This is a list of towns and cities in the world believed to have 100,000 or more inhabitants, sorted by countries beginning with letters between L and O. Unless otherwise noted, populations are based on United Nations estimates from 2022.[1]
Index
Laos
editCity | Province / Prefecture |
Population (2015)[2] |
---|---|---|
Champhone | Savannakhet | 109,200 |
Kaysone Phomvihane | Savannakhet | 125,600 |
Salavan | Salavan | 100,900 |
Songkhone | Savannakhet | 100,000 |
Vientiane | Vientiane | 820,900 |
Latvia
editCity | State city | Population (2023)[3] |
---|---|---|
Riga | Riga | 614,987 |
Lebanon
editCity | Governorate | Population (2023) |
---|---|---|
Beirut | Beirut | 1,916,100 |
Trablous | North Governorate | 229,398 |
Sidon | South Governorate | 163,554 |
Tyre | South Governorate | 135,204 |
Nabatiye | Nabatiye Governorate | 120,000 |
Lesotho
editCity | District | Population (2006) |
---|---|---|
Maseru | Maseru | 432,000 |
Liberia
editCity | County | Population (2008)[4] |
---|---|---|
Monrovia | Montserrado | 1,011,000 |
Libya
editCity | District | Population (2021)[5] |
---|---|---|
Ajdabiya | Al Wahat | 134,400 |
Al Jadid | Sabha | 126,400 |
Al Khums | Murqub | 201,900 |
Az Zawiyah | Zawiya | 200,000 |
Benghazi | Benghazi | 650,600 |
Misratah | Misrata | 386,100 |
Sabha | Sabha | 130,000 |
Sabratah | Zawiya | 102,000 |
Sirte | Sirte | 128,100 |
Tagiura | Tajura | 100,000 |
Tarhuna | Murqub | 210,700 |
Tobruk | Butnan | 121,100 |
Tripoli | Tripoli | 1,151,000 |
Zliten | Murqub | 110,000 |
Lithuania
editCity | County | Population (2024)[6] |
---|---|---|
Kaunas | Kaunas | 304,198 |
Klaipėda | Klaipėda | 159,396 |
Šiauliai | Šiauliai | 110,461 |
Vilnius | Vilnius | 602,430 |
Luxembourg
editCity | Canton | Population (2023)[7] |
---|---|---|
Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 132,800 |
Madagascar
editCity | Region | Population (2018)[8] |
---|---|---|
Antananarivo | Analamanga | 1,274,200 |
Toamasina | Atsinanana | 325,900 |
Antsirabe | Vakinankaratra | 246,400 |
Mahajanga | Boeny | 246,000 |
Fianarantsoa | Haute Matsiatra | 191,800 |
Toliara | Atsimo-Andrefana | 168,800 |
Antsiranana | Diana | 129,300 |
Malawi
editCity | Region | Population (2016) |
---|---|---|
Blantyre | Southern | 920,200 |
Lilongwe | Central | 1,098,200 |
Mzuzu | Northern | 239,000 |
Zomba | Southern | 147,100 |
Malaysia
editMaldives
editCity | Atoll | Population (2022)[10] |
---|---|---|
Malé | Kaafu | 211,908 |
Mali
editCity | Region | Population (2009) |
---|---|---|
Bamako | Bamako | 1,810,400 |
Kayes | Kayes | 149,100 |
Koutiala | Sikasso | 141,400 |
Mopti | Mopti | 120,800 |
Ségou | Ségou | 133,500 |
Mauritania
editCity | Region/Capital District | Population (2013)[11] |
---|---|---|
Nouadhibou | Dakhlet Nouadhibou | 118,200 |
Nouakchott | Nouakchott | 958,400 |
Mauritius
editCity | District | Population (2016) |
---|---|---|
Beau Basin-Rose Hill | Plaines Wilhems | 104,500 |
Port Louis | Port Louis | 148,900 |
Vacoas-Phoenix | Plaines Wilhems | 106,300 |
Mexico
editMoldova
editCity | Municipality | Population (2012) |
---|---|---|
Balti | Bălți | 144,500 |
Chișinău | Chișinău | 669,700 |
Mongolia
editCity | Municipality | Population (2016) |
---|---|---|
Ulaanbaatar | Ulaanbaatar | 1,810,400 |
Montenegro
editCity | Municipality | Population (2011) |
---|---|---|
Podgorica | Podgorica Capital City | 185,900 |
Morocco
editMozambique
editCity | Province | Population (2015) |
---|---|---|
Beira | Sofala | 460,900 |
Chimoio | Manica | 314,800 |
Lichinga | Niassa | 214,600 |
Maputo | Maputo (city) | 1,241,700 |
Matola | Maputo | 927,100 |
Maxixe | Inhambane | 127,400 |
Nacala | Nampula | 241,100 |
Nampula | Nampula | 622,400 |
Pemba | Cabo Delgado | 199,500 |
Quelimane | Zambezia | 241,100 |
