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This is alist of cities worldwide by population density. Thepopulation,population density andland area for the cities listed are based on the entirecity proper, the defined boundary or border of acity or the city limits of the city. The population density of the cities listed is based on the average number of people living per square kilometre or per square mile. This list does not refer to the population, population density or land area of the greatermetropolitan area orurban area, nor particular districts in any of the cities listed.
| City | Population | Area | Density | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| km2 | mi2 | /km2 | /mi2 | ||||
| Giza | 4,432,915 | 98 | 38 | 45,050 | 116,679 | 2017[1] | |
| Manila | 1,902,590 | 43 | 17 | 44,370 | 114,919 | 2024[2] | |
| Croix-des-Bouquets | 231,077 | 5 | 2 | 42,322 | 109,614 | 2024[3] | |
| Mandaluyong | 465,902 | 11 | 4 | 42,125 | 109,104 | 2024[2] | |
| Malé | 211,908 | 6 | 2 | 36,536 | 94,628 | 2022[4] | |
| Dhaka | 10,295,786 | 305 | 118 | 33,757 | 87,430 | 2022[5] | |
| Bnei Brak | 237,471 | 7 | 3 | 33,503 | 86,773 | 2023[6][7] | |
| Caloocan | 1,712,945 | 53 | 21 | 32,198 | 83,393 | 2024[2] | |
| Baguio | 451,844 | 58 | 22 | 7,857 | 20,349 | 2024[2] | |
| Kolkata | 6,200,000 | 206 | 80 | 30,097 | 77,952 | 2023[8] 2023[9] | |
| Makati | 309,770 | 22 | 8 | 14,255 | 36,922 | 2024[2] | |
| Port-au-Prince | 988,438 | 25 | 10 | 39,084 | 101,228 | 2024[3] | |
| Taguig | 1,308,085 | 48 | 18 | 27,320 | 70,759 | 2024[2] | |
| Levallois-Perret | 64,379 | 2 | 1 | 26,713 | 69,187 | 2020[10] | |
| Guédiawaye | 373,638 | 14 | 5 | 26,688 | 69,123 | 2023[11] | |
| Montrouge | 54,260 | 2 | 1 | 26,213 | 67,891 | 2020[12] | |
| Bogotá | 8,034,649 | 307 | 119 | 26,141 | 67,705 | 2020s[13][14] | |
| Kathmandu | 862,400 | 49 | 19 | 17,440 | 45,169 | 2021[15] | |
| Vincennes | 49,891 | 2 | 1 | 26,121 | 67,653 | 2020[16] | |
| Le Pré-Saint-Gervais | 17,950 | 1 | 0 | 25,643 | 66,415 | 2020[17] | |
| Pasig | 853,050 | 31 | 12 | 27,115 | 70,229 | 2024[2] | |
| Saint-Mandé | 22,619 | 1 | 0 | 24,586 | 63,677 | 2020[18] | |
| Saint-Josse-ten-Noode | 27,548 | 1 | 0 | 24,165 | 62,587 | [19][20] | |
| Guttenberg | 12,017 | 1 | 0 | 24,034 | 62,248 | 2020[21][22] | |
| Malabon | 389,929 | 16 | 6 | 24,432 | 63,278 | 2024[2] | |
| Pasay | 453,186 | 19 | 7 | 24,313 | 62,970 | 2024[2] | |
| Neapoli, Thessaloniki | 25,822 | 1 | 0 | 27,039 | 70,030 | 2021[23] | |
| Damascus | 1,711,000 | 77 | 30 | 22,221 | 57,552 | [24] | |
| San Juan, Metro Manila | 134,312 | 6 | 2 | 22,881 | 59,262 | 2024[2] | |
| Navotas | 252,878 | 12 | 4 | 21,970 | 56,903 | 2024[2] | |
| Dasmariñas | 744,511 | 90 | 35 | 8,260 | 21,394 | 2024[2] | |
| Imus | 481,949 | 65 | 25 | 7,449 | 19,293 | 2024[2] | |
