Asia - Top 100+ Urban Areas by Population

Population data courtesy of the United Nations Statistics Division and is by urban area as defined by each member country in Asia (for specific city data, see our ranking by city). Data is as of 2010 estimates.

Rank Urban AreaCountryPopulation
46. Kabul Afghanistan 3,730,000
179. Yerevan Armenia 1,110,000
106. Baku Azerbaijan 1,970,000
342. Manama Bahrain 525,000
16. Dhaka Bangladesh 11,175,000
65. Chittagong Bangladesh 2,825,000
245. Khulna Bangladesh 840,000
273. Narayanganj Bangladesh 725,000
132. Phnom Penh Cambodia 1,550,000
7. Shanghai China 18,400,000
10. Shenzhen China 15,000,000
11. Beijing China 13,545,000
14. Dongguan China 12,000,000
15. Guangzhou-Foshan China 11,710,000
25. Hong Kong China 6,975,000
27. Chongqing China 6,620,000
28. Tianjin China 6,400,000
32. Wuhan China 5,360,000
33. Shenyang China 5,250,000
35. Chengdu China 5,090,000
37. Hangzhou China 5,030,000
43. Nanjing China 4,170,000
44. Harbin China 4,000,000
49. Dalian China 3,380,000
52. Suzhou China 3,250,000
54. Ningbo China 3,150,000
55. Changchun China 3,150,000
56. Kunming China 3,150,000
60. Taiyuan China 2,960,000
66. Wuxi China 2,760,000
68. Nanchang China 2,670,000
74. Qingdao China 2,530,000
78. Fuzhou China 2,430,000
79. Changsha China 2,400,000
80. Jinan China 2,380,000
82. Guiyang China 2,330,000
88. Zhengzhou China 2,295,000
89. Shijiazhuang China 2,280,000
90. Quanzhou China 2,250,000
92. Haikou China 2,210,000
93. Baotou China 2,200,000
94. Zhongshan China 2,200,000
95. Lanzhou China 2,190,000
96. Wenzhou China 2,180,000
98. Hefei China 2,140,000
100. Xiamen China 2,100,000
101. Jilin China 2,040,000
102. Hohhot China 2,010,000
107. Tangshan China 1,960,000
109. Zibo China 1,900,000
111. Changzhou China 1,850,000
113. Ürümqi China 1,820,000
115. Chaoyang China 1,775,000
116. Huaiyin China 1,770,000
118. Shantou China 1,725,000
121. Luoyang China 1,670,000
123. Anshan China 1,660,000
125. Handan China 1,630,000
127. Yinchuan China 1,595,000
131. Linyi China 1,560,000
133. Datong China 1,520,000
145. Fushun China 1,400,000
164. Baoding China 1,210,000
166. Zhuhai China 1,200,000
169. Qiqihar China 1,160,000
170. Nantong China 1,140,000
171. Xining China 1,130,000
173. Anyang China 1,130,000
174. Nanning China 1,130,000
175. Yantai China 1,130,000
183. Chifeng China 1,090,000
188. Huainan China 1,060,000
189. Dongying China 1,060,000
195. Yangzhou China 1,040,000
198. Jiamusi China 1,020,000
205. Putian China 1,000,000
210. Xinxiang China 990,000
213. Benxi China 960,000
218. Zhanjiang China 940,000
220. Zhuzhou China 930,000
223. Dandong China 920,000
224. Shaoguan China 920,000
226. Qinhuangdao China 910,000
227. Puning China 910,000
231. Fuxin China 890,000
232. Huaibei China 890,000
234. Yichang China 870,000
236. Daqing China 870,000
237. Pingdingshan China 870,000
241. Guilin China 860,000
243. Mudanjiang China 850,000
247. Jinzhou China 840,000
254. Hengyang China 810,000
255. Weifang China 800,000
257. Huizhou China 800,000
258. Rizhao China 800,000
267. Jiaozuo China 770,000
268. Jingzhou China 770,000
270. Xiangtan China 760,000
275. Zaozhuang China 720,000