Cities

View information on cities around the world using the list below. To see detailed information on a city, click its name to view its city page.

						Number of Buildings
Rank	City	Country	Population Source: United Nations	Area Source: United Nations	Density	150m+	200m+	300m+
1	Hong Kong	China	7,234,800	1,104 M km² 426 M mi²	6,553 people per km² 16,973 people per mi²	482	84	6
2	Shenzhen	China	3,538,275	412 M km² 159 M mi²	8,588 people per km² 22,243 people per mi²	297	104	14
3	New York City	United States	8,405,837	469 M km² 181 M mi²	17,923 people per km² 46,420 people per mi²	290	86	14
4	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	2,213,845	4,114 M km² 1,588 M mi²	538 people per km² 1,394 people per mi²	215	101	27
5	Shanghai	China	24,150,000	6,341 M km² 2,448 M mi²	3,809 people per km² 9,864 people per mi²	166	58	5
6	Tokyo	Japan	13,185,502	2,188 M km² 845 M mi²	6,026 people per km² 15,608 people per mi²	160	30	0
7	Chicago	United States	2,718,782	590 M km² 228 M mi²	4,608 people per km² 11,935 people per mi²	130	34	7
8	Chongqing	China	7,457,589	5,473 M km² 2,113 M mi²	1,363 people per km² 3,529 people per mi²	127	47	4
9	Guangzhou	China	11,070,654	3,843 M km² 1,484 M mi²	2,881 people per km² 7,461 people per mi²	121	38	10
10	Wuhan	China	—	—	—	101	37	4
11	Shenyang	China	—	—	—	94	28	2
12	Singapore	Singapore	5,399,200	716 M km² 276 M mi²	7,541 people per km² 19,531 people per mi²	94	33	0
13	Bangkok	Thailand	8,280,925	1,569 M km² 606 M mi²	5,278 people per km² 13,670 people per mi²	92	21	3
14	Jakarta	Indonesia	9,588,198	7,642 M km² 2,951 M mi²	1,255 people per km² 3,250 people per mi²	91	40	0
15	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	1,627,172	243 M km² 94 M mi²	6,696 people per km² 17,343 people per mi²	84	40	5
16	Chengdu	China	7,677,100	2,129 M km² 822 M mi²	3,606 people per km² 9,339 people per mi²	82	20	0
17	Seoul	South Korea	10,140,000	605 M km² 234 M mi²	16,760 people per km² 43,409 people per mi²	82	20	2
18	Toronto	Canada	2,615,060	630 M km² 243 M mi²	4,151 people per km² 10,751 people per mi²	68	23	0
19	Busan	South Korea	3,590,101	767 M km² 296 M mi²	4,681 people per km² 12,123 people per mi²	62	21	4
20	Nanjing	China	8,161,800	6,598 M km² 2,547 M mi²	1,237 people per km² 3,204 people per mi²	60	29	6
21	Melbourne	Australia	4,246,345	9,990 M km² 3,857 M mi²	425 people per km² 1,101 people per mi²	55	17	1
22	Mumbai	India	13,830,884	603 M km² 233 M mi²	22,937 people per km² 59,406 people per mi²	55	15	0
23	Nanning	China	—	—	—	55	28	5
24	Miami	United States	419,777	143 M km² 55 M mi²	2,936 people per km² 7,603 people per mi²	54	7	0
25	Panama City	Panama	880,691	275 M km² 106 M mi²	3,203 people per km² 8,295 people per mi²	54	23	0
26	Tianjin	China	—	—	—	54	26	3
27	Changsha	China	7,044,118	11,819 M km² 4,563 M mi²	596 people per km² 1,544 people per mi²	49	25	5
