Demographia

International Urbanized Area Data:
Population, Area & Density

This page is a part of the Demographia
International Urbanized Area Analysis and Data Product
2 May 2001 as Revised.
Permission is granted to use with attribution.

WORLD URBANIZED AREAS (All data is for continuously built up areas unless otherwise noted)
Revised at 2003.09.28            
POPULATION (000) 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Source
Abbotsford (Canada)         129 StatsCanada, 2001
Adelaide 588 843 932 1,023   Kenworthy-Laube
Aktron (USA)         570 US Census 2000
Albany (USA)         559 US Census 2000
Albuquerque (USA)         598 US Census 2000
Allentown (USA)         576 US Census 2000
Amsterdam 889 919 813 805   Kenworthy-Laube
Antofagasta       200   Demographia, 1992
Atlanta 768 1,172 1,613 2,157 3,500 US Census
Auckland         1,023 Demographia, 1998
Austin (USA)         902 US Census 2000
Baltimore 1,419 1,580 1,755 1,890 2,076 US Census
Bangkok       6,357   Kenworthy-Laube
Barcelona         2,800 Demographia, 2000
Barrie (Canada)         130 StatsCanada, 2001
Beijing     4,985 5,659 7,500 Demographia, 2000
Belo Horizonte         3,900 Demographia, 2000
Birmingham         2,200 Demographia. 2001
Birmingham (USA)         664 US Census 2000
Boston 2,413 2,653 2,679 2,775 4,032 US Census
Brasilia         625 Demographia, 2000
Bridgeport (USA)         889 US Census 2000
Brisbane 622 868 1,029 1,334   Kenworthy-Laube
Brussels 1,023 1,075 1,009 964   Kenworthy-Laube
Buenos Aires         11,200 Demographia, 1998
Buffalo 1,054 1,087 1,002 954 976 US Census
Cairo         12,200 Demographia, 2000
Calcutta         12,100 Demographia
Calgary         879 StatsCanada, 2001
Calgary 250 403 593 711   Kenworthy-Laube
Canberra       278   Kenworthy-Laube
Charlotte (USA)         759 US Census 2000
Chicago (1990 Definition) 5,959 6,715 6,780 6,792   US Census
Chicago (2000 Definition)       7,351 8,307 US Census
Chicoutimi (Canada)         108 StatsCanada, 2001
Chongquing     1,523 2,307   City Construction Statistics
Christchurch         309 Demographia, 1998
Cincinnati 994 1,111 1,123 1,212 1,503 US Census
Cleveland 1,785 1,960 1,752 1,677 1,787 US Census
Columbus         1,133 US Census
Concepcion       552   Demographia, 1992
Concord (USA)         553 US Census 2000
Copenhagen 1,322 1,340 1,207 1,153   Kenworthy-Laube
Cordoba (Argentina)         1,200 Demographia, 1999
Curitiba (Note 9)       2,250   Millenium Cities Database, Demographia, 1995
Dallas-Fort Worth (1990 Definition) 1,435 2,016 2,451 3,198   US Census
Dallas-Fort Worth (2000 Definition)         4,146 US Census
Dayton (USA)         703 US Census 2000
Delhi         10,300 Demographia. 1998
Denver 804 1,047 1,352 1,518 1,985 US Census
Detroit 3,738 3,971 3,809 3,697 3,903 US Census
Dublin         1,075 Demographia 2002
Dusseldorf (See: Rhine-Ruhr-Wupper)           Reference
Edmonton 276 436 521 615   Kenworthy-Laube
Edmonton         782 StatsCanada, 2001
El Paso (USA)         675 US Census 2000
Essen: See Rhine-Ruhr-Wupper           Demographia, 2001
Fort Lauderdale 320 614 1,008 1,238 Note 3 US Census
Fresno (USA)         555 US Census 2000
Fukuoka         1,950 Demographia, 2000
