Most Densely Populated Cities
City↕ | Country↕ | Density (per km2)↕ | Population↕ | Area (km2)↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manila | Philippines | 46,178 | 1,846,513 | 42 | Densest city proper on Earth, Tondo slums, Spanish colonial core |
Mumbai | India | 20,482 | 12,478,447 | 603 | Dharavi slum, Bollywood, financial capital of India |
Dhaka | Bangladesh | 29,069 | 8,906,039 | 306 | Fastest growing megacity, garment industry, cyclone-prone delta |
Caloocan | Philippines | 27,916 | 1,661,584 | 53 | Metro Manila satellite city, extreme density |
Pateros | Philippines | 36,447 | 65,227 | 2 | Smallest Metro Manila municipality, balut duck eggs |
Macau | China | 21,412 | 686,607 | 32 | Gambling capital, Portuguese heritage, highest density SAR |
Paris | France | 20,754 | 2,165,423 | 105 | Haussmann 6-story limit creates Europe's densest capital |
Chennai | India | 26,553 | 4,646,732 | 175 | Tamil capital, Marina Beach, automotive hub of India |
Kolkata | India | 24,306 | 4,496,694 | 185 | Former British Indian capital, trams, Howrah Bridge |
Hong Kong | China | 7,140 | 7,500,700 | 1,051 | Mong Kok district densest neighborhood globally, vertical living |
Cairo | Egypt | 19,376 | 10,230,350 | 528 | Nile megacity, City of the Dead, informal settlements |
Lagos | Nigeria | 13,712 | 15,300,000 | 1,171 | Africa's biggest city, Makoko floating slum |
Seoul | South Korea | 16,000 | 9,776,000 | 605 | K-pop capital, apartment forests, Gangnam |
Athens | Greece | 17,040 | 664,046 | 39 | Dense low-rise polykatoikia apartment blocks |
Bogota | Colombia | 16,006 | 7,743,955 | 1,587 | Andean plateau megacity, extreme altitude density |
Lima | Peru | 14,000 | 9,752,000 | 2,672 | Desert megacity, pueblos jovenes hillside barrios |
Jakarta | Indonesia | 15,906 | 10,562,000 | 664 | Sinking megacity, being abandoned for new capital Nusantara |
Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 4,363 | 9,320,000 | 2,095 | Scooter density, District 1 packed colonial core |
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