This is a list of the largest and second-largest cities by population in each country. If a territory or region of a certain country is listed, the name of the country is specified in parentheses immediately after the name of the territory.
Capital cities are in bold.
| Country or territory | Largest city | Second largest city | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | |||
| Abkhazia (Georgia) | Sukhumi | Gagra | |
| Afghanistan | Kabul | Kandahar | |
| Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK) | Episkopi Cantonment | Ayios Nikolaos | |
| Åland Islands (Finland) | Mariehamn | Jomala | |
| Albania | Tirana | Durrës | |
| Algeria | Algiers | Oran | |
| American Samoa (US) | Tafuna | Nu'uuli | |
| Andorra | Andorra la Vella | Les Escaldes | |
| Angola | Luanda | Cabinda | |
| Anguilla (UK) | North Side | The Valley | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | St. John's | All Saints | |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | Córdoba | |
| Armenia | Yerevan | Gyumri | |
| Aruba (Netherlands) | Oranjestad | Sint Nicolaas | |
| Australia | Sydney | Melbourne | |
| Austria | Vienna | Graz | |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | Ganja | |
| B | |||
| Bahamas | Nassau | Freeport | |
| Bahrain | Manama | Riffa | |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | Chittagong | |
| Barbados | Bridgetown | Speightstown | |
| Belarus | Minsk | Homel | |
| Belgium | Brussels | Antwerp | |
| Belize | Belize City | San Ignacio | |
| Benin | Cotonou | Abomey-Calavi | |
| Bermuda (UK) | St. George's | Hamilton | |
| Bhutan | Thimphu | Phuntsholing | |
| Bolivia | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | El Alto | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | Banja Luka | |
| Botswana | Gaborone | Francistown | |
| Brazil | São Paulo | Rio de Janeiro | |
| Brunei | Kampong Ayer | Bandar Seri Begawan | |
| Bulgaria | Sofia | Plovdiv | |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | Bobo-Dioulasso | |
| Burundi | Bujumbura | Muyinga | |
| C | |||
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Battambang | |
| Cameroon | Douala | Yaoundé | |
| Canada | Toronto | Montreal | |
| Cape Verde | Praia | Mindelo | |
| Cayman Islands (UK) | George Town | West Bay | |
| Central African Republic | Bangui | Bimbo | |
| Chad | N'Djamena | Moundou | |
| Chile | Santiago | Puente Alto (city proper) Concepción (metropolitan area) |
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| China | Shanghai | Beijing | |
| Christmas Island (Australia) | Flying Fish Cove | Poon Saan | |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) | Bantam | West Island | |
| Colombia | Bogotá | Medellín | |
| Comoros | Moroni | Mutsamudu | |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Kinshasa | Lubumbashi | |
| Congo, Republic of the | Brazzaville | Pointe-Noire | |
| Cook Islands (New Zealand) | Avarua | Amuri | |
| Costa Rica | San José | Limón | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Abidjan | Bouaké | |
| Croatia | Zagreb | Split | |
| Cuba | Havana | Santiago de Cuba | |
| Curaçao (Netherlands) | Willemstad | Sint Michiel | |
| Cyprus | Nicosia | Limassol | |
| Czech Republic | Prague | Brno (city proper) Ostrava (metropolitan area) |
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| D | |||
| Denmark | Copenhagen | Aarhus | |
| Djibouti | Djibouti | Ali Sabieh | |
| Dominica | Roseau | Canefield | |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | Santiago de los Caballeros | |
| E | |||
| East Timor | Dili | Dare | |
| Ecuador | Guayaquil | Quito | |
| Egypt | Cairo | Alexandria | |
| El Salvador | San Salvador | Santa Ana | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Bata | Malabo | |
| Eritrea | Asmara | Assab | |
| Estonia | Tallinn | Tartu | |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Dire Dawa | |
| F | |||
| Falkland Islands (UK) | Stanley | Goose Green | |
| Faroe Islands (Denmark) | Tórshavn | Klaksvík | |
| Fiji | Nasinu | Suva | |
| Finland | Helsinki | Espoo (city proper) Tampere (metropolitan area) |
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| France | Paris | Marseille (city proper) Lyon (metropolitan area) |
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| French Guiana (France) | Cayenne | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni | |
| French Polynesia (France) | Papeete | Mahina | |
| G | |||
| Gabon | Libreville | Port-Gentil | |
| Gambia, The | Serekunda | Brikama | |
| Georgia | Tbilisi | Kutaisi | |
| Germany | Berlin (city proper) Ruhr (urban area) |
Hamburg (city proper) Berlin (urban area) |
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| Ghana | Accra | Kumasi | |
| Gibraltar (UK) | Gibraltar is the only city | ||
| Greece | Athens | Thessaloniki | |
| Greenland (Denmark) | Nuuk | Sisimiut | |
| Grenada | St. George's | Gouyave | |
