Metropolitan areas with a population of 1,000,000 or higher on theMediterranean , sorted by their population according to national sources. They can be reordered by name (alphabetically), country, or their population according to theOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), theUnited Nations Population Division orCitypopulation.de .
Metropolitan area Country National source OECD [ 1] United Nations [ 2] Citypopulation.de [ 3] Area[ 4] Alexandria Egypt 5,481,679[ 5] 7,165,715 5,281,000 6,250,000 293 km2 (113 sq mi) Barcelona Spain 5,270,609[ 6] 5,345,763 5,586,000 4,875,000 1,072 km2 (414 sq mi) Algiers Algeria 4,381,238[ 7] 5,009,842 2,768,000 4,325,000 443 km2 (171 sq mi) Tel Aviv Israel 4,293,000[ 8] 3,174,057 4,181,000 3,000,000 578 km2 (223 sq mi) Rome Italy 4,223,885[ 9] 3,684,930 4,257,000 3,425,000 1,145 km2 (442 sq mi) Athens Greece 3,638,281[ 10] 3,618,860 3,153,000 3,575,000 583 km2 (225 sq mi) Naples Italy 2,958,410[ 9] 4,095,364 2,187,000 4,050,000 466 km2 (180 sq mi) İzmir Turkey 2,938,292[ 11] 2,870,159 2,993,000 3,025,000 300 km2 (120 sq mi) Tunis Tunisia 2,906,900[ 12] 2,872,207 2,365,000 2,725,000 451 km2 (174 sq mi) Gaza Palestine 2,257,051[ 13] 1,772,136 714,000 2,275,000 228 km2 (88 sq mi) Beirut Lebanon 2,244,800[ 14] 2,165,018 2,424,000 1,930,000 528 km2 (204 sq mi) Marseille France 1,888,788[ 15] 1,322,989 1,608,000 1,710,000 689 km2 (266 sq mi) Valencia Spain 1,609,843[ 6] 1,916,932 834,000 1,940,000 394 km2 (152 sq mi) Tripoli Libya 1,519,000[ 16] 1,555,446 1,165,000 1,870,000 502 km2 (194 sq mi) Antalya Turkey 1,508,134[ 11] 1,385,471 1,254,000 1,400,000 181 km2 (70 sq mi) Oran Algeria 1,454,078[ 7] 1,330,620 899,000 1,640,000 153 km2 (59 sq mi) Tangier Morocco 1,275,428[ 17] 1,232,254 1,198,000 1,410,000 96 km2 (37 sq mi) Bari Italy 1,218,191[ 9] 608,350 622,000 Not listed 117 km2 (45 sq mi) Palermo Italy 1,194,439[ 9] 955,720 851,000 Not listed 176 km2 (68 sq mi) Mersin Turkey 1,084,789[ 11] 930,220 1,016,000 1,060,000 205 km2 (79 sq mi) Catania Italy 1,068,563[ 9] 765,469 586,000 Not listed 269 km2 (104 sq mi) Málaga Spain 1,033,125[ 6] 1,048,764 590,000 1,100,000 135 km2 (52 sq mi) Haifa Israel 1,030,000[ 8] 831,987 1,147,000 Not listed 150 km2 (58 sq mi) Nice France 1,019,905[ 15] 1,143,557 942,000 Not listed 466 km2 (180 sq mi) Thessaloniki Greece 1,006,112[ 10] 1,011,795 812,000 Not listed 225 km2 (87 sq mi)
Cities are ordered by their position on theMediterranean Sea , following the coastline clockwise from theStrait of Gibraltar ; settlements on islands are listed after the settlemtns on their country's mainland. They can be reordered by name (alphabetically), country, subdivision of the Mediterranean or population.
City Country Subdivision(smaller seas)
Population OECD [ 1] Algeciras Spain Strait of Gibraltar ? 237,819 Gibraltar Gibraltar Strait of Gibraltar ? Not listed Marbella Spain Alboran Sea ? 239,929 Málaga Spain Alboran Sea ? 1,048,764 Almería Spain Alboran Sea ? 239,929 Cartagena Spain None ? 221,905 Torrevieja Spain None ? 239,019 Alicante Spain None ? 554,887 Benidorm Spain None ? 171,848 Gandia Spain Balearic Sea ? 140,312 Valencia Spain Balearic Sea ? 1,916,932 Castellón de la Plana Spain Balearic Sea ? 376,115 Tarragona Spain Balearic Sea ? 410,236 Vilanova i la Geltrú Spain Balearic Sea ? 180,303 Barcelona Spain Balearic Sea ? 5,345,763 Ibiza Spain Balearic Sea ? 74,097 Palma de Mallorca Spain Balearic Sea ? 629,955 Marseille France Gulf of Lion ? 1,322,989 Toulon France Gulf of Lion ? 605,875 Nice France Ligurian Sea ? 1,143,557 Ajaccio France None ? 89,687 Monaco Monaco Ligurian Sea ? Not listed Sanremo Italy Ligurian Sea ? 145,677 Savona Italy Ligurian Sea ? 114,419 Genoa Italy Ligurian Sea ? 717,077 La Spezia Italy Ligurian Sea ? 166,312 Massa Italy Ligurian Sea ? 178,956 Viareggio Italy Ligurian Sea ? 129,122 Livorno Italy Ligurian Sea ? 166,651 Rome Italy Tyrrhenian Sea ? 3,684,930 Anzio Italy Tyrrhenian Sea ? 166,477 Naples Italy Tyrrhenian Sea ? 4,095,364 Salerno Italy Tyrrhenian Sea ? 383,138 Reggio Calabria Italy Ionian Sea ? 