Largest Cities, Towns and Urban Communes by Population in Vietnam

178 cities, towns and urban communes in Vietnam with 20,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by population at the census of April 1, 2019 (by General Statistics Office of Vietnam).

Rank	City, Town or Urban Commune	Population
1	Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh (Saigon)	7,004,921
2	Hanoi (Hà Nội)incl. Hà Đông	3,605,364
3	Da Nang	988,561
4	Haiphong (Hải Phòng)	841,520
5	Bien Hoa	830,829
6	Can Thoincl. Ô Môn	812,088
7	Thuan Anincl. Lái Thiêu, An Thạnh	588,616
8	Di An	474,681
9	Hue	351,456
10	Vung Tau	341,552
11	Thu Dau Mot	321,607
12	Nha Trang	285,788
13	Ha Long (Hòn Gai)	270,054
14	Qui Nhon	263,892
15	Tan Uyenincl. Tân Phước Khánh	251,694
16	Thanh Hoa	249,012
17	Thai Nguyen	249,004
18	Buon Ma Thuot (Lac Giao)	245,951
19	Long Xuyen	239,588
20	Ben Catincl. Mỹ Phước	231,852
21	Vinh	230,439
22	Hai Duong	215,593
23	Rach Gia	211,351
24	Da Lat	202,124
25	Bac Ninh	200,285
26	Phan Thiet	194,197
27	Pleiku (Plây Cu)	191,684
28	Cam Pha	182,137
29	Nam Dinh	179,229
30	Phan Rang - Thap Cham	157,942
31	Ca Mau (Quản Long)	143,341
32	Chi Linhincl. Sao Đỏ	142,851
33	Viet Tri	140,935
34	Soc Trang	137,305
35	Quang Ngai	129,139
36	Thai Binh	124,332
37	My Tho	124,104
38	Phu My (Tân Thành)	122,349
39	Tuy Hoaincl. Phú Lâm	121,544
40	Bac LieuVĩnh Lợi	115,508
41	Uong Bi	113,416
42	Bac Giang	109,367
43	Tay Ninh	108,691
44	Ninh Binh	106,618
45	Tan An	104,489
46	Kon Tum	102,051
47	Vinh Long	102,047
48	Tu Son	101,755
49	Lao Cai	100,017
50	Bao Loc	99,961
51	Vinh Yen	99,273
52	Phu Ly	95,907
53	Dong Ha	95,658
54	Dien Ban	94,395
55	Cam RanhBa Ngòi	92,476
56	Dong Hoi	91,601
57	Sam Son	91,567
58	Tam Ky	91,450
59	Tra Vinh (Phú Vinh)	90,714
60	Chau Doc	90,495
61	Cao Lanh	87,405
62	Quang Yen	85,868
63	Phuc Yen	82,687
64	Dong Xoai	80,741
65	An Nhonincl. Bình Định	78,976
66	Son Tay	76,956
67	Ninh Hoa	75,931
68	Yen Bai	75,822
69	Lang Son	74,492
70	Vinh Chau	74,475
71	Hoa Binh	73,847
72	Dong Trieuincl. Mạo Khê	72,923
73	Hoi An	72,898
74	Ha Tinh	72,792
75	Ba Ria	72,111
76	Son La	70,362
77	Huong Thuy	67,376
78	Mong Cai	66,434
79	La Gi	64,983
80	Sa Dec	63,463
81	Ben Tre (Trúc Giang)	63,373
82	Tuyen Quang	62,375
83	Cao Bang	61,955
84	Hoang Mai	59,517
85	Huong Tra	57,188
86	Cua Lo	55,668
87	Dien Bien Phu	55,251
88	Buon Ho	54,766
89	Long Khanh	54,753
90	Pho Yen	54,291
91	Tan Chau	54,214
92	Hung Yen	53,241
93	Gia Raiincl. Hộ Phòng	52,287
