List of cities in ASEAN by population

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

Jakarta

Bangkok

Hồ Chí Minh City

Hà Nội

Singapore

Yangon

Surabaya

Quezon City

Bandung

Medan

Hải Phòng

Manila

Davao City

Semarang

Palembang

Kuala Lumpur

Makassar

Phnom Penh

Cần Thơ

Mandalay

Batam

Pekanbaru

Đà Nẵng

Bandar Lampung

Cebu City

Padang

Zamboanga City

Denpasar

Malang

Samarinda

George Town

Tasikmalaya

Cagayan de Oro

Banjarmasin

Ipoh

Balikpapan

General Santos

Bacolod

Nay Pyi Taw

Vientiane

Nha Trang

Chiang Mai

Jambi

Pontianak

Yogyakarta

Most populous cities in Southeast Asia (500,000+ inhabitants)

Largest metropolitan areas

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	Jakarta Bekasi Bekasi Regency Bogor Bogor Regency Depok South Tangerang Tangerang Tangerang Regency	31,240,709	Indonesia		2020[1][2]
2	Greater Manila Area	Metro Manila	Metro Manila Bulacan Rizal Laguna Cavite	28,250,517	Philippines		2020[3]
3	Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area	Ho Chi Minh City	Ho Chi Minh City Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Bình Dương Bình Phước Đồng Nai Long An Tây Ninh Tiền Giang	21,281,639	Vietnam		2019[4]	[5]
4	Hanoi Capital Region	Hanoi	Hanoi Bắc Giang Bắc Ninh Hà Nam Hải Dương Hòa Bình Hưng Yên Phú Thọ Thái Nguyên Vĩnh Phúc	19,980,000	Vietnam		2019[4]	[5]
5	Bangkok Metropolitan Region	Bangkok	Bangkok Nonthaburi Nakhon Pathom Pathum Thani Samut Prakan Samut Sakhon	10,696,258	Thailand		2020[6]
6	Greater Surabaya	Surabaya	Surabaya Bangkalan Regency Gresik Regency Lamongan Regency Mojokerto Mojokerto Regency Sidoarjo Regency	9,924,509	Indonesia		2020[1][2]
7	Greater Bandung	Bandung	Bandung Bandung Regency Cimahi Sumedang Regency West Bandung Regency	8,790,308	Indonesia		2020[1][2]
8	Klang Valley	Kuala Lumpur	Kuala Lumpur Ampang Jaya Kajang Klang Kuala Langat Petaling Jaya Putrajaya Selayang Sepang Shah Alam Subang Jaya	8,455,029	Malaysia		2020[7]
9	Yangon Region	Yangon	Yangon Region	7,360,703	Myanmar		2014[8]
10	Greater Semarang	Semarang	Semarang Demak Regency Grobogan Regency Kendal Regency Salatiga Semarang Regency	6,009,982	Indonesia		2020[1][2]
11	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore	5,685,807	Singapore		2020[9]
12	Da Nang Metropolitan Area	Da Nang	Da Nang Quảng Nam Quảng Ngãi Quảng Trị Huế	5,622,814	Vietnam		2019[4]	[10]
13	Greater Medan	Medan	Medan Binjai Deli Serdang Regency Karo Regency	4,756,863	Indonesia		2020[1][2]
14	Metro Davao	Davao	Davao Carmen Digos Hagonoy Maco Malalag Malita Mati Padada Panabo Samal Santa Cruz Santa Maria Sulop Tagum	3,339,284	Philippines		2020[3]
15	Metro Cebu	Cebu	Cebu Carcar Compostela Consolacion Cordova Danao Lapu-Lapu Liloan Mandaue Minglanilla Naga San Fernando Talisay	3,165,799	Philippines		2020[3]
16	George Town Conurbation	George Town	George Town Bandar Baharu Kerian Kulim Seberang Perai Selama Sungai Petani Yan	2,843,344	Malaysia		2020[7]
17	Greater Makassar	Makassar	Makassar Gowa Regency Maros Regency Takalar Regency	2,725,951	Indonesia		2020[1][2]
18	Greater Palembang	Palembang	Palembang Banyuasin Regency Ogan Ilir Regency Ogan Komering Ilir Regency	2,634,501	Indonesia		2020[1][2]
19	Phnom Penh Metro Area	Phnom Penh	Phnom Penh Angk Snuol Kandal Stueng Kien Svay Ponhea Lueu Ta Khmau	2,506,123	Cambodia		2019[11]	[12]
20	Greater Yogyakarta	Yogyakarta	Yogyakarta Bantul Regency Sleman Regency	2,485,163	Indonesia		2020[1][2]

Largest cities proper

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

• List of cities in Brunei
• List of cities in Cambodia
• List of cities in Indonesia
• List of cities in Laos
• List of cities in Malaysia
• List of cities in Myanmar
• List of cities in the Philippines
• List of cities in Thailand
• List of cities in Vietnam

See also

• Demographics of Asia
• Lists of cities
• Lists of cities by country

References

• Cambodia 2008 census via citypopulation.de
• Indonesia 2014 estimates via citypopulation.de
• Malaysia cities
• Myanmar 2011 estimates via citypopulation.de
• Philippines 2010 census via citypopulation.de
• Vietnam 2009 census via citypopulation.de

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