liuzhou	China	—	—	—	23	8	1
36	Osaka	Japan	2,666,371	223 M km² 86 M mi²	11,957 people per km² 30,968 people per mi²	43	5	1
37	Qingdao	China	—	—	—	28	13	1
38	Incheon	South Korea	—	—	—	48	8	1
39	Wenzhou	China	—	—	—	5	2	1
40	Yantai	China	—	—	—	4	1	1
41	Zhenjiang	China	—	—	—	3	2	1
42	Zhongshan	China	—	—	—	5	5	1
43	Monterrey	Mexico	—	—	—	5	2	1
44	Philadelphia	United States	5,441,567	1,800 M km² 695 M mi²	3,023 people per km² 7,830 people per mi²	15	7	1
45	Melbourne	Australia	4,246,345	9,990 M km² 3,857 M mi²	425 people per km² 1,101 people per mi²	67	23	1
46	Gold Coast	Australia	—	—	—	9	3	1
47	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
48	Doha	Qatar	—	—	—	44	22	1
49	St. Petersburg	Russia	—	—	—	1	1	1
50	Mecca	Saudi Arabia	—	—	—	7	7	1
51	London	United Kingdom	—	—	—	29	10	1
52	Hanoi	Vietnam	—	—	—	12	5	1
53	Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	—	—	—	22	3	1
54	Kaohsiung	China	—	—	—	9	3	1
55	Taipei	China	—	—	—	14	5	1
56	Santiago	Chile	—	—	—	2	1	1
57	Atlanta	United States	—	—	—	17	10	1
58	Dongguan	China	—	—	—	18	12	1
59	Fuzhou	China	—	—	—	17	9	1