List of cities in ASEAN by population

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These are the lists of metropolitan areas and cities in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Jakarta
Bangkok
Hồ Chí Minh City
Hà Nội
Singapore
Yangon
Surabaya
Quezon City
Bandung
Medan
Hải Phòng
Manila
Davao City
Semarang
Palembang
Kuala Lumpur
Makassar
Phnom Penh
Cần Thơ
Mandalay
Batam
Pekanbaru
Đà Nẵng
Bandar Lampung
Cebu City
Padang
Zamboanga City
Denpasar
Malang
Samarinda
George Town
Tasikmalaya
Cagayan de Oro
Banjarmasin
Ipoh
Balikpapan
General Santos
Bacolod
Nay Pyi Taw
Vientiane
Nha Trang
Chiang Mai
Jambi
Pontianak
Yogyakarta
Kota Kinabalu
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Most populous cities in Southeast Asia (500,000+ inhabitants)

Largest metropolitan areas

The 20 largest metropolitan areas in ASEAN are as follows, with population figures within officially defined metropolitan areas obtained from the respective national censuses. Metropolitan areas in bold are the largest within the respective nations.

Rank Urban area Core city Constituent subdivisions Population Country Image Census year Reference
1 Greater Jakarta Jakarta
  • Jakarta
  • Bekasi
  • Bekasi Regency
  • Bogor
  • Bogor Regency
  • Depok
  • South Tangerang
  • Tangerang
  • Tangerang Regency
 41,914,000 Indonesia 2025
2 Greater Manila Area Metro Manila
  • Metro Manila
  • Bulacan
  • Rizal
  • Laguna
  • Cavite
 30,785,176 Philippines 2024
3 Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area Ho Chi Minh City
  • Ho Chi Minh City
  • Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu
  • Bình Dương
  • Bình Phước
  • Đồng Nai
  • Long An
  • Tây Ninh
  • Tiền Giang
 21,281,639 Vietnam 2019
4 Hanoi Capital Region Hanoi
  • Hanoi
  • Bắc Giang
  • Bắc Ninh
  • Hà Nam
  • Hải Dương
  • Hòa Bình
  • Hưng Yên
  • Phú Thọ
  • Thái Nguyên
  • Vĩnh Phúc
 19,980,000 Vietnam 2019
5 Bangkok Metropolitan Region Bangkok
  • Bangkok
  • Nonthaburi
  • Nakhon Pathom
  • Pathum Thani
  • Samut Prakan
  • Samut Sakhon
 10,696,258 Thailand 2020
6 Greater Surabaya Surabaya
  • Surabaya
  • Bangkalan Regency
  • Gresik Regency
  • Lamongan Regency
  • Mojokerto
  • Mojokerto Regency
  • Sidoarjo Regency
 9,924,509 Indonesia 2020
7 Greater Bandung Bandung
  • Bandung
  • Bandung Regency
  • Cimahi
  • Sumedang Regency
  • West Bandung Regency
 8,790,308 Indonesia 2020
8 Klang Valley Kuala Lumpur
  • Kuala Lumpur
  • Ampang Jaya
  • Kajang
  • Klang
  • Kuala Langat
  • Petaling Jaya
  • Putrajaya
  • Selayang
  • Sepang
  • Shah Alam
  • Subang Jaya
 8,455,029 Malaysia 2020
9 Yangon Region Yangon
  • Yangon Region
 7,360,703 Myanmar 2014
10 Greater Semarang Semarang
  • Semarang
  • Demak Regency
  • Grobogan Regency
  • Kendal Regency
  • Salatiga
  • Semarang Regency
 6,009,982 Indonesia 2020
11 Singapore Singapore
  • Singapore
 5,685,807 Singapore 2020
12 Da Nang Metropolitan Area Da Nang
  • Da Nang
  • Quảng Nam
  • Quảng Ngãi
  • Quảng Trị
  • Huế
 5,622,814 Vietnam 2019
13 Greater Medan Medan
  • Medan
  • Binjai
  • Deli Serdang Regency
  • Karo Regency
 4,756,863 Indonesia 2020
14 Metro Davao Davao
  • Davao
  • Carmen
  • Digos
  • Hagonoy
  • Maco
  • Malalag
  • Malita
  • Mati
  • Padada
  • Panabo
  • Samal
  • Santa Cruz
  • Santa Maria
  • Sulop
  • Tagum
 3,339,284 Philippines 2020[3]
15 Metro Cebu Cebu
  • Cebu
  • Carcar
  • Compostela
  • Consolacion
  • Cordova
  • Danao
  • Lapu-Lapu
  • Liloan
  • Mandaue
  • Minglanilla
  • Naga
  • San Fernando
  • Talisay
 3,165,799 Philippines 2020
16 George Town Conurbation George Town
  • George Town
  • Bandar Baharu
  • Kerian
  • Kulim
  • Seberang Perai
  • Selama
  • Sungai Petani
  • Yan
 2,843,344 Malaysia 2020
17 Greater Makassar Makassar
  • Makassar
  • Gowa Regency
  • Maros Regency
  • Takalar Regency
 2,725,951 Indonesia 2020
18 Greater Palembang Palembang
  • Palembang
  • Banyuasin Regency
  • Ogan Ilir Regency
  • Ogan Komering Ilir Regency
 2,634,501 Indonesia 2020
19 Phnom Penh Metro Area Phnom Penh
  • Phnom Penh
  • Angk Snuol
  • Kandal Stueng
  • Kien Svay
  • Ponhea Lueu
  • Ta Khmau
 2,506,123 Cambodia 2019
20 Greater Yogyakarta Yogyakarta
  • Yogyakarta
  • Bantul Regency
  • Sleman Regency
 2,485,163 Indonesia 2020

