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Number of Buildings | ||||||||
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Rank |
Country |
Population Source: United Nations |
Area Source: United Nations |
150m+ |
200m+ |
300m+ |
Tallest City Based on Aggregate Building Height (150m+) |
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1 |
1,353,821,000 |
9,706,961 M km² 3,747,861 M mi² |
139 people per km² 361 people per mi² |
3,318 |
1,163 |
120 |
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2 |
317,518,000 |
9,833,517 M km² 3,796,725 M mi² |
32 people per km² 84 people per mi² |
899 |
245 |
31 |
||
3 |
5,473,972 |
83,600 M km² 32,278 M mi² |
65 people per km² 170 people per mi² |
336 |
156 |
35 |
||
4 |
30,073,353 |
328,550 M km² 126,853 M mi² |
92 people per km² 237 people per mi² |
299 |
69 |
6 |
||
5 |
127,103,388 |
364,500 M km² 140,734 M mi² |
349 people per km² 903 people per mi² |
283 |
52 |
2 |
||
6 |
50,219,669 |
100,339 M km² 38,741 M mi² |
500 people per km² 1,296 people per mi² |
277 |
80 |
7 |
||
7 |
33,476,688 |
9,984,670 M km² 3,855,085 M mi² |
3 people per km² 9 people per mi² |
159 |
41 |
0 |
||
8 |
23,836,540 |
7,692,024 M km² 2,969,893 M mi² |
3 people per km² 8 people per mi² |
158 |
60 |
2 |
||
9 |
237,556,363 |
1,910,931 M km² 737,811 M mi² |
124 people per km² 322 people per mi² |
136 |
50 |
2 |
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10 |
67,070,000 |
510,890 M km² 197,255 M mi² |
131 people per km² 340 people per mi² |
131 |
29 |
3 |
||
11 |
94,013,200 |
300,000 M km² 115,830 M mi² |
313 people per km² 812 people per mi² |
128 |
41 |
0 |
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12 |
1,192,280,000 |
3,287,263 M km² 1,269,214 M mi² |
363 people per km² 939 people per mi² |
122 |
43 |
1 |
||
13 |
5,076,700 |
723 M km² 279 M mi² |
7,022 people per km² 18,186 people per mi² |
98 |
34 |
0 |
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14 |
81,619,392 |
769,630 M km² 297,154 M mi² |
106 people per km² 275 people per mi² |
76 |
15 |
0 |
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15 |
201,032,714 |
8,515,767 M km² 3,287,941 M mi² |
24 people per km² 61 people per mi² |
69 |
4 |
0 |
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16 |
3,405,813 |
75,320 M km² 29,081 M mi² |
45 people per km² 117 people per mi² |
67 |
25 |
0 |
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17 |
141,927,297 |
17,098,240 M km² 6,601,637 M mi² |
8 people per km² 21 people per mi² |
55 |
23 |
7 |
||
18 |
112,322,757 |
1,964,375 M km² 758,446 M mi² |
57 people per km² 148 people per mi² |
53 |
13 |
1 |
||
19 |
1,696,563 |
11,627 M km² 4,489 M mi² |
146 people per km² 378 people per mi² |
52 |
30 |
3 |
||
20 |
63,181,775 |
242,495 M km² 93,627 M mi² |
261 people per km² 675 people per mi² |
46 |
13 |
1 |
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21 |
29,195,895 |
2,206,714 M km² 852,013 M mi² |
13 people per km² 34 people per mi² |
44 |
26 |
5 |
||
22 |
93,421,835 |
310,070 M km² 119,718 M mi² |
301 people per km² 780 people per mi² |
42 |
8 |
2 |
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23 |
8,051,200 |
22,072 M km² 8,522 M mi² |
365 people per km² 945 people per mi² |
32 |
4 |
0 |
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24 |
65,447,374 |
551,500 M km² 212,934 M mi² |
119 people per km² 307 people per mi² |
26 |
4 |
0 |
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25 |
45,785,000 |
1,141,748 M km² 440,829 M mi² |
40 people per km² 104 people per mi² |
24 |
3 |
0 |
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26 |
80,585,700 |
357,168 M km² 137,903 M mi² |
226 people per km² 584 people per mi² |
21 |
5 |
0 |
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27 |
807,000 |
778 M km² 300 M mi² |
1,037 people per km² 2,687 people per mi² |
19 |
8 |
0 |
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28 |
3,051,000 |
17,818 M km² 6,880 M mi² |
171 people per km² 443 people per mi² |
18 |
10 |
4 |
||
29 |
24,052,231 |
120,538 M km² 46,540 M mi² |
200 people per km² 517 people per mi² |
17 |
6 |
0 |
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30 |
38,092,000 |
312,685 M km² 120,728 M mi² |
122 people per km² 316 people per mi² |
13 |
5 |
1 |
||
31 |
47,737,941 |
505,987 M km² 195,362 M mi² |
94 people per km² 244 people per mi² |
13 |
4 |
0 |
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32 |
20,410,000 |
65,610 M km² 25,332 M mi² |
311 people per km² 806 people per mi² |
13 |
3 |
0 |
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33 |
40,091,359 |
2,796,427 M km² 1,079,702 M mi² |
14 people per km² 37 people per mi² |
11 |
1 |
0 |
||
34 |
16,396,000 |
2,724,900 M km² 1,052,085 M mi² |
6 people per km² 16 people per mi² |
9 |
1 |
1 |
||
35 |
8,997,400 |
86,600 M km² 33,436 M mi² |
104 people per km² 269 people per mi² |
8 |
1 |
0 |