94	Bim Son	49,919
95	Ky Anh	49,654
96	Ba Don	49,406
97	Song Cong	48,007
98	Lien Nghiain: Đức Trọng District	47,276
99	Nha Be	45,524
100	Duong Dongin: Phú Quốc District	45,089
101	An Khe	44,746
102	Vi Thanh	44,164
103	Tam Diep	43,822
104	Phuoc Long	43,601
105	Ha Giang	42,962
106	Hong Ngu	42,270
107	Gia Nghia	41,641
108	Ha Tien	39,967
109	Long Haiin: Long Điền District	38,692
110	Bac Kan	38,510
111	Nga Nam	37,745
112	Binh Minhincl. Cái Vồn	35,740
113	Phan Ri Cuain: Tuy Phong District	35,464
114	Cai Lay	35,303
115	Hong Linh	34,628
116	Lai Chau	34,474
117	Binh LongAn Lộc	33,585
118	Song Docin: Trần Văn Thời District	32,759
119	Trau Quyin: Gia Lâm District	32,180
120	Song Cau	31,741
121	An Thoiin: Phú Quốc District	30,773
122	Kien Luong	30,716
123	Long Thanh	29,802
124	Nong truong Moc Chauin: Mộc Châu District	29,612
125	Lien Huongin: Tuy Phong District	29,584
126	Thai Hoa	29,079
127	Chu Se	29,007
128	Nga Bay	28,598
129	Long My	28,504
130	Ben Luc	26,972
131	Go Cong	26,680
132	Vinh Anin: Vĩnh Cửu District	26,062
133	Phuoc Danin: Ninh Phước District	25,444
134	Phu Tho	25,308
135	Dong Anh	25,274
136	Di Linh	25,080
137	Quang Minhin: Mê Linh District	24,639
138	Trang Bom	24,516
139	Go Dau	23,970
140	Cu Chi	23,176
141	Buon Trapin: Krông Ana District	23,145
142	An Chauin: Châu Thành District	22,998
143	Nam PhuocDuy Xuyên District	22,911
144	Minh Luongin: Châu Thành District	22,607
145	Tan Tucin: Bình Chánh District	22,573
146	Ayun Pa	22,424
147	Hoa Binh	22,381
148	Nghia Lo	22,253
149	Xuan Maiin: Chương Mỹ District	22,252
150	Hoa Hiep Trungin: Đông Hòa District	21,959
151	Phuoc Haiin: Đất Đỏ District	21,632
152	Phuoc Long	21,273
153	Dat Do	21,009
154	Thuan Anin: Phú Vang District	20,793
155	Dinh Vanin: Lâm Hà District	20,679
156	Nhu Quynhin: Văn Lâm District	20,604
157	Long Dien	20,518
158	My Xuyen	20,235
159	Phu Thien	20,180
160	Phu Myin: Phú Tân District	20,022
161	Dien Khanh	19,914
162	Giong Rieng	19,884
163	Ea Drangin: Ea H'leo District	19,813
164	Phu Phongin: Tây Sơn District	19,698
165	Van Giain: Vạn Ninh District	19,676
166	Chon Thanh	19,560
167	Loc Thangin: Bảo Lâm District	19,557
168	Quang Tri	19,390
169	Dau Tieng	19,300
170	Dinh Quan	19,278
171	My Anin: Tháp Mười District	19,255
172	Kien Tuong	18,928
173	Duc Taiin: Đức Linh District	18,298
174	Tan Hiep	17,989
175	Nui Sapin: Thoại Sơn District	17,633
176	Tan Phu	17,296
177	Cai Dauin: Châu Phú District	16,958
178	Nam Can	16,477

