Top 20 World Urbanized Areas: 1991: Residential Area Population Densities
CAUTION
The data in this table relates only to the residential areas of urban areas. As such, it is not comparable to density figures for
entire urbanized areas (including parks, industrial areas, airports, etc.)
|
Rank |
Aggolomeration |
Population |
Residential Sq. KM |
Pop/Sq. KM |
Residential Sq. Miles |
Pop/Sq. Mi |
1 |
Tokyo-Yokohama |
27,245,000 |
2,819 |
9,664 |
1,089 |
25,018 |
2 |
Mexico City |
20,899,000 |
1,351 |
15,465 |
522 |
40,036 |
3 |
Sao Paulo |
18,701,000 |
1,168 |
16,017 |
451 |
41,466 |
4 |
Seoul |
16,792,000 |
885 |
18,965 |
342 |
49,099 |
5 |
New York |
14,625,000 |
3,298 |
4,434 |
1,274 |
11,480 |
6 |
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto |
13,872,000 |
1,281 |
10,825 |
495 |
28,024 |
7 |
Bombay |
12,101,000 |
246 |
49,202 |
95 |
127,379 |
8 |
Calcutta |
11,898,000 |
541 |
21,990 |
209 |
56,928 |
9 |
Rio de Janeiro |
11,688,000 |
673 |
17,364 |
260 |
44,954 |
10 |
Buenos Aires |
11,657,000 |
1,385 |
8,416 |
535 |
21,789 |
11 |
Moscow |
10,446,000 |
981 |
10,646 |
379 |
27,562 |
12 |
Manila |
10,156,000 |
487 |
20,867 |
188 |
54,021 |
13 |
Los Angeles |
10,130,000 |
2,874 |
3,525 |
1,110 |
9,126 |
14 |
Cairo |
10,099,000 |
269 |
37,509 |
104 |
97,106 |
15 |
Jakarta |
9,882,000 |
197 |
50,225 |
76 |
130,026 |
16 |
Teheran |
9,779,000 |
290 |
33,726 |
112 |
87,313 |
17 |
London |
9,115,000 |
2,263 |
4,028 |
874 |
10,429 |
18 |
Delhi |
8,778,000 |
357 |
24,570 |
138 |
63,609 |
19 |
Paris |
8,720,000 |
1,118 |
7,797 |
432 |
20,185 |
20 |
Karachi |
8,014,000 |
492 |
16,292 |
190 |
42,179 |
Source: United States Census Bureau
Data from Table 1362, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1992
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