| Guam (US) | Tamuning | Mangilao | |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | Quetzaltenango | |
| Guernsey (UK) | Saint Peter Port | Vale | |
| Guinea | Conakry | Guéckédou | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | Gabú | |
| Guyana | Georgetown | Linden | |
| H | |||
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | Gonaïves | |
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa | San Pedro Sula | |
| Hungary | Budapest | Debrecen | |
| I | |||
| Iceland | Reykjavík | Akureyri | |
| India | Mumbai | Delhi | |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | Surabaya (city proper) Bandung (metropolitan area) |
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| Iran | Tehran | Mashhad (city proper) Isfahan (metropolitan area) |
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| Iraq | Baghdad | Basra | |
| Ireland | Dublin | Cork | |
| Isle of Man (UK) | Douglas | Onchan | |
| Israel | Jerusalem (city proper) Tel Aviv-Yafo (metropolitan area) |
Tel Aviv-Yafo (city proper) Jerusalem (metropolitan area) |
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| Italy | Rome (city proper) Milan (metropolitan area) |
Milan (city proper) Rome (metropolitan area) |
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| J | |||
| Jamaica | Kingston | Spanish Town | |
| Japan | Tokyo | Yokohama (city proper) Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto (metropolitan area) |
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| Jersey (UK) | Saint Helier | Saint Saviour | |
| Jordan | Amman | Zarqa | |
| K | |||
| Kazakhstan | Almaty | Astana | |
| Kenya | Nairobi | Mombasa | |
| Kiribati | Bairiki | Taburao | |
| Korea, North | Pyongyang | Hamhung | |
| Korea, South | Seoul | Busan | |
| Kosovo (Serbia) | Pristina | Prizren | |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City | Al Jahra | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | Osh | |
| L | |||
| Laos | Vientiane | Pakxe | |
| Latvia | Riga | Daugavpils | |
| Lebanon | Beirut | Tripoli | |
| Lesotho | Maseru | Hlotse | |
| Liberia | Monrovia | Ganta | |
| Libya | Tripoli | Benghazi | |
| Liechtenstein | Schaan | Vaduz | |
| Lithuania | Vilnius | Kaunas | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg City | Esch-sur-Alzette | |
| M | |||
| Macedonia | Skopje | Bitola | |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo | Toamasina | |
| Malawi | Lilongwe | Blantyre | |
| Malaysia | Subang Jaya (city proper) Kuala Lumpur (metropolitan area) |
Kuala Lumpur (city proper) Johor Bahru (metropolitan area) |
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| Maldives | Malé | Hithadhoo | |
| Mali | Bamako | Sikasso | |
| Malta | Birkirkara (city proper) Valletta (metropolitan area) |
Mosta (city proper) | |
| Marshall Islands | Rita | Ebeye | |
| Mauritania | Nouakchott | Kiffa | |
| Mauritius | Port Louis | Beau Bassin-Rose Hill | |
| Mayotte (France) | Mamoudzou | Dzaoudzi | |
| Mexico | Mexico City | Ecatepec de Morelos (city proper) Guadalajara (metropolitan population) |
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| Federated States of Micronesia | Weno | Palikir | |
| Moldova | Chişinău | Tiraspol | |
| Monaco | Monte Carlo | La Condamine | |
| Mongolia | Ulan Bator | Erdenet | |
| Montenegro | Podgorica | Nikšić | |
| Montserrat (UK) | Brades | Saint Peter's | |
| Morocco | Casablanca | Rabat | |
| Mozambique | Maputo | Nampula | |
| Myanmar | Yangon | Mandalay | |
| N | |||
| Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijan) | Stepanakert | Shusha | |
| Namibia | Windhoek | Rundu | |
| Nauru | Yaren | Denigomudu | |
| Nepal | Kathmandu | Pokhara | |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam (city proper) Rotterdam-The Hague (urban area) |
Rotterdam (city proper) Amsterdam (urban area) |
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| New Caledonia (France) | Nouméa | Wé | |
| New Zealand | Auckland | Wellington | |
| Nicaragua | Managua | León | |
| Niger | Niamey | Zinder | |
| Nigeria | Lagos | Ibadan | |
| Niue (New Zealand) | Alofi | Avatele | |
| Norfolk Island (Australia) | Burnt Pine | Kingston | |
| Northern Cyprus (Cyprus) | Nicosia | Kyrenia | |
| Northern Mariana Islands (US) | San Antonio | Garapan | |
| Norway | Oslo | Bergen | |
| O | |||
| Oman | Muscat | Salalah | |
| P | |||
| Pakistan | Karachi | Lahore | |
| Palau | Koror | Airai | |
| Palestinian territories (Israel) | Gaza | Hebron (city proper) Jerusalem (metropolitan area) |
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| Panama | Panama City | David | |
| Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | Lae | |
| Paraguay | Asunción | Ciudad del Este | |
| Peru | Lima | Arequipa | |
| Philippines | Quezon City (city proper) Manila (metropolitan area) |
Manila (city proper) Cebu (metropolitan area) |
