The World - Top 100+ Cities by Population
Population data by city is the population of the city itself, not the metro area (for specific metro area data, see our ranking by metro area). Data is as of 2011 estimates.
| Rank | City | Country | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,083. | Puttalam | Sri Lanka | 45,661 | |
| 8,718. | Ratnapura | Sri Lanka | 47,832 | |
| 7,437. | Hendala | Sri Lanka | 56,978 | |
| 7,286. | Kolonnawa | Sri Lanka | 58,076 | |
| 7,022. | Vavuniya | Sri Lanka | 60,176 | |
| 6,938. | Anuradhapura | Sri Lanka | 60,943 | |
| 6,521. | Kotikawatta | Sri Lanka | 64,565 | |
| 6,305. | Maharagama | Sri Lanka | 66,576 | |
| 6,287. | Dambulla | Sri Lanka | 66,716 | |
| 5,522. | Battaramulla South | Sri Lanka | 75,633 | |
| 5,459. | Matara | Sri Lanka | 76,254 | |
| 5,308. | Valvedditturai | Sri Lanka | 78,205 | |
| 4,885. | Katunayaka North | Sri Lanka | 84,643 | |
| 4,760. | Batticaloa | Sri Lanka | 86,742 | |
| 4,571. | Point Pedro | Sri Lanka | 89,810 | |
| 4,397. | Galle | Sri Lanka | 93,118 | |
| 4,054. | Kalmunai | Sri Lanka | 100,171 | |
| 3,732. | Trincomalee | Sri Lanka | 108,420 | |
| 3,618. | Kandy | Sri Lanka | 111,701 | |
| 3,511. | Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte | Sri Lanka | 115,826 | |
| 3,425. | Pita Kotte | Sri Lanka | 118,179 | |
| 2,921. | Negombo | Sri Lanka | 137,223 | |
| 2,360. | Jaffna | Sri Lanka | 169,102 | |
| 2,167. | Moratuwa | Sri Lanka | 185,031 | |
| 1,841. | Galkissa | Sri Lanka | 215,941 | |
| 548. | Colombo | Sri Lanka | 648,034 | |
| 51,607. | Karmah an Nuzul | Sudan | 3,928 | |
| 34,815. | Argo | Sudan | 7,716 | |
| 31,629. | Um Jar Al Gharbiyya | Sudan | 9,038 | |
| 31,156. | Wad az Zāki | Sudan | 9,271 | |
| 30,949. | Al Masallamiyya | Sudan | 9,373 | |
| 30,760. | Jalqani | Sudan | 9,472 | |
| 30,166. | Al Kiremit al ‘Arakiyyīn | Sudan | 9,775 | |
| 30,038. | Kutum | Sudan | 9,849 | |
| 29,383. | Al Kawa | Sudan | 10,167 | |
| 29,238. | Marawī | Sudan | 10,234 | |
| 29,062. | Wad Rāwah | Sudan | 10,348 | |
| 29,009. | Kurmuk | Sudan | 10,375 | |
| 27,990. | Umm Kaddādah | Sudan | 10,979 | |
| 27,923. | Al Lagowa | Sudan | 11,024 | |
| 27,787. | Gebeit | Sudan | 11,095 | |
| 27,538. | Al Fūlah | Sudan | 11,238 | |
| 27,333. | El Matama | Sudan | 11,366 | |
| 26,871. | Ad Dabbah | Sudan | 11,626 | |
| 26,388. | Wagar | Sudan | 11,950 | |
| 26,155. | Marabba | Sudan | 12,108 | |
| 25,322. | Aroma | Sudan | 12,708 | |
| 24,684. | Talawdī | Sudan | 13,188 | |
| 22,389. | Ad Dindar | Sudan | 15,144 | |
| 22,202. | Abū Zabad | Sudan | 15,304 | |
| 20,644. | Bārah | Sudan | 16,969 | |
| 20,333. | Al Hilāliyya | Sudan | 17,345 | |
| 19,504. | Al Qiţena | Sudan | 18,321 | |
| 18,836. | El Bauga | Sudan | 19,141 | |
| 18,486. | Kuraymah | Sudan | 19,593 | |
| 18,327. | Doka | Sudan | 19,821 | |
| 18,204. | Al Mijlad | Sudan | 19,997 | |
| 17,002. | Abu Jibeha | Sudan | 21,790 | |
| 16,729. | Tokār | Sudan | 22,250 | |
| 16,649. | Berber | Sudan | 22,395 | |
| 15,461. | Al Ḩawātah | Sudan | 24,513 | |
| 14,610. | Kināna | Sudan | 26,233 | |
| 14,584. | Ar Rahad | Sudan | 26,273 | |
| 14,133. | Tandaltī | Sudan | 27,275 | |
| 13,591. | Sawākin | Sudan | 28,570 | |
| 13,551. | Zalingei | Sudan | 28,687 | |
| 13,535. | Maiurno | Sudan | 28,727 | |
| 13,532. | Hasiheisa | Sudan | 28,735 | |
| 13,494. | Ar Ruseris | Sudan | 28,862 | |
| 11,878. | As Sūkī | Sudan | 33,524 | |
| 10,852. | Dilling | Sudan | 37,113 | |
| 9,256. | Sinja | Sudan | 44,626 | |
| 7,879. | Shendi | Sudan | 53,568 | |
| 7,604. | Um Ruwwāba | Sudan | 55,742 | |
| 4,737. | Ad Diwem | Sudan | 87,068 | |
| 4,705. | Kadugli | Sudan | 87,666 | |
| 3,890. | Ed Damer | Sudan | 103,941 | |
| 3,749. | Madent Atbara | Sudan | 107,930 | |
| 3,747. | An Nuhūd | Sudan | 108,008 | |
| 3,137. | Al Manāqil | Sudan | 128,297 | |
| 3,081. | Sannār | Sudan | 130,122 | |
| 2,959. | Rabaq | Sudan | 135,281 | |
| 2,465. | El Geneina | Sudan | 162,981 | |
| 2,158. | Ed Damazin | Sudan | 186,051 | |
| 1,553. | El Fasher | Sudan | 252,609 | |
| 1,172. | Wad Medani | Sudan | 332,714 | |
| 1,123. | Kūstī | Sudan | 345,068 | |
| 986. | El Obeid | Sudan | 393,311 | |
| 960. | Kassala | Sudan | 401,477 | |
| 764. | Port Sudan | Sudan | 489,725 | |
| 265. | Omdurman | Sudan | 1,200,000 | |
| 133. | Khartoum | Sudan | 1,974,647 | |
| 77,329. | Totness | Suriname | 1,685 | |
| 70,887. | Onverwacht | Suriname | 2,105 | |
| 62,946. | Brownsweg | Suriname | 2,696 | |
| 57,465. | Groningen | Suriname | 3,216 | |
| 51,229. | Albina | Suriname | 3,985 | |
| 50,068. | Wageningen | Suriname | 4,145 | |
| 48,235. | Mariënburg | Suriname | 4,427 | |
| 45,378. | Nieuw Amsterdam | Suriname | 4,935 |
