Major Urban Areas Population 2012

Explore population figures for major urban areas worldwide. Compare cities, view rankings, and interact with detailed maps.

198 data points•Updated 3/28/2026•Global Coverage•CIA World Factbook•

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Complete Data Rankings

Rank
1	Aruba	NaN people
2	Antigua and Barbuda	NaN people
3	United Arab Emirates	NaN people
4	Afghanistan	NaN people
5	Algeria	NaN people
6	Azerbaijan	NaN people
7	Albania	NaN people
8	Andorra	NaN people
9	Angola	NaN people
10	American Samoa	NaN people
11	Argentina	NaN people
12	Australia	NaN people
13	Austria	NaN people
14	Anguilla	NaN people
15	Bahrain	NaN people
16	Barbados	NaN people
17	Botswana	NaN people
18	Bermuda	NaN people
19	Belgium	NaN people
20	Bahamas	NaN people
21	Bangladesh	NaN people
22	Belize	NaN people
23	Bosnia and Herzegovina	NaN people
24	Bolivia	NaN people
25	Myanmar	NaN people
26	Benin	NaN people
27	Belarus	NaN people
28	Solomon Islands	NaN people
29	Brazil	NaN people
30	Bhutan	NaN people
31	Bulgaria	NaN people
32	Brunei Darussalam	NaN people
33	Burundi	NaN people
34	Canada	NaN people
35	Cambodia	NaN people
36	Chad	NaN people
37	Sri Lanka	NaN people
38	Congo	NaN people
39	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	NaN people
40	China	NaN people
41	Chile	NaN people
42	Cayman Islands	NaN people
43	Cameroon	NaN people
44	Comoros	NaN people
45	Colombia	NaN people
46	Northern Mariana Islands	NaN people
47	Costa Rica	NaN people
48	Central African Republic	NaN people
49	Cuba	NaN people
50	Cabo Verde	NaN people
51	Cyprus	NaN people
52	Denmark	NaN people
53	Djibouti	NaN people
54	Dominica	NaN people
55	Dominican Republic	NaN people
56	Ecuador	NaN people
57	Egypt	NaN people
58	Ireland	NaN people
59	Equatorial Guinea	NaN people
60	Estonia	NaN people
61	Eritrea	NaN people
62	El Salvador	NaN people
63	Ethiopia	NaN people
64	Czech Republic	NaN people
65	Finland	NaN people
66	Fiji	NaN people
67	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	NaN people
68	French Polynesia	NaN people
69	France	NaN people
70	Gambia	NaN people
71	Gabon	NaN people
72	Georgia	NaN people
73	Ghana	NaN people
74	Grenada	NaN people
75	Greenland	NaN people
76	Germany	NaN people
77	Guam	NaN people
78	Greece	NaN people
79	Guatemala	NaN people
80	Guinea	NaN people
81	Guyana	NaN people
82	Haiti	NaN people
83	Honduras	NaN people
84	Croatia	NaN people
85	Hungary	NaN people
86	Iceland	NaN people
87	Indonesia	NaN people
88	India	NaN people
89	Iran	NaN people
90	Israel	NaN people
91	Italy	NaN people
92	Côte d'Ivoire	NaN people
93	Iraq	NaN people
94	Japan	NaN people
95	Jamaica	NaN people
96	Jordan	NaN people
97	Kenya	NaN people
98	Kyrgyzstan	NaN people
99	Kiribati	NaN people
100	South Korea	NaN people
101	Kuwait	NaN people
102	Kazakhstan	NaN people
103	Laos	NaN people
104	Lebanon	NaN people
105	Latvia	NaN people
106	Lithuania	NaN people
107	Liberia	NaN people
108	Slovakia	NaN people
109	Liechtenstein	NaN people
110	Lesotho	NaN people
111	Luxembourg	NaN people
112	Libya	NaN people
113	Madagascar	NaN people
114	Republic of Moldova	NaN people
115	Mayotte	NaN people
116	Mongolia	NaN people
117	Malawi	NaN people
118	Montenegro	NaN people
119	North Macedonia	NaN people
120	Mali	NaN people
121	Morocco	NaN people
122	Mauritius	NaN people
123	Mauritania	NaN people
124	Malta	NaN people
125	Oman	NaN people
126	Maldives	NaN people
127	Mexico	NaN people
128	Malaysia	NaN people
129	Mozambique	NaN people
130	New Caledonia	NaN people
131	Niger	NaN people
132	Nigeria	NaN people
133	Netherlands	NaN people
134	Norway	NaN people
135	Nepal	NaN people
136	Suriname	NaN people
137	Nicaragua	NaN people
138	New Zealand	NaN people
139	South Sudan	NaN people
140	Paraguay	NaN people
141	Peru	NaN people
142	Pakistan	NaN people
143	Poland	NaN people
144	Panama	NaN people
145	Portugal	NaN people
146	Papua New Guinea	NaN people
147	Guinea-Bissau	NaN people
148	Qatar	NaN people
149	Serbia	NaN people
150	Romania	NaN people
151	Philippines	NaN people
152	Puerto Rico	NaN people
153	Russia	NaN people
154	Rwanda	NaN people
155	Saudi Arabia	NaN people
156	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	NaN people
157	Saint Kitts and Nevis	NaN people
158	Seychelles	NaN people
159	South Africa	NaN people
160	Senegal	NaN people
161	Saint Helena	NaN people
162	Slovenia	NaN people
163	Sierra Leone	NaN people
164	Somalia	NaN people
165	Spain	NaN people
166	Saint Lucia	NaN people
167	Sweden	NaN people
168	Syrian Arab Republic	NaN people
169	Switzerland	NaN people
170	Trinidad and Tobago	NaN people
171	Thailand	NaN people
172	Tajikistan	NaN people
173	Turks and Caicos Islands	NaN people
174	Togo	NaN people
175	Sao Tome and Principe	NaN people
176	Tunisia	NaN people
177	Timor-Leste	NaN people
178	Turkey	NaN people
179	Turkmenistan	NaN people
180	Tanzania	NaN people
181	Uganda	NaN people
182	United Kingdom	NaN people
183	Ukraine	NaN people
184	United States	NaN people
185	Burkina Faso	NaN people
186	Uruguay	NaN people
187	Uzbekistan	NaN people
188	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	NaN people
189	Venezuela	NaN people
190	British Virgin Islands	NaN people
191	Vietnam	NaN people
192	United States Virgin Islands	NaN people
193	Namibia	NaN people
194	Samoa	NaN people
195	Eswatini	NaN people
196	Yemen	NaN people
197	Zambia	NaN people
198	Zimbabwe	NaN people

↑Top 10 Countries

Analysis: These countries represent the highest values in this dataset, showcasing significant scale and impact on global statistics.

↓Bottom 10 Countries

Context: These countries or territories have the lowest values, often due to geographic size, administrative status, or specific characteristics.

Data Source

CIA World Factbook

The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, was a reference resource produced by the US Central Intelligence Agency between 1962 and 2026 with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. From 1971 it was not classified, and available to the public in print since 1975, initially by the CIA, and later the Government Publishing Office.

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