# List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea
## Metropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas with a population of 1,000,000 or higher are sorted by population.
| Metro­politan area | Country | Population | Area | Date, source |
| Alexandria | Egypt | 6,100,000 | | |
| Barcelona | Spain | 5,474,482 | | |
| Algiers | Algeria | 4,510,000 | 1,190 km$^2$ (460 sq mi) | |
| İzmir | Turkey | 4,479,525 | 2,259 km$^2$ (872 sq mi) | |
| Rome | Italy | 4,342,212 | | |
| Tel Aviv | Israel | 4,156,900 | 1,516 km$^2$ (585 sq mi) | 2021 |
| Athens | Greece | 3,638,281 | 2,929 km$^2$ (1,131 sq mi) | |
| Tripoli | Libya | 3,072,000 | | |
| Naples | Italy | 2,969,571 | 1,171 km$^2$ (452 sq mi) | |
| Tunis | Tunisia | 2,658,816 | | |
| Antalya | Turkey | 2,619,832 | 20,591 km$^2$ (7,950 sq mi) | |
| Valencia | Spain | 2,522,383 | | |
| Gaza | Palestine | 2,375,259 | 365 km$^2$ (141 sq mi) | |
| Beirut | Lebanon | 2,145,527 | | |
| Marseille | France | 1,879,601 | 3,971.8 km$^2$ (1,533.5 sq mi) | |
| Oran | Algeria | 1,570,000 | | |
| Benghazi | Libya | 1,500,000 | | |
| Tangier | Morocco | 1,349,000 | | |
| Palermo | Italy | 1,245,826 | | |
| Bari | Italy | 1,222,171 | | |
| Catania | Italy | 1,101,463 | | |
| Mersin | Turkey | 1,064,850 | 1,590 km$^2$ (610 sq mi) | |
| Sfax | Tunisia | 1,018,341 | | |

## Cities

Cities are ordered by their position on the Mediterranean, from west to east. They can be reordered by name (alphabetically), country, subdivision of the Mediterranean, population size, or main language spoken in the city.
| City | Country | Other names | Subdivision | Population | Date, Source | Language(s) |
| Algeciras | Spain | al-Jazīra | Bay of Gibraltar | 121,414 | 2018 | Spanish |
| Marbella | Spain | | Alboran Sea | 140,473 | 2012 | Spanish |
| Málaga | Spain | | Alboran Sea | 594,050 | 2024 | Spanish |
| Al Hoceima | Morocco | Villa, Lhusima, Alhucemas | Alboran Sea | 102,942 | 2007 | Berber, Arabic, French, Spanish |
| Nador | Morocco | Ennaḍor, الناظور | Alboran Sea | 160,000 | | Berber, Arabic, French, Spanish |
| Tangier | Morocco | Ṭanjah,طنجة | Strait of Gibraltar | 1,349,000 | | Arabic, Berber, French, Spanish |
| Almería | Spain | | Alboran Sea | 191,443 | | Spanish |
| Cartagena | Spain | | None | 216,655 | 2012 | Spanish |
| Oran | Algeria | Wehran | None | 759,645 | 1998 | Arabic |
| Alicante | Spain | Alacant | None | 334,329 | 2011 | Spanish, Catalan |
| Valencia | Spain | València | Balearic Sea | 809,267 | | Spanish, Catalan |
| Castellón de la Plana | Spain | Castelló de la Plana, Castellón, Castelló | Balearic Sea | 180,204 | | Spanish, Catalan |
| Mostaganem | Algeria | Mustaġānam, Mestghalim, مستغانم | None | 145,696 | | Arabic |
| Tarragona | Spain | | Balearic Sea | 134,085 | | Catalan, Spanish |
| Barcelona | Spain | | Balearic Sea | 1,660,435 | 2023 | Spanish, Catalan |
| Badalona | Spain | | Balearic Sea | 220,977 | | Catalan, Spanish |
| Palma | Spain | Palma de Mallorca | Balearic Sea | 401,270 | | Spanish, Catalan |
| Algiers | Algeria | Dzayer,Lezzayer, الجزائر العاصمة | None | 3,415,811 | | Arabic, Berber |
| Béjaïa | Algeria | Bgayet | None | 177,988 | | Berber, Arabic |
