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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

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  • 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 4,432,915983845,050116,679 Image Egypt 2025[1]
Manila 1,902,590421644,936116,384 Image Philippines 2024[2]
Croix-des-Bouquets 231,0775242,322109,614 Image Haiti 2024[3]
Mandaluyong 465,90211442,125109,104 Image Philippines 2024[2]
Port-au-Prince 988,438251039,084101,228 Image Haiti 2024[3]
Dhaka 10,295,78630511833,75787,430 Image Bangladesh 2022[4]
Bnei Brak 229,9967332,44984,042 Image Israel 2024 [5][6]
Pasay 453,18614532,44084,020 Image Philippines 2024[2]
Caloocan 1,712,945532132,19883,393 Image Philippines 2024[2]
Kolkata 6,200,0002068030,09777,952 Image India 2023[7] 2023[8]
Levallois-Perret 68,4122128,38773,522 Image France 2022[9]
Taguig 1,308,085481827,32070,759 Image Philippines 2024[2]
Pasig 853,050311227,11570,229 Image Philippines 2024[2]
Neapoli, Thessaloniki 25,8221027,03970,030 Image Greece 2021[10]
Guédiawaye 373,63814526,68869,123 Image Senegal 2023[11]
Bogotá 8,034,64930711926,14167,705 Image Colombia 2020s[12][13]
Vincennes 49,8912126,12167,653 Image France 2020[14]
Le Pré-Saint-Gervais 17,9501025,64366,415 Image France 2020[15]
Malabon 389,92916624,82064,285 Image Philippines 2024[2]
Saint-Mandé 22,6191024,58663,677 Image France 2020[16]
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode 27,5481024,16562,587 Image Belgium [17][18]
Guttenberg 12,0171024,03462,248 Image United States 2020[19][20]
San Juan, Metro Manila 134,3126222,88159,262 Image Philippines 2024[2]
Montrouge 46,3242122,37957,961 Image France 2023[21]
Damascus 1,711,000773022,22157,552 Image Syria [22]
Navotas 252,87812421,97056,903 Image Philippines 2024[2]
Asmara 963,000451721,40055,426 Image Eritrea 2012[23]
Mislata 43,7562121,24155,014 Image Spain [24]
Marikina 471,32323920,81853,919 Image Philippines 2024[2]
Paris 2,187,5261054120,75553,754 Image France 2020[25]
Union City 68,5893120,69053,588 Image United States 2020[19][20]
Mumbai 12,442,37360323320,63453,442 Image India 2013[26] 2019[27]
Macau[note 1] 681,293331320,62053,406 Image China 2021[28][29]
Nea Smyrni 72,8534120,61553,393 Image Greece 2021[10]
Colombo 752,993371420,35152,710 Image Sri Lanka
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 252,17112520,33652,671 Image Spain 2016[30]
West New York 52,9123120,28852,547 Image United States 2020[19][20]
Saint-Gilles 50,0023119,84251,391 Image Belgium [17][18]
Clichy 61,0703119,82851,354 Image France 2020[31]
Kotsiubynske 17,2491019,82651,351 Image Ukraine
Courbevoie 81,7194219,59750,756 Image France 2020[32]
Kallithea 97,6165219,47350,434 Image Greece 2021[10]
Boulogne-Billancourt 120,0716219,46050,403 Image France 2020[33]
Las Piñas 615,549321219,22449,790 Image Philippines 2024[2]
Giv'atayim 62,2423119,21049,755 Image Israel 2024[34]
Malé 211,90811418,88748,916 Image Maldives 2022[35]
General Mariano Alvarez 176,9279418,82248,749 Image Philippines 2024[2]
Koekelberg 21,9901018,79548,679 Image Belgium
Quezon City 3,084,2701666418,63348,259 Image Philippines 2024[2]
Monaco 38,3672118,44647,774 Image Monaco 2023[36]
