Top Cities 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 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
The Philippines, the 12th most populous country in the world, holds the highest number of cities (at 13 entries) in the table below.
| City | Population | Area | Density | Country | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| km2 | sqmi | /km2 | /sqmi | |||
| Manila | 1,780,148 | 42.88 | 16.56 | 46,178 | 119,600 | Philippines |
| Pateros | 63,840 | 1.76 | 0.68 | 36,447 | 94,400 | Philippines |
| Mandaluyong | 386,276 | 11.06 | 4.27 | 34,925 | 90,460 | Philippines |
| Baghdad | 6,719,500 | 204.4 | 78.9 | 32,874 | 85,140 | Iraq |
| Mumbai | 12,478,447 | 603 | 233 | 32,303 | 83,660 | India |
| Dhaka | 8,906,136 | 306.38 | 118.29 | 29,069 | 75,290 | Bangladesh |
| Caloocan | 1,583,978 | 53.2 | 20.54 | 27,989 | 72,490 | Philippines |
| Port-au-Prince | 987,310 | 36.04 | 13.92 | 27,395 | 70,950 | Haiti |
| Bnei Brak | 208,000 | 7.088 | 2.737 | 27,338 | 70,810 | Israel |
| Levallois-Perret | 64,379 | 2.41 | 0.93 | 26,713 | 69,190 | France |
| Vincennes | 49,891 | 1.91 | 0.74 | 26,121 | 67,650 | France |
| Le Pré-Saint-Gervais | 17,950 | 0.7 | 0.27 | 25,643 | 66,420 | France |
| Karachi | 14,910,352 | 591 | 228 | 25,229 | 65,340 | Pakistan |
| Saint-Mandé | 22,619 | 0.92 | 0.36 | 24,586 | 63,680 | France |
| Makati | 582,602 | 21.73 | 8.39 | 24,346 | 63,060 | Philippines |
| Kolkata | 4,496,694 | 185 | 71 | 24,306 | 62,950 | India |
| Montrouge | 50,260 | 2.07 | 0.8 | 24,280 | 62,900 | France |
| Sint-Joost-ten-Node | 27,548 | 1.14 | 0.44 | 24,165 | 62,590 | Belgium |
| Kathmandu | 1,183,000 | 49.45 | 19.09 | 23,923 | 61,960 | Nepal |
| Subang Jaya | 1,683,589 | 70.41 | 27.19 | 23,911 | 61,930 | Malaysia |
| Neapoli, Thessaloniki | 27,084 | 1.17 | 0.45 | 23,149 | 59,960 | Greece |
| Malé | 133,412 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 23,002 | 59,570 | Maldives |
| Guttenberg, New Jersey | 11,481 | 0.51 | 0.196 | 22,645 | 58,650 | United States |
| Damascus | 1,711,000 | 77 | 30 | 22,221 | 57,550 | Syria |
| Malabon | 365,525 | 15.96 | 6.16 | 22,139 | 57,340 | Philippines |
| Navotas | 249,463 | 11.51 | 29.8 | 21,674 | 56,140 | Philippines |
| Asmara | 963,000 | 45 | 17 | 21,400 | 55,000 | Eritrea |
| Pasig | 755,300 | 31.46 | 12.15 | 21,290 | 55,100 | Philippines |
| Mislata | 43,756 | 2.06 | 0.8 | 21,241 | 55,010 | Spain |
| Macau | 643,100 | 30.3 | 11.7 | 21,224 | 54,970 | Macau |
| Kallithea | 100,050 | 4.75 | 1.83 | 21,063 | 54,550 | Greece |
| Nea Smyrni | 73,090 | 3.52 | 1.36 | 20,764 | 53,780 | Greece |
| Paris | 2,187,526 | 105.4 | 40.7 | 20,755 | 53,760 | France |
| Howrah | 1,072,161 | 51.74 | 19.98 | 20,722 | 53,670 | India |
| Pasay | 416,522 | 18.64 | 7.2 | 21,077 | 54,590 | Philippines |
| San Juan, Metro Manila | 122,180 | 5.87 | 2.27 | 20,687 | 53,580 | Philippines |
| Colombo | 752,993 | 37 | 14 | 20,351 | 52,710 | Sri Lanka |
| L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | 252,171 | 12.4 | 4.8 | 20,336 | 52,670 | Spain |
| Union City, New Jersey | 66,455 | 3.3 | 1.28 | 20,017 | 51,840 | United States |
| Delhi | 2,658,525 | 133.3 | 51.5 | 19,944 | 51,650 | India |
| Marikina | 450,741 | 22.64 | 8.74 | 19,909 | 51,560 | Philippines |
| Saint-Gilles, Belgium | 50,002 | 2.52 | 0.97 | 19,842 | 51,390 | Belgium |
| Clichy | 61,070 | 3.08 | 1.19 | 19,828 | 51,350 | France |
| Courbevoie | 81,719 | 4.17 | 1.61 | 19,597 | 50,760 | France |
| Boulogne-Billancourt | 120,071 | 6.17 | 2.38 | 19,460 | 50,400 | France |
| West New York, New Jersey | 49,708 | 2.61 | 1.007 | 19,060 | 49,400 | United States |
| Koekelberg | 21,990 | 1.17 | 0.45 | 18,795 | 48,680 | Belgium |
| Bandung | 3,075,478 | 167 | 64 | 18,416 | 47,700 | Indonesia |
| Las Piñas | 588,894 | 32.02 | 12.36 | 18,391 | 47,630 | Philippines |
| Monaco | 36,950 | 2.02 | 0.78 | 18,292 | 47,380 | Monaco |
| Giv'atayim | 58,500 | 3.24 | 1.25 | 18,056 | 46,760 | Israel |
| Quezon City | 2,936,116 | 165.53 | 63.91 | 17,738 | 45,940 | Philippines |
| Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl | 1,110,565 | 63.449 | 24.498 | 17,503 | 45,330 | Mexico |
| Santa Coloma de Gramenet | 118,821 | 7 | 2.7 | 16,974 | 43,960 | Spain |
| Chittagong | 2,582,401 | 155 | 60 | 16,661 | 43,150 | Bangladesh |
| Sint-Jans-Molenbeek | 97,462 | 5.89 | 2.27 | 16,547 | 42,860 | Belgium |
| Schaarbeek | 133,309 | 8.14 | 3.14 | 16,377 | 42,420 | Belgium |
| Seoul | 9,962,393 | 605.21 | 233.67 | 15,763 | 40,830 | South Korea |
| Cairo | 9,539,673 | 606 | 234 | 15,742 | 40,770 | Egypt |
| Hoboken, New Jersey | 52,677 | 3.3 | 1.28 | 15,867 | 41,100 | United States |
| Toronto, Ontario | 2,731,571 | 630.2 | 243.32 | 4,334 | 11,230 | Canada |
| Ottawa, Ontario | 934,243 | 2,790.30 | 1,077.34 | 335 | 870 |
