# List of cities in East, South, and Southeast Asia by population

The countries and territories included in the following list are:

## Largest megalopolis areas

| Rank | Metropolitan area | Country | Region | Population |
| 1 | Southern China Coast Megalopolis (Pearl River Delta -Chaoshan-Xiamen-Quanzhou-Fuzhou) | China | East Asia | 200,000,000 |
| 2 | Java Island (Jakarta-Surabaya-Bandung-Semarang-Surakarta-Yogyakarta-Malang) | Indonesia | Southeast Asia | 145,000,000 |
| 3 | Yangtze River Delta | China | East Asia | 100,000,000 |
| 4 | Taiheiyō Belt | Japan | East Asia | 84,000,000 |
| 5 | (Bengal Megalopolis) Kolkata-Khulna-Dhaka-Chittagong | India, Bangladesh | South Asia | 60,000,000 |
| 6 | Beijing–Tianjin (Hebei's cities cluster) | China | East Asia | 39,710,000 |
| 7 | Mega Manila (Metro Manila–Laguna–Cavite–Rizal–Bulacan–Metro Clark–Lucena–Batangas City–Cabanatuan–Olongapo) | Philippines | Southeast Asia | 35,000,000 |
| 8 | Incheon–Seoul–Daejon–Daegu–Busan | South Korea | East Asia | 32,890,000 |
| 9 | Mumbai-Pune-Nashik | India | South Asia | 30,000,000 |
| 10 | Delhi-Gurgaon-Noida-Ghaziabad | India | South Asia | 26,000,000 |
| 12 | Greater Bangkok–Chon Buri-Nakhon Ratchasima | Thailand | Southeast Asia | 20,000,000 |
| 13 | (West coast of Taiwan) Taipei-Taichung-Kaohsiung | Taiwan | East Asia | 18,000,000 |

## Largest metropolitan areas

| Rank | Metropolitan area | Country | Region | Population | Area (km²) | Population Density (People/km²) |
| 1 | Greater Tokyo | Japan | East Asia | 32,450,000 | 8,014 | 4,049 |
| 2 | Jakarta | Indonesia | Southeast Asia | 31,650,000 | 6,342 | 4,990 |
| 3 | Manila | Philippines | Southeast Asia | 28,250,517 | 7,967 | 9,200 |
| 4 | Seoul | South Korea | East Asia | 20,550,000 | 5,076 | 4,048 |
| 5 | Mumbai | India | South Asia | 20,900,000 | 8,100 | 2,580 |
| 6 | Shanghai | China | East Asia | 16,650,000 | 5,177 | 3,216 |
| 7 | Hong Kong-Shenzhen | China | East Asia | 15,800,000 | 3,051 | 5,179 |
| 8 | Beijing | China | East Asia | 12,500,000 | 6,562 | 1,905 |