Les Lilas 23,0451018,29047,370 Image France 2020[37]
Hoboken 60,4193118,22647,205 Image United States 2020[19]
Pikine 758,554421618,06146,778 Image Senegal 2023[11]
Modi'in Illit 86,1585217,83846,201 Image Israel 2024
Vanves 27,7292117,77546,037 Image France 2020[38]
Asnières-sur-Seine 85,1915217,67445,777 Image France 2020[39]
Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl 1,110,565632417,50345,334 Image Mexico 2010[40]
Kathmandu 862,400491917,44045,169 Image Nepal 2021[41]
Sliema 22,5911117,37845,008 Image Malta 2019
Howrah 1,077,075632417,09644,280 Image India [26][42]
Santa Coloma de Gramenet 118,8217316,97443,964 Image Spain 2019[43]
Chittagong 2,582,4011556016,66143,151 Image Bangladesh 2018[44]
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean 97,4626216,54742,857 Image Belgium
Freetown 1,347,559813116,53942,835 Image Sierra Leone 2024
Keur Massar 759,849461816,51842,783 Image Senegal 2023[11]
Seoul 9,962,39360523416,46142,634 Image South Korea 2013[45]
Charenton-le-Pont 30,3742116,41842,524 Image France 2020[46]
La Garenne-Colombes 29,1692116,38742,443 Image France 2020[47]
Schaerbeek 133,3098316,37742,417 Image Belgium
Neuilly-sur-Seine 60,3614116,18341,913 Image France 2020[48]
Barcelona 1,636,7321013916,14941,827 Image Spain 2021[49]
Issy-les-Moulineaux 68,4514216,10641,715 Image France 2020[50]
Jakarta 10,562,08866225515,96741,354 Image Indonesia 2020[51]
Bat-Yam 129,5848315,84241,030 Image Israel 2019
Gentilly 18,6051015,76740,836 Image France 2020[52]
Cairo 9,539,67360623415,74240,772 Image Egypt 2019[53]
Buenos Aires 3,120,6122037815,37239,815 Image Argentina 2022
Bandung 2,510,1031676415,03138,929 Image Indonesia 2020[54]
Rosario, Cavite 112,5728314,79338,313 Image Philippines 2024[2]
San Pedro, Laguna 348,96824914,51037,581 Image Philippines 2024[2]
Mandaue 364,482251014,47537,490 Image Philippines 2024[2]
Warabi 73,7775214,43837,394 Image Japan 2023[55]
El'ad 50,2894114,36837,214 Image Israel 2024
Bacoor 661,381461814,32537,102 Image Philippines 2024[2]
Beitar Illit 67,6185214,29637,026 Image Israel 2024
Makati 309,77022814,25536,922 Image Philippines 2024[2]
Senglea 2,8200014,10036,519 Image Malta 2013
Cimahi 568,400401614,08036,467 Image Indonesia 2020[56]
Muntinlupa 552,225401513,89235,981 Image Philippines 2024[2]
Biñan 584,479441713,43634,800 Image Philippines 2024[2]
Bangui 889,438672613,21834,235 Image Central African Republic 2024[3]
Lagos 15,388,0001,17145213,13834,027 Image Nigeria 2024[57]
Gaza City 590,481451713,12233,985 Image Palestine 2017[58]
Kiryat Motzkin 49,4004113,10333,938 Image Israel 2024
Geneva 201,81816612,67732,833 Image Switzerland 2020
Bekasi 2,543,6762108112,08531,299 Image Indonesia 2020[59]
Portici 53,8015211,90330,828 Image Italy 2019
Tehran 8,737,51075029011,65030,174 Image Iran 2016[60]
Tangerang 1,895,4861656411,51929,835 Image Indonesia 2020[61]
Yogyakarta 373,589331311,49529,772 Image Indonesia 2020[62]
  1. ↑ Excluding 777 people who lived in "maritime area"
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See also

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References

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