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.

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Cities by population density

CityPopulationAreaDensityCountryYear
km2mi2/km2/mi2
Giza 4,432,915983845,050116,679Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2017 [1]
Manila 1,902,590431744,370114,919Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
Croix-des-Bouquets 231,0775242,322109,614Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 2024 [3]
Mandaluyong 465,90211442,125109,104Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
Malé 211,9086236,53694,628Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 2022 [4]
Dhaka 10,295,78630511833,75787,430Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 2022 [5]
Bnei Brak 237,4717333,50386,773Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2023 [6] [7]
Caloocan 1,712,945532132,19883,393Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
Baguio 451,84458227,85720,349Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
Kolkata 6,200,0002068030,09777,952Flag of India.svg  India 2023 [8] 2023 [9]
Makati 309,77022814,25536,922Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
Port-au-Prince 988,438251039,084101,228Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 2024 [3]
Taguig 1,308,085481827,32070,759Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
Levallois-Perret 64,3792126,71369,187Flag of France.svg  France 2020 [10]
Guédiawaye 373,63814526,68869,123Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2023 [11]
Montrouge 54,2602126,21367,891Flag of France.svg  France 2020 [12]
Bogotá 8,034,64930711926,14167,705Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2020s [13] [14]
Kathmandu 862,400491917,44045,169Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 2021 [15]
Vincennes 49,8912126,12167,653Flag of France.svg  France 2020 [16]
Le Pré-Saint-Gervais 17,9501025,64366,415Flag of France.svg  France 2020 [17]
Pasig 853,050311227,11570,229Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
Saint-Mandé 22,6191024,58663,677Flag of France.svg  France 2020 [18]
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode 27,5481024,16562,587Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium [19] [20]
Guttenberg 12,0171024,03462,248Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2020 [21] [22]
Malabon 389,92916624,43263,278Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
Pasay 453,18619724,31362,970Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
Neapoli, Thessaloniki 25,8221027,03970,030Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2021 [23]
Damascus 1,711,000773022,22157,552Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Syria [24]
San Juan, Metro Manila 134,3126222,88159,262Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
Navotas 252,87812421,97056,903Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
Dasmariñas 744,51190358,26021,394Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
Imus 481,94965257,44919,293Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
Cavite City 98,6731149,06123,468Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
Lapu-Lapu 497,81358228,56822,192Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
Biñan 584,479441713,43634,800Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
Santa Rosa, Laguna 430,92055217,85820,352Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
Cabuyao 365,20243178,41521,794Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
Asmara 963,000451721,40055,426Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 2012 [25]
Mislata 43,7562121,24155,014Flag of Spain.svg  Spain [26]
Macau [note 1] 681,293331320,62053,406Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2021 [27] [28]
Kallithea 97,6165219,47350,434Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2021 [23]
Nea Smyrni 72,8534120,61553,393Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2021 [23]
Paris 2,187,5261054120,75553,754Flag of France.svg  France 2020 [29]
Muntinlupa 552,225401513,89235,981Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
Union City 68,5893120,69053,588Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2020 [21] [22]
Mumbai 12,442,37360323320,63453,442Flag of India.svg  India 2013 [30] 2019 [31]
Colombo 752,993371420,35152,710Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 252,17112520,33652,671Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2016 [32]
West New York 52,9123120,28852,547Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2020 [21] [22]
Marikina 471,32323920,81853,919Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
Saint-Gilles 50,0023119,84251,391Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium [19] [20]
Clichy 61,0703119,82851,354Flag of France.svg  France 2020 [33]
Kotsiubynske 17,2491019,82651,351Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Courbevoie 81,7194219,59750,756Flag of France.svg  France 2020 [34]
Boulogne-Billancourt 120,0716219,46050,403Flag of France.svg  France 2020 [35]
Giv'atayim 62,2423119,21049,755Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2024 [36]
Las Piñas 615,549321219,22449,790Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
Koekelberg 21,9901018,79548,679Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
General Mariano Alvarez 176,9279418,82248,749Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
Monaco 38,3672118,44647,774Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 2023 [37]