## Largest urban areas ranked by 2010 population

| Rank | City | Country | Region | Population | Area (km²) | Density (km²) | Sources of Pop. / Area |
| 1 | Tokyo–Yokohama | Japan | East Asia | 35,200,000 | 7,835 | 4,100 | C / B |
| 2 | Jakarta | Indonesia | Southeast Asia | 22,000,000 | 2,720 | 8,500 | F / B |
| 3 | Manila | Philippines | Southeast Asia | 20,795,000 | 1,425 | 14,600 | C / B |
| 4 | Seoul–Incheon | South Korea | East Asia | 19,910,000 | 1,943 | 10,200 | C / B |
| 5 | Shanghai | China | East Asia | 18,400,000 | 2,396 | 6,300 | C / B |
| 6 | Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto | Japan | East Asia | 17,320,000 | 2,720 | 5,300 | C / B |
| 7 | Shenzhen | China | East Asia | 14,470,000 | 1,295 | 10,200 | F / B |
| 8 | Beijing | China | East Asia | 13,955,000 | 2,616 | 4,200 | C / B |
| 9 | Guangzhou–Foshan | China | East Asia | 13,245,000 | 2,590 | 6,700 | E / B |
| 10 | Dongguan | China | East Asia | 10,525,00 | 1,295 | 7,600 | F / B |
| 11 | Nagoya | Japan | East Asia | 10,025,000 | 3,302 | | C / B |
| 12 | Taipei-New Taipei-Keelung-Taoyuan | Taiwan | East Asia | 9,272,082 | 3,678 | 2,521 | D / B |
| 13 | Bangkok | Thailand | Southeast Asia | 8,250,000 | 1,502 | 2,500 | C / B |
| 14 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | Southeast Asia | 7,785,000 | 609 | 9,200 | E / B |
| 15 | Hong Kong | China | East Asia | 7,055,000 | 220 | 25,200 | E / B |
| 16 | Tianjin | China | East Asia | 6,675,000 | 1,295 | 5,200 | C / B |
| 17 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Southeast Asia | 5,835,000 | 2,137 | 2,700 | E / B |
| 18 | Chongqing | China | East Asia | 5,460,000 | 570 | 7,500 | E / B |
| 19 | Hangzhou | China | East Asia | 5,305,000 | 712 | 8,200 | E / B |
| 20 | Wuhan | China | East Asia | 5,260,000 | 712 | 7,400 | E / B |
| 21 | Shenyang | China | East Asia | 5,160,000 | 777 | 7,100 | E / B |
| 22 | Chengdu | China | East Asia | 4,785,000 | 570 | 8,400 | E / B |
| 23 | Singapore | Singapore | Southeast Asia | 4,635,000 | 479 | 9,700 | D / B |
| 24 | Yangon | Myanmar | Southeast Asia | 4,400,000 | 350 | 12,600 | D / B |
| 25 | Xi'an | China | East Asia | 3,955,000 | 531 | 7,400 | E / B |
| 26 | Taichung-Changhua | Taiwan | East Asia | 3,814,326 | 1,801 | 2,118 | E / B |
| 27 | Harbin | China | East Asia | 3,615,000 | 570 | 5,900 | E / B |
| 28 | Suzhou | China | East Asia | 3,605,000 | 635 | 5,700 | E / B |
| 29 | Bandung | Indonesia | Southeast Asia | 3,555,000 | 401 | 8,400 | E / B |
| 30 | Nanjing | China | East Asia | 3,550,000 | 686 | 4,200 | E / B |
| 31 | Busan | South Korea | East Asia | 3,395,000 | 259 | 13,100 | E / B |
| 32 | Pyongyang | North Korea | East Asia | 3,370,000 | 207 | 16,300 | E / B |
| 33 | Dalian | China | East Asia | 3,255,000 | 570 | 4,700 | E / B |
| 34 | Changchun | China | East Asia | 3,170,000 | 376 | 8,400 | E / B |
| 35 | Kunming | China | East Asia | 3,070,000 | 518 | 9,100 | E / B |
| 36 | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | East Asia | 3,023,225 | 1,330 | 2,272 | E / B |
| 37 | Wuxi | China | East Asia | 2,925,000 | 389 | 7,500 | E / B |
| 38 | Taiyuan | China | East Asia | 2,900,000 | 311 | 9,300 | E / B |
| 39 | Surabaya | Indonesia | Southeast Asia | 2,885,000 | 376 | 7,700 | D / B |
| 40 | Changsha | China | East Asia | 2,720,000 | 389 | 6,600 | E / B |
| 41 | Zhengzhou | China | East Asia | 2,590,000 | 466 | 5,600 | E / B |
| 42 | Fukuoka | Japan | East Asia | 2,550,000 | 583 | 4,900 | C / B |
| 43 | Shijiazhuang | China | East Asia | 2,530,000 | 363 | 7,000 | E / B |
| 45 | Qingdao | China | East Asia | 2,495,000 | 440 | 5,700 | E / B |
| 46 | Sapporo | Japan | East Asia | 2,475,000 | 648 | 4,000 | C / B |
| 47 | Nanchang | China | East Asia | 2,465,000 | 155 | 5,300 | E / B |
| 48 | Guiyang | China | East Asia | 2,440,000 | 207 | 11,800 | E / B |
| 49 | George Town | Malaysia | Southeast Asia | 2,412,616 | 2,563 | 941 | A / A |
| 50 | Fuzhou | China | East Asia | 2,405,000 | 259 | 9,300 | E / B |
| 51 | Lanzhou | China | East Asia | 2,385,000 | 181 | 13,200 | E / B |
| 52 | Daegu | South Korea | East Asia | 2,380,000 | 181 | 13,100 | E / B |
| 53 | Hanoi | Vietnam | Southeast Asia | 2,355,000 | 194 | 8,300 | E / B |
| 54 | Medan | Indonesia | Southeast Asia | 2,340,000 | 246 | 9,500 | E / B |
| 55 | Jinan | China | East Asia | 2,320,000 | 350 | 6,600 | E / B |
| 56 | Changzhou | China | East Asia | 2,275,000 | 194 | 11,700 | E / B |
| 57 | Xiamen | China | East Asia | 2,225,000 | 295 | 7,500 | E / B |
| 58 | Shunde | China | East Asia | 2,105,000 | 401 | 5,200 | E / B |
| 59 | Baotou | China | East Asia | 2,095,000 | 363 | 5,800 | E / B |
| 60 | Jilin | China | East Asia | 2,070,000 | 233 | 8,900 | E / B |
| 61 | Hefei | China | East Asia | 2,000,000 | 350 | 5,700 | E / B |
| 62 | Kitakyūshū | Japan | East Asia | 2,000,000 | 842 | 2,400 | C / B |
* Sources
    A: National census authority data.
    B: Demographia land area estimate based upon map or satellite photograph analysis.
    C: Demographia population "build up" from third, fourth or fifth order jurisdictions (NUTS-3, NUTS-4, NUTS-5 or equivalent).
    D: Population estimate based upon United Nations agglomeration estimate.
    E: Demographia population estimate from national census authority agglomeration data.
    F: Other Demographia population estimate.
    G: Estimate based upon projected growth rate from last census.
    H: Combination of adjacent national census authority agglomerations.

