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.

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Population tables and
ekistics of world cities

Cities by population density
Manila, Philippines
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Levallois-Perret, France
Kolkata, India
Guttenberg, New Jersey, United States, just outside New York City
Entire city of Malé, Maldives
Paris, France
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Bnei Brak, Israel


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City		 Population Area Density Country
km2 sqmi /km2 /sqmi
Manila 1,780,148 [1] 42.88[2] 16.56 41,515 107,520
Pateros 63,840 [1] 1.76[3] 0.68 36,447 94,400
Mandaluyong 386,276 [1] 11.06[3] 4.27 34,925 90,460
Baghdad 6,719,500[note 1] 204.4 78.9 32,874 85,140
 Iraq
Mumbai 12,478,447[8] 603[9] 233 32,303 83,660
 India
Dhaka 8,906,136 306.38 118.29 29,069 75,290
 Bangladesh
Caloocan 1,583,978 [1] 53.20[3] 20.54 27,989 72,490
Port-au-Prince 987,310[10] 36.04 13.92 27,395 70,950
 Haiti
Bnei Brak 208,000 [11] 7.088[12] 2.737 27,338 70,810
 Israel
Levallois-Perret 64,379[13] 2.41[13] 0.93 26,713 69,190
 France
Vincennes 49,891[14] 1.91[14] 0.74 26,121 67,650
 France
Le Pré-Saint-Gervais 17,950[15] 0.70[15] 0.27 25,643 66,420
 France
Karachi 14,910,352[16] 591[17] 228 25,229 65,340
Saint-Mandé 22,619[18] 0.92[18] 0.36 24,586 63,680
 France
Makati 582,602 [1] 21.73[3] 8.39 24,346 63,060
Kolkata 4,496,694[19] 185[20] 71 24,306 62,950
 India
Montrouge 50,260[21] 2.07[21] 0.80 24,280 62,900
 France
Sint-Joost-ten-Node 27,548[22] 1.14[23] 0.44 24,165 62,590
Kathmandu 1,183,000[24] 49.45 19.09 23,923 61,960
 Nepal
Subang Jaya 1,683,589 70.41 27.19 23,911 61,930
Neapoli, Thessaloniki 27,084[25] 1.17 0.45 23,149 59,960
 Greece
Malé 133,412[26] 5.8[27][28] 2.2 23,002 59,570
 Maldives
Guttenberg 11,481[29] 0.51 0.196[30] 22,645 58,650
 United States
Damascus 1,711,000[31] 77 30 22,221 57,550
 Syria
Malabon 365,525 [1] 15.96[3] 6.16 22,139 57,340
Navotas 249,463 [1] 11.51[3] 29.8 21,674 56,140
Asmara 963,000[32] 45[32] 17 21,400 55,000
Pasig 755,300 [1] 31.46[3] 12.15 21,290 55,100
Mislata 43,756[33] 2.06[33] 0.80 21,241 55,010
 Spain
Macau 643,100[34] 30.3[35] 11.7 21,224 54,970
 Macau
Kallithea 100,050[36] 4.75[36] 1.83 21,063 54,550
 Greece
Nea Smyrni 73,090[36] 3.52[36] 1.36 20,764 53,780
 Greece
Paris 2,187,526[37] 105.4[37] 40.7 20,755 53,760
 France
Howrah 1,072,161[8] 51.74[38] 19.98 20,722 53,670
 India
Pasay 416,522 [1] 18.64[3] 7.20 21,077 54,590
San Juan, Metro Manila 122,180 [1] 5.87[3] 2.27 20,687 53,580
Colombo 752,993 37 14 20,351 52,710
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 252,171[39] 12.4[39] 4.8 20,336 52,670
 Spain
Union City 66,455[29] 3.3 1.28[30] 20,017 51,840
 United States
Delhi 2,658,525[40] 133.3 51.5 19,944 51,650
 India
Marikina 450,741 [1] 22.64[3] 8.74 19,909 51,560
Saint-Gilles, Belgium 50,002[22] 2.52[23] 0.97 19,842 51,390
Clichy 61,070[41] 3.08[41] 1.19 19,828 51,350
 France
Courbevoie 81,719[42] 4.17[42] 1.61 19,597 50,760
 France
Boulogne-Billancourt 120,071[43] 6.17[43] 2.38 19,460 50,400
 France
West New York 49,708[29] 2.61 1.007[30] 19,060 49,400
 United States
Koekelberg 21,990 1.17 0.45 18,795 48,680
Bandung 3,075,478 167 64 18,416 47,700
Las Piñas 588,894 [1] 32.02[3] 12.36 18,391 47,630
Monaco 36,950[44] 2.02[45] 0.78 18,292 47,380
 Monaco
Les Lilas 23,045[46] 1.26[47] 0.49 18,290 47,400
 France
Giv'atayim 58,500[48] 3.24[48] 1.25 18,056 46,760
 Israel
Vanves 27,729[49] 1.56[49] 0.60 17,775 46,040
 France
Quezon City 2,936,116 [1] 165.53[3] 63.91 17,738 45,940
Asnières-sur-Seine 85,191[50] 4.82[50] 1.86 17,674 45,780
 France
Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl 1,110,565[51] 63.449 24.498 17,503 45,330
 Mexico
Santa Coloma de Gramenet 118,821[52] 7 2.7 16,974 43,960
 Spain
Chittagong 2,582,401[53] 155 60 16,661 43,150
 Bangladesh
Sint-Jans-Molenbeek 97,462 5.89 2.27 16,547 42,860
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre 25.334[54] 1.54[54] 0.59 16,451 42,610
 France
Charenton-le-Pont 30.374[55] 1.85[55] 0.71 16,418 42,520
 France
La Garenne-Colombes 29.169[56] 1.78[56] 0.69 16,387 42,440
 France
Schaarbeek 133,309 8.14 3.14 16,377 42,420
Neuilly-sur-Seine 60.361[57] 3.73[57] 1.44 16,183 41,910
 France
Issy-les-Moulineaux 68.451[58] 4.25[58] 1.64 16,106 41,710
 France
Gentilly 18.605[59] 1.18[59] 0.46 15,767 40,840
 France
Seoul 9,962,393[60] 605.21[61] 233.67 15,763 40,830
Cairo 9,539,673[62] 606[63] 234 15,742 40,770
 Egypt
Hoboken 52,677[29] 3.3 1.28[30] 15,867 41,100
 United States

See also

Notes
  1. Estimates of total population differ substantially. The CIA World Factbook estimated the 2018 population of Baghdad at 6,643,000[4] The Encyclopedia Britannica estimated the 2005 population at 5,904,000;[5] the 2006 Lancet Report states a population of 7,216,050;[6] Mongabay gives a figure of 6,492,200 as of 2002.[7]

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