28	Istanbul	Turkey	—	—	—	47	8	0
29	Makati	Philippines	476,719	22 M km² 8 M mi²	21,669 people per km² 56,123 people per mi²	45	16	0
30	Moscow	Russia	—	—	—	45	17	6
31	Beijing	China	20,693,000	1,368 M km² 528 M mi²	15,126 people per km² 39,178 people per mi²	43	18	2
32	Osaka	Japan	2,666,371	223 M km² 86 M mi²	11,957 people per km² 30,968 people per mi²	43	5	1
33	Dalian	China	—	—	—	41	22	2
34	Incheon	South Korea	—	—	—	40	8	1
35	Hangzhou	China	—	—	—	39	14	0
36	Houston	United States	2,195,914	628 M km² 242 M mi²	3,497 people per km² 9,056 people per mi²	39	15	2
37	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	—	—	—	38	23	4
38	Sydney	Australia	4,627,345	12,145 M km² 4,689 M mi²	381 people per km² 987 people per mi²	37	10	0
39	Doha	Qatar	—	—	—	36	22	1
40	Macau	China	591,900	30 M km² 12 M mi²	19,730 people per km² 51,101 people per mi²	32	2	0
41	Nanchang	China	—	—	—	31	19	2
42	Suzhou	China	—	—	—	29	16	2
43	Xiamen	China	—	—	—	29	14	0
44	Zhuhai	China	—	—	—	28	7	2
45	Jinan	China	—	—	—	27	8	2
46	Los Angeles	United States	—	—	—	27	12	2
47	San Francisco	United States	825,111	232 M km² 90 M mi²	3,557 people per km² 9,211 people per mi²	26	5	1
48	London	United Kingdom	—	—	—	25	9	1
49	Mexico City	Mexico	—	—	—	24	5	0
50	Liuzhou	China	—	—	—	23	8	1
51	Hefei	China	—	—	—	22	13	0
52	Ningbo	China	—	—	—	22	4	0
53	Qingdao	China	—	—	—	22	9	0
54	Seattle	United States	2,615,060	630 M km² 243 M mi²	4,151 people per km² 10,751 people per mi²	22	5	0
55	Dallas	United States	—	—	—	21	7	0
56	Wuxi	China	—	—	—	21	12	4
57	Boston	United States	—	—	—	20	4	0
58	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	—	—	—	19	11	2
59	Calgary	Canada	—	—	—	18	5	0
60	Kunming	China	—	—	—	18	9	3
61	Atlanta	United States	—	—	—	17	10	1
62	Frankfurt am Main	Germany	—	—	—	17	5	0
63	Fuzhou	China	—	—	—	17	9	1
64	Kuwait City	Kuwait	—	—	—	17	9	3
65	Taiyuan	China	—	—	—	17	5	0
66	Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	—	—	—	16	3	1
67	Mandaluyong	Philippines	—	—	—	16	8	0
68	Xi’an	China	—	—	—	16	10	0
69	Brisbane	Australia	2,189,878	5,950 M km² 2,297 M mi²	368 people per km² 953 people per mi²	15	6	0
70	Guiyang	China	—	—	—	15	13	3
71	São Paulo	Brazil	—	—	—	15	0	0
72	Taichung	China	—	—	—	15	0	0
73	Tel Aviv	Israel	—	—	—	15	1	0
74	Balneario Camboriu	Brazil	—	—	—	14	1	0
75	Goyang	South Korea	—	—	—	14	14	0
76	Las Vegas	United States	596,424	136 M km² 53 M mi²	4,385 people per km² 11,358 people per mi²	14	0	0
77	Philadelphia	United States	5,441,567	1,800 M km² 695 M mi²	3,023 people per km² 7,830 people per mi²	14	7	1
78	Pyongyang	North Korea	—	—	—	14	5	0
79	Taipei	China	—	—	—	14	5	1
80	Courbevoie	France	—	—	—	13	1	0
81	Lanzhou	China	—	—	—	13	5	1
82	Manama	Bahrain	—	—	—	13	5	0
83	Bogota	Colombia	—	—	—	12	2	0
84	Jersey City	United States	—	—	—	12	3	0
85	Kolkata	India	—	—	—	12	1	0
86	Pattaya	Thailand	—	—	—	12	2	0
87	Sharjah	United Arab Emirates	—	—	—	12	4	0