Glasgow         1,400 Demographia, 2001
Goiania         1,420 Demographia, 2000
Grand Rapids (USA)         539 US Census 2000
Guangzhou     2,486 2,996 2,916 Demographia, 1996
Guelph (Canada)         107 StatsCanada, 2001
Halifax (Canada)         276 StatsCanada, 2001
Hamburg 1,832 1,794 1,645 1,652   Kenworthy-Laube
Hamilton         618 StatsCanada, 2001
Harbin     2,217 2,469   City Construction Statistics
Hartford (USA)         852 US Census 2000
Hiroshima         1,075 Demographia, 2000
Hong Kong 3,130 3,937 4,987 5,522   Kenworthy-Laube
Honolulu (USA)         718 US Census 2000
Houston 1,140 1,678 2,412 2,902   Kenworthy-Laube
Indianapolis         1,219 US Census
Istanbul         8,900 Demographia, 2000
Jacksonville (USA)         882 US Census 2000
Jakarta   4,761 6,481 8,223   Kenworthy-Laube
Johannesburg-Soweto         5,100 Demographia, 1996
Kansas City 921 1,102 1,098 1,275 1,362 US Census
Karachi         10,100 Demographia, 1996
Kelowna (Canada)         108 StatsCanada, 2001
Kingston (Canada)         108 StatsCanada, 2001
Kitakyushu         1,100 Demographia, 2000
Kitchener (Canada)         387 StatsCanada, 2001
Kuala Lampur   1,452 2,019 3,025   Kenworthy-Laube
Lagos       4,400   Demographia, 1991
Las Vegas         1,314 US Census
Leeds-Bradford         1,550 Demographia, 2001
Lisbon         1,070 Demographia, 2001
Liverpool         1,150 Demographia, 2001
London Note 7       12,232 Demographia, 1998
London Note 6       7,172 UK Census 2001
London & the Southeast Note 5       12,232 Demographia, 1998
London (Canada)         337 StatsCanada, 2001
Los Angeles         11,789 US Census 2000
Los Angeles-Riverside         14,000 Demographia, 2000
Los Angeles (US Census 1990 Definition)) 6,489 8,351 9,479 11,402 12493 US Census to 1990/Demographia 2000
Louisville (USA)         864 US Census 2000
Madrid         4,500 Demographia, 2000
Manaus         1,400 Demographia, 2000
Manchester         2,400 Demographia, 2001
Manila 2,462 3,967 5,926 7,948   Kenworthy-Laube
McAllen (USA)         523 US Census 2000
Melbourne 1,985 2,503 2,723 3,023   Kenworthy-Laube
Memphis (USA)         972 US Census 2000
Mexico City         17,250 Demographia, 2001
Miami         4,919 US Census (Note 3)
Miami 853 1,220 1,608 1,915   US Census (Note 3)
Milan         4,200 Demographia, 2000
Milwaukee 1,150 1,252 1,207 1,226 1,309 US Census
Minneapolis-St. Paul 1,377 1,701 1,788 2,080 2,389 US Census
Mission Viejo (USA)         533 US Census 2000
Montevideo         1,350 Demographia, 1996
Montreal         3,216 StatsCanada, 2001
Montreal 2,110 2,743 2,836 3,120   Kenworthy-Laube
Mumbai         17,500 Demographia, 2001
Munich 1,046 1,312 1,299 1,278   Kenworthy-Laube
Nagoya         8,050 Demographia, 2000
Nanjing     1,865 2,140   City Construction Statistics
Naples         2,325 Demographia, 2001 (Analysis of Italy Census)
Nashville (USA)         750 US Census 2000
New Haven (USA)         531 US Census 2000
New Orleans 845 962 1,078 1,040 1,009 US Census
New York 14,115 16,207 15,590 16,044 17,800 US Census
New York         19,500 Demographia, 2000 (Note 4)
Newcastle upon Tyne         1,000 Demographia, 2001
Norfolk (See Virginia Beach-Norfolk)           Reference
Oklahoma City (USA)         747 US Census 2000
