Mogadishu in Somalia led the ranking of cities with the highest population density in 2023, with 33,244 residents per square kilometer. When it comes to countries, Monaco is the most populated state worldwide.
Cities with the highest population density worldwide in 2023
(in inhabitants per square km)
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Wendell Cox Consultancy. (August 31, 2023). Cities with the highest population density worldwide in 2023 (in inhabitants per square km) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237290/cities-highest-population-density/
Wendell Cox Consultancy. "Cities with the highest population density worldwide in 2023 (in inhabitants per square km)." Chart. August 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237290/cities-highest-population-density/
Wendell Cox Consultancy. (2023). Cities with the highest population density worldwide in 2023 (in inhabitants per square km). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237290/cities-highest-population-density/
Wendell Cox Consultancy. "Cities with The Highest Population Density Worldwide in 2023 (in Inhabitants per Square Km)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237290/cities-highest-population-density/
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Cities with the highest population density worldwide in 2023 (in inhabitants per square km) [Graph], Wendell Cox Consultancy, August 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237290/cities-highest-population-density/