88	Ankara	Turkey	—	—	—	11	0	0
89	Buenos Aires	Argentina	—	—	—	11	1	0
90	Dongguan	China	—	—	—	11	7	0
91	Montreal	Canada	—	—	—	11	2	0
92	Nagoya	Japan	2,296	126 M km² 49 M mi²	18 people per km² 47 people per mi²	11	4	0
93	Sunny Isles Beach	United States	—	—	—	11	0	0
94	Zhengzhou	China	—	—	—	11	6	0
95	Colombo	Sri Lanka	—	—	—	10	2	0
96	Daejeon	South Korea	—	—	—	10	0	0
97	Kawasaki	Japan	—	—	—	10	1	0
98	Pittsburgh	United States	—	—	—	10	2	0
99	Taguig City	Philippines	—	—	—	10	3	0
100	Gold Coast	Australia	—	—	—	9	3	1
101	Hanoi	Vietnam	—	—	—	9	4	1
102	Minneapolis	United States	—	—	—	9	4	0
103	Shijiazhuang	China	—	—	—	9	3	0
104	Yokohama	Japan	—	—	—	9	2	0
105	Zhanjiang	China	—	—	—	9	2	0
106	Denver	United States	—	—	—	8	3	0
107	Detroit	United States	—	—	—	8	1	0
108	Harbin	China	—	—	—	8	4	0
109	Kaohsiung	China	—	—	—	8	3	1
110	Pasig	Philippines	—	—	—	8	4	0
111	San Pedro Garza García	Mexico	—	—	—	8	2	0
112	Urumqi	China	—	—	—	8	1	0
113	Warsaw	Poland	—	—	—	8	2	0
114	Charlotte	United States	—	—	—	7	3	0
115	Huizhou	China	—	—	—	7	4	0
116	Manila	Philippines	—	—	—	7	2	0
117	Mecca	Saudi Arabia	—	—	—	7	7	1
118	Surabaya	Indonesia	—	—	—	7	1	0
119	Daegu	South Korea	—	—	—	6	2	0
120	Foshan	China	—	—	—	6	5	0
121	Izmir	Turkey	—	—	—	6	3	0
122	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	3,456,259	4,686 M km² 1,809 M mi²	738 people per km² 1,910 people per mi²	6	2	0
123	Kobe	Japan	—	—	—	6	0	0
124	Laibin	China	—	—	—	6	0	0
125	Austin	United States	—	—	—	5	2	0
126	Burnaby	Canada	—	—	—	5	0	0
127	Cartagena	Colombia	—	—	—	5	1	0
128	Changchun	China	—	—	—	5	2	0
129	Columbus	United States	—	—	—	5	0	0
130	Haikou	China	—	—	—	5	3	0
131	Johor Bahru	Malaysia	—	—	—	5	3	0
132	Madrid	Spain	—	—	—	5	4	0
133	Monterrey	Mexico	—	—	—	5	2	1
134	New Taipei City	China	—	—	—	5	1	0
135	Penang	Malaysia	—	—	—	5	1	0
136	Rotterdam	Netherlands	—	—	—	5	0	0
137	Tangerang	Indonesia	—	—	—	5	1	0
138	Ulsan	South Korea	—	—	—	5	2	0
139	Wenzhou	China	—	—	—	5	2	1
140	Zhongshan	China	—	—	—	5	5	1
141	Auckland	New Zealand	—	—	—	4	0	0
142	Baku	Azerbaijan	2,122,300	2,130 M km² 822 M mi²	996 people per km² 2,581 people per mi²	4	0	0
143	Baltimore	United States	—	—	—	4	0	0
144	Caracas	Venezuela	—	—	—	4	2	0
145	Chiba	Japan	—	—	—	4	0	0
146	Cleveland	United States	—	—	—	4	3	0
147	Hwaseong	South Korea	—	—	—	4	4	0
148	Johannesburg	South Africa	—	—	—	4	2	0
149	Milan	Italy	—	—	—	4	2	0
150	New Orleans	United States	—	—	—	4	1	0
151	Nonthaburi	Thailand	—	—	—	4	3	0
152	Perth	Australia	—	—	—	4	3	0
153	Portland	United States	640,000	376 M km² 145 M mi²	1,702 people per km² 4,409 people per mi²	4	0	0
154	Puteaux	France	—	—	—	4	0	0
155	Sanya	China	—	—	—	4	2	0
156	Tampa	United States	—	—	—	4	0	0
157	Tulsa	United States	—	—	—	4	1	0
158	Yantai	China	—	—	—	4	1	1
159	Beirut	Lebanon	—	—	—	3	0	0
160	Changzhou	China	—	—	—	3	3	0
161	Cincinnati	United States	—	—	—	3	1	0
