The World - Top 100+ Urban Areas by Population

Population data courtesy of the United Nations Statistics Division and is by urban area as defined by each member country (for specific city data, see our ranking by city). Data is as of 2010 estimates.

Rank  Urban Area  Country Population 
252. Harare  Zimbabwe 1,630,000
613. Bulawayo  Zimbabwe 650,000
285. Lusaka  Zambia 1,450,000
157. Sanaa  Yemen 2,340,000
701. Aden  Yemen 550,000
793. Ta'izz  Yemen 450,000
794. Al _udaydah  Yemen 400,000
34. Ho Chi Minh City  Vietnam 7,600,000
162. Hanoi  Vietnam 2,300,000
506. Da Nang  Vietnam 840,000
577. Haiphong  Vietnam 700,000
116. Caracas  Venezuela 3,090,000
178. Maracaibo  Venezuela 2,190,000
239. Valencia  Venezuela 1,700,000
338. Barquisimeto  Venezuela 1,180,000
382. Maracay  Venezuela 1,060,000
647. Ciudad Guayana  Venezuela 600,000
723. Barcelona-Puerto la Cruz  Venezuela 525,000
173. Tashkent  Uzbekistan 2,210,000
646. Samarkand  Uzbekistan 600,000
251. Montevideo  Uruguay 1,640,000
7. New York City  United States 19,712,000
15. Los Angeles  United States 13,829,000
30. Chicago  United States 8,646,000
52. San Francisco-San Jose  United States 5,524,000
56. Philadelphia  United States 5,149,000
62. Miami  United States 4,919,000
66. Boston  United States 4,659,000
69. Dallas-Fort Worth  United States 4,446,000
79. Washington  United States 3,934,000
80. Houston  United States 3,912,000
82. Detroit  United States 3,903,000
93. Atlanta  United States 3,500,000
120. Phoenix-Mesa  United States 2,907,000
136. Seattle  United States 2,712,000
138. San Diego  United States 2,674,000
153. Minneapolis-St. Paul  United States 2,389,000
172. San Juan  United States 2,217,000
191. St. Louis  United States 2,078,000
192. Baltimore  United States 2,076,000
194. Tampa-St. Petersburg  United States 2,062,000
201. Denver  United States 1,985,000
225. Cleveland  United States 1,787,000
229. Pittsburgh  United States 1,753,000
260. Portland  United States 1,583,000
269. Cincinnati  United States 1,503,000
292. Virginia Beach  United States 1,394,000
293. Sacramento  United States 1,393,000
300. Kansas City  United States 1,362,000
310. San Antonio  United States 1,328,000
313. Las Vegas  United States 1,314,000
314. Milwaukee  United States 1,309,000
332. Indianapolis  United States 1,219,000
343. Providence  United States 1,175,000
346. Orlando  United States 1,157,000
351. Columbus  United States 1,133,000
412. New Orleans  United States 1,009,000
426. Buffalo  United States 977,000
429. Memphis  United States 972,000
463. Austin  United States 902,000
470. Salt Lake City  United States 888,000
473. Jacksonville  United States 882,000
483. Louisville  United States 864,000
492. Hartford  United States 852,000
514. Richmond  United States 819,000
552. Charlotte  United States 759,000
562. Nashville  United States 750,000
563. Oklahoma City  United States 747,000
571. Tucson  United States 720,000
572. Honolulu  United States 718,000
576. Dayton  United States 703,000
584. Rochester  United States 694,000
593. El Paso  United States 675,000
596. Birmingham  United States 664,000
619. Omaha  United States 627,000
648. Albuquerque  United States 598,000
659. Allentown-Bethlehem  United States 576,000
665. Springfield  United States 574,000
670. Akron  United States 570,000
677. Albany  United States 559,000
678. Sarasota-Bradenton  United States 559,000
679. Tulsa  United States 558,000
680. Fresno  United States 555,000
704. Raleigh  United States 542,000
707. Grand Rapids  United States 539,000
724. McAllen  United States 523,000
741. Toledo  United States 503,000
33. London  United Kingdom 8,278,000
167. Birmingham  United Kingdom 2,284,000
171. Manchester  United Kingdom 2,245,000
274. Leeds-Bradford  United Kingdom 1,499,000
336. Glasgow  United Kingdom 1,200,000
474. Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom 880,000
515. Liverpool  United Kingdom 816,000
595. Nottingham  United Kingdom 666,000
615. Sheffield  United Kingdom 641,000
681. Bristol  United Kingdom 551,000
114. Dubai  United Arab Emirates 3,100,000
529. Abu Dhabi  United Arab Emirates 800,000
130. Kiev  Ukraine 2,810,000