Source: General Statistics Office of Vietnam (2019 census), via City Population by Thomas Brinkhoff.

Why don't these match official city populations?Official figures typically count only the population within administrative boundaries. UN urban area figures cover the entire built-up area, which can include multiple cities and towns.Show moreShow less

Tokyo

33,338,852

Urban area

9,953,160

23 wards

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2,709,375

Urban area

573,618

City of Essen

Ankara

3,630,865

Urban area

5,186,002

Metropolitan municipality

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Can an urban area be smaller than its city? Yes. While most cities have urban areas larger than their administrative boundaries, some cities have extensive administrative limits that include sparsely populated areas.

135 urban areas in Vietnam with 50,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by the UN's population estimates for 2026.

Rank	Urban Area	Population Estimate (2026)	Yearly Change	Land Area (km²)	Density (P/km²)	World Rank	Projections (2030)	Projections (2050)
1	Ho Chi Minh City	14,213,778	+1.13%	1,559	9,116	20	14,858,040	17,201,445
2	Hà Nội (Hanoi)	5,064,339	−0.08%	870	5,821	82	5,048,037	4,789,526
3	Cần Thơ	1,342,944	+1.13%	276	4,862	384	1,403,754	1,413,715
4	Đà Nẵng	1,142,642	0.00%	226	5,056	456	1,142,728	1,115,167
5	Hải Phòng	1,014,256	−0.12%	243	4,181	510	1,009,303	965,964
6	Long Xuyên	642,108	+1.03%	212	3,023	846	668,582	674,755
7	Mỹ Tho	582,008	+2.77%	170	3,416	954	646,418	1,193,562
8	Nha Trang	511,160	+1.59%	104	4,896	1,092	543,596	699,076
9	Vũng Tàu	506,591	+1.69%	112	4,507	1,104	540,914	667,919
10	Tây Ninh	443,903	+1.37%	103	4,310	1,265	468,253	623,011
11	Huế	408,801	+0.03%	83	4,925	1,398	409,235	400,005
12	Vinh	354,030	−0.46%	76	4,683	1,628	347,576	314,337
13	Nam Định	352,825	−0.06%	98	3,600	1,634	351,948	338,355
14	Hải Dương	323,237	−0.06%	75	4,310	1,789	322,417	309,675
15	Quảng Ngãi	321,172	+0.08%	92	3,491	1,802	322,234	281,549
16	Buôn Ma Thuột	318,149	+0.66%	76	4,175	1,823	326,536	351,345
17	Quy Nhơn	300,949	+1.25%	77	3,908	1,939	316,007	379,761
18	Vinh Long	289,329	+0.57%	98	2,964	2,022	295,907	306,283
19	Thái Nguyên	279,231	−0.07%	64	4,363	2,097	278,489	265,949
20	Rạch Giá	274,675	+0.30%	56	4,887	2,142	277,917	288,376
21	Thanh Hoá	269,577	−0.59%	74	3,623	2,187	263,199	236,664
22	Long Thành	265,952	+2.22%	81	3,300	2,221	289,572	378,370
23	Phan Thiết	252,837	+2.44%	59	4,315	2,333	277,523	391,191
24	Phan Rang – Tháp Chàm	245,449	+2.02%	73	3,381	2,416	265,326	397,518
25	Đà Lạt	243,171	+1.63%	46	5,263	2,441	259,008	319,794
26	Sóc Sơn	230,588	−0.06%	75	3,075	2,575	230,030	200,167
27	Bắc Ninh	229,197	−0.06%	46	4,983	2,591	228,643	220,108
28	Pleiku	228,603	+1.51%	51	4,518	2,601	242,403	281,269
29	Thái Bình	211,723	−1.55%	58	3,625	2,842	198,569	189,103
30	Bắc Giang	204,891	−0.06%	64	3,201	2,942	204,385	193,430
31	Củ Chi	201,333	+2.83%	49	4,076	3,002	224,159	301,087
