List of cities proper by population density

List of cities proper by population density

Kampala, population density per square kilometre is 23,809. 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

List of cities proper by population density

• Note: links for each country go to the relevant list of cities, when available.

<table><thead><tr><th>City</th><th>Population</th><th>Area</th><th>Density</th><th>Country</th><th>Year</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>km2</td><td>mi2</td><td>/km2</td><td>/mi2</td></tr><tr><td>Giza</td><td>4,432,915</td><td>98</td><td>38</td><td>45,050</td><td>116,679</td><td> Egypt</td><td>2017</td></tr><tr><td>Manila</td><td>1,902,590</td><td>43</td><td>17</td><td>44,370</td><td>114,919</td><td> Philippines</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Croix-des-Bouquets</td><td>231,077</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>42,322</td><td>109,614</td><td> Haiti</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Mandaluyong</td><td>465,902</td><td>11</td><td>4</td><td>42,125</td><td>109,104</td><td> Philippines</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Malé</td><td>211,908</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>36,536</td><td>94,628</td><td> Maldives</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>Dhaka</td><td>10,295,786</td><td>305</td><td>118</td><td>33,757</td><td>87,430</td><td> Bangladesh</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>Bnei Brak</td><td>237,471</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>33,503</td><td>86,773</td><td> Israel</td><td>2023</td></tr><tr><td>Port-au-Prince</td><td>988,438</td><td>25</td><td>10</td><td>39,084</td><td>101,228</td><td> Haiti</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Caloocan</td><td>1,712,945</td><td>53</td><td>21</td><td>32,198</td><td>83,393</td><td> Philippines</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Kolkata</td><td>6,200,000</td><td>206</td><td>80</td><td>30,097</td><td>77,952</td><td> India</td><td>2023 2023</td></tr><tr><td>Taguig</td><td>1,308,085</td><td>48</td><td>18</td><td>27,320</td><td>70,759</td><td> Philippines</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Pasig</td><td>853,050</td><td>31</td><td>12</td><td>27,115</td><td>70,229</td><td> Philippines</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Neapoli, Thessaloniki</td><td>25,822</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>27,039</td><td>70,030</td><td> Greece</td><td>2021</td></tr><tr><td>Levallois-Perret</td><td>64,379</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>26,713</td><td>69,187</td><td> France</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>Guédiawaye</td><td>373,638</td><td>14</td><td>5</td><td>26,688</td><td>69,123</td><td> Senegal</td><td>2023</td></tr><tr><td>Montrouge</td><td>54,260</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>26,213</td><td>67,891</td><td> France</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>Bogotá</td><td>8,034,649</td><td>307</td><td>119</td><td>26,141</td><td>67,705</td><td> Colombia</td><td>2020s</td></tr><tr><td>Vincennes</td><td>49,891</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>26,121</td><td>67,653</td><td> France</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>Le Pré-Saint-Gervais</td><td>17,950</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>25,643</td><td>66,415</td><td> France</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>Saint-Mandé</td><td>22,619</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>24,586</td><td>63,677</td><td> France</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>Malabon</td><td>389,929</td><td>16</td><td>6</td><td>24,432</td><td>63,278</td><td> Philippines</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Pasay</td><td>453,186</td><td>19</td><td>7</td><td>24,313</td><td>62,970</td><td> Philippines</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Saint-Josse-ten-Noode</td><td>27,548</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>24,165</td><td>62,587</td><td> Belgium</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Guttenberg</td><td>12,017</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>24,034</td><td>62,248</td><td> United States</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>San Juan, Metro Manila</td><td>134,312</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>22,881</td><td>59,262</td><td> Philippines</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Damascus</td><td>1,711,000</td><td>77</td><td>30</td><td>22,221</td><td>57,552</td><td> Syria</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Navotas</td><td>252,878</td><td>12</td><td>4</td><td>21,970</td><td>56,903</td><td> Philippines</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Asmara</td><td>963,000</td><td>45</td><td>17</td><td>21,400</td><td>55,426</td><td> Eritrea</td><td>2012</td></tr><tr><td>Mislata</td><td>43,756</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>21,241</td><td>55,014</td><td> Spain</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Marikina</td><td>471,323</td><td>23</td><td>9</td><td>20,818</td><td>53,919</td><td> Philippines</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Paris</td><td>2,187,526</td><td>105</td><td>41</td><td>20,755</td><td>53,754</td><td> France</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>Union