162	Dar es Salaam	Tanzania	—	—	—	3	0	0
163	Fort Worth	United States	—	—	—	3	0	0
164	Hartford	United States	—	—	—	3	0	0
165	Hiroshima	Japan	—	—	—	3	0	0
166	Indianapolis	United States	—	—	—	3	1	0
167	Jiangmen	China	—	—	—	3	2	0
168	Luoyang	China	—	—	—	3	1	0
169	Manchester	United Kingdom	—	—	—	3	1	0
170	Milwaukee	United States	—	—	—	3	0	0
171	Mississauga	Canada	—	—	—	3	0	0
172	Nantong	China	—	—	—	3	3	0
173	Nur-Sultan	Kazakhstan	1,136,008	797 M km² 308 M mi²	1,425 people per km² 3,692 people per mi²	3	0	0
174	Oklahoma City	United States	—	—	—	3	1	0
175	Ordos	China	—	—	—	3	0	0
176	Putrajaya	Malaysia	—	—	—	3	0	0
177	Quezon City	Philippines	—	—	—	3	1	0
178	Ramat Gan	Israel	—	—	—	3	1	0
179	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	—	—	—	3	0	0
180	San Diego	United States	—	—	—	3	0	0
181	St. Louis	United States	—	—	—	3	0	0
182	Vancouver	Canada	—	—	—	3	1	0
183	Vienna	Austria	—	—	—	3	2	0
184	Wuhu	China	—	—	—	3	1	0
185	Yekaterinburg	Russia	—	—	—	3	1	0
186	Zapopan	Mexico	—	—	—	3	0	0
187	Zhenjiang	China	—	—	—	3	2	1
188	Al Fujayrah	United Arab Emirates	—	—	—	2	0	0
189	Anyang	South Korea	—	—	—	2	0	0
190	Atlantic City	United States	—	—	—	2	1	0
191	Barcelona	Spain	—	—	—	2	0	0
192	Barranquilla	Colombia	—	—	—	2	0	0
193	Barueri	Brazil	—	—	—	2	0	0
194	Batumi	Georgia	—	—	—	2	1	0
195	Benidorm	Spain	—	—	—	2	0	0
196	Bnei Brak	Israel	—	—	—	2	0	0
197	Bucheon	South Korea	—	—	—	2	2	0
198	Changwon	South Korea	—	—	—	2	0	0
199	Curitiba	Brazil	—	—	—	2	0	0
200	Da Nang	Vietnam	—	—	—	2	0	0
201	Edmonton	Canada	—	—	—	2	1	0
202	Fangchenggang	China	—	—	—	2	0	0
203	Fort Lee	United States	—	—	—	2	0	0
204	Goiania	Brazil	—	—	—	2	0	0
205	Guadalajara	Mexico	—	—	—	2	1	0
206	Huzhou	China	—	—	—	2	2	0
207	Hyderabad	India	—	—	—	2	0	0
208	Jacksonville	United States	—	—	—	2	0	0
209	Joao Pessoa	Brazil	—	—	—	2	0	0
210	Kansas City	United States	—	—	—	2	0	0
211	Lianyungang	China	—	—	—	2	1	0
212	Louisville	United States	—	—	—	2	0	0
213	Lyon	France	—	—	—	2	1	0
214	Medan	Indonesia	—	—	—	2	0	0
215	Medellin	Colombia	—	—	—	2	0	0
216	Miami Beach	United States	—	—	—	2	0	0
217	Nairobi	Kenya	—	—	—	2	1	0
218	Nanterre	France	—	—	—	2	0	0
219	Nashville	United States	—	—	—	2	0	0
220	Nha Trang	Vietnam	—	—	—	2	0	0
221	Noida	India	—	—	—	2	0	0
222	Paris	France	—	—	—	2	1	0
223	Parramatta	Australia	—	—	—	2	0	0
224	Praia Grande	Brazil	—	—	—	2	0	0
225	Quanzhou	China	—	—	—	2	0	0
226	Saitama	Japan	—	—	—	2	0	0
227	San Juan (PH)	Philippines	—	—	—	2	0	0
228	Sandy Springs	United States	—	—	—	2	0	0
229	Santiago	Chile	—	—	—	2	1	1
230	Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	—	—	—	2	0	0
231	Sendai, Miyagi	Japan	—	—	—	2	0	0
232	Suwon	South Korea	—	—	—	2	0	0
233	Zibo	China	—	—	—	2	0	0
234	Ajman	United Arab Emirates	—	—	—	1	1	0
235	Al Khobar	Saudi Arabia	—	—	—	1	1	0
236	Albany	United States	—	—	—	1	0	0
237	Algiers	Algeria	1,570,000	1,190 M km² 459 M mi²	1,319 people per km² 3,417 people per mi²	1	1	0