32	Tân Châu	179,782	+0.50%	56	3,199	3,402	183,385	185,669
33	Sóc Trăng	173,700	+0.23%	40	4,343	3,524	175,329	176,144
34	Phú Mỹ	162,680	+3.29%	57	2,844	3,760	184,096	239,196
35	Trang Bang	161,879	+1.88%	49	3,290	3,788	174,057	259,900
36	Bảo Lộc	160,176	+1.68%	36	4,449	3,823	170,915	227,867
37	Bến Tre	159,321	+2.02%	49	3,225	3,850	172,217	336,380
38	Bạc Liêu	158,797	+0.21%	30	5,293	3,862	160,126	161,986
39	Bà Rịa	157,818	+5.39%	36	4,384	3,887	191,846	294,753
40	Tuy Hòa	157,693	+0.93%	41	3,884	3,891	163,553	199,808
41	Tam Hồng	156,961	−0.06%	60	2,616	3,908	156,570	149,828
42	Kon Tum	155,740	+0.52%	31	5,024	3,945	158,950	172,983
43	Cao Lãnh	151,946	+0.44%	39	3,876	4,044	154,620	156,991
44	Cẩm Phả	148,437	−0.08%	43	3,452	4,140	147,946	141,354
45	Cà Mau	148,357	+0.18%	32	4,636	4,144	149,439	149,589
46	Châu Đốc	146,105	+0.29%	44	3,321	4,221	147,781	149,143
47	Trà Vinh	140,874	+2.46%	44	3,187	4,371	154,733	239,540
48	Gia Kiệm	132,464	+1.97%	24	5,566	4,660	142,916	203,109
49	Ninh Bình	131,354	−0.07%	36	3,649	4,708	131,006	113,016
50	Hạ Long	130,512	−0.06%	45	2,900	4,737	130,218	125,130
51	Phủ Lý	129,826	−0.05%	40	3,246	4,764	129,550	124,471
52	Long Khánh	129,265	+3.13%	26	5,049	4,790	145,455	191,220
53	Đồng Xoài	127,836	+1.95%	37	3,418	4,844	137,799	175,189
54	Tân Uyên	125,532	+3.83%	55	2,266	4,943	144,748	201,278
55	Sơn Tây	124,021	−0.07%	34	3,648	5,005	123,695	107,874
56	Phùng	119,366	−0.06%	40	2,984	5,211	119,081	114,223
57	Liên Nghĩa	118,977	+1.87%	33	3,562	5,235	127,891	173,986
58	Xuân Trường	118,920	−0.06%	51	2,332	5,238	118,639	113,635
59	Tân Phú	118,251	+3.82%	18	6,427	5,267	136,316	188,121
60	Vĩnh Yên	114,659	−0.08%	34	3,372	5,446	114,305	109,031
61	Sa Đéc	113,488	+0.26%	36	3,152	5,506	114,675	146,373
62	Phuoc Long	113,213	+2.05%	26	4,288	5,513	122,491	167,806
63	Quốc Oai	113,153	−0.07%	24	4,715	5,521	112,833	108,117
64	Việt Trì	112,504	−0.08%	31	3,629	5,552	112,156	107,153
65	Đức Hòa	110,217	+3.83%	38	2,931	5,674	127,115	164,968
66	Ninh Hòa	107,088	+2.66%	35	3,095	5,835	118,478	180,505
67	Lạng Sơn	103,429	−0.07%	17	6,084	6,058	103,145	99,056
68	Hưng Yên	102,630	−0.07%	21	4,887	6,097	102,350	95,863
69	Go Cong	101,983	+4.07%	21	4,951	6,125	118,582	194,454
70	Hồng Ngự	91,909	+0.28%	32	2,872	6,834	92,941	93,751
71	Bến Cát	91,203	+1.85%	22	4,108	6,884	97,960	146,306
72	Làng Giao	90,394	−0.12%	18	5,022	6,951	89,958	87,943
73	Cái Dầu	89,709	+0.29%	29	3,093	7,002	90,735	91,499
74	Hội An	89,684	+0.03%	40	2,242	7,005	89,806	87,490
75	Phu Xuyen	88,733	−0.06%	30	2,958	7,094	88,524	85,016
76	Tam Kỳ	88,488	−0.03%	20	4,424	7,119	88,390	85,897
77	Yên Bái	86,456	−0.12%	19	4,550	7,286	86,045	84,083
78	Cầu Giát	86,076	−0.34%	31	2,777	7,318	84,895	62,542
79	Cai Lậy	85,907	+9.21%	20	4,339	7,335	117,525	200,840
80	Quang Minh	85,405	−0.05%	24	3,559	7,378	85,223	81,800
81	Đồng Hới	84,470	+0.03%	31	2,725	7,470	84,576	82,464
82	Viên An	82,951	−0.06%	29	2,860	7,619	82,757	79,319
83	Phát Diệm	82,807	−0.22%	20	4,140	7,634	82,089	76,159
84	Núi Đối	82,084	−0.07%	31	2,648	7,689	81,870	76,862
