Major Urban Areas Population 2015

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

212 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	Curaçao	NaN people
37	Chad	NaN people
38	Sri Lanka	NaN people
39	Congo	NaN people
40	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	NaN people
41	China	NaN people
42	Chile	NaN people
43	Cayman Islands	NaN people
44	Cameroon	NaN people
45	Comoros	NaN people
46	Colombia	NaN people
47	Northern Mariana Islands	NaN people
48	Costa Rica	NaN people
49	Central African Republic	NaN people
50	Cuba	NaN people
51	Cabo Verde	NaN people
52	Cyprus	NaN people
53	Denmark	NaN people
54	Djibouti	NaN people
55	Dominica	NaN people
56	Dominican Republic	NaN people
57	Ecuador	NaN people
58	Egypt	NaN people
59	Ireland	NaN people
60	Equatorial Guinea	NaN people
61	Estonia	NaN people
62	Eritrea	NaN people
63	El Salvador	NaN people
64	Ethiopia	NaN people
65	Czech Republic	NaN people
66	Finland	NaN people
67	Fiji	NaN people
68	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	NaN people
69	Faroe Islands	NaN people
70	French Polynesia	NaN people
71	France	NaN people
72	Gambia	NaN people
73	Gabon	NaN people
74	Georgia	NaN people
75	Ghana	NaN people
76	Gibraltar	NaN people
77	Grenada	NaN people
78	Greenland	NaN people
79	Germany	NaN people
80	Guam	NaN people
81	Greece	NaN people
82	Guatemala	NaN people
83	Guinea	NaN people
84	Guyana	NaN people
85	Haiti	NaN people
86	Honduras	NaN people
87	Croatia	NaN people
88	Hungary	NaN people
89	Iceland	NaN people
90	Indonesia	NaN people
91	India	NaN people
92	Iran	NaN people
93	Israel	NaN people
94	Italy	NaN people
95	Côte d'Ivoire	NaN people
96	Iraq	NaN people
97	Jamaica	NaN people
98	Japan	NaN people
99	Jordan	NaN people
100	Kenya	NaN people
101	Kyrgyzstan	NaN people
102	North Korea	NaN people
103	Kiribati	NaN people
104	South Korea	NaN people
105	Kuwait	NaN people
106	Kazakhstan	NaN people
107	Laos	NaN people
108	Lebanon	NaN people
109	Latvia	NaN people
110	Lithuania	NaN people
111	Liberia	NaN people
112	Slovakia	NaN people
113	Liechtenstein	NaN people
114	Lesotho	NaN people
115	Luxembourg	NaN people
116	Libya	NaN people
117	Madagascar	NaN people
118	Republic of Moldova	NaN people
119	Mongolia	NaN people
120	Malawi	NaN people
121	Montenegro	NaN people
122	North Macedonia	NaN people
123	Mali	NaN people
124	Monaco	NaN people
125	Morocco	NaN people
126	Mauritius	NaN people
127	Mauritania	NaN people
128	Malta	NaN people
129	Oman	NaN people
130	Maldives	NaN people
131	Mexico	NaN people
132	Malaysia	NaN people
133	Mozambique	NaN people
134	New Caledonia	NaN people
135	Niue	NaN people
136	Niger	NaN people
137	Vanuatu	NaN people
138	Nigeria	NaN people
139	Netherlands	NaN people
140	Norway	NaN people
141	Nepal	NaN people
142	Suriname	NaN people
143	Nicaragua	NaN people
144	New Zealand	NaN people
145	South Sudan	NaN people
146	Paraguay	NaN people
147	Peru	NaN people
148	Pakistan	NaN people
149	Poland	NaN people
150	Panama	NaN people
151	Portugal	NaN people
152	Papua New Guinea	NaN people
153	Guinea-Bissau	NaN people
154	Qatar	NaN people
155	Serbia	NaN people
156	Romania	NaN people
157	Philippines	NaN people
158	Puerto Rico	NaN people
159	Russia	NaN people
160	Rwanda	NaN people
161	Saudi Arabia	NaN people
162	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	NaN people
163	Saint Kitts and Nevis	NaN people
164	Seychelles	NaN people
165	South Africa	NaN people
166	Senegal	NaN people
167	Saint Helena	NaN people
168	Slovenia	NaN people
169	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	NaN people
170	Sierra Leone	NaN people
171	San Marino	NaN people
172	Singapore	NaN people
173	Somalia	NaN people
174	Spain	NaN people
175	Saint Lucia	NaN people
176	Sweden	NaN people
177	Syrian Arab Republic	NaN people
178	Switzerland	NaN people
179	Trinidad and Tobago	NaN people
180	Thailand	NaN people
181	Tajikistan	NaN people
182	Turks and Caicos Islands	NaN people
183	Tonga	NaN people
184	Togo	NaN people
185	Sao Tome and Principe	NaN people
186	Tunisia	NaN people
187	Timor-Leste	NaN people
188	Turkey	NaN people
189	Tuvalu	NaN people
190	Taiwan	NaN people
191	Turkmenistan	NaN people
192	Tanzania	NaN people
193	Uganda	NaN people
194	United Kingdom	NaN people
195	Ukraine	NaN people
196	United States	NaN people
197	Burkina Faso	NaN people
198	Uruguay	NaN people
199	Uzbekistan	NaN people
200	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	NaN people
201	Venezuela	NaN people
202	British Virgin Islands	NaN people
203	Vietnam	NaN people
204	United States Virgin Islands	NaN people
205	Holy See	NaN people
206	Namibia	NaN people
207	Wallis and Futuna Islands	NaN people
208	Samoa	NaN people
209	Eswatini	NaN people
210	Yemen	NaN people
211	Zambia	NaN people
212	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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