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
- 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 |
| Manila | 1,902,590 | 43 | 17 | 44,370 | 114,919 | Philippines | 2024 |
| Croix-des-Bouquets | 231,077 | 5 | 2 | 42,322 | 109,614 | Haiti | 2024 |
| Mandaluyong | 465,902 | 11 | 4 | 42,125 | 109,104 | Philippines | 2024 |
| Malé | 211,908 | 6 | 2 | 36,536 | 94,628 | Maldives | 2022 |
| Dhaka | 10,295,786 | 305 | 118 | 33,757 | 87,430 | Bangladesh | 2022 |
| Bnei Brak | 237,471 | 7 | 3 | 33,503 | 86,773 | Israel | 2023 |
| Caloocan | 1,712,945 | 53 | 21 | 32,198 | 83,393 | Philippines | 2024 |
| Baguio | 451,844 | 58 | 22 | 7,857 | 20,349 | Philippines | 2024 |
| Kolkata | 6,200,000 | 206 | 80 | 30,097 | 77,952 | India | 2023 2023 |
| Makati | 309,770 | 22 | 8 | 14,255 | 36,922 | Philippines | 2024 |
| Port-au-Prince | 988,438 | 25 | 10 | 39,084 | 101,228 | Haiti | 2024 |
| Taguig | 1,308,085 | 48 | 18 | 27,320 | 70,759 | Philippines | 2024 |
| Levallois-Perret | 64,379 | 2 | 1 | 26,713 | 69,187 | France | 2020 |
| Guédiawaye | 373,638 | 14 | 5 | 26,688 | 69,123 | Senegal | 2023 |
| Montrouge | 54,260 | 2 | 1 | 26,213 | 67,891 | France | 2020 |
| Bogotá | 8,034,649 | 307 | 119 | 26,141 | 67,705 | Colombia | 2020s |
| Kathmandu | 862,400 | 49 | 19 | 17,440 | 45,169 | Nepal | 2021 |
| Vincennes | 49,891 | 2 | 1 | 26,121 | 67,653 | France | 2020 |
| Le Pré-Saint-Gervais | 17,950 | 1 | 0 | 25,643 | 66,415 | France | 2020 |
| Pasig | 853,050 | 31 | 12 | 27,115 | 70,229 | Philippines | 2024 |
| Saint-Mandé | 22,619 | 1 | 0 | 24,586 | 63,677 | France | 2020 |
| Saint-Josse-ten-Noode | 27,548 | 1 | 0 | 24,165 | 62,587 | Belgium | |
| Guttenberg | 12,017 | 1 | 0 | 24,034 | 62,248 | United States | 2020 |
| Malabon | 389,929 | 16 | 6 | 24,432 | 63,278 | Philippines | 2024 |
| Pasay | 453,186 | 19 | 7 | 24,313 | 62,970 | Philippines | 2024 |
| Neapoli, Thessaloniki | 25,822 | 1 | 0 | 27,039 | 70,030 | Greece | 2021 |
| Damascus | 1,711,000 | 77 | 30 | 22,221 | 57,552 | Syria | |
| San Juan, Metro Manila | 134,312 | 6 | 2 | 22,881 | 59,262 | Philippines | 2024 |
| Navotas | 252,878 | 12 | 4 | 21,970 | 56,903 | Philippines | 2024 |
| Dasmariñas | 744,511 | 90 | 35 | 8,260 | 21,394 | Philippines | 2024 |
| Imus | 481,949 | 65 | 25 | 7,449 | 19,293 | Philippines | 2024 |
| Cavite City | 98,673 | 11 | 4 | 9,061 | 23,468 | Philippines | 2024 |
| Lapu-Lapu | 497,813 | 58 | 22 | 8,568 | 22,192 | Philippines | 2024 |
| Biñan | 584,479 | 44 | 17 | 13,436 | 34,800 | Philippines | 2024 |
| Santa Rosa, Laguna | 430,920 | 55 | 21 | 7,858 | 20,352 | Philippines | 2024 |
| Cabuyao | 365,202 | 43 | 17 | 8,415 | 21,794 | Philippines | 2024 |