Omaha (USA)         627 US Census 2000
Orlando         1,157 US Census
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto         15,450 Demographia, 2000
Oshawa (Canada)         235 StatsCanada, 2001
Ottawa-Hull         828 StatsCanada, 2001
Ottawa-Hull   633 736 908   Kenworthy-Laube
Paris 7,369 8,537 9,057 9470 9,645 INSEE, 1999
Perth 475 703 899 1,143   Kenworthy-Laube
Philadelphia 3,635 4,021 4,112 4,222 5,149 US Census
Phoenix 552 863 1,409 2,006 2,907 US Census
Pittsburgh 1,804 1,846 1,810 1,678 1,753 US Census
Portland 652 825 1,026 1,172 1,583 US Census
Porto Alegre         3,050 Demographia, 2000
Providence         1,175 US Census
Quebec         635 StatsCanada, 2001
Raleigh (USA)         542 US Census 2000
Regina (Canada)         178 StatsCanada, 2001
Rhine-Ruhr-Wupper         6,100 Demographia, 2001
Richmond (USA)         819 US Census 2000
Rio de Janeiro         9,650 Demographia, 2000
Riverside-San Bernardino 378 584 705 1,170 1,507 US Census (Note 1)
Rochester (USA)         694 US Census 2000
Rosario (Ar.)         1,100 Demographia, 1999
Sacramento 452 641 796 1,097 1,393 US Census
Salt Lake City (USA)         888 US Census 2000
San Antonio 642 773 945 1,129 1,328 US Census
San Diego 836 1,198 1,704 2,348 2,674 US Census
San Francisco         3,229 US Census,2000
San Francisco-San Jose         5,479 Demographia, 2000
San Francisco (US Census: 1990 Definition) 2,431 2,988 3,191 3,630 4,015 US Census, 1990/Demographia
San Jose-San Francisco (See San Francisco-San Jose)           Reference
San Jose (USA) 603 1,025 1,244 1,435 1,538 US Census (Note 2)
Santiago       4,937   Demographia, 1992
Sao Paulo         16,600 Demographia, 2000
Sapporo         2,075 Demographia, 2000
Sarasota (USA)         559 US Census 2000
Saskatoon (Canada)         197 StatsCanada, 2001
Seattle 864 1,238 1,392 1,744 2,712 US Census
Sendai         1,200 Demographia, 2000
Seoul   7,253 11,954 16,732   Kenworthy-Laube
Seoul         14,600 Demographia, 2000
Shanghai     6,726 7,561 9,000 Demographia, 1998
Shenyang     3,173 3,687   City Construction Statistics
Sherbrooke (Canada)         127 StatsCanada, 2001
Singapore 1,646 2,075 2,414 2,705   Kenworthy-Laube
Springfield (USA)         574 US Census 2000
Stockholm       1,479   Demographia
St. Catharines - Niagara (Canada)         300 StatsCanada, 2001
St. John's (Canada)         123 StatsCanada, 2001
St. Louis 1,668 1,883 1,849 1,947 2,078 US Census
Sudbury (Canada)         104 StatsCanada, 2001
Surabaya   1,522 2,018 2,473   Kenworthy-Laube
Sydney 2,290 2,808 3,205 3,539   Kenworthy-Laube
Tampa-St. Petersburg 627 863 1,353 1,709 2,062 US Census
Temuco (Chile)       168   Demographia, 1992
Thunder Bay (Canada)         103 StatsCanada, 2001
Tianjin         3,737 Demographia, 1999
Tianjin     4,123 4,491   City Construction Statistics
Tokyo-Yokohama         31,200 Demographia, 2000
Tokyo-Yokohama 15,520 21,471 25,829 31,797   Kenworthy-Laube
Toledo (USA)         503 US Census 2000
Toronto         4,367 StatsCanada, 2001
Trois-Rivieres (Canada)         118 StatsCanada, 2001
Tucson (USA)         720 US Census 2000
Tulsa (USA)         558 US Census 2000
Turin         1,300 Demographia, 2000
