# Most densely populated cities

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Published cities ranked by official population density using one people-per-square-kilometre metric.

- Canonical: /reports/most-densely-populated-cities/
- Last checked: 2026-07-15

## Answers

### 양천구, South Korea

24,754.5089 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Le Pré-Saint-Gervais, France

23,904.2857 people/km²
- Source: https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2521169/base_cc_comparateur_csv.zip
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### 동대문구, South Korea

23,821.0267 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium

23,266.2536 people/km²
- Source: https://statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/documents/bevolking/5.1%20Structuur%20van%20de%20bevolking/Population_par_commune.xlsx
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Saint-Mandé, France

23,068.4783 people/km²
- Source: https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2521169/base_cc_comparateur_csv.zip
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### 동작구, South Korea

22,984.6483 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 豊島区, Japan

22,647.5 people/km²
- Source: https://www.e-stat.go.jp/dbview?sid=0000020102
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 中野区, Japan

21,893.6 people/km²
- Source: https://www.e-stat.go.jp/dbview?sid=0000020102
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 荒川区, Japan

21,877.8 people/km²
- Source: https://www.e-stat.go.jp/dbview?sid=0000020102
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 台東区, Japan

21,373.3 people/km²
- Source: https://www.e-stat.go.jp/dbview?sid=0000020102
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 大阪市西区, Japan

21,271.8 people/km²
- Source: https://www.e-stat.go.jp/dbview?sid=0000020102
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 중랑구, South Korea

20,501.2973 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 광진구, South Korea

19,458.558 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Saint-Gilles, Belgium

19,242.2752 people/km²
- Source: https://statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/documents/bevolking/5.1%20Structuur%20van%20de%20bevolking/Population_par_commune.xlsx
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Koekelberg, Belgium

19,102.7349 people/km²
- Source: https://statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/documents/bevolking/5.1%20Structuur%20van%20de%20bevolking/Population_par_commune.xlsx
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Asnières-sur-Seine, France

18,974.4813 people/km²
- Source: https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2521169/base_cc_comparateur_csv.zip
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Les Lilas, France

18,461.9048 people/km²
- Source: https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2521169/base_cc_comparateur_csv.zip
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Vanves, France

18,273.7179 people/km²
- Source: https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2521169/base_cc_comparateur_csv.zip
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Barcelona, Spain

16,890.3472 people/km²
- Source: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?L=0&t=69340
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Schaerbeek, Belgium

16,361.5762 people/km²
- Source: https://statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/documents/bevolking/5.1%20Structuur%20van%20de%20bevolking/Population_par_commune.xlsx
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Belgium

16,359.2747 people/km²
- Source: https://statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/documents/bevolking/5.1%20Structuur%20van%20de%20bevolking/Population_par_commune.xlsx
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Alblasserdam, Netherlands

15,812 persons/km²
- Source: https://opendata.cbs.nl/ODataApi/OData/86247NED/TypedDataSet
- Checked: 2026-06-12

### Genève, Switzerland

13,099.1 people/km²
- Source: https://disseminate.stats.swiss/rest/data/CH1.AREA,DF_AREA_NOAS,1.0.0/1+2+3+4..6621?dimensionAtObservation=AllDimensions
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Frederiksberg, Denmark

12,201 people/km²
- Source: https://api.statbank.dk/v1/data
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Casavatore, Italy

11,338.015 people/km²
- Source: https://demo.istat.it/data/posas/POSAS_2026_it_Comuni.zip
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Portici, Italy

11,046.5693 people/km²
- Source: https://demo.istat.it/data/posas/POSAS_2026_it_Comuni.zip
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### San Giorgio a Cremano, Italy

10,205.4089 people/km²
- Source: https://demo.istat.it/data/posas/POSAS_2026_it_Comuni.zip
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Melito di Napoli, Italy

9,565.5855 people/km²
- Source: https://demo.istat.it/data/posas/POSAS_2026_it_Comuni.zip
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Massagno, Switzerland

9,313.7 people/km²
- Source: https://disseminate.stats.swiss/rest/data/CH1.AREA,DF_AREA_NOAS,1.0.0/1+2+3+4..5196?dimensionAtObservation=AllDimensions
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Carouge (GE), Switzerland

8,486 people/km²
- Source: https://disseminate.stats.swiss/rest/data/CH1.AREA,DF_AREA_NOAS,1.0.0/1+2+3+4..6608?dimensionAtObservation=AllDimensions
- Checked: 2026-07-15

## Method

Use compatible published metric fields (population_density_per_km2), keep numeric verified rows with direct source URLs, and sort descending.

## Boundary

This ranking is a source-backed reference. Read the source, geographic grain and observation date before comparing rows.