Population in largest city by country
Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.
Countries reporting
153
Highest
37.04 million
Japan
Lowest
348,404
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Median
2.38 million
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
10,098
What the numbers show
Population in largest city is currently reported for 153 countries. The highest value is 37.04 million in Japan; the lowest is 348,404 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.38 million, and the mean is 4.98 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 106.
Over the past decade 146 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Benin (up 81.4%), and the largest decrease in Moldova (down 7.9%).
Population in largest city: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 37.04 million | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 2 | India | 34.67 million | 2025 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 3 | China | 30.48 million | 2025 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 24.65 million | 2025 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Egypt | 23.07 million | 2025 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 22.99 million | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 7 | Mexico | 22.75 million | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 8 | United States | 19.15 million | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 9 | Pakistan | 18.08 million | 2025 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 17.78 million | 2025 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Nigeria | 17.16 million | 2025 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Turkey | 16.24 million | 2025 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Argentina | 15.75 million | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 14 | Philippines | 15.23 million | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 15 | Russia | 12.74 million | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 16 | Colombia | 11.80 million | 2025 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Indonesia | 11.63 million | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 18 | Peru | 11.52 million | 2025 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 19 | Thailand | 11.39 million | 2025 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 20 | France | 11.35 million | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 21 | Angola | 10.03 million | 2025 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 22 | South Korea | 10.03 million | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 9.84 million | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 24 | Vietnam | 9.82 million | 2025 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Iran | 9.73 million | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 26 | Malaysia | 9.00 million | 2025 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Tanzania | 8.56 million | 2025 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Iraq | 8.14 million | 2025 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 7.95 million | 2025 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Hong Kong | 7.77 million | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 31 | Chile | 7.00 million | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 32 | Spain | 6.81 million | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 33 | Sudan | 6.75 million | 2025 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Canada | 6.49 million | 2025 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 35 | South Africa | 6.44 million | 2025 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Singapore | 6.16 million | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.06 million | 2025 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 5.96 million | 2025 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Myanmar | 5.81 million | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 40 | Kenya | 5.77 million | 2025 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Australia | 5.39 million | 2025 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 42 | Afghanistan | 4.88 million | 2025 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Cameroon | 4.85 million | 2025 | up 56.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Israel | 4.57 million | 2025 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Italy | 4.35 million | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 46 | Uganda | 4.27 million | 2025 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Madagascar | 4.23 million | 2025 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Ghana | 4.04 million | 2025 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Morocco | 4.01 million | 2025 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 50 | Senegal | 3.66 million | 2025 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 3.65 million | 2025 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Paraguay | 3.63 million | 2025 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Germany | 3.58 million | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 54 | Yemen | 3.53 million | 2025 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 3.52 million | 2025 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Zambia | 3.47 million | 2025 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Kuwait | 3.40 million | 2025 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Ecuador | 3.24 million | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 59 | Guatemala | 3.23 million | 2025 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 60 | North Korea | 3.21 million | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 61 | Mali | 3.18 million | 2025 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Greece | 3.16 million | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 63 | Haiti | 3.13 million | 2025 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 64 | United Arab Emirates | 3.09 million | 2025 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Portugal | 3.03 million | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 66 | Ukraine | 3.02 million | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 67 | Venezuela | 3.02 million | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 68 | Algeria | 3.00 million | 2025 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 69 | Somalia | 2.85 million | 2025 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Congo | 2.81 million | 2025 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Syria | 2.80 million | 2025 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 2.67 million | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 73 | Tunisia | 2.55 million | 2025 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 2.50 million | 2025 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 75 | Puerto Rico | 2.43 million | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 76 | Cambodia | 2.43 million | 2025 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Lebanon | 2.38 million | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 78 | Jordan | 2.27 million | 2025 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Guinea | 2.25 million | 2025 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Cuba | 2.16 million | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 81 | Belgium | 2.14 million | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 82 | Togo | 2.11 million | 2025 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Belarus | 2.07 million | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 84 | Panama | 2.05 million | 2025 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Kazakhstan | 2.04 million | 2025 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 86 | Austria | 2.01 million | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 87 | Bolivia | 2.00 million | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 88 | Mozambique | 1.98 million | 2025 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Poland | 1.80 million | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 90 | Liberia | 1.79 million | 2025 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Uruguay | 1.79 million | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 92 | Hungary | 1.78 million | 2025 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 93 | Romania | 1.76 million | 2025 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 94 | Sweden | 1.74 million | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 95 | Mongolia | 1.72 million | 2025 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Chad | 1.72 million | 2025 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 97 | New Zealand | 1.71 million | 2025 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 98 | Oman | 1.70 million | 2025 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Nepal | 1.67 million | 2025 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Honduras | 1.65 million | 2025 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Zimbabwe | 1.63 million | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 102 | Mauritania | 1.61 million | 2025 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Niger | 1.56 million | 2025 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Costa Rica | 1.50 million | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 105 | Switzerland | 1.46 million | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 106 | Serbia | 1.41 million | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 107 | Denmark | 1.40 million | 2025 | up 10.2% | flat |
| 108 | Malawi | 1.39 million | 2025 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Sierra Leone | 1.39 million | 2025 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Benin | 1.38 million | 2025 | up 81.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Finland | 1.35 million | 2025 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 112 | Burundi | 1.35 million | 2025 | up 79.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Czechia | 1.33 million | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 114 | Rwanda | 1.33 million | 2025 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Ireland | 1.30 million | 2025 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 116 | Bulgaria | 1.29 million | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 117 | Libya | 1.20 million | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 118 | Netherlands | 1.19 million | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 119 | Eritrea | 1.15 million | 2025 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.15 million | 2025 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 121 | El Salvador | 1.13 million | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 122 | Nicaragua | 1.12 million | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 123 | Norway | 1.12 million | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 124 | Armenia | 1.10 million | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 125 | Georgia | 1.09 million | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 126 | Tajikistan | 1.04 million | 2025 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 127 | Central African Republic | 1.02 million | 2025 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Turkmenistan | 941,130 | 2025 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 129 | Gabon | 899,225 | 2025 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Qatar | 831,689 | 2025 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Palestine | 823,407 | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Laos | 755,941 | 2025 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Bahrain | 743,066 | 2025 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau | 709,092 | 2025 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Macao | 701,381 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 136 | Croatia | 684,359 | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 137 | Sri Lanka | 647,557 | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 138 | North Macedonia | 620,825 | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 139 | Djibouti | 616,332 | 2025 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Latvia | 615,764 | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 141 | Jamaica | 603,770 | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 142 | Trinidad and Tobago | 546,564 | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 143 | Lithuania | 541,517 | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 144 | Albania | 535,702 | 2025 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 145 | Equatorial Guinea | 512,750 | 2025 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Namibia | 511,369 | 2025 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Gambia | 510,303 | 2025 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 148 | South Sudan | 500,088 | 2025 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Moldova | 484,352 | 2025 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 150 | Estonia | 457,657 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 151 | Slovakia | 443,679 | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 152 | Papua New Guinea | 431,903 | 2025 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 348,404 | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
About this data
Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.