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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,526. | Bratsk | Russia | 256,600 | |
| 1,525. | Chimoio | Mozambique | 256,936 | |
| 1,524. | Ondo | Nigeria | 257,005 | |
| 1,523. | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | Spain | 257,038 | |
| 1,522. | Cascavel | Brazil | 257,172 | |
| 1,521. | Etāwah | India | 257,448 | |
| 1,520. | Rio Branco | Brazil | 257,642 | |
| 1,519. | Henderson | United States | 257,729 | |
| 1,518. | Satna | India | 257,778 | |
| 1,517. | Cumaná | Venezuela | 257,783 | |
| 1,516. | Pekalongan | Indonesia | 257,945 | |
| 1,515. | Al Mukallā | Yemen | 258,132 | |
| 1,514. | Ciudad Obregón | Mexico | 258,162 | |
| 1,513. | Lincoln | United States | 258,379 | |
| 1,512. | Najrān | Saudi Arabia | 258,573 | |
| 1,511. | Popayán | Colombia | 258,653 | |
| 1,510. | Jining | China | 258,757 | |
| 1,509. | Jiujiang | China | 258,807 | |
| 1,508. | Gajuwaka | India | 258,944 | |
| 1,507. | Hiratsuka | Japan | 259,052 | |
| 1,506. | Augsburg | Germany | 259,196 | |
| 1,505. | Cần Thơ | Vietnam | 259,598 | |
| 1,504. | Plano | United States | 259,841 | |
| 1,503. | Nakuru | Kenya | 259,903 | |
| 1,502. | Aral | China | 260,000 | |
| 1,501. | Baranagar | India | 260,072 | |
| 1,500. | Stoke-on-Trent | United Kingdom | 260,419 | |
| 1,499. | Uberaba | Brazil | 260,843 | |
| 1,498. | Wollongong | Australia | 260,914 | |
| 1,497. | Tongliao | China | 261,110 | |
| 1,496. | Sincelejo | Colombia | 261,187 | |
| 1,495. | Dewās | India | 261,218 | |
| 1,494. | Buffalo | United States | 261,310 | |
| 1,493. | Malmö | Sweden | 261,548 | |
| 1,492. | Mönchengladbach | Germany | 261,742 | |
| 1,491. | Lal Bahadur Nagar | India | 261,987 | |
| 1,490. | Jālna | India | 262,034 | |
| 1,489. | Paraná | Argentina | 262,295 | |
| 1,488. | Aqtöbe | Kazakhstan | 262,457 | |
| 1,487. | Eixample | Spain | 262,485 | |
| 1,486. | Witbank | South Africa | 262,491 | |
| 1,485. | Oaxaca de Juárez | Mexico | 262,566 | |
| 1,484. | Sivas | Turkey | 264,022 | |
| 1,483. | Mianyang | China | 264,136 | |
| 1,482. | Umuahia | Nigeria | 264,662 | |
| 1,481. | Petrozavodsk | Russia | 265,025 | |
| 1,480. | Mantampay | Philippines | 265,032 | |
| 1,479. | Sumqayıt | Azerbaijan | 265,150 | |
| 1,478. | Aachen | Germany | 265,208 | |
| 1,477. | Āīzawl | India | 265,331 | |
| 1,476. | Hulan Ergi | China | 265,344 | |
| 1,475. | Wuzhou | China | 265,846 | |
| 1,474. | Yingcheng | China | 265,886 | |
| 1,473. | Hayil | Saudi Arabia | 267,005 | |
| 1,472. | Sterlitamak | Russia | 267,231 | |
| 1,471. | Haifa | Israel | 267,300 | |
| 1,470. | Tokushima-shi | Japan | 267,345 | |
| 1,469. | Kafr ad Dawwār | Egypt | 267,370 | |
| 1,468. | Tshikapa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 267,462 | |
| 1,467. | Windhoek | Namibia | 268,132 | |
| 1,466. | Russeifa | Jordan | 268,237 | |
| 1,465. | Moppo | South Korea | 268,402 | |
| 1,464. | Greensboro | United States | 269,666 | |
| 1,463. | Ciudad Victoria | Mexico | 269,923 | |
| 1,462. | Gelsenkirchen | Germany | 270,028 | |
| 1,461. | Münster | Germany | 270,184 | |
| 1,460. | San Pedro | Philippines | 270,216 | |
| 1,459. | Linyi | China | 270,669 | |
| 1,458. | Venice | Italy | 270,816 | |
| 1,457. | Bijāpur | India | 271,064 | |
| 1,456. | Tasikmalaya | Indonesia | 271,143 | |
| 1,455. | Kakogawa | Japan | 271,634 | |
| 1,454. | Kāshān | Iran | 272,359 | |
| 1,453. | Montería | Colombia | 272,420 | |
| 1,452. | Wiesbaden | Germany | 272,432 | |
| 1,451. | Ar Rayyān | Qatar | 272,465 | |
| 1,450. | Petrópolis | Brazil | 272,691 | |
| 1,449. | Baguio | Philippines | 272,714 | |
| 1,448. | Nal’chik | Russia | 272,800 | |
| 1,447. | Guantánamo | Cuba | 272,801 | |
| 1,446. | Herāt | Afghanistan | 272,806 | |
| 1,445. | Yao | Japan | 273,213 | |
| 1,444. | Ibaraki | Japan | 273,992 | |
| 1,443. | Ichalkaranji | India | 274,383 | |
| 1,442. | Ar Ramādī | Iraq | 274,539 | |
| 1,441. | Kashi | China | 274,717 | |
| 1,440. | Belfast | United Kingdom | 274,770 | |
| 1,439. | Strasbourg | France | 274,845 | |
| 1,438. | Caucaia | Brazil | 275,019 | |
| 1,437. | Mokolo | Cameroon | 275,239 | |
| 1,436. | Bab Ezzouar | Algeria | 275,630 | |
| 1,435. | Hakodate | Japan | 275,730 | |
| 1,434. | Komsomol’sk-na-Amure | Russia | 275,908 | |
| 1,433. | Braşov | Romania | 276,088 | |
| 1,432. | Sukabumi | Indonesia | 276,414 | |
| 1,431. | Bahía Blanca | Argentina | 276,546 | |
| 1,430. | Owo | Nigeria | 276,574 | |
| 1,429. | Cuenca | Ecuador | 276,964 | |
| 1,428. | Newark | United States | 277,140 | |
| 1,427. | Nantes | France | 277,269 |
