List of cities proper by population density

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 kilometer 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	2017 [1]
Manila	1,846,513	43	17	43,062	111,532	Philippines	2020 [2] 2018 [3]
Croix-des-Bouquets	231,077	5	2	42,322	109,614	Haiti	2024 [4]
Mandaluyong	425,758	11	4	38,495	99,703	Philippines	2020 [2] [5]
Malé	211,908	6	2	36,536	94,628	Maldives	2022 [6]
Dhaka	10,295,786	305	118	33,757	87,430	Bangladesh	2022 [7]
Bnei Brak	237,471	7	3	33,503	86,773	Israel	2023 [8] [9]
Caloocan	1,661,584	53	21	31,233	80,893	Philippines	2020 [2] [5]
Kolkata	6,200,000	206	80	30,097	77,952	India	2023 [10] 2023 [11]
Makati	629,616	22	8	28,975	75,044	Philippines	2020 [2] [5]
Port-au-Prince	988,438	25	10	39,084	101,228	Haiti	2024 [4]
Levallois-Perret	64,379	2	1	26,713	69,187	France	2020 [12]
Guédiawaye	373,638	14	5	26,688	69,123	Senegal	2023 [13]
Montrouge	54,260	2	1	26,213	67,891	France	2020 [14]
Bogotá	8,034,649	307	119	26,141	67,705	Colombia	2020s [15] [16]
Kathmandu	862,400	49	19	17,440	45,169	Nepal	2021 [17]
Vincennes	49,891	2	1	26,121	67,653	France	2020 [18]
Le Pré-Saint-Gervais	17,950	1	0	25,643	66,415	France	2020 [19]
Pasig	803,159	31	12	25,530	66,122	Philippines	2020 [2] [5]
Saint-Mandé	22,619	1	0	24,586	63,677	France	2020 [20]
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode	27,548	1	0	24,165	62,587	Belgium	[21] [22]
Guttenberg	12,017	1	0	24,034	62,248	United States	2020 [23] [24]
Malabon	380,522	16	6	23,842	61,751	Philippines	2020 [2] [5]
Pasay	440,656	19	7	23,640	61,229	Philippines	2020 [2] [5]
Neapoli, Thessaloniki	25,822	1	0	27,039	70,030	Greece	2021 [25]
Damascus	1,711,000	77	30	22,221	57,552	Syria	[26]
San Juan, Metro Manila	126,347	6	2	21,524	55,748	Philippines	2020 [2] [5]
Navotas	247,543	12	4	21,507	55,703	Philippines	2020 [2] [5]
Asmara	963,000	45	17	21,400	55,426	Eritrea	2012 [27]
Mislata	43,756	2	1	21,241	55,014	Spain	[28]
Macau [note 1]	681,293	33	13	20,620	53,406	China	2021 [29] [30]
Kallithea	97,616	5	2	19,473	50,434	Greece	2021 [25]
Nea Smyrni	72,853	4	1	20,615	53,393	Greece	2021 [25]
Paris	2,187,526	105	41	20,755	53,754	France	2020 [31]
Union City	68,589	3	1	20,690	53,588	United States	2020 [23] [24]
Mumbai	12,442,373	603	233	20,634	53,442	India	2013 [32] 2019 [33]
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 [34]
West New York	52,912	3	1	20,288	52,547	United States	2020 [23] [24]
Marikina	456,059	23	9	20,144	52,173	Philippines	2020 [2] [5]
Saint-Gilles	50,002	3	1	19,842	51,391	Belgium	[21] [22]
Clichy	61,070	3	1	19,828	51,354	France	2020 [35]
Kotsiubynske	17,249	1	0	19,826	51,351	Ukraine
Courbevoie	81,719	4	2	19,597	50,756	France	2020 [36]
Boulogne-Billancourt	120,071	6	2	19,460	50,403	France	2020 [37]
Giv'atayim	62,242	3	1	19,210	49,755	Israel	2024 [38]
Las Piñas	606,293	32	12	18,935	49,041	Philippines	2020 [2] [5]
Koekelberg	21,990	1	0	18,795	48,679	Belgium
General Mariano Alvarez	172,433	9	4	18,344	47,511	Philippines	2020 [2] 2013 [39]
Monaco	38,367	2	1	18,446	47,774	Monaco	2023 [40]
Les Lilas	23,045	1	0	18,290	47,370	France	2020 [41]
Hoboken	60,419	3	1	18,226	47,205	United States	2020 [23]
Pikine	758,554	42	16	18,061	46,778	Senegal	2023 [13]
