International Selected City Densities (Municipalities)
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Nation |
City |
Land Area in Square Miles |
Year of Population |
Population |
Population per Square Mile |
Population per Square Kilometer |
Argentina |
Buenos Aires |
77.0 |
1990 |
2,961,000 |
38,455 |
14,847 |
Austria |
Vienna |
160.0 |
1990 |
1,533,000 |
9,581 |
3,699 |
Belgium |
Brussels (Urban Area) |
62.0 |
1991 |
954,000 |
15,387 |
5,941 |
Brazil |
Rio de Janiero |
452.0 |
1996 |
5,551,538 |
12,282 |
4,742 |
Brazil |
Sao Paulo |
576.0 |
1996 |
9,839,036 |
17,082 |
6,595 |
Canada |
Burnaby |
34.0 |
1996 |
159,000 |
4,676 |
1,806 |
Canada |
East York |
8.0 |
1996 |
107,391 |
13,482 |
5,205 |
Canada |
Etobikote |
47.6 |
1996 |
329,000 |
6,906 |
2,666 |
Canada |
Mississauga |
105.3 |
1996 |
544,300 |
5,170 |
1,996 |
Canada |
Montreal |
68.1 |
1996 |
1,016,400 |
14,930 |
5,765 |
Canada |
North York |
68.0 |
1996 |
590,000 |
8,678 |
3,351 |
Canada |
Richmond |
47.7 |
1996 |
149,000 |
3,121 |
1,205 |
Canada |
Scarborough |
72.2 |
1996 |
559,000 |
7,748 |
2,991 |
Canada |
Surrey |
116.0 |
1996 |
304,000 |
2,621 |
1,012 |
Canada |
Toronto (1997 Consolidation) |
242.0 |
1996 |
2,385,391 |
9,857 |
3,806 |
Canada |
Toronto (Pre-1997) |
37.3 |
1996 |
653,000 |
17,486 |
6,751 |
Canada |
Vancouver |
43.5 |
1996 |
514,000 |
11,824 |
4,565 |
Canada |
Victoria |
7.2 |
1996 |
74,000 |
10,251 |
3,958 |
Canada |
York |
8.9 |
1996 |
147,000 |
16,498 |
6,370 |
China |
Hong Kong Island |
31.0 |
1999 |
1,408,000 |
45,419 |
17,536 |
China |
Kowloon |
4.0 |
1999 |
621,200 |
153,522 |
59,275 |
China |
Kowloon (Incl. New Kowloon) |
18.0 |
1999 |
2,124,100 |
117,778 |
45,474 |
China |
Kwai Tsing |
8.4 |
1999 |
478,100 |
56,750 |
21,911 |
China |
New Territories |
374.9 |
1999 |
3,295,000 |
8,789 |
3,393 |
China |
Shanghai |
2,561.0 |
1990 |
13,341,000 |
5,209 |
2,011 |
Cuba |
Havana |
296.0 |
1998 |
2,096,000 |
7,081 |
2,734 |
Denmark |
Kobenhavn |
34.0 |
1992 |
465,000 |
13,676 |
5,280 |
Egypt |
Cairo |
82.6 |
1986 |
6,789,479 |
82,235 |
31,751 |
Finland |
Helsinki |
71.2 |
1991 |
491,000 |
6,898 |
2,663 |
France |
Paris |
41.0 |
1999 |
2,123,000 |
51,780 |
19,992 |
Germany |
Berlin |
343.0 |
1990 |
3,433,000 |
10,009 |
3,864 |
Germany |
Essen |
73.0 |
1990 |
683,000 |
9,356 |
3,612 |
Germany |
Frankfurt |
75.0 |
1990 |
645,000 |
8,600 |
3,320 |
Germany |
Hamburg |
288.0 |
1990 |
1,652,000 |
5,736 |
2,215 |
Germany |
Munchen |
120.0 |
1990 |
1,229,000 |
10,242 |
3,954 |
India |
Calcutta |
40.7 |
1991 |
4,399,819 |
107,981 |
41,691 |
India |
Calcutta |
40.7 |
2001 |
4,581,544 |
112,440 |
43,413 |
India |
Chennai |
66.1 |
2001 |
4,216,218 |
63,769 |
24,621 |
India |
Hyderabad |
99.6 |
1991 |
3,044,000 |
30,575 |
11,805 |
India |
Hyderabad |
99.6 |
2001 |
3,449,878 |
34,651 |
13,379 |
India |
Mumbai |
239.0 |
1991 |
9,926,000 |
41,531 |
16,035 |
India |
Mumbai |
239.0 |
2001 |
11,914,398 |
49,851 |
19,248 |
Indonesia |
Jakarta |
228.0 |
1990 |
8,228,000 |
36,088 |
13,933 |
Ireland |
Dublin |
44.0 |
1996 |
480,996 |
10,932 |
4,221 |
Israel |
Tel Aviv (District) |
66.0 |
1990 |
1,044,000 |
15,818 |
6,107 |
Italy |
Bologna |
54.3 |
1991 |
383,000 |
7,054 |
2,724 |
Italy |
Firenze |
39.5 |
1998 |
380,000 |
9,618 |
3,713 |
Italy |
Genova |
92.1 |
1997 |
648,000 |
7,032 |
2,715 |
Italy |
Milano |
70.1 |
1998 |
1,303,000 |
18,584 |
7,175 |
Italy |
