List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea

Metropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas with a population of 1,000,000 or higher are sorted by population.

Metro­politan area	Country	Population	Area	Date, source
Alexandria	Egypt	6,100,000
Barcelona	Spain	5,474,482
Algiers	Algeria	4,510,000	1,190 km2 (460 sq mi)
İzmir	Turkey	4,479,525	2,259 km2 (872 sq mi)
Rome	Italy	4,342,212
Tel Aviv	Israel	4,156,900	1,516 km2 (585 sq mi)	2021 [1]
Athens	Greece	3,638,281	2,929 km2 (1,131 sq mi)
Tripoli	Libya	3,072,000
Naples	Italy	2,969,571	1,171 km2 (452 sq mi)
Tunis	Tunisia	2,658,816
Antalya	Turkey	2,619,832	20,591 km2 (7,950 sq mi)
Valencia	Spain	2,522,383
Gaza	Palestine	2,375,259	365 km2 (141 sq mi)
Beirut	Lebanon	2,145,527
Marseille	France	1,879,601	3,971.8 km2 (1,533.5 sq mi)
Oran	Algeria	1,570,000
Benghazi	Libya	1,500,000
Tangier	Morocco	1,349,000
Palermo	Italy	1,245,826
Bari	Italy	1,222,171
Catania	Italy	1,101,463
Mersin	Turkey	1,064,850	1,590 km2 (610 sq mi)
Sfax	Tunisia	1,018,341

Cities

Cities are ordered by their position on the Mediterranean, from west to east. They can be reordered by name (alphabetically), country, subdivision of the Mediterranean, population size, or main language spoken in the city.