Quezon City	2,960,048	166	64	17,882	46,315	Philippines	2020 [2] [5]
Modi'in Illit	86,158	5	2	17,838	46,201	Israel	2024
Vanves	27,729	2	1	17,775	46,037	France	2020 [42]
Asnières-sur-Seine	85,191	5	2	17,674	45,777	France	2020 [43]
Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl	1,110,565	63	24	17,503	45,334	Mexico	2010 [44]
Sliema	22,591	1	1	17,378	45,008	Malta	2019
Howrah	1,077,075	63	24	17,096	44,280	India	[32] [45]
Santa Coloma de Gramenet	118,821	7	3	16,974	43,964	Spain	2019 [46]
Chittagong	2,582,401	155	60	16,661	43,151	Bangladesh	2018 [47]
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 [13]
Seoul	9,962,393	605	234	16,461	42,634	South Korea	2013 [48]
Charenton-le-Pont	30,374	2	1	16,418	42,524	France	2020 [49]
La Garenne-Colombes	29,169	2	1	16,387	42,443	France	2020 [50]
Schaerbeek	133,309	8	3	16,377	42,417	Belgium
Neuilly-sur-Seine	60,361	4	1	16,183	41,913	France	2020 [51]
Barcelona	1,636,732	101	39	16,149	41,827	Spain	2021 [52]
Issy-les-Moulineaux	68,451	4	2	16,106	41,715	France	2020 [53]
Jakarta	10,562,088	662	255	15,967	41,354	Indonesia	2020 [54]
Bat-Yam	129,584	8	3	15,842	41,030	Israel	2019
Gentilly	18,605	1	0	15,767	40,836	France	2020 [55]
Cairo	9,539,673	606	234	15,742	40,772	Egypt	2019 [56]
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 [57]
Rosario, Cavite	110,807	8	3	14,561	37,712	Philippines	2020 [2] 2013 [39]
Mandaue	364,116	25	10	14,461	37,453	Philippines	2020 [2] 2013 [39]
Warabi	73,777	5	2	14,438	37,394	Japan	2023 [58]
Bacoor	664,625	46	18	14,395	37,284	Philippines	2020 [2] 2013 [39]
El'ad	50,289	4	1	14,368	37,214	Israel	2024
Beitar Illit	67,618	5	2	14,296	37,026	Israel	2024
Senglea	2,820	0	0	14,100	36,519	Malta	2013
Cimahi	568,400	40	16	14,080	36,467	Indonesia	2020
San Pedro, Laguna	326,001	24	9	13,555	35,108	Philippines	2020 [2] 2013 [39]
Lagos	15,388,000	1,171	452	13,138	34,027	Nigeria	2024 [59]
Gaza City	590,481	45	17	13,122	33,985	Palestine	2017 [60]
Kiryat Motzkin	49,400	4	1	13,103	33,938	Israel	2024
Geneva	201,818	16	6	12,677	32,833	Switzerland	2020
Portici	53,801	5	2	11,903	30,828	Italy	2019
New York	8,804,199	778	300	11,314	29,304	United States	2020 [61]
Karachi	20,382,881	2,147	829	9,494	24,589	Pakistan	2023 [62]
La Plata	193,144	27	10	7,153	18,528	Argentina	2010 [63]

1. Excluding 777 people who lived in "maritime area"

Gallery

Notable City aerial view

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  Giza, Egypt
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  Manila, Philippines
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  Dhaka, Bangladesh
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  Levallois-Perret, France
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  Malé, Maldives
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  Paris, France
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  Bnei Brak, Israel

See also

• Geography portal

• List of largest cities
• List of metropolitan areas by population density
• List of city districts by population density
• List of countries and dependencies by population density
• List of European Union cities proper by population density
• List of United States cities by population density

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