List of cities proper by population density
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This is a list of cities worldwide by population density. The population, population density and land area for the cities listed are based on the entire city proper, the defined boundary or border of a city 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 greater metropolitan area or urban area, nor particular districts in any of the cities listed.
Cities by population density
- Note: links for each country go to the relevant list of cities, when available.
| City | Population | Area | Density | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| km2 | mi2 | /km2 | /mi2 | ||||
| Giza | 4,432,915 | 98 | 38 | 45,050 | 116,679 |  Egypt |
2025[1] |
| Manila | 1,902,590 | 43 | 17 | 44,370 | 114,919 |  Philippines |
2024[2] |
| Croix-des-Bouquets | 231,077 | 5 | 2 | 42,322 | 109,614 |  Haiti |
2024[3] |
| Mandaluyong | 465,902 | 11 | 4 | 42,125 | 109,104 | Philippines |
2024[2] |
| Malé | 211,908 | 6 | 2 | 36,536 | 94,628 |  Maldives |
2022[4] |
| Dhaka | 10,295,786 | 305 | 118 | 33,757 | 87,430 |  Bangladesh |
2022[5] |
| Bnei Brak | 237,471 | 7 | 3 | 33,503 | 86,773 |  Israel |
2023 [6][7] |
| Port-au-Prince | 988,438 | 25 | 10 | 39,084 | 101,228 | Haiti |
2024[3] |
| Caloocan | 1,712,945 | 53 | 21 | 32,198 | 83,393 | Philippines |
2024[2] |
| Kolkata | 6,200,000 | 206 | 80 | 30,097 | 77,952 |  India |
2023[8] 2023[9] |
| Taguig | 1,308,085 | 48 | 18 | 27,320 | 70,759 | Philippines |
2024[2] |
| Pasig | 853,050 | 31 | 12 | 27,115 | 70,229 | Philippines |
2024[2] |
| Neapoli, Thessaloniki | 25,822 | 1 | 0 | 27,039 | 70,030 |  Greece |
2021[10] |
| Levallois-Perret | 64,379 | 2 | 1 | 26,713 | 69,187 |  France |
2020[11] |
| Guédiawaye | 373,638 | 14 | 5 | 26,688 | 69,123 |  Senegal |
2023[12] |
| Montrouge | 54,260 | 2 | 1 | 26,213 | 67,891 | France |
2020[13] |
| Bogotá | 8,034,649 | 307 | 119 | 26,141 | 67,705 |  Colombia |
2020s[14][15] |
| Vincennes | 49,891 | 2 | 1 | 26,121 | 67,653 | France |
2020[16] |
| Le Pré-Saint-Gervais | 17,950 | 1 | 0 | 25,643 | 66,415 | France |
2020[17] |
| Saint-Mandé | 22,619 | 1 | 0 | 24,586 | 63,677 | France |
2020[18] |
| Malabon | 389,929 | 16 | 6 | 24,432 | 63,278 | Philippines |
2024[2] |
| Pasay | 453,186 | 19 | 7 | 24,313 | 62,970 | Philippines |
2024[2] |
| Saint-Josse-ten-Noode | 27,548 | 1 | 0 | 24,165 | 62,587 |  Belgium |
[19][20] |
| Guttenberg | 12,017 | 1 | 0 | 24,034 | 62,248 |  United States |
2020[21][22] |
| San Juan, Metro Manila | 134,312 | 6 | 2 | 22,881 | 59,262 | Philippines |
2024[2] |
| Damascus | 1,711,000 | 77 | 30 | 22,221 | 57,552 |  Syria |
[23] |
| Navotas | 252,878 | 12 | 4 | 21,970 | 56,903 | Philippines |
2024[2] |