| Cavite City | 98,673 | 11 | 4 | 9,061 | 23,468 | 2024[2] | |
| Lapu-Lapu | 497,813 | 58 | 22 | 8,568 | 22,192 | 2024[2] | |
| Biñan | 584,479 | 44 | 17 | 13,436 | 34,800 | 2024[2] | |
| Santa Rosa, Laguna | 430,920 | 55 | 21 | 7,858 | 20,352 | 2024[2] | |
| Cabuyao | 365,202 | 43 | 17 | 8,415 | 21,794 | 2024[2] | |
| Asmara | 963,000 | 45 | 17 | 21,400 | 55,426 | 2012[25] | |
| Mislata | 43,756 | 2 | 1 | 21,241 | 55,014 | [26] | |
| Macau[note 1] | 681,293 | 33 | 13 | 20,620 | 53,406 | 2021[27][28] | |
| Kallithea | 97,616 | 5 | 2 | 19,473 | 50,434 | 2021[23] | |
| Nea Smyrni | 72,853 | 4 | 1 | 20,615 | 53,393 | 2021[23] | |
| Paris | 2,187,526 | 105 | 41 | 20,755 | 53,754 | 2020[29] | |
| Muntinlupa | 552,225 | 40 | 15 | 13,892 | 35,981 | 2024[2] | |
| Union City | 68,589 | 3 | 1 | 20,690 | 53,588 | 2020[21][22] | |
| Mumbai | 12,442,373 | 603 | 233 | 20,634 | 53,442 | 2013[30] 2019[31] | |
| Colombo | 752,993 | 37 | 14 | 20,351 | 52,710 | ||
| L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | 252,171 | 12 | 5 | 20,336 | 52,671 | 2016[32] | |
| West New York | 52,912 | 3 | 1 | 20,288 | 52,547 | 2020[21][22] | |
| Marikina | 471,323 | 23 | 9 | 20,818 | 53,919 | 2024[2] | |
| Saint-Gilles | 50,002 | 3 | 1 | 19,842 | 51,391 | [19][20] | |
| Clichy | 61,070 | 3 | 1 | 19,828 | 51,354 | 2020[33] | |
| Kotsiubynske | 17,249 | 1 | 0 | 19,826 | 51,351 | ||
| Courbevoie | 81,719 | 4 | 2 | 19,597 | 50,756 | 2020[34] | |
| Boulogne-Billancourt | 120,071 | 6 | 2 | 19,460 | 50,403 | 2020[35] | |
| Giv'atayim | 62,242 | 3 | 1 | 19,210 | 49,755 | 2024[36] | |
| Las Piñas | 615,549 | 32 | 12 | 19,224 | 49,790 | 2024[2] | |
| Koekelberg | 21,990 | 1 | 0 | 18,795 | 48,679 | ||
| General Mariano Alvarez | 176,927 | 9 | 4 | 18,822 | 48,749 | 2024[2] | |
| Monaco | 38,367 | 2 | 1 | 18,446 | 47,774 | 2023[37] | |
| Les Lilas | 23,045 | 1 | 0 | 18,290 | 47,370 | 2020[38] | |
| Hoboken | 60,419 | 3 | 1 | 18,226 | 47,205 | 2020[21] | |
| Pikine | 758,554 | 42 | 16 | 18,061 | 46,778 | 2023[11] | |
| Quezon City | 3,084,270 | 166 | 64 | 18,633 | 48,259 | 2024[2] | |
| Modi'in Illit | 86,158 | 5 | 2 | 17,838 | 46,201 | 2024 | |
| Vanves | 27,729 | 2 | 1 | 17,775 | 46,037 | 2020[39] | |
| Asnières-sur-Seine | 85,191 | 5 | 2 | 17,674 | 45,777 | 2020[40] | |
| Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl | 1,110,565 | 63 | 24 | 17,503 | 45,334 | 2010[41] | |
| Sliema | 22,591 | 1 | 1 | 17,378 | 45,008 | 2019 | |
| Howrah | 1,077,075 | 63 | 24 | 17,096 | 44,280 | [30][42] | |
| Santa Coloma de Gramenet | 118,821 | 7 | 3 | 16,974 | 43,964 | 2019[43] | |
| Chittagong | 2,582,401 | 155 | 60 | 16,661 | 43,151 | 2018[44] | |
| Molenbeek-Saint-Jean | 97,462 | 6 | 2 | 16,547 | 42,857 | ||
| Fuchū, Tokyo | 264,534 | 29 | 11 | 8,989 | 23,280 | ||
