City Size Directory

Browse all 97 cities — sortable by area, population, density, or founded year. Compare any two cities side by side on synchronized maps.

At a glance

Largest by area

  1. 1.Chennai426,830,040 km²
  2. 2.Doha132,000,000 km²
  3. 3.Dublin114,990,000 km²
  4. 4.Hangzhou16,854 km²
  5. 5.Beijing16,411 km²
  6. 6.Brisbane15,826 km²
  7. 7.Chengdu14,378 km²
  8. 8.Sydney12,368 km²
  9. 9.Xi'an10,097 km²
  10. 10.Melbourne9,993 km²

Administrative city area

Most populous

  1. 1.Shanghai24.9M
  2. 2.Beijing21.5M
  3. 3.Chengdu20.9M
  4. 4.Guangzhou18.7M
  5. 5.Shenzhen17.6M
  6. 6.Dhaka16.8M
  7. 7.Delhi16.8M
  8. 8.Istanbul15.5M
  9. 9.Lagos15.4M
  10. 10.Karachi14.9M

City proper population

Densest

  1. 1.Dhaka45,652/km²
  2. 2.Manila43,023/km²
  3. 3.Mumbai20,630/km²
  4. 4.Paris20,571/km²
  5. 5.Bangalore16,640/km²
  6. 6.Barcelona16,436/km²
  7. 7.Athens16,410/km²
  8. 8.Seoul16,149/km²
  9. 9.Jakarta15,952/km²
  10. 10.Buenos Aires15,074/km²

People per km²

Oldest

  1. 1.Athens7000 BC
  2. 2.Delhi1500 BC
  3. 3.Lisbon1200 BC
  4. 4.Beijing1045 BC
  5. 5.Rome753 BC
  6. 6.Istanbul660 BC
  7. 7.Vienna500 BC
  8. 8.Chengdu310 BC
  9. 9.Paris250 BC
  10. 10.Barcelona230 BC

Year founded

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Showing 97 of 97

Asia

Shanghai

China

6,341 km²

24.9M people

Beijing

China

16,411 km²

21.5M people

Guangzhou

China

7,434 km²

18.7M people

Shenzhen

China

1,997 km²

17.6M people

Delhi

India

1,484 km²

16.8M people

Tokyo

Japan

2,194 km²

14.0M people

Mumbai

India

603 km²

12.4M people

Jakarta

Indonesia

662 km²

10.6M people

Bangkok

Thailand

1,569 km²

10.5M people

Seoul

South Korea

605 km²

9.8M people

Tehran

Iran

730 km²

9.1M people

Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam

2,061 km²

9.0M people

Hanoi

Vietnam

3,359 km²

8.1M people

Hong Kong

China

1,114 km²

7.4M people

Singapore

Singapore

733 km²

5.5M people

Dubai

UAE

4,114 km²

3.3M people

Osaka

Japan

225 km²

2.8M people

Taipei

Taiwan

272 km²

2.6M people

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

243 km²

2.0M people

Manila

Philippines

43 km²

1.9M people

Europe

Istanbul

Turkey

5,461 km²

15.5M people

Moscow

Russia

2,511 km²

12.5M people

London

UK

1,572 km²

9.0M people

Berlin

Germany

892 km²

3.6M people

Madrid

Spain

604 km²

3.3M people

Rome

Italy

1,285 km²

2.9M people

Paris

France

105 km²

2.2M people

Vienna

Austria

415 km²

2.0M people

Barcelona

Spain

101 km²

1.7M people

Stockholm

Sweden

188 km²

1.0M people

Amsterdam

Netherlands

219 km²

0.9M people

Lisbon

Portugal

100 km²

0.6M people

Zurich

Switzerland

88 km²

0.4M people

North America

Mexico City

Mexico

1,485 km²

9.2M people

New York

USA

783 km²

8.3M people

Los Angeles

USA

1,302 km²

4.0M people

Toronto

Canada

630 km²

2.9M people

Chicago

USA

606 km²

2.7M people

San Francisco

USA

121 km²

0.9M people

Washington D.C.

USA

177 km²

0.7M people

Boston

USA

232 km²

0.7M people

Miami

USA

143 km²

0.4M people

South America

São Paulo

Brazil

1,521 km²

12.3M people

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

1,221 km²

6.8M people

Buenos Aires

Argentina

203 km²

3.1M people

Africa

Lagos

Nigeria

1,172 km²

15.4M people

Cairo

Egypt

3,085 km²

10.1M people

Nairobi

Kenya

696 km²

4.7M people

Oceania

Sydney

Australia

12,368 km²

5.3M people

Melbourne

Australia

9,993 km²

5.1M people