| Asmara | 963,000 | 45 | 17 | 21,400 | 55,426 |  Eritrea |
2012[24] |
| Mislata | 43,756 | 2 | 1 | 21,241 | 55,014 |  Spain |
[25] |
| Marikina | 471,323 | 23 | 9 | 20,818 | 53,919 | Philippines |
2024[2] |
| Paris | 2,187,526 | 105 | 41 | 20,755 | 53,754 | France |
2020[26] |
| Union City | 68,589 | 3 | 1 | 20,690 | 53,588 | United States |
2020[21][22] |
| Macau[note 1] | 681,293 | 33 | 13 | 20,620 | 53,406 |  China |
2021[27][28] |
| Mumbai | 12,442,373 | 603 | 233 | 20,634 | 53,442 | India |
2013[29] 2019[30] |
| Nea Smyrni | 72,853 | 4 | 1 | 20,615 | 53,393 | Greece |
2021[10] |
| Colombo | 752,993 | 37 | 14 | 20,351 | 52,710 |  Sri Lanka |
|
| L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | 252,171 | 12 | 5 | 20,336 | 52,671 | Spain |
2016[31] |
| West New York | 52,912 | 3 | 1 | 20,288 | 52,547 | United States |
2020[21][22] |
| Saint-Gilles | 50,002 | 3 | 1 | 19,842 | 51,391 | Belgium |
[19][20] |
| Clichy | 61,070 | 3 | 1 | 19,828 | 51,354 | France |
2020[32] |
| Kotsiubynske | 17,249 | 1 | 0 | 19,826 | 51,351 |  Ukraine |
|
| Courbevoie | 81,719 | 4 | 2 | 19,597 | 50,756 | France |
2020[33] |
| Kallithea | 97,616 | 5 | 2 | 19,473 | 50,434 | Greece |
2021[10] |
| Boulogne-Billancourt | 120,071 | 6 | 2 | 19,460 | 50,403 | France |
2020[34] |
| Las Piñas | 615,549 | 32 | 12 | 19,224 | 49,790 | Philippines |
2024[2] |
| Giv'atayim | 62,242 | 3 | 1 | 19,210 | 49,755 | Israel |
2024[35] |
| General Mariano Alvarez | 176,927 | 9 | 4 | 18,822 | 48,749 | Philippines |
2024[2] |
| Koekelberg | 21,990 | 1 | 0 | 18,795 | 48,679 | Belgium |
|
| Quezon City | 3,084,270 | 166 | 64 | 18,633 | 48,259 | Philippines |
2024[2] |
| Monaco | 38,367 | 2 | 1 | 18,446 | 47,774 |  Monaco |
2023[36] |
| Les Lilas | 23,045 | 1 | 0 | 18,290 | 47,370 | France |
2020[37] |
| Hoboken | 60,419 | 3 | 1 | 18,226 | 47,205 | United States |
2020[21] |
| Pikine | 758,554 | 42 | 16 | 18,061 | 46,778 | Senegal |
2023[12] |
| Modi'in Illit | 86,158 | 5 | 2 | 17,838 | 46,201 | Israel |
2024 |
| Vanves | 27,729 | 2 | 1 | 17,775 | 46,037 | France |
2020[38] |
| Asnières-sur-Seine | 85,191 | 5 | 2 | 17,674 | 45,777 | France |
2020[39] |
| Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl | 1,110,565 | 63 | 24 | 17,503 | 45,334 |  Mexico |
2010[40] |
| Kathmandu | 862,400 | 49 | 19 | 17,440 | 45,169 |  Nepal |
2021[41] |
| Sliema | 22,591 | 1 | 1 | 17,378 | 45,008 |  Malta |
2019 |
| Howrah | 1,077,075 | 63 | 24 | 17,096 | 44,280 | India |
[29][42] |
| Santa Coloma de Gramenet | 118,821 | 7 | 3 | 16,974 | 43,964 | Spain |
2019[43] |
| Chittagong | 2,582,401 | 155 | 60 | 16,661 | 43,151 | Bangladesh |
2018[44] |
| Molenbeek-Saint-Jean | 97,462 | 6 | 2 | 16,547 | 42,857 | Belgium |
|
| Freetown | 1,347,559 | 81 | 31 | 16,539 | 42,835 |  Sierra Leone |