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| Pitcairn Islands (UK) | Adamstown is the only city | ||
| Poland | Warsaw (city proper) Katowice (metropolitan area) |
Kraków (city proper) Warsaw (metropolitan area) |
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| Portugal | Lisbon | Porto | |
| Puerto Rico (US) | San Juan | Bayamón (city proper) Ponce (metropolitan area) |
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| Q | |||
| Qatar | Doha | Al Khor | |
| R | |||
| Romania | Bucharest | Cluj-Napoca | |
| Russia | Moscow | Saint Petersburg | |
| Rwanda | Kigali | Ruhengeri | |
| S | |||
| Saint Barthélemy (France) | Gustavia | St. Jean | |
| Saint Helena (UK) | Half Tree Hollow | Longwood | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | Charlestown | |
| Saint Lucia | Castries | Bexon | |
| Saint Martin (France) | Marigot | Rambaud | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) | Saint-Pierre | Miquelon | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | Georgetown | |
| Samoa | Apia | Vaitele | |
| San Marino | Serravalle | Borgo Maggiore | |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé | Trindade | |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Jeddah | |
| Senegal | Dakar | Thiès | |
| Serbia | Belgrade | Novi Sad | |
| Seychelles | Victoria | Anse Etoile | |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown | Bo | |
| Singapore | Singapore is a city-state. | ||
| Sint Maarten (Netherlands) | Prince's Quarter | Cul De Sac | |
| Slovakia | Bratislava | Košice | |
| Slovenia | Ljubljana | Maribor | |
| Solomon Islands | Honiara | Auki | |
| Somalia | Mogadishu | Hargeisa | |
| Somaliland (Somalia) | Hargeisa | Berbera | |
| South Africa | Cape Town (city proper) Johannesburg (metropolitan area) |
Durban (city proper) Cape Town (metropolitan area) |
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| South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (UK) | King Edward Point | Grytviken | |
| South Ossetia (Georgia) | Tskhinvali | Akhalgori | |
| South Sudan | Juba | Yei | |
| Spain | Madrid | Barcelona | |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo | Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia (city proper) Kandy (metropolitan area) |
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| Sudan | Omdurman (city proper) Khartoum (metropolitan area) |
Khartoum (city proper) Port Sudan (metropolitan area) |
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| Suriname | Paramaribo | Lelydorp | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway) | Longyearbyen | Barentsburg | |
| Swaziland | Manzini | Mbabane | |
| Sweden | Stockholm | Gothenburg | |
| Switzerland | Zürich | Geneva | |
| Syria | Damascus (city proper) Aleppo (metropolitan area) |
Aleppo (city proper) Damascus (metropolitan area) |
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| T | |||
| Taiwan | New Taipei (city proper) Taipei (metropolitan area) |
Kaohsiung | |
| Tajikistan | Dushanbe | Khujand | |
| Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | Mwanza | |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Samut-Prakan city | |
| Togo | Lomé | Sokodé | |
| Tokelau (New Zealand) | Fakaofo | Atafu | |
| Tonga | Nukuʻalofa | Mu'a | |
| Transnistria (Moldova) | Tiraspol | Tighina | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Chaguanas | San Fernando | |
| Tunisia | Tunis | Sfax | |
| Turkey | Istanbul | Ankara | |
| Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | Türkmenabat | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) | Five Cays | Honda Road | |
| Tuvalu | Vaiaku | Asau | |
| U | |||
| Uganda | Kampala | Gulu | |
| Ukraine | Kiev | Kharkiv (city proper) Donetsk (metropolitan area) |
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| United Arab Emirates | Dubai | Sharjah (city proper) Abu Dhabi (metropolitan area) |
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| United Kingdom | London | Birmingham (city proper) Manchester-Liverpool (metropolitan area) |
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| United States of America | New York City | Los Angeles | |
| Uruguay | Montevideo | Salto | |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent | Namangan | |
| V | |||
| Vanuatu | Port Vila | Luganville | |
| Vatican City | Vatican City is the only city | ||
| Venezuela | Caracas | Maracaibo | |
| Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh City | Hanoi | |
| Virgin Islands, British (UK) | Road Town | Spanish Town | |
| Virgin Islands, United States (US) | Charlotte Amalie | Anna's Retreat | |
| W | |||
| Wallis and Futuna (France) | Mata-Utu | Alele | |
| Western Sahara | El Aaiún | Dakhla | |
| Y | |||
| Yemen | Sana'a | Aden | |
| Z | |||
| Zambia | Lusaka | Ndola | |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | Bulawayo | |
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