List of cities with the most high-rise buildings
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This is a list of cities with the most high-rise buildings. A high-rise is defined as a structure at least 35 metres (114.8 ft) or 12 stories tall. Cities with 100 or more high-rise buildings are listed here. High rise buildings are found in inner city areas.
City | Country | Buildings | Population |
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Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 7,685 | 6,985,200 |
New York City | United States | 5,924 | 8,310,212 |
Sao Paulo | Brazil | 5,667 | 11,244,369 |
Singapore | Singapore | 4,368 | 4,839,400 |
Moscow | Russia | 3,273 | 10,452,000 |
Seoul | South Korea | 2,877 | 10,421,782 |
Tehran | 2,804 | 12,436,367 | |
Tokyo | Japan | 2,702 | 13,001,279 |
Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 2,564 | 6,161,047 |
Istanbul | Turkey | 2,148 | 11,372,613 |
Toronto | Canada | 1,868 | 2,503,281 |
St. Petersburg | Russia | 1,770 | 4,568,000 |
Buenos Aires | Argentina | 1,709 | 3,050,728 |
Kiev Kiev Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press.... |
Ukraine | 1,531 | 2,819,566 |
London | United Kingdom | 1,478 | 7,556,900 |
Osaka | Japan | 1,463 | 2,643,805 |
Mexico City | Mexico | 1,364 | 8,836,045 |
Mumbai | India | 1,223 | 11,914,398 |
Madrid | Spain | 1,127 | 3,213,271 |
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
United States | 1,125 | 2,836,658 |
Caracas | Venezuela | 1,109 | 2,762,259 |
Bangkok | Thailand | 1,106 | 9,653,987 |
Recife | Brazil | 1,103 | 1,549,980 |
Santiago Santiago, Chile Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level... |
Chile | 1,094 | 4,985,893 |
Shanghai | Mainland China | 990 | 9,145,711 |
Campinas | Brazil | 931 | 1,056,644 |
Beijing | Mainland China | 899 | 12,746,519 |
Sydney | Australia | 845 | 4,399,722 |
Curitiba | Brazil | 815 | 1,797,408 |
Minsk | Belarus | 808 | 1,830,700 |
Yekaterinburg | Russia | 792 | 1,323,000 |
Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 725 | 1,887,674 |
Manila Metro Manila Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines... |
Philippines | 702 | 11,553,427 |
Paris | Early Modern France | 682 | 2,167,994 |
Porto Alegre | Brazil | 674 | 1,420,667 |
Milan | Italy | 666 | 1,294,797 |
Vancouver | Canada | 631 | 578,041 |
Sofia | Kingdom of Bulgaria | 631 | 1,404,458 |
Rosario | Argentina | 627 | 1,157,372 |
Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 568 | 2,262,000 |
Macau Macau Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China... |
Macau | 564 | 546,200 |
Melbourne | Australia | 555 | 4,200,000 |
Chongging | Mainland China | 539 | 6,300,000 |
Kharkiv | Ukraine | 522 | 1,461,000 |
Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... |
United States | 504 | 4,234,340 |
Guangzhou | Mainland China | 503 | 7,607,200 |
Wuhan | Mainland China | 479 | 4,550,000 |
Montreal | Canada | 475 | 1,620,693 |
Barcelona | Spain | 463 | 1,615,908 |
Honolulu Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and... |
United States | 439 | 953,207 |
San Francisco San Francisco, California San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland... |
United States | 417 | 799,185 |
Ankara | Turkey | 416 | 4,751,360 |
Jakarta | Indonesia | 671 | 9,898,978 |
Benidorm | Spain | 390 | 67,627 |
Houston Houston, Texas Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ... |
United States | 360 | 2,208,180 |
Shenzhen | Mainland China | 357 | 1,245,000 |
Ottawa | Canada | 351 | 812,129 |
Novosibirsk | Russia | 348 | 1,425,508 |
Bogotá | Colombia | 346 | 6,776,009 |
Kolkata | India | 341 | 4,486,679 |
Philadelphia | United States | 330 | 1,449,634 |
Washington Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution.... |
United States | 330 | 588,292 |
Berlin | Germany | 326 | 3,429,300 |
Rotterdam | Netherlands | 303 | 584,046 |
Bilbao | Spain | 302 | 354,145 |
Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River... |
Dominican Republic | 300 | 2,552,398 |
Valencia | Spain | 292 | 810,064 |
Malaga | Spain | 298 | 576,725 |
Miami Miami, Florida Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625... |
United States | 295 | 424,662 |
Tianjin | Mainland China | 289 | 11,760,000 |
Frankfurt | Germany | 285 | 670,095 |
Gold Coast City | Australia | 281 | 469,214 |