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36 |
59,685,227 |
302,069 M km² 116,629 M mi² |
198 people per km² 512 people per mi² |
8 |
3 |
0 |
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37 |
16,877,351 |
33,670 M km² 13,000 M mi² |
501 people per km² 1,298 people per mi² |
8 |
1 |
0 |
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38 |
13,395,682 |
181,035 M km² 69,898 M mi² |
74 people per km² 192 people per mi² |
6 |
4 |
0 |
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39 |
49,991,300 |
1,221,037 M km² 471,443 M mi² |
41 people per km² 106 people per mi² |
6 |
2 |
0 |
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40 |
4,255,000 |
10,452 M km² 4,036 M mi² |
407 people per km² 1,054 people per mi² |
4 |
0 |
0 |
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41 |
4,394,400 |
268,107 M km² 103,516 M mi² |
16 people per km² 42 people per mi² |
4 |
0 |
0 |
||
42 |
44,928,923 |
947,303 M km² 365,754 M mi² |
47 people per km² 123 people per mi² |
4 |
0 |
0 |
||
43 |
29,058,000 |
929,690 M km² 358,954 M mi² |
31 people per km² 81 people per mi² |
4 |
2 |
0 |
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44 |
8,396,760 |
83,878 M km² 32,385 M mi² |
100 people per km² 259 people per mi² |
3 |
2 |
0 |
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45 |
38,610,097 |
591,958 M km² 228,555 M mi² |
65 people per km² 169 people per mi² |
3 |
1 |
0 |
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46 |
17,363,894 |
743,532 M km² 287,078 M mi² |
23 people per km² 60 people per mi² |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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47 |
9,884,371 |
48,671 M km² 18,792 M mi² |
203 people per km² 526 people per mi² |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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48 |
4,436,000 |
69,700 M km² 26,911 M mi² |
64 people per km² 165 people per mi² |
2 |
1 |
0 |
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49 |
6,472,000 |
89,342 M km² 34,495 M mi² |
72 people per km² 188 people per mi² |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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50 |
171,476,000 |
796,095 M km² 307,373 M mi² |
215 people per km² 558 people per mi² |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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51 |
7,782,900 |
41,291 M km² 15,942 M mi² |
188 people per km² 488 people per mi² |
2 |
1 |
0 |
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52 |
35,600,000 |
2,381,741 M km² 919,591 M mi² |
15 people per km² 39 people per mi² |
1 |
1 |
0 |
||
53 |
149,804,000 |
147,570 M km² 56,977 M mi² |
1,015 people per km² 2,629 people per mi² |
1 |
0 |
0 |
||
54 |
10,426,154 |
1,098,581 M km² 424,163 M mi² |
9 people per km² 25 people per mi² |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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55 |
0 |
9,251 M km² 3,572 M mi² |
0 people per km² 0 people per mi² |
1 |
0 |
0 |
||
56 |
79,557,000 |
1,002,000 M km² 386,873 M mi² |
79 people per km² 206 people per mi² |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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57 |
79,455,634 |
1,104,300 M km² 426,371 M mi² |
72 people per km² 186 people per mi² |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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58 |
81,824,270 |
1,628,762 M km² 628,866 M mi² |
50 people per km² 130 people per mi² |
1 |
0 |
0 |
||
59 |
31,467,000 |
435,244 M km² 168,048 M mi² |
72 people per km² 187 people per mi² |
1 |
0 |
0 |
||
60 |
21,571,000 |
318,000 M km² 122,780 M mi² |
68 people per km² 176 people per mi² |
1 |
0 |
0 |
||
61 |
33,000 |
2 M km² 1 M mi² |
16,500 people per km² 42,735 people per mi² |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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62 |
32,023,000 |
446,550 M km² 172,413 M mi² |
72 people per km² 186 people per mi² |
1 |
1 |
0 |
||
63 |
158,259,000 |
923,768 M km² 356,667 M mi² |
171 people per km² 444 people per mi² |
1 |
0 |
0 |
||
64 |
9,856,000 |
88,444 M km² 34,148 M mi² |
111 people per km² 289 people per mi² |
1 |
0 |
0 |
||
65 |
5,429,763 |
49,035 M km² 18,932 M mi² |
111 people per km² 287 people per mi² |
1 |
0 |
0 |
||
66 |
9,408,028 |
438,574 M km² 169,334 M mi² |
21 people per km² 56 people per mi² |
1 |
0 |
0 |
||
67 |
5,177,000 |
488,100 M km² 188,456 M mi² |
11 people per km² 27 people per mi² |
1 |
0 |
0 |
||
68 |
45,808,893 |
603,500 M km² 233,012 M mi² |
76 people per km² 197 people per mi² |
1 |
0 |
0 |
||
69 |
3,356,584 |
173,626 M km² 67,037 M mi² |
19 people per km² 50 people per mi² |
1 |
0 |
0 |
||
70 |
27,794,000 |
448,969 M km² 173,347 M mi² |
62 people per km² 160 people per mi² |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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