City</td><td>68,589</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>20,690</td><td>53,588</td><td> United States</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>Macau</td><td>681,293</td><td>33</td><td>13</td><td>20,620</td><td>53,406</td><td> China</td><td>2021</td></tr><tr><td>Mumbai</td><td>12,442,373</td><td>603</td><td>233</td><td>20,634</td><td>53,442</td><td> India</td><td>2013 2019</td></tr><tr><td>Nea Smyrni</td><td>72,853</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>20,615</td><td>53,393</td><td> Greece</td><td>2021</td></tr><tr><td>Colombo</td><td>752,993</td><td>37</td><td>14</td><td>20,351</td><td>52,710</td><td> Sri Lanka</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>L'Hospitalet de Llobregat</td><td>252,171</td><td>12</td><td>5</td><td>20,336</td><td>52,671</td><td> Spain</td><td>2016</td></tr><tr><td>West New York</td><td>52,912</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>20,288</td><td>52,547</td><td> United States</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>Saint-Gilles</td><td>50,002</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>19,842</td><td>51,391</td><td> Belgium</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Clichy</td><td>61,070</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>19,828</td><td>51,354</td><td> France</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>Kotsiubynske</td><td>17,249</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>19,826</td><td>51,351</td><td> Ukraine</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Courbevoie</td><td>81,719</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>19,597</td><td>50,756</td><td> France</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>Kallithea</td><td>97,616</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>19,473</td><td>50,434</td><td> Greece</td><td>2021</td></tr><tr><td>Boulogne-Billancourt</td><td>120,071</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>19,460</td><td>50,403</td><td> France</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>Las Piñas</td><td>615,549</td><td>32</td><td>12</td><td>19,224</td><td>49,790</td><td> Philippines</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Giv'atayim</td><td>62,242</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>19,210</td><td>49,755</td><td> Israel</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>General Mariano Alvarez</td><td>176,927</td><td>9</td><td>4</td><td>18,822</td><td>48,749</td><td> Philippines</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Koekelberg</td><td>21,990</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>18,795</td><td>48,679</td><td> Belgium</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Quezon City</td><td>3,084,270</td><td>166</td><td>64</td><td>18,633</td><td>48,259</td><td> Philippines</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Monaco</td><td>38,367</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>18,446</td><td>47,774</td><td> Monaco</td><td>2023</td></tr><tr><td>Les Lilas</td><td>23,045</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>18,290</td><td>47,370</td><td> France</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>Hoboken</td><td>60,419</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>18,226</td><td>47,205</td><td> United States</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>Pikine</td><td>758,554</td><td>42</td><td>16</td><td>18,061</td><td>46,778</td><td> Senegal</td><td>2023</td></tr><tr><td>Modi'in Illit</td><td>86,158</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>17,838</td><td>46,201</td><td> Israel</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Vanves</td><td>27,729</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>17,775</td><td>46,037</td><td> France</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>Asnières-sur-Seine</td><td>85,191</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>17,674</td><td>45,777</td><td> France</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl</td><td>1,110,565</td><td>63</td><td>24</td><td>17,503</td><td>45,334</td><td> Mexico</td><td>2010</td></tr><tr><td>Kathmandu</td><td>862,400</td><td>49</td><td>19</td><td>17,440</td><td>45,169</td><td> Nepal</td><td>2021</td></tr><tr><td>Sliema</td><td>22,591</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>17,378</td><td>45,008</td><td> Malta</td><td>2019</td></tr><tr><td>Howrah</td><td>1,077,075</td><td>63</td><td>24</td><td>17,096</td><td>44,280</td><td> India</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Santa Coloma de Gramenet</td><td>118,821</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>16,974</td><td>43,964</td><td> Spain</td><td>2019</td></tr><tr><td>Chittagong</td><td>2,582,401</td><td>155</td><td>60</td><td>16,661</td><td>43,151</td><td> Bangladesh</td><td>2018</td></tr><tr><td>Molenbeek-Saint-Jean</td><td>97,462</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>16,547</td><td>42,857</td><td> Belgium</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Freetown</td><td>1,347,559</td><td>81</td><td>31</td><td>16,539</td><td>42,835</td><td> Sierra Leone</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Keur Massar</td><td>759,849</td><td>46</td><td>18</td><td>16,518</td><td>42,783</td><td> Senegal</td><td>2023</td></tr><tr><td>Seoul</td><td>9,962,393</td><td>605</td><td>234</td><td>16,461</td><td>42,634</td><td> South