| Asmara | 963,000 | 45 | 17 | 21,400 | 55,426 | Eritrea | 2012 |
| Mislata | 43,756 | 2 | 1 | 21,241 | 55,014 | Spain | |
| Macau | 681,293 | 33 | 13 | 20,620 | 53,406 | China | 2021 |
| Kallithea | 97,616 | 5 | 2 | 19,473 | 50,434 | Greece | 2021 |
| Nea Smyrni | 72,853 | 4 | 1 | 20,615 | 53,393 | Greece | 2021 |
| Paris | 2,187,526 | 105 | 41 | 20,755 | 53,754 | France | 2020 |
| Muntinlupa | 552,225 | 40 | 15 | 13,892 | 35,981 | Philippines | 2024 |
| Union City | 68,589 | 3 | 1 | 20,690 | 53,588 | United States | 2020 |
| Mumbai | 12,442,373 | 603 | 233 | 20,634 | 53,442 | India | 2013 2019 |
| 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 |
| West New York | 52,912 | 3 | 1 | 20,288 | 52,547 | United States | 2020 |
| Marikina | 471,323 | 23 | 9 | 20,818 | 53,919 | Philippines | 2024 |
| Saint-Gilles | 50,002 | 3 | 1 | 19,842 | 51,391 | Belgium | |
| Clichy | 61,070 | 3 | 1 | 19,828 | 51,354 | France | 2020 |
| Kotsiubynske | 17,249 | 1 | 0 | 19,826 | 51,351 | Ukraine | |
| Courbevoie | 81,719 | 4 | 2 | 19,597 | 50,756 | France | 2020 |
| Boulogne-Billancourt | 120,071 | 6 | 2 | 19,460 | 50,403 | France | 2020 |
| Giv'atayim | 62,242 | 3 | 1 | 19,210 | 49,755 | Israel | 2024 |
| Las Piñas | 615,549 | 32 | 12 | 19,224 | 49,790 | Philippines | 2024 |
| Koekelberg | 21,990 | 1 | 0 | 18,795 | 48,679 | Belgium | |
| General Mariano Alvarez | 176,927 | 9 | 4 | 18,822 | 48,749 | Philippines | 2024 |
| Monaco | 38,367 | 2 | 1 | 18,446 | 47,774 | Monaco | 2023 |
| Les Lilas | 23,045 | 1 | 0 | 18,290 | 47,370 | France | 2020 |
| Hoboken | 60,419 | 3 | 1 | 18,226 | 47,205 | United States | 2020 |
| Pikine | 758,554 | 42 | 16 | 18,061 | 46,778 | Senegal | 2023 |
| Quezon City | 3,084,270 | 166 | 64 | 18,633 | 48,259 | Philippines | 2024 |
| Modi'in Illit | 86,158 | 5 | 2 | 17,838 | 46,201 | Israel | 2024 |
| Vanves | 27,729 | 2 | 1 | 17,775 | 46,037 | France | 2020 |
| Asnières-sur-Seine | 85,191 | 5 | 2 | 17,674 | 45,777 | France | 2020 |
| Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl | 1,110,565 | 63 | 24 | 17,503 | 45,334 | Mexico | 2010 |
| Sliema | 22,591 | 1 | 1 | 17,378 | 45,008 | Malta | 2019 |
| Howrah | 1,077,075 | 63 | 24 | 17,096 | 44,280 | India | |
| Santa Coloma de Gramenet | 118,821 | 7 | 3 | 16,974 | 43,964 | Spain | 2019 |
| Chittagong | 2,582,401 | 155 | 60 | 16,661 | 43,151 | Bangladesh | 2018 |
| Molenbeek-Saint-Jean | 97,462 | 6 | 2 | 16,547 | 42,857 | Belgium | |
| Fuchū, Tokyo | 264,534 | 29 | 11 | 8,989 | 23,280 | Japan | |
| Chōfu, Tokyo | 238,087 | 22 | 8 | 11,033 | 28,575 | Japan | |
| Nishitokyo, Tokyo | 206,047 | 16 | 6 | 13,082 | 33,883 | Japan | |