197,409 Taranto Italy Ionian Sea ? 261,786 Brindisi Italy Adriatic Sea ? 82,963 Bari Italy Adriatic Sea ? 608,350 Molfetta Italy Adriatic Sea ? 68,218 Bisceglie Italy Adriatic Sea ? 54,511 Trani Italy Adriatic Sea ? 55,893 Barletta Italy Adriatic Sea ? 95,073 Pescara Italy Adriatic Sea ? 409,604 Ancona Italy Adriatic Sea ? 123,539 Pesaro Italy Adriatic Sea ? 117,048 Rimini Italy Adriatic Sea ? 297,464 Mestre Italy Adriatic Sea ? 391,880 Venice Italy Adriatic Sea ? 78,994 Trieste Italy Adriatic Sea ? 220,012 Messina Italy Ionian Sea ? 255,141 Catania Italy Ionian Sea ? 765,469 Syracuse Italy Ionian Sea ? 109,023 Gela Italy None ? 67,694 Trapani Italy Tyrrhenian Sea ? 104,142 Palermo Italy Tyrrhenian Sea ? 955,720 Cagliari Italy Tyrrhenian Sea ? 382,558 Valletta Malta None ? 479,905 Koper Slovenia Adriatic Sea ? Not listed Rijeka Croatia Adriatic Sea ? 196,336 Zadar Croatia Adriatic Sea ? 89,670 Split Croatia Adriatic Sea ? 277,611 Neum Bosnia and Herzegovina Adriatic Sea ? Not listed Dubrovnik Croatia Adriatic Sea ? Not listed Bar Montenegro Adriatic Sea ? Not listed Durrës Albania Adriatic Sea ? 203,101 Vlorë Albania Adriatic Sea ? 87,252 Corfu Greece Ionian Sea 23.541 Corinth Greece Ionian Sea 30.816 Patras Greece Ionian Sea 170.934 204,247 Kalamata Greece Ionian Sea 57.706 Salamis Greece Aegean Sea 24.537 Elefsina Greece Aegean Sea 24.971 Athens Greece Aegean Sea 3.190.154 3,618,860 Artemida Greece Aegean Sea 21.924 Chalcis Greece Aegean Sea 64.490 95,612 Volos Greece Aegean Sea 117.487 131,232 Thessaloniki Greece Aegean Sea 802.392 1,011,795 Kavala Greece Aegean Sea 51.947 Alexandroupolis Greece Aegean Sea 59.476 Mytilene Greece Aegean Sea 31.714 Chios Greece Aegean Sea 27.015 Kos Greece Aegean Sea 21.430 Rhodes Greece Aegean Sea 54.562 Chania Greece Aegean Sea 54.559 109,551 Rethymnon Greece Aegean Sea 34.085 Heraklion Greece Aegean Sea 158.469 202,711 İzmir Turkey Aegean Sea ? 2,870,159 Fethiye Turkey None ? 125,887 Antalya Turkey None ? 1,385,471 Alanya Turkey None ? 175,332 Mersin Turkey None ? 930,220 Yumurtalık Turkey None ? 126,153 İskenderun Turkey None ? 454,822 Samandağ Turkey None ? 147,075 Larnaca Cyprus None ? 98,800 Limassol Cyprus None ? 230,095 Akrotiri (village) Akrotiri and Dhekelia None ? Not listed Latakia Syria None ? 551,140 Jableh Syria None ? 104,496 Baniyas Syria None ? 87,229 Tartus Syria None ? 129,710 Tripoli Lebanon None ? 462,519 Beirut Lebanon None ? 2,165,018 Sidon Lebanon None ? 298,405 Tyre Lebanon None ? 118,612 Haifa Israel None ? 831,987 Netanya Israel None ? 508,666 Tel Aviv Israel None ? 3,174,057 Ashdod Israel None ? 372,195 Ashkelon Israel None ? 126,699 Gaza Palestine None ? 1,772,136 Deir al-Balah Palestine None ? 310,820 Arish Egypt None ? 119,958 Port Said Egypt None ? 809,147 Damietta Egypt None ? 707,216 New Mansoura Egypt None ? 166,372 Rosetta Egypt None ? 263,235 Idku Egypt None ? 150,636 Alexandria Egypt None ? 7,165,715 Marsa Matruh Egypt None ? 186,175 New Alamein Egypt None ? Tobruk Libya None ? 131,128 Derna Libya None ? 70,021 Benghazi Libya None ? 754,448 Sirte Libya None ? 78,941 Misrata Libya None ? 337,670 Zliten Libya None ? 143,927 Al-Khums Libya None ? 186,234 Tripoli Libya None ? 1,555,446 Zawiya Libya None ? 311,742 Gabès Tunisia None ? 194,217 Sfax Tunisia None ? 664,478 Mahdia Tunisia None ? 68,952 Ksar Hellal Tunisia None ? 153,664 Monastir Tunisia None ? 98,398 Sousse Tunisia None ? 636,151 Hammamet Tunisia None ? 258,292 Tunis Tunisia None ? 2,872,207 Bizerte Tunisia None ? 216,220 Annaba Algeria None ? 552,037 Skikda Algeria None ? 303,186 Jijel Algeria None ? 234,962 Béjaïa Algeria None ? 237,533 Algiers Algeria None ? 5,009,842 Mostaganem Algeria None ? 318,244 Arzew Algeria None ? 120,264 Oran Algeria None ? 1,330,620 Aïn El Turk Algeria None ? 119,131 Nador Morocco Alboran Sea ? 283,476 Melilla Spain Alboran Sea ? 81,105 Al Hoceima Morocco Alboran Sea ? 60,735 Tétouan Morocco Alboran Sea ? 565,062 Ceuta Spain Strait of Gibraltar ? 85,053 Tangier Morocco Strait of Gibraltar ? 1,232,254
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