City	Country	Other names	Subdivision	Population	Date, Source	Language(s)
Algeciras	Spain	al-Jazīra	Bay of Gibraltar	121,414	2018	Spanish
Marbella	Spain		Alboran Sea	140,473	2012	Spanish
Málaga	Spain		Alboran Sea	594,050	2024	Spanish
Al Hoceima	Morocco	Villa, Lhusima, Alhucemas	Alboran Sea	102,942	2007	Berber , Arabic, French, Spanish
Nador	Morocco	Ennaḍor, الناظور	Alboran Sea	160,000		Berber , Arabic, French, Spanish
Tangier	Morocco	Ṭanjah,طنجة	Strait of Gibraltar	1,349,000		Arabic , Berber, French, Spanish
Almería	Spain		Alboran Sea	191,443		Spanish
Cartagena	Spain		None	216,655	2012	Spanish
Oran	Algeria	Wehran	None	759,645	1998 [2]	Arabic
Alicante	Spain	Alacant	None	334,329	2011	Spanish , Catalan
Valencia	Spain	València	Balearic Sea	809,267		Spanish , Catalan
Castellón de la Plana	Spain	Castelló de la Plana, Castellón, Castelló	Balearic Sea	180,204		Spanish , Catalan
Mostaganem	Algeria	Mustaġānam, Mestghalim, مستغانم	None	145,696		Arabic
Tarragona	Spain		Balearic Sea	134,085		Catalan , Spanish
Barcelona	Spain		Balearic Sea	1,660,435	2023	Spanish , Catalan
Badalona	Spain		Balearic Sea	220,977		Catalan , Spanish
Palma	Spain	Palma de Mallorca	Balearic Sea	401,270		Spanish , Catalan
Algiers	Algeria	Dzayer,Lezzayer, الجزائر العاصمة	None	3,415,811		Arabic , Berber
Béjaïa	Algeria	Bgayet	None	177,988		Berber , Arabic
Marseille	France	Marselha, Marseilles	Gulf of Lion	870,321		French , Occitan
Jijel	Algeria	Djidjel, جيجل	None	148,000		Arabic
Toulon	France	Tolon, Touloun	Gulf of Lion	170,041		French , Occitan
Skikda	Algeria	سكيكدة	None	152,355		Arabic
Nice	France	Niça, Nissa, Nizza, Nizza Marittima	Ligurian Sea	343,895		French , Occitan, Ligurian, Italian
Annaba	Algeria	Annābah, Bouna, عنابة	None	257,359		Arabic
Genoa	Italy	Genova, Zena, Genua	Ligurian Sea	855,834		Italian, Ligurian
Cagliari	Italy	Casteddu	Tyrrhenian Sea	476,975		Italian, Sardinian
Bizerte	Tunisia	Banzart, Benzert, Biserta	Strait of Sicily	114,371		Arabic , French
Tunis	Tunisia	Tūnis, Tunes	Strait of Sicily	651,183		Arabic , French
Livorno	Italy	Leghorn	Ligurian Sea	161,162		Italian, Tuscan
Sousse	Tunisia	Sūsa, Susa	Strait of Sicily	173,047		Arabic , Berber
Sfax	Tunisia	Ṣafāqis	Strait of Sicily	265,131		Arabic
Zuwarah	Libya	Tamurt n Wat Willul		180,310		Arabic , Berber
Venice	Italy	Venexia, Venezia, Vinegia	Adriatic Sea	270,660		Italian, Venetian
Zawiya	Libya			200,000		Arabic
Tripoli	Libya	Ṭarābulus		2,127,000		Arabic
Palermo	Italy	Palermu	Tyrrhenian Sea	855,285		Italian, Sicilian
Zliten	Libya	Zleetin		184,000		Arabic
Pescara	Italy	Piscàrë	Adriatic Sea	119,554		Italian
Trieste	Italy	Trièst, Trst, Трст, Triest	Adriatic Sea	205,535		Italian, Venetian, Slovene, German
Misurata	Libya	Mosrata, Misratah, Misrata		281,000		Arabic
Naples	Italy	Napule, Napoli	Tyrrhenian Sea	967,068		Italian, Neapolitan
Rome	Italy	Roma	Tyrrhenian Sea	2,866,793		Italian
Rijeka	Croatia	Fiume	Adriatic Sea	108,622	2021	Croatian, Italian
Pula	Croatia	Pola	Adriatic Sea	52,220	2021	Croatian, Italian
Zadar	Croatia	Zara	Adriatic Sea	70,779	2021	Croatian
Šibenik	Croatia	Sebenico	Adriatic Sea	42,599	2021	Croatian
Split	Croatia	Spalato	Adriatic Sea	160,577	2021	Croatian
Dubrovnik	Croatia	Ragusa	Adriatic Sea	41,562	2021	Croatian
Salerno	Italy		Tyrrhenian Sea	131,950		Italian, Neapolitan
Catania	Italy		Ionian Sea	311,584		Italian, Sicilian
Syracuse	Italy	Sarausa, Siracusa	Ionian Sea	123,408		Italian, Sicilian
Messina	Italy	Missina	Messina Strait	242,129		Italian, Sicilian
Reggio Calabria	Italy	Rìggiu, Reggio di Calabria	Messina Strait	560,000		Italian, Sicilian
