List of cities in ASEAN by population

These are the lists of metropolitan areas and cities in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Map of Southeast Asia showing the most populated cities. Capital cities are in bold.
Jakarta
Jakarta
Bangkok
Bangkok
Hồ Chí Minh City
Hồ Chí Minh City
Hà Nội
Hà Nội
Singapore
Singapore
Yangon
Yangon
Surabaya
Surabaya
Quezon City
Quezon City
Bandung
Bandung
List of cities in ASEAN by population
Medan
Medan
List of cities in ASEAN by population
Hải Phòng
Hải Phòng
List of cities in ASEAN by population
Manila
Manila
Davao City
Davao City
List of cities in ASEAN by population
Semarang
Semarang
Palembang
Palembang
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
List of cities in ASEAN by population
Makassar
Makassar
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh
Cần Thơ
Cần Thơ
Mandalay
Mandalay
Batam
Batam
Pekanbaru
Pekanbaru
List of cities in ASEAN by population
List of cities in ASEAN by population
Đà Nẵng
Đà Nẵng
Bandar Lampung
Bandar Lampung
Cebu City
Cebu City
Padang
Padang
Zamboanga City
Zamboanga City
Denpasar
Denpasar
Malang
Malang
Samarinda
Samarinda
List of cities in ASEAN by population
List of cities in ASEAN by population
List of cities in ASEAN by population
George Town
George Town
Tasikmalaya
Tasikmalaya
Cagayan de Oro
Cagayan de Oro
Banjarmasin
Banjarmasin
List of cities in ASEAN by population
List of cities in ASEAN by population
Ipoh
Ipoh
Balikpapan
Balikpapan
List of cities in ASEAN by population
List of cities in ASEAN by population
List of cities in ASEAN by population
List of cities in ASEAN by population
General Santos
General Santos
List of cities in ASEAN by population
List of cities in ASEAN by population
List of cities in ASEAN by population
Bacolod
Bacolod
List of cities in ASEAN by population
Nay Pyi Taw
Nay Pyi Taw
Vientiane
Vientiane
Nha Trang
Nha Trang
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai
List of cities in ASEAN by population
List of cities in ASEAN by population
List of cities in ASEAN by population
Jambi
Jambi
Pontianak
Pontianak
List of cities in ASEAN by population
List of cities in ASEAN by population
List of cities in ASEAN by population
Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta
Most populous cities in Southeast Asia (500,000+ inhabitants)

Largest metropolitan areas

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The 20 largest metropolitan areas in ASEAN are as follows, with population figures within officially-defined metropolitan areas obtained from the respective national censuses. Metropolitan areas in bold are the largest within the respective nations.

Rank Urban area Core city Constituent subdivisions Population Country Image Census year Reference
1 Greater Jakarta Jakarta 31,240,709   Indonesia
 
2020[1][2]
2 Greater Manila Area Metro Manila 28,250,517   Philippines
 
2020[3]
3 Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area Ho Chi Minh City 21,281,639   Vietnam
 
2019[4] [5]
4 Hanoi Capital Region Hanoi 19,980,000   Vietnam
 
2019[4] [5]
5 Bangkok Metropolitan Region Bangkok 10,696,258   Thailand
 
2020[6]
6 Greater Surabaya Surabaya 9,924,509   Indonesia
 
2020[1][2]
7 Greater Bandung Bandung 8,790,308   Indonesia
 
2020[1][2]
8 Klang Valley Kuala Lumpur 8,455,029   Malaysia
 
2020[7]
9 Yangon Region Yangon
  • Yangon Region
7,360,703   Myanmar
 
2014[8]
10 Greater Semarang Semarang 6,009,982   Indonesia
 
2020[1][2]
11 Singapore Singapore
  • Singapore
5,685,807   Singapore
 
2020[9]
12 Da Nang Metropolitan Area Da Nang 5,622,814   Vietnam
 
2019[4] [10]
13 Greater Medan Medan 4,756,863   Indonesia
 
2020[1][2]
14 Metro Davao Davao 3,339,284   Philippines   2020[3]
15 Metro Cebu Cebu 3,165,799   Philippines
 
2020[3]
16 George Town Conurbation George Town 2,843,344   Malaysia
 
2020[7]
17 Greater Makassar Makassar 2,725,951   Indonesia
 
2020[1][2]
18 Greater Palembang Palembang 2,634,501   Indonesia
 
2020[1][2]
19 Phnom Penh Metro Area Phnom Penh 2,506,123   Cambodia
 
2019[11] [12]
20 Greater Yogyakarta Yogyakarta 2,485,163   Indonesia
 
2020[1][2]

Largest cities proper

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This list features the most populous cities in ASEAN. Population figures were taken from within the city proper only. See the article on each city for sources. Myanmar data is the least reliable and subject to revision.

Ranking Name Image Country Population Year (Census or Estimate)
1 Manila     Philippines 14,942,000 2020C
2 Jakarta     Indonesia 10,562,088 2020C
3 Bangkok     Thailand 9,034,000 2021E
4 Ho Chi Minh City     Vietnam 8,993,082 2019C
5 Hanoi     Vietnam 8,053,663 2019C
6 Singapore     Singapore 5,917,600 2023E
7 Yangon     Myanmar 5,451,439 2014E
8 Surabaya     Indonesia 3,457,409 2015E
9 Cebu     Philippines 3,164,134 2020C
10 Bandung     Indonesia 2,575,478 2014E
11 Bekasi     Indonesia 2,510,951 2014E
12 Phnom Penh     Cambodia 2,281,951 2019C
13 Medan     Indonesia 2,185,789 2014E
14 Haiphong     Vietnam 2,029,000 2019C
15 Tangerang     Indonesia 2,001,925 2014E
16 Depok     Indonesia 1,869,681 2014E
17 Kuala Lumpur     Malaysia 1,808,922 2017C
18 Davao City     Philippines 1,632,991 2015E
19 Semarang     Indonesia 1,575,058 2014E
20 Palembang     Indonesia 1,561,959 2014E
21 South Tangerang     Indonesia 1,436,187 2014E
22 Makassar     Indonesia 1,398,804 2014E
23 Cần Thơ     Vietnam 1,237,300 2019C
24 Mandalay     Myanmar 1,225,553 2014E
25 Batam     Indonesia 1,142,646 2014E
26 Da Nang     Vietnam 1,134,310 2019C
27 Huế     Vietnam 1,128,620 2019C
28 Biên Hòa     Vietnam 1,055,414 2019C
29 Pekanbaru     Indonesia 1,030,742 2014E
30 Thủ Đức     Vietnam 1,013,795 2019C

Countries

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See also

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References

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