| Marseille | France | Marselha, Marseilles | Gulf of Lion | 870,321 | | French, Occitan |
| Jijel | Algeria | Djidjel, جيجل | None | 148,000 | | Arabic |
| Toulon | France | Tolon, Touloun | Gulf of Lion | 170,041 | | French, Occitan |
| Skikda | Algeria | سكيكدة | None | 152,355 | | Arabic |
| Nice | France | Niça, Nissa, Nizza, Nizza Marittima | Ligurian Sea | 343,895 | | French, Occitan, Ligurian, Italian |
| Annaba | Algeria | Annābah, Bouna, عنابة | None | 257,359 | | Arabic |
| Genoa | Italy | Genova, Zena, Genua | Ligurian Sea | 855,834 | | Italian, Ligurian |
| Cagliari | Italy | Casteddu | Tyrrhenian Sea | 476,975 | | Italian, Sardinian |
| Bizerte | Tunisia | Banzart, Benzert, Biserta | Strait of Sicily | 114,371 | | Arabic, French |
| Tunis | Tunisia | Tūnis, Tunes | Strait of Sicily | 651,183 | | Arabic, French |
| Livorno | Italy | Leghorn | Ligurian Sea | 161,162 | | Italian, Tuscan |
| Sousse | Tunisia | Sūsa, Susa | Strait of Sicily | 173,047 | | Arabic, Berber |
| Sfax | Tunisia | Ṣafāqis | Strait of Sicily | 265,131 | | Arabic |
| Zuwarah | Libya | Tamurt n Wat Willul | | 180,310 | | Arabic, Berber |
| Venice | Italy | Venexia, Venezia, Vinegia | Adriatic Sea | 270,660 | | Italian, Venetian |
| Zawiya | Libya | | | 200,000 | | Arabic |
| Tripoli | Libya | Ṭarābulus | | 2,127,000 | | Arabic |
| Palermo | Italy | Palermu | Tyrrhenian Sea | 855,285 | | Italian, Sicilian |
| Zliten | Libya | Zleetin | | 184,000 | | Arabic |
| Pescara | Italy | Piscàrë | Adriatic Sea | 119,554 | | Italian |
| Trieste | Italy | Trièst, Trst, Трст, Triest | Adriatic Sea | 205,535 | | Italian, Venetian, Slovene, German |
| Misurata | Libya | Mosrata, Misratah, Misrata | | 281,000 | | Arabic |
| Naples | Italy | Napule, Napoli | Tyrrhenian Sea | 967,068 | | Italian, Neapolitan |
| Rome | Italy | Roma | Tyrrhenian Sea | 2,866,793 | | Italian |
| Rijeka | Croatia | Fiume | Adriatic Sea | 108,622 | 2021 | Croatian, Italian |
| Pula | Croatia | Pola | Adriatic Sea | 52,220 | 2021 | Croatian, Italian |
| Zadar | Croatia | Zara | Adriatic Sea | 70,779 | 2021 | Croatian |
| Šibenik | Croatia | Sebenico | Adriatic Sea | 42,599 | 2021 | Croatian |
| Split | Croatia | Spalato | Adriatic Sea | 160,577 | 2021 | Croatian |
| Dubrovnik | Croatia | Ragusa | Adriatic Sea | 41,562 | 2021 | Croatian |
| Salerno | Italy | | Tyrrhenian Sea | 131,950 | | Italian, Neapolitan |
| Catania | Italy | | Ionian Sea | 311,584 | | Italian, Sicilian |
| Syracuse | Italy | Sarausa, Siracusa | Ionian Sea | 123,408 | | Italian, Sicilian |
| Messina | Italy | Missina | Messina Strait | 242,129 | | Italian, Sicilian |
| Reggio Calabria | Italy | Rìggiu, Reggio di Calabria | Messina Strait | 560,000 | | Italian, Sicilian |
| Bari | Italy | Bare | Adriatic Sea | 750,450 | | Italian, Barese |
| Al Bayda | Libya | | | 250,000 | | Arabic |
| Benghazi | Libya | Banghāzī, Bengasi | Gulf of Sirte | 631,000 | | Arabic |
| Taranto | Italy | Tarde | Ionian Sea | 200,154 | | Italian, Sicilian |
| Kotor | Montenegro | Cattaro |
| Durrës | Albania | Durazzo, Dirahio | Adriatic Sea | 113,249 | | Albanian |
| Vlorë | Albania | Valona, Vlora | Ionian Sea | 130,827 | | Albanian |