Valparaiso-Vina del Mar (Chile)       555   Demographia, 1992
Vancouver         1,830 StatsCanada, 2001
Vancouver 791 1,028 1,170 1,543   Kenworthy-Laube
Victoria (Canada)         288 StatsCanada, 2001
Vienna 1,628 1,615 1,531 1,540   Kenworthy-Laube
Virginia Beach-Norfolk 508 668 770 1,323 1,394 US Census
Washington 1,808 2,481 2,763 3,363 3,934 US Census
Wellington         312 Demographia, 1998
Windsor (Canada)         263 StatsCanada, 2001
Winnipeg 471 535 586 642   Kenworthy-Laube
Winnipeg         627 StatsCanada, 2001
Wuhan     2,899 3,354   City Construction Statistics
Xian     1,686 2,006   City Construction Statistics
Zurich 697 792 781 788   Kenworthy-Laube
             
LAND AREA: SQUARE MILES 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Source
Abbotsford (Canada) 60 StatsCanada, 2001
Adelaide 135 223 279 336 Kenworthy-Laube
Aktron (USA) 308 US Census 2000
Albany (USA) 284 US Census 2000
Albuquerque (USA) 224 US Census 2000
Allentown (USA) 289 US Census 2000
Amsterdam 34 50 54 56 Kenworthy-Laube
Antofagasta 42 Demographia, 1992
Atlanta 246 435 905 1,137 1,963 US Census
Auckland 205 Demographia, 1998
Austin (USA) 318 US Census 2000
Baltimore 220 310 523 593 683 US Census
Bangkok 164 Kenworthy-Laube
Barcelona 162 Demographia, 2000
Barrie (Canada) 66 StatsCanada, 2001
Beijing 141 166 200 Demographia, 2000
Belo Horizonte 320 Demographia, 2000
Birmingham 244 Demographia. 2001
Birmingham (USA) 392 US Census 2000
Boston 516 664 857 891 1,736 US Census
Brasilia 115 Demographia, 2000
Bridgeport (USA) 465 US Census 2000
Brisbane 114 297 389 526 Kenworthy-Laube
Brussels 39 46 47 50 Kenworthy-Laube
Buenos Aires 1,070 Demographia, 1998
Buffalo 160 214 266 286 367 US Census
Cairo 186 Demographia, 2000
Calcutta 400 Demographia
Calgary 271 StatsCanada, 2001
Calgary 36 62 108 132 Kenworthy-Laube
Canberra 111 Kenworthy-Laube
Charlotte (USA) 435 US Census 2000
Chicago (1990 Definition) 960 1,277 1,498 1,585 US Census
Chicago (2000 Definition) 1,837 2,123 US Census
Chicoutimi (Canada) 51 StatsCanada, 2001
Chongquing 24 39 City Construction Statistics
Christchurch 70 Demographia, 1998
Cincinnati 242 335 420 512 672 US Census
Cleveland 587 646 629 636 647 US Census
Columbus 398 US Census
Concepcion 77 Demographia, 1992
Concord (USA) 176 US Census 2000
Copenhagen 103 116 123 128 Kenworthy-Laube
Cordoba (Argentina) 80 Demographia, 1999
Curitiba (Note 9) 310 Millenium Cities Database, Demographia, 1995
Dallas-Fort Worth (1990 Definition) 920 1,071 1,280 1,443 US Census
Dallas-Fort Worth (2000 Definition) 1,407 US Census
Dayton (USA) 324 US Census 2000
Delhi 225 Demographia. 1998
Denver 167 293 439 459 499 US Census
Detroit 732 872 1,044 1,119 1,261 US Census
Dublin 98 Demographia 2002
Dusseldorf (See: Rhine-Ruhr-Wupper) Reference
Edmonton 53 66 79 Kenworthy-Laube
Edmonton 328 StatsCanada, 2001
El Paso (USA) 219 US Census 2000
Essen: See Rhine-Ruhr-Wupper Demographia, 2001
Fort Lauderdale 124 212 289 327 US Census
Fresno (USA) 139 US Census 2000
Fukuoka 160 Demographia, 2000
Glasgow 183 Demographia, 2001
Goiania 160 Demographia, 2000
Grand Rapids (USA) 257 US Census 2000
Guangzhou 66 73 108 Demographia, 1996
Guelph (Canada) 30 StatsCanada, 2001
Halifax (Canada) 101 StatsCanada, 2001