Bari	Italy	Bare	Adriatic Sea	750,450		Italian, Barese
Al Bayda	Libya			250,000		Arabic
Benghazi	Libya	Banghāzī, Bengasi	Gulf of Sirte	631,000		Arabic
Taranto	Italy	Tarde	Ionian Sea	200,154		Italian, Sicilian
Kotor	Montenegro	Cattaro
Durrës	Albania	Durazzo, Dirahio	Adriatic Sea	113,249		Albanian
Vlorë	Albania	Valona, Vlora	Ionian Sea	130,827		Albanian
Shëngjin	Albania	San Giovanni Medua	Adriatic Sea	10,500		Albanian
Sarandë	Albania	Santi Quaranta, Sarandë	Ionian Sea	20,277		Albanian
Himarë	Albania	Chimara, Himara	Ionian Sea	10,000		Albanian
Patras	Greece		Ionian Sea	213,984		Greek
Volos	Greece		Aegean Sea	144,449		Greek
Thessaloniki	Greece		Aegean Sea	354,290	2021 [3]	Greek
Derna	Libya	Darnah	Libyan Sea	125,000	2011	Arabic
Piraeus	Greece	Peiraias	Saronic Gulf	163,688		Greek
Chania	Greece		Sea of Crete	108,310		Greek
Heraklion	Greece	Irákleio	Sea of Crete	173,993		Greek
Tobruk	Libya	Ṭubruq	Libyan Sea	120,000	2011	Arabic
Rhodes	Greece	Ródos	Aegean Sea	115,490		Greek
Alexandria	Egypt	Al-Iskandariyyah, Eskendereyyah, Rakotə	Levantine Sea	5,484,000	2022	Arabic
Damietta	Egypt	Dumyāṭ, Damiata, Domyat	Levantine Sea	337,303	2012	Arabic
Port Said	Egypt	Borsaʿīd	Levantine Sea	603,787	2010	Arabic
Arish	Egypt	El ʿArīš	Levantine Sea	164,830	2012	Arabic
Gaza City	State of Palestine	Ghazzah	Levantine Sea	515,556	2012	Arabic
Ashkelon	Israel		Levantine Sea	153,138	2022 [4]	Hebrew , English
Ashdod	Israel		Levantine Sea	226,827	2022 [4]	Hebrew , English, Russian
Rishon LeZion	Israel		Levantine Sea	260,453	2022 [4]	Hebrew , English
Bat Yam	Israel		Levantine Sea	128,465	2022 [4]	Hebrew , English, Russian
Tel Aviv	Israel		Levantine Sea	474,530	2022 [4]	Hebrew , Arabic, English
Herzliya	Israel		Levantine Sea	106,741	2022 [4]	Hebrew , English
Netanya	Israel		Levantine Sea	233,104	2022 [4]	Hebrew , English
Hadera	Israel		Levantine Sea	103,041	2022 [4]	Hebrew , English
Haifa	Israel		Levantine Sea	290,306	2022 [4]	Hebrew , Arabic, English
Beirut	Lebanon	Bayrūt	Levantine Sea	2,226,000	2015	Arabic. French, English
Tripoli	Lebanon	Ṭrāblos, Ṭarābulus	Levantine Sea	227,857		Arabic. French, English
Tartus	Syria	Ṭarṭūs	Levantine Sea	115,769	2004	Arabic
Latakia	Syria	al-Lāḏqīyah	Levantine Sea	383,786	2004	Arabic
Çanakkale	Turkey	Dardanellia, Δαρδανέλλια	Dardanelles	143,662	2021 [5]	Turkish
Aliağa	Turkey		Aegean Sea	103,364	2021 [5]	Turkish
Kuşadası	Turkey		Aegean Sea	125,812	2021 [5]	Turkish
Bodrum	Turkey		Aegean Sea	187,284	2021 [5]	Turkish
Fethiye	Turkey		Levantine Sea	170,379	2021 [5]	Turkish
Side	Turkey		Gulf of Antalya	245,740	2021 [5]	Turkish
Alanya	Turkey	Coracesium,Κορακήσιον,علائیه	Gulf of Antalya	350,636	2021 [5]	Turkish
Erdemli	Turkey		Gulf of Mersin	134,114	2021 [5]	Turkish
Mersin	Turkey	Myrsíni, Μυρσίνη	Gulf of Mersin	1,064,850	2021 [5]	Turkish
İskenderun	Turkey	Alexandretta, Αλεξανδρέττα	Gulf of Alexandretta	350,456	2021 [5]	Turkish, Arabic
Samandağ	Turkey		Gulf of Antioch	123,999	2021 [5]	Turkish, Arabic
Limassol	Cyprus	Λεμεσός, Lemesós	Levantine Sea	101,000	2011	Greek

References

1. https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/publications/doclib/2022/2.shnatonpopulation/st02_25.pdf
2. "The provinces of Algeria and all cities of over 25,000 inhabitants". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
3. "Population Stats".
4. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
5. biruni.tuik.gov.tr https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=tr . Retrieved 2022-10-11.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

See also

• List of Mediterranean countries