| Chōfu, Tokyo | 238,087 | 22 | 8 | 11,033 | 28,575 | ||
| Nishitokyo, Tokyo | 206,047 | 16 | 6 | 13,082 | 33,883 | ||
| Kodaira, Tokyo | 195,207 | 21 | 8 | 9,518 | 24,651 | ||
| Mitaka, Tokyo | 190,403 | 16 | 6 | 11,596 | 30,033 | ||
| Tachikawa, Tokyo | 184,383 | 24 | 9 | 7,569 | 19,604 | ||
| Higashimurayama, Tokyo | 148,275 | 17 | 7 | 8,651 | 22,406 | ||
| Musashino, Tokyo | 147,754 | 11 | 4 | 13,457 | 34,853 | ||
| Tama, Tokyo | 148,285 | 21 | 8 | 7,058 | 18,280 | ||
| Kokubunji, Tokyo | 126,791 | 11 | 4 | 11,064 | 28,655 | ||
| Koganei, Tokyo | 123,698 | 11 | 4 | 10,947 | 28,352 | ||
| Higashikurume, Tokyo | 117,020 | 13 | 5 | 9,085 | 23,531 | ||
| Freetown | 1,347,559 | 81 | 31 | 16,539 | 42,835 | 2024 | |
| Keur Massar | 759,849 | 46 | 18 | 16,518 | 42,783 | 2023[11] | |
| Seoul | 9,962,393 | 605 | 234 | 16,461 | 42,634 | 2013[45] | |
| Charenton-le-Pont | 30,374 | 2 | 1 | 16,418 | 42,524 | 2020[46] | |
| La Garenne-Colombes | 29,169 | 2 | 1 | 16,387 | 42,443 | 2020[47] | |
| Schaerbeek | 133,309 | 8 | 3 | 16,377 | 42,417 | ||
| Neuilly-sur-Seine | 60,361 | 4 | 1 | 16,183 | 41,913 | 2020[48] | |
| Barcelona | 1,636,732 | 101 | 39 | 16,149 | 41,827 | 2021[49] | |
| Issy-les-Moulineaux | 68,451 | 4 | 2 | 16,106 | 41,715 | 2020[50] | |
| Jakarta | 10,562,088 | 662 | 255 | 15,967 | 41,354 | 2020[51] | |
| Bat-Yam | 129,584 | 8 | 3 | 15,842 | 41,030 | 2019 | |
| Gentilly | 18,605 | 1 | 0 | 15,767 | 40,836 | 2020[52] | |
| Cairo | 9,539,673 | 606 | 234 | 15,742 | 40,772 | 2019[53] | |
| Buenos Aires | 3,120,612 | 203 | 78 | 15,372 | 39,815 | 2022 | |
| Bandung | 2,510,103 | 167 | 64 | 15,031 | 38,929 | 2020[54] | |
| Rosario, Cavite | 112,572 | 8 | 3 | 14,793 | 38,313 | 2024[2] | |
| Mandaue | 364,482 | 25 | 10 | 14,475 | 37,490 | 2024[2] | |
| Warabi | 73,777 | 5 | 2 | 14,438 | 37,394 | 2023[55] | |
| Bacoor | 661,381 | 46 | 18 | 14,325 | 37,102 | 2024[2] | |
| El'ad | 50,289 | 4 | 1 | 14,368 | 37,214 | 2024 | |
| Beitar Illit | 67,618 | 5 | 2 | 14,296 | 37,026 | 2024 | |
| Senglea | 2,820 | 0 | 0 | 14,100 | 36,519 | 2013 | |
| Cimahi | 568,400 | 40 | 16 | 14,080 | 36,467 | 2020 | |
| San Pedro, Laguna | 348,968 | 24 | 9 | 14,510 | 37,581 | 2024[2] | |
| Lagos | 15,388,000 | 1,171 | 452 | 13,138 | 34,027 | 2024[56] | |
| Gaza City | 590,481 | 45 | 17 | 13,122 | 33,985 | 2017[57] | |
| Kiryat Motzkin | 49,400 | 4 | 1 | 13,103 | 33,938 | 2024 | |
| Geneva | 201,818 | 16 | 6 | 12,677 | 32,833 | 2020 | |
| Portici | 53,801 | 5 | 2 | 11,903 | 30,828 | 2019 | |
| New York | 8,804,199 | 778 | 300 | 11,314 | 29,304 | 2020[58] | |
| Karachi | 20,382,881 | 2,147 | 829 | 9,494 | 24,589 | 2023[59] | |
| São Paulo | 11,451,999 | 1,521 | 587 | 7,529 | 19,501 | 2022[60] | |
| La Plata | 193,144 | 27 | 10 | 7,153 | 18,528 | 2010[61] | |
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