| Shëngjin | Albania | San Giovanni Medua | Adriatic Sea | 10,500 | | Albanian |
| Sarandë | Albania | Santi Quaranta, Sarandë | Ionian Sea | 20,277 | | Albanian |
| Himarë | Albania | Chimara, Himara | Ionian Sea | 10,000 | | Albanian |
| Patras | Greece | | Ionian Sea | 213,984 | | Greek |
| Volos | Greece | | Aegean Sea | 144,449 | | Greek |
| Thessaloniki | Greece | | Aegean Sea | 354,290 | 2021 | Greek |
| Derna | Libya | Darnah | Libyan Sea | 125,000 | 2011 | Arabic |
| Piraeus | Greece | Peiraias | Saronic Gulf | 163,688 | | Greek |
| Chania | Greece | | Sea of Crete | 108,310 | | Greek |
| Heraklion | Greece | Irákleio | Sea of Crete | 173,993 | | Greek |
| Tobruk | Libya | Ṭubruq | Libyan Sea | 120,000 | 2011 | Arabic |
| Rhodes | Greece | Ródos | Aegean Sea | 115,490 | | Greek |
| Alexandria | Egypt | Al-Iskandariyyah, Eskendereyyah, Rakotə | Levantine Sea | 5,484,000 | 2022 | Arabic |
| Damietta | Egypt | Dumyāṭ, Damiata, Domyat | Levantine Sea | 337,303 | 2012 | Arabic |
| Port Said | Egypt | Borsaʿīd | Levantine Sea | 603,787 | 2010 | Arabic |
| Arish | Egypt | El ʿArīš | Levantine Sea | 164,830 | 2012 | Arabic |
| Gaza City | State of Palestine | Ghazzah | Levantine Sea | 515,556 | 2012 | Arabic |
| Ashkelon | Israel | | Levantine Sea | 153,138 | 2022 | Hebrew, English |
| Ashdod | Israel | | Levantine Sea | 226,827 | 2022 | Hebrew, English, Russian |
| Rishon LeZion | Israel | | Levantine Sea | 260,453 | 2022 | Hebrew, English |
| Bat Yam | Israel | | Levantine Sea | 128,465 | 2022 | Hebrew, English, Russian |
| Tel Aviv | Israel | | Levantine Sea | 474,530 | 2022 | Hebrew, Arabic, English |
| Herzliya | Israel | | Levantine Sea | 106,741 | 2022 | Hebrew, English |
| Netanya | Israel | | Levantine Sea | 233,104 | 2022 | Hebrew, English |
| Hadera | Israel | | Levantine Sea | 103,041 | 2022 | Hebrew, English |
| Haifa | Israel | | Levantine Sea | 290,306 | 2022 | Hebrew, Arabic, English |
| Beirut | Lebanon | Bayrūt | Levantine Sea | 2,226,000 | 2015 | Arabic. French, English |
| Tripoli | Lebanon | Ṭrāblos, Ṭarābulus | Levantine Sea | 227,857 | | Arabic. French, English |
| Tartus | Syria | Ṭarṭūs | Levantine Sea | 115,769 | 2004 | Arabic |
| Latakia | Syria | al-Lāḏqīyah | Levantine Sea | 383,786 | 2004 | Arabic |
| Çanakkale | Turkey | Dardanellia, Δαρδανέλλια | Dardanelles | 143,662 | 2021 | Turkish |
| Aliağa | Turkey | | Aegean Sea | 103,364 | 2021 | Turkish |
| Kuşadası | Turkey | | Aegean Sea | 125,812 | 2021 | Turkish |
| Bodrum | Turkey | | Aegean Sea | 187,284 | 2021 | Turkish |
| Fethiye | Turkey | | Levantine Sea | 170,379 | 2021 | Turkish |
| Side | Turkey | | Gulf of Antalya | 245,740 | 2021 | Turkish |
| Alanya | Turkey | Coracesium,Κορακήσιον,علائیه | Gulf of Antalya | 350,636 | 2021 | Turkish |
| Erdemli | Turkey | | Gulf of Mersin | 134,114 | 2021 | Turkish |
| Mersin | Turkey | Myrsíni, Μυρσίνη | Gulf of Mersin | 1,064,850 | 2021 | Turkish |
| İskenderun | Turkey | Alexandretta, Αλεξανδρέττα | Gulf of Alexandretta | 350,456 | 2021 | Turkish, Arabic |
| Samandağ | Turkey | | Gulf of Antioch | 123,999 | 2021 | Turkish, Arabic |
| Limassol | Cyprus | Λεμεσός, Lemesós | Levantine Sea | 101,000 | 2011 | Greek |