Palermo |
61.3 |
1998 |
688,000 |
11,224 |
4,334 |
Italy |
Roma |
581.6 |
1998 |
2,653,000 |
4,561 |
1,761 |
Italy |
Torino |
50.2 |
1998 |
915,000 |
18,220 |
7,035 |
Japan |
Chiba |
104.6 |
1995 |
857,000 |
8,192 |
3,163 |
Japan |
Fukuoka |
129.8 |
1995 |
1,285,000 |
9,901 |
3,823 |
Japan |
Hiroshima |
284.8 |
1995 |
1,109,000 |
3,894 |
1,504 |
Japan |
Kawasaki |
55.7 |
2000 |
1,250,000 |
22,445 |
8,666 |
Japan |
Kitakyushu |
185.7 |
1995 |
1,020,000 |
5,492 |
2,120 |
Japan |
Kobe |
210.4 |
1995 |
1,424,000 |
6,769 |
2,614 |
Japan |
Kyoto |
234.6 |
1995 |
1,464,000 |
6,241 |
2,410 |
Japan |
Nagoya |
125.5 |
1995 |
2,152,000 |
17,154 |
6,623 |
Japan |
Osaka |
84.8 |
1995 |
2,602,000 |
30,682 |
11,846 |
Japan |
Sapporo |
431.0 |
1995 |
1,757,000 |
4,076 |
1,574 |
Japan |
Sendai |
301.0 |
1995 |
971,000 |
3,226 |
1,245 |
Japan |
Tokyo |
238.7 |
1995 |
7,967,600 |
33,377 |
12,887 |
Japan |
Yokohama |
167.6 |
1995 |
3,307,000 |
19,737 |
7,621 |
Malaysia |
Kuala Lampur |
94.0 |
1991 |
1,145,000 |
12,181 |
4,703 |
Mexico |
Mexico City |
579.0 |
2000 |
8,591,309 |
14,838 |
5,729 |
Netherlands |
Amsterdam |
63.7 |
1989 |
713,000 |
11,190 |
4,321 |
Netherlands |
Hague |
26.2 |
1989 |
445,000 |
16,990 |
6,560 |
Netherlands |
Rotterdam |
80.0 |
1989 |
590,000 |
7,371 |
2,846 |
Netherlands |
Utrecht |
23.7 |
1989 |
234,000 |
9,875 |
3,813 |
Nigeria |
Lagos |
204.5 |
1991 |
5,830,000 |
28,512 |
11,009 |
Nigeria |
Lagos |
56.0 |
2001 |
7,720,000 |
137,857 |
53,227 |
Paraguay |
Asuncion |
45.0 |
1992 |
502,000 |
11,156 |
4,307 |
Phillipines |
Manila (Fed Distr) |
146.0 |
1995 |
9,201,000 |
63,021 |
24,332 |
Phillipines |
Manila, City of |
14.7 |
1990 |
1,630,485 |
111,216 |
42,941 |
Poland |
Krakow |
126.1 |
1998 |
741,000 |
5,876 |
2,269 |
Poland |
Lodz |
113.6 |
1998 |
807,000 |
7,106 |
2,744 |
Poland |
Warsaw |
190.7 |
1998 |
1,596,000 |
8,369 |
3,231 |
Poland |
Wroclaw |
113.0 |
1998 |
638,000 |
5,647 |
2,180 |
Russia |
Moscow |
339.0 |
1997 |
8,405,000 |
24,794 |
9,573 |
South Korea |
Inchon |
121.0 |
1990 |
1,682,000 |
13,901 |
5,367 |
South Korea |
Pusan |
203.0 |
1990 |
3,825,000 |
18,842 |
7,275 |
South Korea |
Seoul |
237.0 |
1990 |
10,726,000 |
45,257 |
17,474 |
South Korea |
Taegu |
176.0 |
1990 |
2,248,000 |
12,773 |
4,932 |
Sweden |
Stockholm |
70.0 |
1989 |
674,000 |
9,625 |
3,716 |
Sweden |
Goteborg |
173.0 |
1989 |
434,000 |
2,508 |
968 |
Switzerland |
Basel |
14.0 |
1989 |
197,000 |
14,071 |
5,433 |
Switzerland |
Zurich |
35.5 |
1998 |
336,000 |
9,473 |
3,657 |
UK |
Birmingham |
79.9 |
1991 |
966,000 |
12,088 |
4,667 |
UK |
Bristol |
41.2 |
1991 |
370,000 |
8,987 |
3,470 |
UK |
Cardiff |
23.6 |
1991 |
273,000 |
11,582 |
4,472 |
UK |
Coventry |
29.9 |
1991 |
293,000 |
9,797 |
3,783 |
UK |
Edinburgh |
100.7 |
1991 |
435,000 |
4,319 |
1,668 |
UK |
Glasgow |
67.3 |
1991 |
681,000 |
10,123 |
3,909 |
UK |
Leeds |
63.5 |
1991 |
445,000 |
7,012 |
2,707 |
UK |
Liverpool |
43.5 |
1991 |
479,000 |
11,023 |
4,256 |
UK |
Liverpool |
43.5 |
1998 |
461,000 |
10,609 |
4,096 |
UK |
London |
621.7 |
1996 |
7,074,000 |
11,378 |
4,393 |
UK |
London |
621.7 |
1998 |
7,187,000 |
11,560 |
4,463 |
UK |
Manchester |
42.6 |
1991 |
403,000 |
9,463 |
3,654 |
UK |
Newcastle |
42.4 |
1998 |
276,000 |
6,504 |
2,511 |
UK |
Sheffield |
61.9 |
1991 |
431,607 |
6,978 |
2,694 |
US |
See US Index |
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