85	Đại Nghĩa	82,041	−0.05%	23	3,567	7,693	81,863	78,614
86	Cái Bè	79,981	+0.25%	21	3,809	7,901	80,765	82,698
87	Buôn Hồ	79,342	+1.10%	20	3,928	7,967	82,835	92,197
88	Cam Ranh	78,338	+1.43%	23	3,406	8,073	82,814	156,186
89	Phước An	78,137	+0.66%	18	4,341	8,092	80,215	112,549
90	Phúc Yên	77,172	−0.07%	20	3,859	8,190	76,958	70,486
91	Diễn Châu	76,135	−0.35%	29	2,625	8,286	75,059	69,095
92	An Khê	75,723	+0.65%	19	3,985	8,321	77,689	83,769
93	Minh Tân	74,956	−0.06%	24	3,123	8,413	74,762	71,608
94	Yên Định	74,274	−0.07%	27	2,751	8,492	74,069	–
95	Phú Mỹ	72,195	+0.99%	19	3,721	8,712	75,051	75,786
96	Vĩnh Trụ	72,179	−0.06%	30	2,406	8,717	72,017	69,083
97	Đông Hà	71,997	0.00%	17	4,235	8,737	71,995	70,141
98	Phú Cường	71,983	+1.90%	10	7,057	8,739	77,447	95,278
99	Phú Liên	71,320	−0.35%	33	2,161	8,807	70,316	64,706
100	Uông Bí	71,042	−0.07%	17	4,179	8,843	70,848	67,923
101	Định Quán	70,946	+2.86%	11	6,223	8,856	79,056	115,511
102	Van Gia Town	70,414	+0.68%	18	3,912	8,919	72,318	99,409
103	Lào Cai	70,261	−0.11%	14	5,019	8,942	69,954	68,541
104	Mỹ Đức	69,396	+2.02%	27	2,609	9,041	74,994	75,899
105	Hà Tĩnh	68,709	−0.35%	23	2,987	9,133	67,734	59,507
106	Ninh Cường	68,603	−0.06%	30	2,287	9,148	68,426	63,979
107	Gia Ray	68,572	+2.16%	16	4,233	9,153	74,495	146,954
108	Đăk Mil	68,246	+1.57%	24	2,797	9,196	72,532	81,185
109	Hòa Bình	68,239	−0.06%	17	4,014	9,198	68,078	65,300
110	Cổ Lễ	67,873	−0.07%	25	2,715	9,243	67,695	64,682
111	Sơn La	67,867	−0.13%	8.00	8,483	9,244	67,506	65,648
112	Đông Hưng	67,161	−0.06%	31	2,166	9,348	67,002	62,399
113	Bút Sơn	66,606	−0.33%	21	3,172	9,423	65,738	59,876
114	Diêm Phổ	66,207	−0.32%	28	2,365	9,481	65,355	56,025
115	Binh Long	65,087	+2.57%	10	6,258	9,649	71,784	103,091
116	Ngai Giao	64,637	+2.52%	13	4,824	9,717	71,161	106,585
117	Ea T'Ling	64,492	+1.22%	17	3,750	9,740	67,627	78,337
118	Phước Vĩnh	63,997	+2.36%	16	4,102	9,818	70,033	93,511
119	Quảng Phú	63,154	+0.55%	10	6,315	9,952	64,535	70,764
120	Phan Rí Cửa	62,898	+1.77%	21	2,995	9,990	67,360	111,955
121	Phu Lam	62,753	+10.27%	20	3,107	10,016	88,508	126,466
122	Mo Cay	61,397	+2.18%	17	3,570	10,223	66,753	113,694
123	Kẻ Sặt	61,302	−0.06%	25	2,452	10,236	61,162	58,660
124	Sơn Hải	60,880	+0.41%	11	5,535	10,301	61,870	62,717
125	Trung Hà	60,869	−0.06%	25	2,435	10,303	60,730	58,133
126	Điện Biên Phủ	60,652	−0.12%	16	3,791	10,336	60,364	58,975
127	Chợ Mới	59,917	+0.28%	17	3,525	10,441	60,595	61,082
128	Phù Yên	58,912	−0.12%	6.00	9,819	10,610	58,624	57,321
129	Vĩnh An	57,630	+0.08%	27	2,134	10,823	57,816	56,551
130	Gia Rai	57,463	+0.29%	16	3,591	10,847	58,121	58,600
131	Chư Sê	57,446	+2.16%	9.40	6,111	10,853	62,416	68,411
132	Ninh Binh	57,147	−0.11%	22	2,598	10,923	56,899	54,230
133	Quế Võ	57,125	−0.07%	16	3,570	10,930	56,974	52,211
134	Tiền Hải	53,203	−0.07%	14	3,800	11,671	53,065	50,851
135	Móng Cái	50,321	−0.05%	10	5,032	12,083	50,218	–

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.

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