Tete | Tete | 213,400 |
Xai-Xai | Gaza | 128,900 |
Myanmar
editCity | Administrative division | Population (2014) |
---|---|---|
Bago | Bago | 491,100 |
Dawei | Tanintharyi | 125,200 |
Hpa-an | Kayin | 421,400 |
Loikaw | Kayah | 128,800 |
Magway | Magway | 288,900 |
Mandalay | Mandalay | 1,225,100 |
Mawlamyine | Mon | 288,100 |
Monywa | Sagaing | 372,000 |
Myitkyina | Kachin | 305,300 |
Naypyidaw | Naypyidaw | 1,158,400 |
Pathein | Ayeyarwady | 286,700 |
Sittway | Rakhine | 149,300 |
Taunggyi | Shan | 380,700 |
Yangon | Yangon | 5,209,500 |
Namibia
editCity | Region | Population (2011) |
---|---|---|
Windhoek | Khomas | 325,900 |
Nepal
editCity | Province | Population (2011) |
---|---|---|
Bharatpur | Bagmati | 147,800 |
Bhimdatta | Sudurpashchim | 106,700 |
Biratnagar | Province No. 1 | 204,900 |
Birgunj | Madhesh | 139,100 |
Butwal | Lumbini Pradesh | 121,000 |
Dhangadhi | Sudurpashchim | 104,000 |
Dharan | Province No. 1 | 119,900 |
Janakpur | Madhesh Province | 195,438 |
Kathmandu | Bagmati | 1,003,300 |
Lalitpur | Bagmati | 226,700 |
Pokhara | Gandaki | 265,000 |
Netherlands
editCity | Province | Population (2023)[13] |
---|---|---|
Alkmaar | North Holland | 112,445 |
Almere | Flevoland | 226,438 |
Alphen aan den Rijn | South Holland | 114,970 |
Amersfoort | Utrecht | 161,734 |
Amsterdam | North Holland | 935,521 |
Apeldoorn | Gelderland | 168,265 |
Arnhem | Gelderland | 167,671 |
Breda | North Brabant | 188,277 |
Delft | South Holland | 109,452 |
Deventer | Overijssel | 103,456 |
Dordrecht | South Holland | 122,040 |
Ede | Gelderland | 123,545 |
Eindhoven | North Brabant | 246,581 |
Emmen | Drenthe | 109,311 |
Enschede | Overijssel | 161,947 |
Groningen | Groningen | 244,003 |
Haarlem | North Holland | 167,752 |
Haarlemmermeer | North Holland | 163,191 |
The Hague | South Holland | 565,817 |
's-Hertogenbosch | North Brabant | 160,724 |
Leeuwarden | Friesland | 128,845 |
Leiden | South Holland | 130,269 |
Maastricht | Limburg | 125,464 |
Nijmegen | Gelderland | 186,798 |
Rotterdam | South Holland | 671,221 |
Tilburg | North Brabant | 229,940 |
Utrecht | Utrecht | 374,409 |
Venlo | Limburg | 103,688 |
Westland | South Holland | 115,922 |
Zaanstad | North Holland | 161,279 |
Zoetermeer | South Holland | 128,325 |
Zwolle | Overijssel | 133,065 |
New Zealand
editCity | Region | Population (2015) |
---|---|---|
Auckland | Auckland | 1,614,400 |
Christchurch | Canterbury | 374,900 |
Dunedin | Otago | 127,000 |
Hamilton | Waikato | 161,200 |
Lower Hutt | Wellington | 103,400 |
Napier-Hastings | Hawke's Bay | 131,000 |
Tauranga | Bay of Plenty | 128,200 |
Wellington | Wellington | 207,900 |
Nicaragua
editCity | Department | Population (2009) |
---|---|---|
Chinandega | Chinandega | 106,600 |
León | León | 156,000 |
Managua | Managua | 985,100 |
Masaya | Masaya | 110,500 |
Tipitapa | Managua | 105,800 |
Niger
editCity | Region | Population (2012)[14] |
---|---|---|
Agadez | Agadez | 110,500 |
Maradi | Maradi | 267,200 |
Niamey | Niamey Urban Community | 978,000 |
Tahoua | Tahoua | 117,800 |
Zinder | Zinder | 235,600 |
Nigeria
editThe following table lists fully defined incorporated cities in Nigeria, with a population of at least 100,000, as declared by the Nigerian National Population Commission in the 2006 National census.[15]
North Korea
editCity | Province | Population (2008)[16] |
---|---|---|
Anju | South Pyongan | 240,100 |
Chongjin | North Hamyong | 667,900 |
Chongju | North Pyongan | 189,700 |
Haeju | South Hwanghae | 273,300 |
Hamhung | South Hamgyong | 768,600 |
Hoeryong | North Hamyong | 153,500 |
Huichon | Chagang | 168,200 |
Hyesan | Ryanggang | 192,700 |
Kaechon | South Pyongan | 319,600 |
Kaesong | Kaesong | 308,400 |
Kanggye | Chagang | 252,000 |
