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This is a list of metropolitan areas by population density covering the top 50 most densely populated cities.

City Population Area Density Country
km2 mi² / km2 / mi²
Malé 212,138 [1] 1.956 [1] 0.755 107,958 280,977   Maldives
Manila 1,780,148 [2] 38.55 [3] 14.88 43,079 111,576   Philippines
Bogor 866,034 [4] 21.56 [5] 8.32 40,169 104,037   Indonesia
Kolkata 15,333,000 [6] 206 [7] 80 27,774 71,935   India
Levallois-Perret 66,082 [8] 2.41 [8] 0.93 27,420 71,017   France
Mandaluyong 305,576 [2] 11.26 [3] 4.35 27,138 70,288   Philippines
Neapoli 30,279 [9] 1.17 [9] 0.45 25,879 67,027   Greece
Caloocan 1,378,856 [2] 53.34 [3] 20.6 25,850 66,952   Philippines
Karachi 23,382,881 [10] 3527 [11] 1362 6630 17168   Pakistan
Chennai 4,616,639 [6] 181.04 [12] 69.9 25,501 66,047   India
Sukabumi 300,694 [4] 12.15 [5] 4.69 24,748 64,099   Indonesia
Hyderabad 4,068,611 [6] 172.70 [13] 66.68 23,559 61,017   India
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode 26,488 [14] 1.14 [15] 0.44 23,235 60,179   Belgium
Malabon 363,681 [2] 15.76 [3] 6.08 23,076 59,767   Philippines
Kallithea 109,609 [16] 4.75 [16] 1.83 23,076 59,767   Greece
Mumbai 13,830,884 [6] 603.0 [13] 232.8 22,937 59,406   India
Jaigaon 38,689 [17] 1.69 [18] 0.65 22,893 59,293   India
Navotas 245,344 [2] 10.77 [3] 4.16 22,780 59,001   Philippines
Ampelokipoi 40,959 [9] 1.80 [9] 0.69 22,755 58,935   Greece
Hospitalet de Llobregat 265,444 [19] 12.40 [20] 4.787 21,407 55,451   Spain
Pasay 403,064 [2] 19.00 [3] 7.34 21,214 54,944   Philippines
Nea Smyrni 73,986 [16] 3.52 [16] 1.36 21,019 54,439   Greece
Bogota 7,862,677 [21] 379.9 [22] 146.6 20,691 53.630   Colombia
Paris 2,165,423 [23] 105.4 [23] [24] 40.5 20,545 53,211   France
Dhaka 7,000,940 [25] 360.0 [26] 138.99 19,447 50,368   Bangladesh
Ahmedabad 3,959,432 [6] 204 78.8 19,408 50,269   India
Athens 745,514 [16] 38.96 [16] 15.04 19,135 49,560   Greece
Union City 62,715 [27] 3.29 1.27 [28] 19,066 49,381   United States
Saint-Gilles 46,931 [14] 2.52 [15] 0.97 18,623 48,234   Belgium
Macau 542,200 [29] 29.2 [30] 11.3 18,568 48,092   China
Prayagraj 1,142,722 [6] 63.38 [13] 24.47 18,030 46,697   India
Sylhet 463,198 [25] 26.5 [31] 10.23 17,479 45,278   Bangladesh
Patna 1,875,572 [6] 108.34 [13] 41.83 17,311 44,837   India
Seoul 10,464,051 [32] 605.25 [33] 233.68 17,288 44,778   South Korea

See also

References

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