| Kodaira, Tokyo | 195,207 | 21 | 8 | 9,518 | 24,651 | Japan | |
| Mitaka, Tokyo | 190,403 | 16 | 6 | 11,596 | 30,033 | Japan | |
| Tachikawa, Tokyo | 184,383 | 24 | 9 | 7,569 | 19,604 | Japan | |
| Higashimurayama, Tokyo | 148,275 | 17 | 7 | 8,651 | 22,406 | Japan | |
| Musashino, Tokyo | 147,754 | 11 | 4 | 13,457 | 34,853 | Japan | |
| Tama, Tokyo | 148,285 | 21 | 8 | 7,058 | 18,280 | Japan | |
| Kokubunji, Tokyo | 126,791 | 11 | 4 | 11,064 | 28,655 | Japan | |
| Koganei, Tokyo | 123,698 | 11 | 4 | 10,947 | 28,352 | Japan | |
| Higashikurume, Tokyo | 117,020 | 13 | 5 | 9,085 | 23,531 | Japan | |
| 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 |
| Seoul | 9,962,393 | 605 | 234 | 16,461 | 42,634 | South Korea | 2013 |
| Charenton-le-Pont | 30,374 | 2 | 1 | 16,418 | 42,524 | France | 2020 |
| La Garenne-Colombes | 29,169 | 2 | 1 | 16,387 | 42,443 | France | 2020 |
| Schaerbeek | 133,309 | 8 | 3 | 16,377 | 42,417 | Belgium | |
| Neuilly-sur-Seine | 60,361 | 4 | 1 | 16,183 | 41,913 | France | 2020 |
| Barcelona | 1,636,732 | 101 | 39 | 16,149 | 41,827 | Spain | 2021 |
| Issy-les-Moulineaux | 68,451 | 4 | 2 | 16,106 | 41,715 | France | 2020 |
| Jakarta | 10,562,088 | 662 | 255 | 15,967 | 41,354 | Indonesia | 2020 |
| Bat-Yam | 129,584 | 8 | 3 | 15,842 | 41,030 | Israel | 2019 |
| Gentilly | 18,605 | 1 | 0 | 15,767 | 40,836 | France | 2020 |
| Cairo | 9,539,673 | 606 | 234 | 15,742 | 40,772 | Egypt | 2019 |
| 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 |
| Rosario, Cavite | 112,572 | 8 | 3 | 14,793 | 38,313 | Philippines | 2024 |
| Mandaue | 364,482 | 25 | 10 | 14,475 | 37,490 | Philippines | 2024 |
| Warabi | 73,777 | 5 | 2 | 14,438 | 37,394 | Japan | 2023 |
| Bacoor | 661,381 | 46 | 18 | 14,325 | 37,102 | Philippines | 2024 |
| 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 | 348,968 | 24 | 9 | 14,510 | 37,581 | Philippines | 2024 |
| Lagos | 15,388,000 | 1,171 | 452 | 13,138 | 34,027 | Nigeria | 2024 |
| Gaza City | 590,481 | 45 | 17 | 13,122 | 33,985 | Palestine | 2017 |
| 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 |
| Karachi | 20,382,881 | 2,147 | 829 | 9,494 | 24,589 | Pakistan | 2023 |
| São Paulo | 11,451,999 | 1,521 | 587 | 7,529 | 19,501 | Brazil | 2022 |
| La Plata | 193,144 | 27 | 10 | 7,153 | 18,528 | Argentina | 2010 |
- Excluding 777 people who lived in "maritime area"
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- Giza, Egypt
- Manila, Philippines
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Levallois-Perret, France
- Malé, Maldives
- Paris, France
- Bnei Brak, Israel
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