Hamburg 104 120 152 160 Kenworthy-Laube
Hamilton 140 StatsCanada, 2001
Harbin 55 59 City Construction Statistics
Hartford (USA) 469 US Census 2000
Hiroshima 75 Demographia, 2000
Hong Kong 46 66 75 Kenworthy-Laube
Honolulu (USA) 154 US Census 2000
Houston 431 539 1,049 1,177 Kenworthy-Laube
Indianapolis 553 US Census
Istanbul 490 Demographia, 2000
Jacksonville (USA) 411 US Census 2000
Jakarta 103 135 186 Kenworthy-Laube
Johannesburg-Soweto 502 Demographia, 1996
Kansas City 282 493 589 762 584 US Census
Karachi 360 Demographia, 1996
Kelowna (Canada) 44 StatsCanada, 2001
Kingston (Canada) 35 StatsCanada, 2001
Kitakyushu 90 Demographia, 2000
Kitchener (Canada) 121 StatsCanada, 2001
Kuala Lampur 58 129 205 Kenworthy-Laube
Lagos 125 Demographia, 1991
Las Vegas 286 US Census
Leeds-Bradford 155 Demographia, 2001
Lisbon 70 Demographia, 2001
Liverpool 117 Demographia, 2001
London 1,600 Demographia, 1998
London 610 UK Census 2001
London & the Southeast 2,968 Demographia, 1998
London (Canada) 84 StatsCanada, 2001
Los Angeles 1,668 US Census 2000
Los Angeles-Riverside 2,299 Demographia, 2000
Los Angeles (US Census 1990 Definition)) 1,370 1,572 1,827 1,966 1,859 US Census to 1990/Demographia 2000
Louisville (USA) 391 US Census 2000
Madrid 540 Demographia, 2000
Manaus 90 Demographia, 2000
Manchester 280 Demographia, 2001
Manila 83 137 155 Kenworthy-Laube
McAllen (USA) 314 US Census 2000
Melbourne 378 533 640 782 Kenworthy-Laube
Memphis (USA) 400 US Census 2000
Mexico City 570 Demographia, 2001
Miami 1,116 US Census (Note 3)
Miami 183 259 340 353 US Census (Note 3)
Milan 320 Demographia, 2000
Milwaukee 392 457 496 512 487 US Census
Minneapolis-St. Paul 657 721 980 1,063 US Census
Mission Viejo (USA) 137 US Census 2000
Montevideo 55 Demographia, 1996
Montreal 671 StatsCanada, 2001
Montreal 141 271 322 356 Kenworthy-Laube
Mumbai 370 Demographia, 2001
Munich 71 74 88 92 Kenworthy-Laube
Nagoya 1,090 Demographia, 2000
Nanjing 38 48 City Construction Statistics
Naples 213 Demographia, 2001 (Analysis of Italy Census)
Nashville (USA) 431 US Census 2000
New Haven (USA) 285 US Census 2000
New Orleans 154 184 230 270 198 US Census
New York 1,892 2,425 2,808 2,967 3,353 US Census
New York 4,332 Demographia, 2000 (Note 4)
Newcastle upon Tyne 125 Demographia, 2001
Norfolk (See Virginia Beach-Norfolk) Reference
Oklahoma City (USA) 322 US Census 2000
Omaha (USA) 226 US Census 2000
Orlando 453 US Census
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto 1,050 Demographia, 2000
Oshawa (Canada) 52 StatsCanada, 2001
Ottawa-Hull 140 StatsCanada, 2001
Ottawa-Hull 70 89 112 Kenworthy-Laube
Paris 562 726 892 994 1,051 INSEE, 1999
Perth 118 223 322 415 Kenworthy-Laube
Philadelphia 597 752 1,015 1,164 1,799 US Census
Phoenix 248 388 641 741 799 US Census
Pittsburgh 525 596 713 778 852 US Census
Portland 192 267 349 388 474 US Census
Porto Alegre 273 Demographia, 2000
Providence 504 US Census
Quebec 258 StatsCanada, 2001
Raleigh (USA) 320 US Census 2000
Regina (Canada) 46 StatsCanada, 2001
Rhine-Ruhr-Wupper 1,150 Demographia, 2001
Richmond (USA) 437 US Census 2000
Rio de Janeiro 450 Demographia, 2000
Riverside-San Bernardino 169 310 359 460 439 US Census (Note 1)
Rochester (USA)