## Largest urban agglomerations by population

| Asia Rank | World Rank | Urban Area | Country/Territory | Population | Area (km$^2$) | Density (people/km$^2$) |
| 1 | 1 | Tokyo | Japan | 37,977,000 | 8,230 | 4,614 |
| 2 | 2 | Jakarta | Indonesia | 34,540,000 | 3,540 | 9,758 |
| 3 | 3 | Delhi | India | 29,617,000 | 2,232 | 13,269 |
| 4 | 4 | Mumbai | India | 23,355,000 | 944 | 24,740 |
| 5 | 5 | Manila | Philippines | 23,088,000 | 1,873 | 12,327 |
| 6 | 6 | Shanghai | China | 22,120,000 | 4,068 | 5,437 |
| 7 | 8 | Seoul | South Korea | 21,794,000 | 2,768 | 7,873 |
| 8 | 10 | Guangzhou-Foshan | China | 20,902,000 | 4,342 | 4,814 |
| 9 | 12 | Beijing | China | 19,433,000 | 4,172 | 4,658 |
| 10 | 14 | Kolkata | India | 17,560,000 | 1,351 | 12,994 |
| 11 | 16 | Bangkok | Thailand | 17,066,000 | 3,199 | 5,336 |
| 12 | 18 | Shenzhen | China | 15,929,000 | 1,803 | 8,836 |
| 13 | 19 | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 15,443,000 | 456 | 33,852 |
| 14 | 23 | Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto | Japan | 14,977,000 | 3,019 | 4,961 |
| 16 | 25 | Bengaluru | India | 13,707,000 | 1,205 | 11,378 |
| 17 | 28 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 13,312,000 | 1,638 | 8,127 |
| 18 | 29 | Chennai | India | 11,324,000 | 1,049 | 10,800 |
| 19 | 30 | Chengdu | China | 11,309,000 | 1,828 | 6,188 |
| 21 | 35 | Tianjin | China | 10,800,000 | 2,813 | 3,839 |
| 22 | 37 | Hyderabad | India | 9,746,000 | 1,273 | 7,654 |
| 23 | 40 | Nagoya | Japan | 9,113,000 | 3,704 | 2,460 |
| 24 | 42 | Wuhan | China | 8,962,000 | 1,646 | 5,444 |
| 25 | 43 | Taipei | Taiwan | 8,918,000 | 1,076 | 8,289 |
| 26 | 45 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 8,285,000 | 2,162 | 3,833 |
| 27 | 46 | Dongguan | China | 7,981,000 | 1,755 | 4,546 |
| 28 | 47 | Pune | India | 7,764,000 | 649 | 11,956 |
| 29 | 48 | Chongqing | China | 7,739,000 | 1,537 | 5,036 |
| 30 | 50 | Nanjing | China | 7,496,000 | 1,613 | 4,649 |
| 31 | 51 | Ahmedabad | India | 7,410,000 | 359 | 20,622 |
| 32 | 52 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 7,347,000 | 291 | 25,254 |
| 33 | 55 | Shenyang-Fushun | China | 7,105,000 | 1,515 | 4,690 |
| 34 | 56 | Bandung | Indonesia | 7,065,000 | 487 | 14,510 |
| 35 | 61 | Zhengzhou | China | 6,765,000 | 1,656 | 4,085 |
| 36 | 63 | Xi'an | China | 6,680,000 | 1,094 | 6,105 |
| 37 | 64 | Hanoi | Vietnam | 6,576,000 | 963 | 6,828 |
| 38 | 65 | Surabaya | Indonesia | 6,499,000 | 911 | 7,131 |
| 39 | 68 | Hangzhou | China | 6,446,000 | 1,446 | 4,458 |
| 40 | 63 | Quanzhou | China | 6,345,000 | 2,090 | 3,036 |
| 41 | 70 | Yangon | Myanmar | 6,314,000 | 603 | 10,474 |
| 42 | 77 | Qingdao | China | 5,911,000 | 1,656 | 3,569 |
| 43 | 78 | Surat | India | 5,807,000 | 238 | 24,378 |