Largest cities proper

This list features the most populous cities in ASEAN. Population figures were taken from within the city proper only. See the article on each city for sources. Myanmar data is the least reliable and subject to revision.

Ranking Name Image Country Population Year (Census or Estimate)
1 Metro Manila Philippines 15,230,600 2024C
2 Jakarta  Indonesia 11,634,000 2025C
3 Bangkok  Thailand 11,391,700 2024E
4 Ho Chi Minh City  Vietnam 8,993,082 2019C
5 Hanoi  Vietnam 8,053,663 2019C
6 Singapore  Singapore 5,917,600 2023E
7 Yangon Myanmar 5,451,439 2014E
8 Surabaya Indonesia 3,457,409 2015E
9 Cebu Philippines 3,164,134 2020C
10 Bandung Indonesia 2,575,478 2014E
11 Bekasi Indonesia 2,510,951 2014E
12 Phnom Penh Cambodia 2,281,951 2019C
13 Medan Indonesia 2,185,789 2014E
14 Haiphong  Vietnam 2,029,000 2019C
15 Tangerang Indonesia 2,001,925 2014E
16 Depok Indonesia 1,869,681 2014E
17 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1,808,922 2017C
18 Davao City Philippines 1,632,991 2015E
19 Semarang Indonesia 1,575,058 2014E
20 Palembang Indonesia 1,561,959 2014E
21 South Tangerang Indonesia 1,436,187 2014E
22 Makassar Indonesia 1,398,804 2014E
23 Cần Thơ  Vietnam 1,237,300 2019C
24 Mandalay Myanmar 1,225,553 2014E
25 Batam Indonesia 1,142,646 2014E
26 Da Nang  Vietnam 1,134,310 2019C
27 Huế  Vietnam 1,128,620 2019C
28 Biên Hòa  Vietnam 1,055,414 2019C
29 Pekanbaru Indonesia 1,030,742 2014E
30 Thủ Đức Vietnam 1,013,795 2019C

Countries

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