2024 |
| Keur Massar | 759,849 | 46 | 18 | 16,518 | 42,783 | Senegal |
2023[12] |
| Seoul | 9,962,393 | 605 | 234 | 16,461 | 42,634 |  South Korea |
2013[45] |
| Charenton-le-Pont | 30,374 | 2 | 1 | 16,418 | 42,524 | France |
2020[46] |
| La Garenne-Colombes | 29,169 | 2 | 1 | 16,387 | 42,443 | France |
2020[47] |
| Schaerbeek | 133,309 | 8 | 3 | 16,377 | 42,417 | Belgium |
|
| Neuilly-sur-Seine | 60,361 | 4 | 1 | 16,183 | 41,913 | France |
2020[48] |
| Barcelona | 1,636,732 | 101 | 39 | 16,149 | 41,827 | Spain |
2021[49] |
| Issy-les-Moulineaux | 68,451 | 4 | 2 | 16,106 | 41,715 | France |
2020[50] |
| Jakarta | 10,562,088 | 662 | 255 | 15,967 | 41,354 |  Indonesia |
2020[51] |
| Bat-Yam | 129,584 | 8 | 3 | 15,842 | 41,030 | Israel |
2019 |
| Gentilly | 18,605 | 1 | 0 | 15,767 | 40,836 | France |
2020[52] |
| Cairo | 9,539,673 | 606 | 234 | 15,742 | 40,772 | Egypt |
2019[53] |
| Buenos Aires | 3,120,612 | 203 | 78 | 15,372 | 39,815 |  Argentina |
2022 |
| Bandung | 2,510,103 | 167 | 64 | 15,031 | 38,929 | Indonesia |
2020[54] |
| Rosario, Cavite | 112,572 | 8 | 3 | 14,793 | 38,313 | Philippines |
2024[2] |
| San Pedro, Laguna | 348,968 | 24 | 9 | 14,510 | 37,581 | Philippines |
2024[2] |
| Mandaue | 364,482 | 25 | 10 | 14,475 | 37,490 | Philippines |
2024[2] |
| Warabi | 73,777 | 5 | 2 | 14,438 | 37,394 |  Japan |
2023[55] |
| Bacoor | 661,381 | 46 | 18 | 14,325 | 37,102 | Philippines |
2024[2] |
| El'ad | 50,289 | 4 | 1 | 14,368 | 37,214 | Israel |
2024 |
| Beitar Illit | 67,618 | 5 | 2 | 14,296 | 37,026 | Israel |
2024 |
| Makati | 309,770 | 22 | 8 | 14,255 | 36,922 | Philippines |
2024[2] |
| Senglea | 2,820 | 0 | 0 | 14,100 | 36,519 | Malta |
2013 |
| Cimahi | 568,400 | 40 | 16 | 14,080 | 36,467 | Indonesia |
2020[56] |
| Muntinlupa | 552,225 | 40 | 15 | 13,892 | 35,981 | Philippines |
2024[2] |
| Biñan | 584,479 | 44 | 17 | 13,436 | 34,800 | Philippines |
2024[2] |
| Lagos | 15,388,000 | 1,171 | 452 | 13,138 | 34,027 |  Nigeria |
2024[57] |
| Gaza City | 590,481 | 45 | 17 | 13,122 | 33,985 |  Palestine |
2017[58] |
| Kiryat Motzkin | 49,400 | 4 | 1 | 13,103 | 33,938 | Israel |
2024 |
| Geneva | 201,818 | 16 | 6 | 12,677 | 32,833 |  Switzerland |
2020 |
| Bekasi | 2,543,676 | 210 | 81 | 12,085 | 31,299 | Indonesia |
2020[59] |
| Portici | 53,801 | 5 | 2 | 11,903 | 30,828 |  Italy |
2019 |
| Tehran | 8,737,510 | 750 | 290 | 11,650 | 30,174 |  Iran |
2016[60] |
| Tangerang | 1,895,486 | 165 | 64 | 11,519 | 29,835 | Indonesia |
2020[61] |
| Yogyakarta | 373,589 | 33 | 13 | 11,495 | 29,772 | Indonesia |
2020[62] |
| New York | 8,804,199 | 778 | 300 | 11,314 | 29,304 | United States |
2020[63] |
- Excluding 777 people who lived in "maritime area"
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