## Largest cities proper by population

| Rank | City | Population | Definition | Area (km²) | Population density (/km²) | Country | Region |
| 1 | Manila | 14,942,000 | National Capital Region | 638 | 21,000 | Philippines | Southeast Asia |
| 2 | Shanghai | 13,831,900 | Core districts + inner suburbs | 1,928 | 7,174 | China | East Asia |
| 3 | Seoul | 10,456,034 | Special City | 605.4 | 17,271 | South Korea | East Asia |
| 4 | Beijing | 10,123,000 | Core districts + inner suburbs | 1,368.32 | 7,400 | China | East Asia |
| 5 | Tokyo | 8,795,000 | 23 special wards area | 617 | 14,254 | Japan | East Asia |
| 6 | Jakarta | 8,489,910 | Special capital district | 664 | 12,738 | Indonesia | Southeast Asia |
| 7 | Wuhan | 8,001,541 (2006-12-31) | Core districts | 400 | 20,004 | China | East Asia |
| 8 | Ho Chi Minh City | 7,123,340 | Province-level municipality | 2,095.01 | 3,401 | Vietnam | Southeast Asia |
| 9 | Bangkok | 7,025,000 | Administrative area | 1,568.74 | 4,478 | Thailand | Southeast Asia |
| 10 | Hong Kong | 7,008,900 | The entire territory | 1,092 | 6,418 | China | East Asia |
| 11 | Guangzhou | 6,172,839 (2006-12-31) | Core districts | 3,843.43 | 3,004 | China | East Asia |
| 12 | Tianjin | 5,800,000 | Core districts + inner suburbs | 2,057 | 2,820 | China | East Asia |
| 13 | Singapore | 4,839,400 | City-state | 701 | 6,904 | Singapore | Southeast Asia |
| 14 | Chongqing | 4,776,027 | Core districts | 5,467.2 | 1,057 | China | East Asia |
| 15 | Shenyang | 4,101,197 (2006-12-31) | Core districts | 3,495 | 1,173 | China | East Asia |
| 16 | Yangon | 4,088,000 | Urban agglomeration | 598.75 | 6,828 | Myanmar | Southeast Asia |
| 17 | Yokohama | 3,670,000 | City proper | 437 | 8,398 | Japan | East Asia |
| 18 | Busan | 3,596,076 | Metropolitan City | 765.66 | 4,697 | South Korea | East Asia |
| 19 | Pyongyang | 3,255,388 | Directly Governed City | 3,194 | 1,019 | North Korea | East Asia |
| 20 | Cebu | 3,162,009 | Metropolitan City | 1,062 | 3,000 | Philippines | Southeast Asia |