Les Lilas 23,0451018,29047,370Flag of France.svg  France 2020 [38]
Hoboken 60,4193118,22647,205Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2020 [21]
Pikine 758,554421618,06146,778Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2023 [11]
Quezon City 3,084,2701666418,63348,259Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
Modi'in Illit 86,1585217,83846,201Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2024
Vanves 27,7292117,77546,037Flag of France.svg  France 2020 [39]
Asnières-sur-Seine 85,1915217,67445,777Flag of France.svg  France 2020 [40]
Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl 1,110,565632417,50345,334Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2010 [41]
Sliema 22,5911117,37845,008Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 2019
Howrah 1,077,075632417,09644,280Flag of India.svg  India [30] [42]
Santa Coloma de Gramenet 118,8217316,97443,964Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2019 [43]
Chittagong 2,582,4011556016,66143,151Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 2018 [44]
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean 97,4626216,54742,857Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Fuchū, Tokyo 264,53429118,98923,280Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Chōfu, Tokyo 238,08722811,03328,575Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Nishitokyo, Tokyo 206,04716613,08233,883Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Kodaira, Tokyo 195,2072189,51824,651Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Mitaka, Tokyo 190,40316611,59630,033Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Tachikawa, Tokyo 184,3832497,56919,604Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Higashimurayama, Tokyo 148,2751778,65122,406Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Musashino, Tokyo 147,75411413,45734,853Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Tama, Tokyo 148,2852187,05818,280Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Kokubunji, Tokyo 126,79111411,06428,655Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Koganei, Tokyo 123,69811410,94728,352Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Higashikurume, Tokyo 117,0201359,08523,531Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Freetown 1,347,559813116,53942,835Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 2024
Keur Massar 759,849461816,51842,783Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2023 [11]
Seoul 9,962,39360523416,46142,634Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2013 [45]
Charenton-le-Pont 30,3742116,41842,524Flag of France.svg  France 2020 [46]
La Garenne-Colombes 29,1692116,38742,443Flag of France.svg  France 2020 [47]
Schaerbeek 133,3098316,37742,417Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Neuilly-sur-Seine 60,3614116,18341,913Flag of France.svg  France 2020 [48]
Barcelona 1,636,7321013916,14941,827Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2021 [49]
Issy-les-Moulineaux 68,4514216,10641,715Flag of France.svg  France 2020 [50]
Jakarta 10,562,08866225515,96741,354Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 2020 [51]
Bat-Yam 129,5848315,84241,030Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2019
Gentilly 18,6051015,76740,836Flag of France.svg  France 2020 [52]
Cairo 9,539,67360623415,74240,772Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2019 [53]
Buenos Aires 3,120,6122037815,37239,815Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2022
Bandung 2,510,1031676415,03138,929Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 2020 [54]
Rosario, Cavite 112,5728314,79338,313Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
Mandaue 364,482251014,47537,490Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
Warabi 73,7775214,43837,394Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2023 [55]
Bacoor 661,381461814,32537,102Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
El'ad 50,2894114,36837,214Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2024
Beitar Illit 67,6185214,29637,026Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2024
Senglea 2,8200014,10036,519Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 2013
Cimahi 568,400401614,08036,467Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 2020
San Pedro, Laguna 348,96824914,51037,581Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2024 [2]
Lagos 15,388,0001,17145213,13834,027Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2024 [56]
Gaza City 590,481451713,12233,985Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 2017 [57]
Kiryat Motzkin 49,4004113,10333,938Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2024
Geneva 201,81816612,67732,833Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2020
Portici 53,8015211,90330,828Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2019
New York 8,804,19977830011,31429,304Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2020 [58]
Karachi 20,382,8812,1478299,49424,589Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2023 [59]
São Paulo 11,451,9991,5215877,52919,501Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2022 [60]
La Plata 193,14427107,15318,528Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2010 [61]
  1. ↑ Excluding 777 people who lived in "maritime area"

See also

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