238	Almaty	Kazakhstan	—	—	—	1	0	0
239	Amman	Jordan	—	—	—	1	0	0
240	Amsterdam	Netherlands	—	—	—	1	0	0
241	Anshan	China	—	—	—	1	0	0
242	Ashgabat	Turkmenistan	—	—	—	1	0	0
243	Bangalore	India	—	—	—	1	0	0
244	Baoding	China	—	—	—	1	0	0
245	Baoji	China	—	—	—	1	1	0
246	Basel	Switzerland	—	—	—	1	0	0
247	Bat Yam	Israel	—	—	—	1	0	0
248	Beihai	China	—	—	—	1	0	0
249	Bilbao	Spain	—	—	—	1	0	0
250	Bonn	Germany	—	—	—	1	0	0
251	Bucaramanga	Colombia	—	—	—	1	0	0
252	Buffalo	United States	—	—	—	1	0	0
253	Cali	Colombia	—	—	—	1	0	0
254	Cape Canaveral	United States	—	—	—	1	0	0
255	Cebu	Philippines	—	—	—	1	0	0
256	Cheongju	South Korea	—	—	—	1	0	0
257	Chonan	South Korea	—	—	—	1	1	0
258	Chongzuo	China	—	—	—	1	0	0
259	Damman	Saudi Arabia	—	—	—	1	0	0
260	Des Moines	United States	—	—	—	1	0	0
261	Dhaka	Bangladesh	—	—	—	1	0	0
262	Dongying	China	—	—	—	1	1	0
263	Durban	South Africa	—	—	—	1	0	0
264	Fort Lauderdale	United States	—	—	—	1	0	0
265	Ganzhou	China	—	—	—	1	1	0
266	Gdansk	Poland	—	—	—	1	0	0
267	Gifu	Japan	—	—	—	1	0	0
268	Givatayim	Israel	—	—	—	1	1	0
269	Gurgaon	India	—	—	—	1	0	0
270	Hachioji	Japan	—	—	—	1	0	0
271	Hallandale Beach	United States	—	—	—	1	0	0
272	Hamamatsu	Japan	—	—	—	1	1	0
273	Hohhot	China	—	—	—	1	0	0
274	Ichikawa	Japan	—	—	—	1	0	0
275	Inazawa	Japan	—	—	—	1	0	0
276	Izumisano	Japan	—	—	—	1	1	0
277	Kawaguchi	Japan	—	—	—	1	0	0
278	Kiev	Ukraine	—	—	—	1	0	0
279	Konya	Turkey	—	—	—	1	0	0
280	Lagos	Nigeria	—	—	—	1	0	0
281	Léon	Mexico	—	—	—	1	0	0
282	Little Rock	United States	—	—	—	1	0	0
283	Maebashi	Japan	—	—	—	1	0	0
284	Malmö	Sweden	341,457	30 M km² 12 M mi²	11,382 people per km² 29,479 people per mi²	1	0	0
285	Mersin	Turkey	—	—	—	1	0	0
286	Miyazaki	Japan	—	—	—	1	0	0
287	Mobile	United States	—	—	—	1	1	0
288	Monaco	Monaco	—	—	—	1	0	0
289	Montevideo	Uruguay	—	—	—	1	0	0
290	Niagara Falls	Canada	—	—	—	1	0	0
291	Nova Lima	Brazil	—	—	—	1	0	0
292	Omaha	United States	—	—	—	1	0	0
293	Phnom Penh	Cambodia	—	—	—	1	0	0
294	Qinzhou	China	—	—	—	1	0	0
295	Raleigh	United States	—	—	—	1	0	0
296	Rizhao	China	—	—	—	1	1	0
297	Salvador	Brazil	—	—	—	1	0	0
298	San Antonio	United States	—	—	—	1	0	0
299	Sapporo	Japan	—	—	—	1	0	0
300	Sevilla	Spain	—	—	—	1	0	0
301	Shangyu	China	—	—	—	1	1	0
302	Shaoxing	China	—	—	—	1	1	0
303	St. Petersburg	Russia	—	—	—	1	1	1
304	Sulaymaniyah	Iraq	—	—	—	1	0	0
305	Surrey	Canada	—	—	—	1	0	0
306	Taicang	China	—	—	—	1	0	0
307	Takamatsu	Japan	—	—	—	1	0	0
308	Tehran	Iran	—	—	—	1	0	0
309	Turin	Italy	—	—	—	1	0	0
310	Virginia Beach	United States	—	—	—	1	0	0
311	Weihai	China	—	—	—	1	0	0
312	Wonsan	North Korea	—	—	—	1	0	0
313	Wroclaw	Poland	—	—	—	1	1	0
314	Xuzhou	China	—	—	—	1	1	0
315	Yichang	China	—	—	—	1	0	0
316	Yinchuan	China	—	—	—	1	1	0
317	Yiwu	China	—	—	—	1	1	0
318	Yixing	China	—	—	—	1	1	0
319	Yulin	China	—	—	—	1	0	0
320	Yuxi	China	—	—	—	1	1	0

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