The World - Top 100+ Cities by Population
Population data by city is the population of the city itself, not the metro area (for specific metro area data, see our ranking by metro area). Data is as of 2011 estimates.
| Rank | City | Country | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,626. | Jessore | Bangladesh | 243,987 | |
| 1,625. | Reading | United Kingdom | 244,070 | |
| 1,624. | Trabzon | Turkey | 244,083 | |
| 1,623. | Baruta | Venezuela | 244,216 | |
| 1,622. | Bihār Sharīf | India | 244,230 | |
| 1,621. | Bago | Myanmar | 244,376 | |
| 1,620. | Hebi | China | 244,662 | |
| 1,619. | Braunschweig | Germany | 244,715 | |
| 1,618. | Saint Petersburg | United States | 244,769 | |
| 1,617. | Nizhnevartovsk | Russia | 244,937 | |
| 1,616. | Gorgān | Iran | 244,937 | |
| 1,615. | Ji’an | China | 245,000 | |
| 1,614. | Nicolás Romero | Mexico | 245,383 | |
| 1,613. | Juliaca | Peru | 245,675 | |
| 1,612. | Shimonoseki | Japan | 245,786 | |
| 1,611. | Mau | India | 246,050 | |
| 1,610. | A Coruña | Spain | 246,056 | |
| 1,609. | Southampton | United Kingdom | 246,201 | |
| 1,608. | Rizhao | China | 246,387 | |
| 1,607. | Mito-shi | Japan | 246,538 | |
| 1,606. | San Cristóbal | Venezuela | 246,583 | |
| 1,605. | Nottingham | United Kingdom | 246,654 | |
| 1,604. | Vanderbijlpark | South Africa | 246,754 | |
| 1,603. | Orsk | Russia | 246,836 | |
| 1,602. | Ica | Peru | 246,844 | |
| 1,601. | Chemnitz | Germany | 247,220 | |
| 1,600. | Udon Thani | Thailand | 247,231 | |
| 1,599. | Plymouth | United Kingdom | 247,297 | |
| 1,598. | Sāgar | India | 247,333 | |
| 1,597. | Jersey City | United States | 247,597 | |
| 1,596. | Buxoro | Uzbekistan | 247,644 | |
| 1,595. | Palmira | Colombia | 247,986 | |
| 1,594. | Oshawa | Canada | 247,989 | |
| 1,593. | Częstochowa | Poland | 248,125 | |
| 1,592. | Jimeta | Nigeria | 248,148 | |
| 1,591. | Montpellier | France | 248,252 | |
| 1,590. | Dniprodzerzhyns’k | Ukraine | 248,575 | |
| 1,589. | Fukui-shi | Japan | 248,707 | |
| 1,588. | Santa Maria | Brazil | 249,219 | |
| 1,587. | Kirovohrad | Ukraine | 249,454 | |
| 1,586. | Volta Redonda | Brazil | 249,580 | |
| 1,585. | Porto | Portugal | 249,633 | |
| 1,584. | Várzea Grande | Brazil | 249,752 | |
| 1,583. | San Bernardo | Chile | 249,858 | |
| 1,582. | Niš | Serbia | 250,000 | |
| 1,581. | Colonia del Valle | Mexico | 250,000 | |
| 1,580. | Tel Aviv | Israel | 250,000 | |
| 1,579. | Praia Grande | Brazil | 250,027 | |
| 1,578. | Āvadi | India | 250,044 | |
| 1,577. | Altona | Germany | 250,192 | |
| 1,576. | Gombe | Nigeria | 250,258 | |
| 1,575. | Libertad | Philippines | 250,353 | |
| 1,574. | Iwo | Nigeria | 250,443 | |
| 1,573. | Santa Clara | Cuba | 250,512 | |
| 1,572. | Sonīpat | India | 250,521 | |
| 1,571. | Wafangdian | China | 250,591 | |
| 1,570. | Banda Aceh | Indonesia | 250,757 | |
| 1,569. | Tirupati | India | 250,821 | |
| 1,568. | Governador Valadares | Brazil | 250,878 | |
| 1,567. | Morogoro | Tanzania | 250,902 | |
| 1,566. | Los Reyes | Mexico | 251,168 | |
| 1,565. | San Fernando | Philippines | 251,248 | |
| 1,564. | Nanyang | China | 251,532 | |
| 1,563. | Taubaté | Brazil | 251,641 | |
| 1,562. | Qarchak | Iran | 251,834 | |
| 1,561. | Eimsbüttel | Germany | 251,907 | |
| 1,560. | Borūjerd | Iran | 251,958 | |
| 1,559. | Barueri | Brazil | 251,994 | |
| 1,558. | Messina | Italy | 252,026 | |
| 1,557. | Suihua | China | 252,245 | |
| 1,556. | Floridablanca | Colombia | 252,267 | |
| 1,555. | Dirē Dawa | Ethiopia | 252,279 | |
| 1,554. | Thiès Nones | Senegal | 252,320 | |
| 1,553. | El Fasher | Sudan | 252,609 | |
| 1,552. | Wolverhampton | United Kingdom | 252,791 | |
| 1,551. | Richards Bay | South Africa | 252,968 | |
| 1,550. | Talcahuano | Chile | 252,968 | |
| 1,549. | Laohekou | China | 253,112 | |
| 1,548. | Vitória da Conquista | Brazil | 253,137 | |
| 1,547. | Verona | Italy | 253,208 | |
| 1,546. | Naihāti | India | 253,221 | |
| 1,545. | Fort Wayne | United States | 253,691 | |
| 1,544. | Gdynia | Poland | 253,730 | |
| 1,543. | Cox’s Bāzār | Bangladesh | 253,788 | |
| 1,542. | Novo Hamburgo | Brazil | 253,841 | |
| 1,541. | Logan City | Australia | 253,861 | |
| 1,540. | Cirebon | Indonesia | 254,298 | |
| 1,539. | Santa Catarina | Mexico | 254,472 | |
| 1,538. | Yamagata-shi | Japan | 254,538 | |
| 1,537. | Heze | China | 254,602 | |
| 1,536. | Ikot-Ekpene | Nigeria | 254,806 | |
| 1,535. | Turpan | China | 254,900 | |
| 1,534. | Rivne | Ukraine | 255,106 | |
| 1,533. | Ljubljana | Slovenia | 255,115 | |
| 1,532. | Durg | India | 255,283 | |
| 1,531. | Shari-i-Tajan | Iran | 255,396 | |
| 1,530. | Damaturu | Nigeria | 255,895 | |
| 1,529. | Tarsus | Turkey | 256,482 | |
| 1,528. | Dzerzhinsk | Russia | 256,537 | |
| 1,527. | Ensenada | Mexico | 256,565 |