Korea</td><td>2013</td></tr><tr><td>Charenton-le-Pont</td><td>30,374</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>16,418</td><td>42,524</td><td> France</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>La Garenne-Colombes</td><td>29,169</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>16,387</td><td>42,443</td><td> France</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>Schaerbeek</td><td>133,309</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>16,377</td><td>42,417</td><td> Belgium</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Neuilly-sur-Seine</td><td>60,361</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>16,183</td><td>41,913</td><td> France</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>Barcelona</td><td>1,636,732</td><td>101</td><td>39</td><td>16,149</td><td>41,827</td><td> Spain</td><td>2021</td></tr><tr><td>Issy-les-Moulineaux</td><td>68,451</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>16,106</td><td>41,715</td><td> France</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>Jakarta</td><td>10,562,088</td><td>662</td><td>255</td><td>15,967</td><td>41,354</td><td> Indonesia</td><td>2020}}</ref></td></tr><tr><td>Bat-Yam</td><td>129,584</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>15,842</td><td>41,030</td><td> Israel</td><td>2019</td></tr><tr><td>Gentilly</td><td>18,605</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>15,767</td><td>40,836</td><td> France</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>Cairo</td><td>9,539,673</td><td>606</td><td>234</td><td>15,742</td><td>40,772</td><td> Egypt</td><td>2019</td></tr><tr><td>Buenos Aires</td><td>3,120,612</td><td>203</td><td>78</td><td>15,372</td><td>39,815</td><td> Argentina</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>Bandung</td><td>2,510,103</td><td>167</td><td>64</td><td>15,031</td><td>38,929</td><td> Indonesia</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>Rosario, Cavite</td><td>112,572</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>14,793</td><td>38,313</td><td> Philippines</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>San Pedro, Laguna</td><td>348,968</td><td>24</td><td>9</td><td>14,510</td><td>37,581</td><td> Philippines</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Mandaue</td><td>364,482</td><td>25</td><td>10</td><td>14,475</td><td>37,490</td><td> Philippines</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Warabi</td><td>73,777</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>14,438</td><td>37,394</td><td> Japan</td><td>2023</td></tr><tr><td>Bacoor</td><td>661,381</td><td>46</td><td>18</td><td>14,325</td><td>37,102</td><td> Philippines</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>El'ad</td><td>50,289</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>14,368</td><td>37,214</td><td> Israel</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Beitar Illit</td><td>67,618</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>14,296</td><td>37,026</td><td> Israel</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Makati</td><td>309,770</td><td>22</td><td>8</td><td>14,255</td><td>36,922</td><td> Philippines</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Senglea</td><td>2,820</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>14,100</td><td>36,519</td><td> Malta</td><td>2013</td></tr><tr><td>Cimahi</td><td>568,400</td><td>40</td><td>16</td><td>14,080</td><td>36,467</td><td> Indonesia</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>Muntinlupa</td><td>552,225</td><td>40</td><td>15</td><td>13,892</td><td>35,981</td><td> Philippines</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Biñan</td><td>584,479</td><td>44</td><td>17</td><td>13,436</td><td>34,800</td><td> Philippines</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Lagos</td><td>15,388,000</td><td>1,171</td><td>452</td><td>13,138</td><td>34,027</td><td> Nigeria</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Gaza City</td><td>590,481</td><td>45</td><td>17</td><td>13,122</td><td>33,985</td><td> Palestine</td><td>2017</td></tr><tr><td>Kiryat Motzkin</td><td>49,400</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>13,103</td><td>33,938</td><td> Israel</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Geneva</td><td>201,818</td><td>16</td><td>6</td><td>12,677</td><td>32,833</td><td> Switzerland</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>Bekasi</td><td>2,543,676</td><td>210</td><td>81</td><td>12,085</td><td>31,299</td><td> Indonesia</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>Portici</td><td>53,801</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>11,903</td><td>30,828</td><td> Italy</td><td>2019</td></tr><tr><td>Tehran</td><td>8,737,510</td><td>750</td><td>290</td><td>11,650</td><td>30,174</td><td> Iran</td><td>2016</td></tr><tr><td>Tangerang</td><td>1,895,486</td><td>165</td><td>64</td><td>11,519</td><td>29,835</td><td> Indonesia</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>Yogyakarta</td><td>373,589</td><td>33</td><td>13</td><td>11,495</td><td>29,772</td><td> Indonesia</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>New York</td><td>8,804,199</td><td>778</td><td>300</td><td>11,314</td><td>29,304</td><td> United States</td><td>2020</td></tr></tbody></table>