Calgary | Canada | 260 | 988,193 |
Brisbane | Australia | 252 | 1,945,639 |
San Juan San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of... |
Puerto Rico | 252 | 434,374 |
Dallas Dallas, Texas Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States... |
United States | 246 | 1,266,372 |
Edmonton | Canada | 244 | 730,372 |
Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... |
United States | 237 | 608,352 |
Arlington | United States | 232 | 204,568 |
Atlanta | United States | 231 | 420,003 |
Mississauga Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga is a city in Southern Ontario located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With an estimated population of 734,000, it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality, and has almost doubled in population in each of the last two decades... |
Canada | 228 | 668,549 |
Seattle Seattle, Washington Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country... |
United States | 222 | 594,210 |
Brussels Brussels Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union... |
Belgium | 208 | 1,134,638 |
Auckland | New Zealand | 205 | 404,658 |
Denver Denver, Colorado The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains... |
United States | 204 | 588,349 |
Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... |
United Kingdom | 192 | 662 954 |
Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States... |
United States | 192 | 377,392 |
Dhaka | Bangladesh | 190 | 7,000,940 |
Detroit | United States | 170 | 916,952 |
Birmingham | United Kingdom | 166 | 965 928 |
Baltimore | United States | 159 | 640,150 |
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States... |
United States | 151 | 311,218 |
Miami Beach Miami Beach, Florida Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on a barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter which separates the Beach from Miami city proper... |
United States | 150 | 87,925 |
St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St... |
United States | 150 | 355,663 |
San Diego San Diego, California San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round... |
United States | 149 | 1,266,731 |
Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000.... |
Australia | 145 | 1,602,559 |
Manchester Manchester Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater... |
United Kingdom | 139 | 432 474 |
Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010... |
United States | 136 | 183,606 |
Adelaide | Australia | 136 | 1,172,105 |
Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
United States | 135 | 558,880 |
Burnaby Burnaby, British Columbia Burnaby is a city in British Columbia, Canada, located immediately to the east of Vancouver. It is the third-largest city in British Columbia by population, surpassed only by nearby Surrey and Vancouver.... |
Canada | 132 | 193,954 |
Winnipeg | Canada | 132 | 619,544 |
Portland Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States... |
United States | 129 | 550,396 |
Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's... |
United States | 126 | 332,458 |
Austin Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... |
United States | 119 | 743,074 |
Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border... |
United States | 118 | 438,042 |
Leeds | United Kingdom | 118 | 715 000 |
London London, Ontario London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city... |
Canada | 116 | 470,000 |
Wellington | New Zealand | 116 | 163,824 |
Hamilton Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe... |
Canada | 115 | 504,559 |
Milwaukee | United States | 114 | 604,477 |
Nashville Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home... |
United States | 114 | 590,807 |
Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties... |
United States | 112 | 475,830 |
New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population... |
United States | 107 | 288,113 |
North Sydney North Sydney, New South Wales North Sydney is a suburb and commercial district on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. North Sydney is located 3 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of North Sydney... |
Australia | 107 | 61,802 |
Newark Newark, New Jersey Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S... |
United States | 100 | 278,980 |