Kimchaek | North Hamyong | 207,300 |
Kusong | North Pyongan | 196,500 |
Manpo | Chagang | 116,800 |
Munchon | Kangwon | 122,900 |
Nampo | South Pyongan | 366,300 |
Pyongsong | South Pyongan | 284,400 |
Pyongyang | Pyongyang | 3,255,300 |
Rason | Rason | 197,000 |
Sariwon | North Hwanghae | 307,800 |
Sinpo | South Hamgyong | 152,800 |
Sinuiju | North Pyongan | 359,300 |
Songrim | North Hwanghae | 128,800 |
Sunchon | South Pyongan | 297,300 |
Tokchon | South Pyongan | 237,100 |
Tanchon | South Hamgyong | 345,900 |
Wonsan | Kangwon | 363,100 |
North Macedonia
editCity | Region | Population (2012) |
---|---|---|
Skopje | Skopje Statistical | 536,300 |
Norway
editCity | County | Population (2021 Estimate)[17] |
---|---|---|
Bergen | Vestland | 265,500 |
Drammen | Buskerud | 110,200 |
Fredrikstad | Østfold | 117,700 |
Oslo | Oslo | 1,043,200 |
Stavanger | Rogaland | 229,900 |
Trondheim | Trøndelag | 191,800 |
Oman
editCity | Region / Governorate |
Population (2016) |
---|---|---|
Al Buraymi | Al Buraimi | 104,100 |
Al Mudaybi | Ash Sharqiyah | 112,100 |
Al Rustaq | Al Batinah South | 117,600 |
As Seeb | Muscat | 391,300 |
As Suwayq | Al Batinah | 171,800 |
Barka | Al Batinah South | 137,000 |
Bawshar | Muscat | 424,100 |
Ibri | Ad Dhahirah | 158,100 |
Muscat | Muscat | 247,000 |
Mutrah | Muscat | 249,400 |
Nizwa | Ad Dakhiliyah | 118,600 |
Saham | Al Batinah | 140,800 |
Salalah | Dhofar | 355,700 |
Sohar | Al Batinah North | 226,300 |
Sur | Ash Sharqiyah | 116,100 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Under "Population", see Table 8 and choose "pdf" or "xls". "Demographic Yearbook 2022". unstats.un.org. 17 Nov 2023. Retrieved 22 Dec 2023.
- ^ Population figures of districts from 2015 Laos Census. Government of Lao PDR. "The 4th Population and Housing Census (PHC) 2015" (PDF). Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "RIG040. Population in regions, cities, municipalities, towns, rural territories (based on the boundaries in force at the beginning of 2023), neighbourhoods and densely populated areas by ethnicity". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ 2008 National Population and Housing Census. Retrieved November 09, 2008. [1]
- ^ Figures below are 2021 estimates from World Population Review."Population of Cities in Libya (2021)". worldpopulationreview.com. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "Resident population as of 1 January". State Data Agency of Lithuania. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "Most populated municipalities on 1st January (x 1 000)". STATEC. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "Madagascar: Regions, Cities & Urban Communes - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "List of local governments in Malaysia", Wikipedia, 2024-04-11, retrieved 2024-05-07
- ^ "Table P2: Resident population by place of enumeration and administrative division and intercensal growth rate, 2022 & 2014" (PDF). Maldives Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ "Mauritania: Regions, Cities & Urban Localites - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020". www.inegi.org.mx. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" (in Dutch). Statistics Netherlands. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ "Niger: Regions, Cities & Urban Centers - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ "FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA : 2020 Population Census" (PDF). Web.archive.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "DPR Korea 2008 Population Census: National Report" (PDF). 2008 North Korea census. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ^ "Norway: Major Urban Settlements - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2022-02-01.